Evening star., 1926-11-18
SEAFO0D HIGHER
IN MARKET TODAY
Storm Along Coast Factor in
Rising Prices for Marine
Products.

morning for the Friday trade were
not very numerous, and the scarcity
OF marine products of all varletles
were quoted at prices in advance OF re-
cent quotations. Scarcity Of some va
rieties of fish, it is stated, resulted
from the storm along the Jersey coast
running the big nets.
Even oyster prices were slightly ad-
vanced, the advance being due to in
creased demands for the Thanksgiving
holiday trade. Buyers at points along
the Chesapeake Bay and lower Poto.
mac, ii is stated, are willingly paying
increased prices for stock In order to
get It for the holiday trade. Stand.
ards were quoted at $3.50 and selects
at $2.25 gallon.
Shipments of smaller quantities of
trout and croakers from the Virginia
coast We're offered at $25 a barrel
12n cents a pound. and the firsh were
not very large. Boston macxerel
nothing like as plentiful as during the
past few weeks, were quoted at 10
cents.
Red Snappers Offered.
Closing of the season for catching
halibut has resulted in local dealers
being able to offer only the frozen fish
of that variety. The chicken halibut
was quoted at 25 cents and the larger
at 30 cents. A price of 25 cents was
quoted on salmon.
Local dealers have a consignment
of red snappers from the Gulf Of
Mexico they are offering at 20 cents.
Fresh cod, one of the cheapest fish
on hand today, was offered at 1212
cents, while fllet of haddock brought
20 cents.
Several sturgeon reached here the
past few days from distant waters
and found ready sale at so cents.
Crab meat, sold as low as 80 cents
the past Summer. was scarce today
at 70 cents pound.
Increased receipts Of rabbits has re-
suited in lower prices. No. l stock
was quoted today at 35 and 40 cents,
while No. stock sold as low as 20
and 25 cents. The butter and egg
market continues firm, and meat,
vegetable and fruit prices today were
substantially the same as yesterdays
prices,
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, one-pound prints,
b3a54; tub. 52a53; store packed, 3S.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 52a53; hen
merry. 55a56: current receipts, so;
storage, 40a42.
Poultry. alive - Turkeys, 3Sa40;
chickens. 27a2S; white Leghorns, 23a
"a; fowls, 26a27: roosters. IS: ducks,
young, 20a25: old, Is; keats, young,
44a45: capons, fancy, heavy, 47a4s:
smaller. 40a42; chickens. 32a33; keats,
young. S0a90; old, 45a50.
Meats-Beef. 15a18; veal, 22a23:
lamb, 25a27; fresh hams. 27a2S; shoul-
ders, 2Sa24; loins, 2sa30: smoked hams,
31a82; smoked shoulders, 1Sa21.
Live stock--Calves. choice, 13; me.
dium, IL: thin. 6a7: lamb. 13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegeta bles, compiled by the Market
News Service. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples--Supplies liberal: demand
light, market dull; barrels and boxes,
too few sales to establish market;
bushel baskets. Maryland and vir-
ginia. No. 1, various varieties, 2h
inches up, 75a1.25, mostly 1.O0al.25.
- Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; New
Ytrk, bulk per ton Danish type, 25.0Oa
$500.
Celery-Supplies heavy: demand
moderate, market steady; New York,
2-3 crates. 2.50a2.75. few 800; full
crates. 4.00a4.50; California and Oregon,
crates, best. mostly ESQ; poorer, low
as 5.75.
GrapeS-SupplleS moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; New York
2-quart climax baskets Concords, fair
condition. Halls; Catawbas, 13.
Lettuce-Supplies limited: demand
moderate, market firm; California.
crates. Iceberg type AS dozen, best,
mostly $50; fair quality and condi.
ton, 2.75a3.25. Idaho, crates. Iceberg
type, As dozen. fair quality and condi.
ton, 800. Florida "A bushel hampers.
Big Boston type, 2.75.
Onion Market Dull.
Onions-Supples moderate: dema nd
light, market dull; Indiana and Ohio
100.pound sacks, yellows, Y. S. No. !,
1.7Sa2. 90; mostly LIS: New York. 100
pound sacks, yelows. L. S. No. |.
medium size, some ordinary condition.
1.60a1.75; Michigan, o0pound sacks,
yellows. No. l, large size. 2.0Oa225.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de.
mand moderate, market steady; Michi.
gan. 150-pound sacks. russet rurals.
u. 5. No. ]. $50; few higher; New
York and Pennsylvania, 150-pound
sacks, round whites. L. S. No. i. 4.25
a45O; New York and Pennsylvania.
150'pound sacks, round whites, L. S.
No. l, 4.35a450
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate:
demand moderate. market steady:
North Carolina. cloth-top stave-barreis'
yellows, No. l, 2.o0a2.25: few large
size, ordinary quality, LIS.
String beans-Supplies light: demand
good, market firm: Florida, bushel
hampers. green. 5.00a6.00: South Caro-.
lima, bushel baskets. green, mostly
500.
EgEplant-supplies light; demand