Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06
SHAD AND HERRING
!. IN FISH MARKET
Fresh RoCkfish, One of Few
Species Not Frozen, in
T Heavy Demand Today.

Shad and herring were among the
FISH offered the trade at Municipal
Fish Market today. Most of the shad.
frozen stock, were from the state OF
Washington, the roes selling at 40 and
bucks at 25 cents a pound.
Florida shad not yet very plentiful,
were quoted at 60 and 40 cents. Her
ring. product of Florida waters. were
quoted at 1915 cents. and dealers re-
ported a fair demand for them.
Fresh caught rocllfish from points
on CheSa peake Bay were in demand
at 30 cents, being one of the few va
Tiettes of attractive fish not frozen.
Frozen spots, croakers and trout
were offered at 10 cents. price OF
10 cents being quoted for frozen fioun-
derS. Green shrimp were plentiful at
- cents, the cooked shrimp selling AT
80 cents.
Yellow pike and whitefish from the
Great Lakes were in demand at 80
cents a pound Spanish mackerei
were sold at % cents. There were
plentiful supplies of haddock. filet of
paddock and salmon, and picked lob
ster meat was plentiful at Sl75 a
pound.
Receipts of oysters were about equal
10 rha demand. dealers reported, stand
ards selling at $50 and selects at
$3.50 a gallon.
Reports from Chicago and New
York tell of the butter market going
slightly lower in both cities yesterday.
The going off in the two cities is ex-
pected to result in lower prices in this
city early the coming week.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. one pound prints. SO
A60; tub. 5Sa59; store packed, 3S.
Egg~Fresh. selected. AS; hennery,
60a52; current receipts, 45a4S; storage,
Ss.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. 40: chick
ems. 80; White Leghorns; 22a2S; fowls
26a27; ROSTERS. 16a1T: ducks, young.
20a25; old, 20; keats. young, 50a60: old.
25a30. Dressed-Turkeys. 45a4S; ca
pons. fancy, heavy. 47a4S; smaller, 40a
40: chickens. 30a31: keats. young. S0a
90; old, 35a40; rabbits, No. /, 25a30;
No. ., 15a20
Meats-Beef. 15a17: veal, 22a23;
lamb, 25a27: fresh hams, 24a26; shout
ders, 21a23: loirs. %; smoked hams,
%; smoked shoulders, 26a28.
Live stock-Calves. choice, IA: me-
dunn, %; thin, 6a7: lambs, IS.
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
moderate: market steady; barrels,
New York. A "a inches up. Rhode
Island Greetings, few sales. 500; Vir-
ginia, No. Grimes, ripe. some over
ripe, 1.50a250: boxes. Northwestern.
medium to large size extra fancy De-
iicious, 325a3.50: mostly $50: Stay
mans, 2.25a250; Romes. 200: Jonath-
ans, LIS; bushel baskets, Maryland
and Virginia. No /. Staymans. 2is
inches up. 1,oOal.25, few S-inch'
fine quality and cond., 80; unclassi-
fed, various varieties 2l2 inches. up,
Scars.
Cabba ge-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market fairly steady; old
stock, New York. sacked per 100
pounds. Danish type. 80 .0oa35.00 new
stock. Florida. ] Il -bushel hampers,
pointed type and round type, lisa
200: mostly 200.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady; California.
crates. 5.5Oa6.00, few large size low
as 500.
Lettuce-Supplies heavy: demand
moderate, market fairly steady; Cali
fornia, crates. Iceberg type, As dozen.
225ae.75. mostly around $50. Arizona,
crates, Iceberg type, As dozen, 2.75a
800.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate market steady; Michigan,
10O-pound sacks, Yellows, L. S. No.
J. large size. 3.O0a3.25; Ohio, 100
pound sacks. YelIows, U. S. No. i,
large size. 2.75a2.90.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
nand moderate, market steady;
Michigan, 150-pound sacks, Russell
around 465; Maine, 120-pound sacks
Green Mountains, L. S. No. j, 3.75a
400, mostly around 400.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady;
Texas, bushel baskets Savoy type,
10G: Norfolk section Virginia. cloth
top veneer barrels. Savoy type, l.75;
busheI baskets Savoy type, mostly rs.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moder-
ate: demand moderate. market dull;
East Shore, Md, bushel hampers,
yelIows. No. i, 1.25a1.35; North
Carolina. cloth-top slave barrels,
rellows, No. /. fair quality and con-
dition. 300a3.25.
PepperS-SuppIleS mO0erale' ue-
mand moderate. market slightly
weaker: Florida, pepper crate. fancy,
best, mostly $50; medium size, 800.
String beans-Supplies light; de-
mand good for good stock. market
strong; Florida = -bushel hampers,
green. 100: few higher.
Caulifiower-Supplie light; de-
mand moderate. market steady;
California, crates. some ordinary
condition, 2.25a2.75; few lower.
Carrots-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market dull; Texas
bushel baskets. 200.
Beets-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady; Texas,
bushel baskets, 2.25.