Evening star., 1926-05-21
BIG FISH SUPPLY
IN CENTER MARKET
Soft Crabs, Frog Legs and
LobSters Are Plentiful.
Shad Scarce.

in the fish market, usually a busy
place Friday mornings, and dealer,
\ repotred an abundance of supplies OF
| most varieties OF marine products. III
the retail market there was a fairly
good supply of soft crabs from Nor
} folk, Va, and Crisf1eld, Md, offered
! at prices ranging from ~ to $S
4 dozen.
Frogs, one of the delicacies Of the
market. We're offered at prices ranging
} from $500 TO s. a dozen, and lob
! sters were quoted at 20 cents pound
Shad are getting scarce as the season
is drawing to a close. roe stock sell
ing at so cents and bucks at 80 cents
, q pound.
Hardheads are so plentiful that
dealers are scarcely quoting prices.
! Herring are still in market, and there
} are perch. rock, black sea bass and
numerous other varieties OF fish to be
had. Hard crabs are still scarce. the
few that are being received going to
retailers to be sold cooked.
A firm butter and egg market was
reported this morning. with practical
ly no prospects Of lower prices In
the near future, Egg prices are ex-
pected to so higher. while butter
prices should decline during the next
two weeks.
Meat. poultry, fruit and vegetable
prices remained practically unchanged.
Market Prices Today.
Butter-Fancy, one pound prints,
46a47; tub. 45a46; store packed, 25.
Eggs-Fresh. selected. 31a32: hen
merry, 33a34; current receipts, 29a30.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 25: Spring
broilers. 45a55; Plymouth Rock broil-
ers, | Il TO : pounds, 55; smaller, 40a
As; White Leghorns, 35a40; fowls, 32a
33; roosters, 20a25; ducks. young, 20;
old, 10; keats, young, 70aS0 old, Asa
so: dressed turkeys. so; broilers. 55a
60; keats. young, coal 90; old. 50a60.
Live stock-Calves. choice, II; me
dunn, lOa11; thin, 7as; hogs, heavy
and medium, 1915; light, choice. Is;
lambs, 16.
Meats-Beef, 16al7; lamb osa35;
veal, 20a23; dressed pork, heavy, 10;
! pork loins. 34a35: Western, S0a3";
hams. 30aS2; shoulders. 22a23.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics says:
| Peas-Supplies liberal; demand mod
crate for good stock, slow for poor
stock; market dull; North Carolina
and Virginia. Norfolk section. small
pod varieties. best, mostly 200: large
pod varieties. 2.75a3.25: considerable
| poor to ordinary quality and condi-
/ ton. 1.00a2.00.
Apples-Supplies light; demand
| light, market steady; barrels. Mary
Virginia, A 212inch Winesaps,
5,50a6.00; few, $50; A 2ia inch yellow
Newtowns. 6O0a6.50; few. 700; A Pa
inch Ben Davis. 3.00a3.50; boxes,
VI l~5,
2.75a300.
! Cabbage - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; South
Carolina, ! y -bushel hampers. pointed
type, 1.4Ual 80; barrel crates. 2.50a
2.75.
Cantaloupes-Supplie light. dema nd
moderate. market firm: California
Imperial Valley. salmon tints, stand
ards, 46s. mostly 600; jumpos, 45s.
| mostly 500: fats, l9s and 15s, o25
! some oVerripe, soft, salmon tints
standard, 45s, 3.50a5. 90; 'jumbos, 36s
| and 45s, 1.50a2 90.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
, moderate, market steady; California
| Northern district crates. Iceberg
, type, As doZ., 4.50ao.00. North Car.
| olina, o-peck hampers, big Boston
| type. ordinary quality and condition
| .75a1 50
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: Texas.
standard crates, Yellow Bermudas, L.
! ;. No ], mostly ESQ.
Potato Market Steady.
! Potatoes-Supplies light; demand
! moderate, market steady: old stock.
! Michigan, 150-lb. sacks, Russet Rurals
| L. 5. No. |. mostly around 800. New
stock. Florida, double.head barrels.
Spaulding Rose, L. S. No. /, II. GOA
11.25.
awberries-Supplies moderate: de
mand good for good stock. market
steady: Virginia. Norfolk section, 32-
qt. crates, various varieties. 6.5OaS 90.
few fancy high as 800: Virginia. East
Shore, 32-qt. crates. various varieties.
mostly Klondikes. mostly around 100:
North Carolina. 32.qt. crates, Mission
aries, mostly ordinary condition, $50
, a6.00: few best. $50.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate. market steady; Flor
Ida, skies. ripes and turning. wrap
ped, fancy count, best, mostly $50:
poorer, wide range In prices, 3. 00a6. so;
choice count, 6.00a6.50; ordinary quail
ity and condition, low as 400; Texas.
fours. pink wrapped. ordinary quality
and condition, 1.50a2.00.
String beans-Supplies liberal de-
mand moderate, market slightly weak
er; South Carolina, bushel hampers.
green, 3.00a4.00, according to quality
and condition; Florida, bushel ham
pers, green, 2.00a3.00; few stringless
$50.
Cucumbers-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; Flor
ida, % bushel hampers and square
bushel crates. fancy, mostly $50, few
low 05. cboioa S0oo