Evening star., 1924-04-10
ROE SHAD PRICES
y. HIGHER IN MARKET
Local Wholesalers Announce Jump
of 10 to Is Cents in
Product.
MEAT MARKET is NORMAL
Vegetable Supplies Noted by De.
partment of Agriculture.

Roe shad was reported selling at
A. 10 30 cents pound on the whole
sale fish market this morning. or an
increase of from 10 to 15 cents in
the price that has obtained for the
past several days. The sharp jump
in the product could be characterized
a exciting, in light OF the apathetic
attitude adopted by other commodi-
ties on the wholesale market.
Dealers in meats and dairy products
could report nothing but steady sales
Al steady prices.
Reports on Vegetables.
Vegetables. as reported by the De-
partment of Agriculture, follow:
Apples-Supplies moderate. demand
light, market dull. Barrels-Mary-
land. Virginia and West Virginia, No.
j, 9la inches up. Winesaps. 5.ooa6oo:
Yellow Newtowns. 450a5.25; Ben Davis.
3.00a3.50: New York, A 2i2-inch, Bald
wins, ooa4.o0. RoXes-Northwes stern,
medium TO large sizes, extra fancy
Winesaps, mostly 2.50; combination
extra fancy and fancy yellow New
towns, 2.00a221. AsparaSus-Express
receipts moderate: demand moderate,
market steady; California. crates
hunched. green, large size, mostly
500; medium size. a.Ooa'.oO; South
sal. 7.00as. 90: fancy. 5.00a6.00. Cab
bage-Supplies moderate. demand
moderate. market firm; Florida, liz
hushel hampers. Copenhagens pointed
type. '2.00a2.50; mostly 20; Texas
bulk. per ton. round and fat type
S0.00as0.0O. CeIery--Supplies light.
demand moderate market steady
Florida. i0-inch crates. golden self.
blanchIng. in the round i-S dozen
stalks. 425a4.50: 3-dozen stalks, most
rnand moderate. market steady; Cali
fornia, crates. iceberg e.4-5-doZen,
S.00a6.50; mostly $50: North Carolina.
S-peck hampers, big Boston type.
best. 3.50ai00; fair quality. 21O.
Onions-Supplies light, demand light
market steady; Michigan and New
York. 100-pound sacks. yellow varte-
lies. No. !, best, 2.@5; fair quality
1.I5a200
Demand Moderate, Market Steady.
Potatoes--Supplies moderate, de
mand moderate; market steady; old
stock, Michigan, 150-pound sacks rus
set rurals. L. S. No. I, 2.15a2.S5 per
sack: New York, i50-pound sacks,
reund whites. L. s, No. /. 2.S5aS.oQ
per sack; new stock. Florida. double
head barrels. Spa ulding Rose: L. :"
No. /, l2.0O. Spinach-Supplies lib
eral: demand light; market fairly
steady: Virginia. Norfolk section.
cloth top veneer barrels. fair quality.
l.5o. Straw wberries-Supplies light:
demand moderate: market firm; Flor
ida, pony refrigerators, 35a40. mostly
40 per quart. Peppers-Supplies
light; market steady: Florida, crates.
choice. 3.00a3.50. Tomatoes-Supplie
moderate: market firm for good
stock; Florida, SKIES. ripes and turn
ing wrapped fancy best, 5.00a5.50;
wide range in prices, 2.oOa4.00. Car
rots-Supplies moderate: market
steady; Texas. bushel baskets. mostly.
10 Reets-Supplies moderate;
Eeis, 225s250. string beans-sup-
pics liberal: market steady; Florida.
',-bushel hampers. green. best. 4.oGa
Arrivals Past Tweuty-Four Hours.
Apples. broken and l unbroken
car on track: cabbage, 8 Texas
freight, broken and 3 unbroken
cars on track; celery, broken cars
ora track; potatoes. Michigan
New York freight. Is barrels Virginia
boat. broken and unbroken cars
on track: lettuce. l Texas freight, As
crates North Carolina express, 5
broken and unbroken car on
track grapefruit, 1 Florida freight.
broken and , unbroken cars on
track: oranges, s Florida freight. 6
OFokPn anu V unDTOken cars on track.
onions, l Ohio freight. l unbroken
car on track: tomatoes, Florida
freight, broken and l unbroken
car on track; carrots, broken car
on track; caulihower. 1 California
freight, 2 unbroken cars on track:
heets, l Texas freight, unbroken
car on track; string beans. $50
baskets Florida express: radishes. 25
crates North Carolina express: egg
plant, 25 crates Florida and 4S
C-ates South Carolina express: pep
pers. SO crates Florida express;
spinach, S14 barrels Virginia boat,
broken car on track: mixed vege-
tables, Texas freight, 4 broken and
: unbroken cars on track; mixed
fruit, broken cars on track; straw
herries. is refrigerators and %
era tc3 Florida express; asparagus, IS
oates South Carolina and so crates
reshipped New York express; parsley.
- cents New York express; brussel
sprouts, 16 crates New York express;
cucumbers, Is crates Florida express
lemons, ] California freight, 1 un-
broken car on track.