Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
VEGETABLE PRICES
IN CAPITAL LOWER
Supply Plentiful in All Lines.
Berries and Fruit Also Avail
able at Low Cost.

High cost of living should have no
terrorS for Vegetarians who do their
shopping tomorrow at any ore of
the several local markets, prices
quoted this morning being such as
TO enable consumer to fill his basket
at a very small expenditure. 1t is
true. of course, that there are grades
and grades of vegetables offered, and
a wide range of prices was shown.
One dealer may quote sugar corn
at IS cents a dozen, while a near
neighhor may offer the same product
at 10 to Is cents less, and the same
wide range is easily found with re-
spect to tomatoes. The average
dealer this morning sold the best
variety of tomatoes at about four
pounds for a quarter. some selling
stock not quite so good as low as
six pounds for that price.
: All along the line the same con-
dition appeared to exist, and the
into one of getting top quality at top
figures. or second or third quality
produce at. lower prices.
Weather Cuts Demand.
Talk of consumers tabooing meats
during the heated period seemed to
be without very much foundation in
the markets today. 1t is true that
the demand at this season is not very
great, and also there is less demand
for other foodstuffs, due, it is said,
to weather conditions and absence
from the city Of thousands Of per-
sons on their vacations.
In the meat market a fillet of veal
quoted at so cents, was urged as.
good buy. The price may seem high,
or &c 30
no waste to such meat. eliminating
the additional cost of bones that have
to be discarded from other roasts.
Outlets of veal are to be had for SO
cents a pound and roast for 35
cents.
Choicest legs of lamb are to be
had for 40 cents. rib chops 60 and loin
chops so cents Top quality porter
house steak is quoted at SO cents, sir.
loin at As and round at 40 cents.
Pork chops were quoted at 40 and
As cents. Smoked hams. in demand
during the heated period, were quoted
at AZ for the choicest, sliced ham sell
ing at 60 and sliced bacon at so
cents.
A dealer in marine products explain
ed that fish are in demand for Sun.
day breakfast F'illet of haddock.
homeless and good seller, was quoted
at Is cents, salt mackerel, said to be
in demand for Sunday breakfast, was
quoted at 35 cents.
Other Fish and Prices.
Other fish on the market and their
prices include halibut at 40 cents;
trout, 25 cod, 25; salmon, so; croakers,
Is; swordfish. 40: trout, %; haddock,
IS: soft crabs, $3.50 to $3.50 crab
lump, $780, and crab flake, so cents.
Egg prices vary from 40 cents for
specially selected stock to so for guar
anteed hennery eggs. Butter prices
were quoted at so and So cents. I'm
ported Swiss cheese sells for 20 cents
a pound, the domestic Swiss being 20
cents cheaper. Sharp cream cheese
is 40 and mild cheese 35 cents pound
In the fruit market there are North
Carolina peaches, as fine and attrac'
tive as ever graced a market stand, ut
so cents a dozen; pans of other peaches
selling at from 90 to 40 cents. Pans
of Is plums were quoted at % and 3.
cents.
Watermelons, as plentiful as loca
dealers ever have known them, are be
ing offered at from so to Is cents, an
extra charge being made for the iced
melons CantaloupeS are selling at
from 10 to 80 cents, according to size
and quality, and honeydews are Of
fered at from 25 to so cents. Honey
balls, the season for them nearly over,
are to be had for Is and 20 cents.
Red raspberries are so cents; black
berries, IS; currants, %; oranges, so
and rs; huckleberries, %: gooseberries,