Evening star., 1926-09-30
OYSTER DEMAND
IN MARKET HEAVY
Crab Meat Slow at Low
Prices-ScaIIops Plentiful.
Spots IL IL Cents.

fOOl weather TINS morning NdS WEI
coined by Municipal Fish Market
dealers. Not only did it give them
better opportunity to make attractive
displays, but it induced retailers to
take hold without fear of losses.
Fine quality oysters from the lower
river and Chesapeake Bay. said to be
the best in recent years, continue TO
arrive in large quantities and are In
good demand.
Select oysters were quoted at $40
a gallon and standards at $l.15. Shell
oysters sold as low as 10 cents THIS
morning, an exceptionally low price,
and the 70-cent stock was of good
quality, according to the dealers.
Crab meat was q slow seller this
morning at the remarkably low price
TO 40 cents a pound, it's slow demand
resulting from the heavy demand Tor
oysters and the cooler weather. SOFT
crabs We're offered as low as III a
dozen. while hard crabs sold at S3oo
a barrel. cheapest price this season.
Scallops Are Plentiful.
Scallops were plentiful at $3.50
Gallon. Green shrimp were quoted
AZ 16 cents a pound, and the cooked
shrimp at 20 cents. Ten boatloads OF
attractive trout from the lower 70
tomac reached the market TINS week
and we're quoted this morning AT ~
cents q pound.
Norfolk spots. said to be as fine as
any fish of that species ever offered
in the local market, sold at l2tR cents
today. while croakers, reported scarce.
were quoted at 1712 cents.
Boston mackerel. offered as low as
& cents a pound earlier in the season
we're quoted at Is today, and blue'
fish. more plentiful than for IA mum
ber of years, sold at 10 cents. fliet
of haddock. not so plentiful. brought
il cents; founders, 10. and cod, ,.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Rutter-Fancy. 1-pound prints, 81;
tubs. 49a50; store packed, 30.
Eggs-Fresh selected, AZ; hennery,
a.: current receipts. 3S; storage, 80.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. 80; Spring
broilers. 2sa30 white Leghorns. 24a
25: fowls. 28a29: roosters, 20; ducks.
Young, 20; old, Is; keats, young. 5oa
go: old, 35a4O. Dressed-Turkeys, 40
a42; broilers, 33a35; keats, young, 80
s90; old. 4oa50.
Meats-Beef, 1sa19: veal, %; lamb,
26a3o; fresh hams, 30a32; shoulders,
22a24: loins, 33a35; smoked hams, "a
a35: smoked shoulders, 22a23.
Live stock = Calves. choice. 1871;
medium. 11al2; thin, 7aS; lambs. IA,
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics says:
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
limited, mraket dull: boxes. Washing
ton. medium to large size extra fancy
Delicious, 3.75a4.00; extra fancy
Winter Bananas and JonathanS. 2.75;
~ htno
Grimes and Winter Bananas, 2.50a
2S5: bushel baskets. Maryland and
Virginia, No. /, 21a a-inch Grimes. 1.00a
125: 212 inch Delicious. few sales.
.5a2.00; various varieties, medium to
large size, 75a1.00; small size. so.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: de-
mand slow, market dull; New York.
bulk per ton domestic round type.
25.O0a2S.00.
Celery-Supplies light: demand
moderate. market fairly steady; New
York, % crates mostly 200.
Grapes--Eastern supplies light; de-
mand moderate. market about steady;
New York, 2-quart china baskets Con-
cords and Niagaras, 20a22; Wyoming
reds 15a11.
Lettuce-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady; New York.
no sales reported California, crates
Iceberg type. to 5 dozen. 5.00a5.25;
Colorado. crates Iceberg type, Asa
500; some ordinary condition, 400.
Onions = Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Michigan and
Indiana. 100-pound sacks yellows, U.
s. No. j. mostly 200.
Peach Market Dull.
Peaches-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light. market dull; Pennsyl-
vania, skies Elbertas, large to very
large size, 2.00a250: Virginia. bushel
baskets Smocks, medium to large size,
l25a175: New York. bushel baskets
Rochesters. fair condition. few sales,
so; bushel baskets Elbertas, large
size. 15o; few higher.
Pears-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; New York
bushel baskets Bartletts. No. l. large
size. 2.25ao 65: some ripe. 1.75a2 90.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market steady; Mich
isan, 150-pound sacks Russet Rurals.
Z. S. No. /. 4.00a4.25: Maine. 150
pound sacks Cobblers, L. S. No. l.
400a4.15.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate:
demand slow, market dull; North Car
olina and Virginia. East Shore, cloth
top stave barrels Yellows, No. /. $50
a3.00.
Corn-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market slightly weaker;
homegrown, sacked. per dozen. sugar
corn. early sales mostly around 20;
later sales. Is.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady: home
ly 100.