Evening star., 1926-06-10
TRADING IS ACTIVE
| IN FISH MARKET
Season Closes on Shad To.
! nicht-Crabs and Shrimp
in Good Demand.

noon presented a scene Of activity.
retailers heing on hand for supplies
for their early Friday morning trade.
The season FOR shad closes tonight.
and dealers VITO had supplies on hand
this morning weic anxious to make
sales. There was only n small supply
on hand. dealers reported, and roe
sold at 80 cents a pound. bucks bring
ing 90 cen}s.
Three varieties Of crab meat-,ump.
white meat and claw meat-Were pten-
tiful this morning. So large we're
recent shipments that local dealers
wired packers to reduce them. Lump
meat was quoted at $3.00 gallon,
the white meat at S2.75 and claw meat
at 200.
Soft crabs from tributaries of the
4. Potomac between this city and Nor
folk are supplying the local market.
prices ranging from Sl.25 TO $500 a
dozen being reported. Hard crabs
were quoted al $500 a barrel or 70
cents a dozen
Filet Of HaddOck in Demand.
Filet of haddock from Boston. a
good seller. is in demand at II cents.
II is cut and packed soon after 1t
reaches the packing houses. and Is
said by dealers to be handled in a
manner that is absolutely sanitary.
retaining IT'S flavor because it is
merely chilled and not frozen.
Cooked and green shrimp are IN
demand. the former selling at S2.75
a gallon and the latter at 25 cents
pound. Live Holsters We're quoted
at so cents a pound. Frogs from
nearby ponds. not very large, were
s3 dozen.
Bluefish. sea bass and mackerel
from the Jersey coast We're in de-
mand. the blues bringing 20. mack
erel IS and bass Is cents pound.
Pan trout were 10 and larger lb
cents. Rockfish are scarce. panf1sh
selling at i and large rock at 20
cents.
salmon were quoted at 80. hall
but at 25 and scallops brought S5.oo
gallon.
Dealers reported no changes in
meat, poultry butter and egg prices
since Yesterday. The meat marker
continues strong and dealers see no
sign of relief in the near future.
especially on pork products.
Market Prices Today.
Butter-Fancy. one pound prints
46ai7; tub. 45a46.
Eecs-l'resh. selected. 31a32: hen
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 80; Spring
broilers, 40a45; Plymouth Rock
broilers. lie to pounds. IS; smaller
4oa42: white Leghorns. 35a3S: fowls,
30a32: roosters, 90: ducks. young, 20:
old, Is: keats. young, 10aS0; old, 40
a5o. Dressed-Turkeys. 33a35: broil-
ers, 50a55; keats, young, 9Oa1.OO;
old. 50a60.
Live stock-Calves. choice, 12is;
a. 20
heavy and medium. 1872: light.
choice, 15; lambs. 4.
Meats-Beef. l7alS; lamb, 34a37:
veals. 20a22; dressed pork. heavy,
10: pork lons. 35a36; Western. BOA
81 hams. 36; shoulders, 24a2o: fresh
hams, 33a3o; fresh shoulders, %.
Fruit and Vegetable Review
Today's market report on fruits
and Vegetables. compiled by TIE
Market News Service Bureau OF
AGRICULTURAL Economics says:
Cantaloupes-Suppli liberal de-
mand good for good stock, market
firm; California Imperial Valley. Salmon
tints. standard Sos and ASS. 300a3.o0:
jumbos. ASS, 3.25a3.75; standards and
jumbo fats. 9s' and 12s, mostly 1.2l;
fair quality. soft standards. 40S, sal
mon tints. 2.50a2.7o; jumbos, 45s,
2.75a300; ponys, 4os and 54s. 1.oO
and 200; honey dews. standard
crates, medium size. 2.5Oa2.7o; fats,
LIS and 15s. 1.75a2.00; ponys, ASS
and 54s. honey balls, few sales, 500.
Lettuce-Western, supplies light;
too few sales to establish market:
Eastern supplies moderate: demand
slow. market dull: New Jersey, .
dozen crates, big Boston type. 15a
100.
Onions-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market steady: Texas,
standard crates yellow Bermudas.
L. S. No /, l.75a2.00; some ordi-
nary quality and conditions. l3C:
California, standard crates yellow
Bermudss, L. :. No. |. few sales, 20.
Peaches-Too few sales 20 establish
market.
potatoes-Old stock: Supplies light;
demand light. market fairly steady;
Michigan, 50-pound sacks, RusSet Ru-
rails, u. S. No. |, o.25a5.65, mostly
around $50. New stock: Supplies
moderate: demand moderate, market
steady: North Carolina and South
Carolina, cloth-top Stave barrels, cob
blers, u. S., No. /, 6.00a6.25; few
South Carolina, poor condition 800;
Florida. double head barrels. Spauld-
ing Rose, L. S., No. /, S50a9.00.
HOMEGROWN Strawberries.
Strawberries--Home crowns supply
ing the market; homegrown, 32-quart
crates, various varieties. wide range
quality and condition. 3.00a700 mostly
fair quality and condition, medium
size, 3.50a5.00.
Tomatoes--Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida, 6s,
ripes and turning, wrapped. fancy
count, best mostly, 3.50al.00; choice
count. best mostly, 800: few high as
$50, poorer fancy and choice count.
1.50a2.00; Texas. As, pink. wrapped.
best, l.50al.75, poorer low as Is.
Watermelons-Sup light: de
mand light. market steady: sales di-
rect to retailers. few sales Florida, Tom
Watsons. 26a2S pound average, l50;
1924 pound average, mostly 200 each.
CabbaGe-Suppies liberal: demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Virginia. Norfolk section. barrel
crates. pointed type $50; li2 bushel
hampers, 80: few lower.
sparagus-Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate. market firm; Della
ware. crates. per dozen bunches. small
size. 2.40a3.00: medium size, 3.00a3.50:
large to very large size. 4.O0a6.0 run.
ming mostly medium size
PeaS-SupplieS moderate: demand
moderate. market steady: North Caro-
lima. 5-peck hampers. 1.75a225; poor
condition, low as 100: homegrown,
barrels. small pod varieties. 45Oa5. 90:
Telephones. 6.0oa700; few. 80
Bean Market Weak
String beans--Supplies liberal de-
n1and light. market weak: South Caro-
lima, bushel hampers, green. some re-
fused: fair quality and condition, $50
a2.O0; few best, $50; North Carolina,