Evening star., 1927-10-29
STURGEON FEATURE.
MARKET OFFERING
Vegetable Supplies Good.
Turkey Raisers Looking
for Cold Weather.

A reminder of the days of years
ago, when sturgeon sold for a mere
pittance appeared at Municipal Fish
Market the past few days in the form
of a number of the monsters from the
brinX deep.
"There were more of the sturgeon
here the past few days than have
been in evidence for a long while"
commented dealer, land prices were
lower than during recent years"
Most of the big fish came from
North Carolina waters. one, weighing
about $50 pounds, coming from the
Rappahannock.
Many years ago the catch of stur-
geon in the Potomac River was so
great that dealers found it difficult
to get rid of supplies. 1t was possible
for a consumer to obtain almost as
much as he could carry for a quarter.
At times thousands of young stur-
geon, many weighing less than
pound, reached the local market. They
did not find ready sale, however, but
years later they were in great demand
every time any of them appeared on
market stands.
SEEMING Made Them Scarce.
"But times changed" commented a
continued to take the fish from the
Potomac River and tributaries until
they became scarce, there being no
law to protect them, and from a
wholesale price much below the dol
lar mark for an entire fish they rose
to where the price per pound was not
far below that mark"
The fish sold here this week at 40
cents, wholesale, the retailers adding
20 cents a pound to the price.
North Carolina netters supplied
local dealers large quantities of jump
ing mullets this week, the fish having
gained in popularity the past few
weeks. dealers pointing to them as
splendid substitutes for much higher
priced fish. Some of them weighed
as much as Z pounds, the larger ones
considered splendid for baking pur-
poses. They were quoted at Is cents
a pound.
A virtual closing Of the soft crab
season was announced by dealers this
week. Only small shipments have
been received the past two weeks,
dealers reported, and they were in
demand only by persons who wanted
them for bait for saltwater fishing.
Hard crabs, not in demand, also have
become scarce, and dealers expect they
will receive very few more this season.
Crabmeat continues plentiful, but not
in great demand.
Few Mackerel Offered.
Very few fresh-caught Boston mack
erel were received here this week, q
cents pound being the price asked
for them. Frozen stock, receipts
heavy enough to meet demands, sold
at IA cents Boston shippers sup
piled quantities of haddock at cents.
filet of haddock at 20 and pollock at s.
Founders, product of New York
waters, were received in fairly large
quantities throughout the week, deal
ers selling them at 1914 cents the past
few days. Halibut at 2S, tile at is
and salmon at 25 cents were the other
New York fish offered
Pan trout and Norfolk spots con-
tinued plentiful at 10 cents a pound,
croakers were offered at II and rock
fish at 20 cents a pound, all products
of the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries.
Oysters continued fairly scarce this
week, strict enforcement of the GULL
ing law making catches lighter.
Shell stock from lower river points
was not plentiful at 81 a bushel.
Shucked stock was quoted at $2.35