Evening star., 1924-03-20
FISH PRICES HIGH
|N'L0CAL MARKET
tWholesale Dealers Declare
Market Is Bare-Business
in Other Products Active.

Unusually high prices obtained on
the Washington wholesale fish market
today and dealers declared the mar
ket was bare of virtually every kind
or fish. The recent storm and the
fact that the wind "blew a gale Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday" served
to secure a threatened scarcity of
fish. By way of illustrating the con-
dition Of the market, herring was
quoted in some quarters at 13 cents
a pound whereas it sold for 6 cents
last week.
wholesale market today was active.
dealers were we'll supplied with
everything and expressed satiSfac-
tion with the demand.
Beef Shows Slight Advance.
Some dressed beef advanced one
half cent, but lambs and veal re-
mained unchanged. Fresh pork was
shoulders advanced a trifie over yes
terday, some going at II cents and
ribs remained around 10 cents.
Light to moderate receipts of eggs
were reported from commission mer-
chants, who claimed they were get
ting from 20 to 211a cents a dozen
for the fresh nearby grade. They
expressed the opinion, however. that
these would be about the lowest
figures the market would see. Whole
to 25 cents a dozen for fresh nearby.
Country butter was almost absent
from the market, while print has
maintained the same steady condi-
ton that has existed in the past few
days.
Live Poultry Plentiful.
Live poultry was rather plentiful.
Hens were going at rs and % cents.
Approximate prices for other poultry
were: Chickens, 80 to 35; leghorns,
,springers. %; small hens: 2s: Leg
4 pounds, Is; old ducks. IS; geese.
large size, Is to 20; turkey hens,
:Soung. over pounds, IS to 3S; young
. turkey toms, over 8 pounds. u to
poultry: Fancy chickens. 35 to 40:
fancy hens. IS: fancy roosters. 16;
Lice stock, with the exception or
lambs, of which there are little or
none on the market underwent little
change over the past few days. prices
for calves being 13, while under
grades were to IL cents.
Good Demand for Smoked Meats.
Smoked meats enjoyed good sales at
average prices. Hams went for ls
and 20 cents, according to grace;
bacon, 16 to "a, and caliies' 1o TO I'VE
No change in the wholesale price of
bananas was noted, the price per
bunch, according to their conaltlon,
predicted that by Wednesday or
Thursday of next week the market on
this fruit would be easier.
3.75 to 81. Strawberries were scarce,
1t being stated that very few, IT any,
ksreezers were on the market. Iceberg
Nettuce was reported at 50, ana SPIN
ach also took an advance to $Z:So 70
$3.50. Caulif1ower should be off the
market in about three weeks, to be
followed by hothouse caulifoWer.
other Leading Products.
The condition of other leading
fruits and vegetables on the whole
sale market, as reported today by the
Department of Agriculture, bureau
of agricultural economics, follows:
Apples-Supplies moderate. Demand
and trading moderate. market steady.
Barrels: Maryland, Virginia and West
Virginia, No. l, 2h inches up. Vine
saps, 5.50a6.00; fair quality, 4.50aS.o0'
Bon Davis, 2.75a3.25; Ganos, 3.0oa3.oo.
winesaps, 250a2.75; Stayman wine
saps, 2.00a2.25; combination, extra
fancy and fancy yellow NeW1o"ns'
2.15a2.35; fancy Romes, 1.!5a2.o0.
Asparagus-Supplies limited. De-
mand limited, market steady. Cali
fornia, green, punched, extra fancy
S.5Oa9.0O; choice, S.00aS.5O.
? Cabbage-Supplies liberal. Demand
S1imited, market steady. Ne" stock,
type, best, 2.25; some fair quality,
1.75a2.00; Texas, bulk, per ton, nat
type. 1900.
CeIery-Supplies moderate;. demand
moderate; market firm; Florlda, ten
inch crates, golden self-blanching, in
the rough, 2la dozen, $50; dozen,
SIS: 4-6 dozen, 100.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market strong; Call
fornia, crates, iceberg type, DOZEN
450a5 100; dozen, 5.00a5.25; few, 5.5O.
Onions-Supplies lim1ted; demand
light; market steady; Michigan and
Ohio, 1O0-pound sacks, yellow vari-
cites, No. l, 2.50a2.60.
Potato supply Liberal.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate; market steady; Michigan,
15O-pcund sacks, russet rurals, y. S.
No. /, 24Oa2.65; some poor condition,
low as 200 per sack; New York, 150-
pound sacks, round whites, .. S. No.
/, 2.75a3.00 per sack.
Spinach-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market strong; Texas,
bushel baskets, mostly 2.25.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand limited; market steady;
North Carolina, cloth-top stave bar
rels, yellow varieties, 7.00aS.00; Porto
Ricans, 6.00a6.50; white I varieties,
4.00a5.00; Georgia, bushel crates, Por-
TO Ricans, ESQ.
String beanS-Supplies moderate;
market firm; Florida, %-bushel ham
pers, green, best, 500; fair quality,
4.50a5.00.
TomaLoes-Supplies liberal; market
steady; Florida, SKIES, ripes and turn
ing, wrapped, best fancy county, $50
a4.00; choice count, 2.50a3.00; ord
mary quality, 1.50a2.50.
( Carrots--Supplies moderate; mar
ket steady; Texas, bushel baskets,
2.25a2.50.
Beets-SuppIies moderate; market
steady; Texas, bushel baskets, 2.25a
ESQ.
Arrivals Past "a Hours.
Washington arrivals for past
twenty-four hours and cars on track
at am. today:
Apples-1 New York, l Virginia
freight. broken and unbroken cars
on track.
Cabbage-3 Florida freight, 10
broken and 3 unbroken cars on track.
Celery-2 Florida freight, 2 broken
and unbroken cars on track.
Potatoes-1 Michigan freight, 29
barrels, Virginia boat, IA broken and
unbroken cars on track.
Sweet potatoes-1 broken car on
track.
e5 broken and 2 unbroken cars on
track
Grapefruit Florida freight, S
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