Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19
FISH ARE PLENTIFUL
IN CENTER MARKET
Butter and Eggs Are Firm.
Potatoes Go Up rs Cents
a Sack.

Despite stormy weather which mas
been prevalent in the East the pas
several days. marine products on cen
ter Market have been plentiful and
large supplies of many varieties were
available this morning for the usual
heavy Friday and saturday trade.
Among local lines. croakers from
the Eastern Shore brought and D
cents for small fish and from TO ~
rents for large croakers. Trout Sold
AZ 10 cents and hutterfish at the SAM
price.
Jersey coast sea bass WAS quoted At
IL cents. FOUNDERS at Is. Boston mack
erel 10 cents a pound. haddork. ,
cents: steak cod, 10: pollock. 10; hall
but %: salmon. p and sW"rdhsh,
very plentiful. 30 cents
Crabmoat flakes. unusually p'onu,
fnl, were quoted wholesale, At SO
A. gallon. and crab claw meat At Si.fa
A. gallon. Hard crabs We're IS bar
rel. or 15 cents q dozen. and soft crabs
at from 81 10 SITS a dozen.
Sea scaIlops brought SO a gallon.
Shrimp Are Cheaper.
Shrimp proved today to he chea per
than earlier in the week. selling
wholesale AT s. 80 "A gallon for cooked
varieties and 30 cents a pound for
green shrimp.
The firm condition in. butter mar
kets prevailed today. With top grades
AT from IS 10 IS cents. tub butter
AZ IS. Eggs also We're firm. quoted
At from 30 TO 80 cents for the best
and with current receipts between
% and 81 cents.
Potatoes went UP another - cents.
seeing today ~ $3.50 to S4.7a sack
for whites and $3.50 for sweets. To
matoes are - cents p half hushel.
apples from 81 20 S1.25 string beans,
$3.50 hushel: lima beans. 80 cents
quart, and corn. 80 cents dozen.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Rutter-FancN. lpound prints, AGA
4s: tub. As; store packed. -.
Eges-Fresh selected. 3oa33. hen
merry. 31a32: current receipts. 2Ga21
Poultry. aliVe-Turkeys. So. Spring
hroilers. 3na33 White Leghorns. 25a
%. fowls, 26a27. roosters. %: ducks
Young. 20: old. Is keats Young. 1oa
so. old. ISAAC. Dressed Turkeys. 40:
hroilers. 33a3S: keats. Young, goal 90:
old. 40a5O
Live stock-Calve choice. 10,
medium. loall: thin. 6a7. lambs, ~.
Meats -Reef. l612alS; lamb. 2Sa3o:
veal, 20a22. dressed pork. loins. 32a34:
Western. 3oa3H: bans. 35a37: Shout
ders. o4a25: fresh hams. 3oa34: fresh
shoulders. -.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples Supplies liberal: hushel has
kets. Maryland and Virginia. various
varieties. 75al 90 few high as lo5
Cantaloures-Supplie light: de-
mand moderate. market slightly
sGroRger: Delaware and Eastern Shore
Maryland Pink Meats. standards. 3es
? n0a2 -: iumhos 3es 2o5a2 so: extra
tumbos. 3.ona3 25 mostly 300
Grapes-Practically no Eastern sup
plies on market
Lettuce light: dema nd
moderate. steady. New York 2-dozen
crates. Big Boston type. LIS: Colorado.
crates, Iceberg type. all sizes. mostly
around 500.
hnions-Suppliee light: too few
sales reported to quote
aches-Surplies limited; demand
moderate market slightly strong ger:
North Carolina. hushel baskets FL
hertas. large size. 2.25a@.5n: few
best, -275; Virginia. hushel baskets
Elhertas. large size 225A2. so:
medium size. o.ooa2.25: SKIES FL
hortas large size. 3.ooa2.25 Bellies
small size. $50: medium to large
sizes. -.hNa -. nan hlShei boxes
1iiieNs. medium &" large size. high
color 50.
Potatoes Supplies moderate: de
n1and moderate. market slightly
stronger: New Jersey $50 pound
sacks Cohhlers t. :. No, /. asa
$50
Sweet Potatoes-Supplies light
demand moderate market dull
North Carolina Cloth-top stave bar
reie. yellows. noa6.5n: few 200: red
varieties and white vans. 800.
Watermel ons-Supplies light de-
mand very light. too few sales re-
ported 70 quote.
Germ Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market firm; home grown
sacked. per dozen, sugar corn. 20c;
few high as -
Cucumhers Supplies light: de-
mand light market slightly stronger:
home grown half-hushel hampers,
1Sa 90
reas-Too few sales reported 10
quote.