Evening star., 1926-10-07
GREAT LAKESF|SH
. IN MARKET TODAY
Yellow Pike, PickereI, Carp
and Salmon Trout Among
the Offerings.

III .huIlclIttI i 1911 AIdIheI tillS IlIOI IL
srS in quantities large enough to in
Cellent condition. according to dealers.
and il is expected that the demand
for them steadily will increase.
Yellow pike and pickerel from the
Great Lakes were quoted at 80 cents a
pound, whitefish at 3S. carp at 12b
and salmon trout at 25.
Large shipments of Boston mack
Crel were received this morning and
offered at ~ cents. A local dealer, who
returned from Boston yesterday, told
Of "A catch Of 100000 pounds of the
mackerel landed in Boston from II
vessels one day early in the week
They were all about the same size, Il =
10 Il pounds, and sold AT Az.
Recent warm weather reduced the
demand for oysters, but this morn
'nS's change in temperature caused IL
slight increase in the demand Stand.
ards were quoted at LIS a gallon,
selects selling at 200.
There was a scarcity of fish from
nearby waters. dealers reported. blue
fsh selling at 90 cents, rock at %,
trout at 12l2 and croakers at 121a.
lIobsters were more plentiful, dealers
quoting a price of 90 cents a pound for
them, and soft crabs, fairly good size,
also were plentiful. consumers MAX
ing only small purchases at 75.
Prices of practically all commodities
This morning were what they were at
The close of yesterdays market.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, 1pound prints, 81:
tub. 49a5o; store packed. 35.
Eggs-I'resh selected. ~: hennery,
40: current receipts. 40; storage. SO.
Poultry. alive-TurkeyS. 50: Spring
broilers. 28a30: white Leghorns, 24a
%; fowls. 28a29; roostors. 20: ducks.
Young. 20; old. Is; keats. Young. 5Oa
so; old, 34aD. Dressed-Turkevs. 40
a4@; broilers, 33a35; keats. young, S0a
40; old, 40a50.
Meats-Beef 1Sal9: veal, %: lamb
:6a3o; fresh ham. 30a3o: shoulders,
:ca@4; loins, 34a35: smoked hams. 34a
50: smoked shoulders. 22a23.
Live Stock--Calves. choice. 49,;
medium. l1al2; thin, 7aS lambs. u.
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
light, market steady; boxes. Washing
Ton. medium to large size. extra fancy.
delicious, 3.00a3.50; mostly 3.25; extra
1ancy, Jonathans, 2.25a2.50: mostly
2.oO; fancy. mostly oo5; fancy
Grimes, 2.25a2.5O: Winter Bananas, ex-
ira fancy. mostly 80; bushcl baskets.
Maryland and Virginia. trading very
SLOW; PIG inches up. Jonathans. No. /,
LOO: various varieties, medium to
large sizes, 75al.00; fair quality and
condition, some small size. 40a5O
GQ--Snnn1inC IL
mand slow. market steady; New York
bulk, per ton. domestic round type
mostly $500; Pennsylvania bulk, per
ton, Danish type, 5000.
Celery Supplies light: demand
light. market steady; New York. %
crates. 2.00a2.o5: mostly 200.
Grapes-Eastern; supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market steady:
Michigan. 12-quart climax baskets
Concords, 75aS0: best mostly so West
ern supplies >liberal: demand mod
crate. market steady; California,
crates, Thompson seedless. 90: Flame
Tokays, 1.5Oa1.75; some ordinary con
dition, 1.00a1.25.
I.ettuce-Demand moderate. mar
ket steady:New York: supplies light:
> dozen crates. big Boston type, or
dinary quality and condition, 10Oa
l,2o, few higher. California and Col
orado. supplies moderate; crates, Ice
berg type 4-5 dozen. 4.00a $50; feW
higher: some fair quality and condi-
ton, $50.
Onions Supplies light: demand
light. market duh: Michigan, India ma
and New York, l00pound sacks, Vel
lows, L. S. No. |. 1.75a2 90.
Peach Market Is Dull.
Peaches Supplies moderate: de-
mand light. market duh; New York,
buShel baskets Elbertas. medium to
large size. mostly .50a .e5: few best.
l11. Delaware. buShel baskets SmockS
hnldoVerS. ordinary quality and con
dition. I.00a1.35.
Pears Supplies light demand mod
crate. market firm; New York. bushel
la >kets Bartletts. No. |. good condi-
ZION, 20: seckcls, large size. 3.50a
400. few higher.
l'otatoes-SupplieS moderate: de
nand moderate. market steady; Maine.
ljo-pound sacks. Cobblers. L. 5. No.
l. 4.o0a415; few higher.
Sweet Supplies moderate:
demand light. market about steady:
North Carolina and Virginia. Norfolk
section. cloth-top StaVe barrels. yel-
lows No. |. mostly 2.75: few 800.
Corn-Supplies light; demand mod
crate. market slightly stronger: home
grown. sacked per dozen. sugar corn.
considerable ordinary quality and
condition best. 25a30; poorer low as
l. per dozen.
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