Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-09
FISH PLENTIFUL
AND CHEAP TODAY
Sturgeon ON Stands--Trout,
Butterfish and Spots Bring
5 Cents a Pound.

Attractive offerings of fresh-caught
fish at Municipal Fish Market, foot
of Eleventh street, proved interesting
TO retailers who were on hand today
getting supplies for their Friday
trade. Most varieties of fish were
plentiful and cheap, rockf1sh and
crabs being scarce. Prices ranged
from 5 to 80 cents a pound.
Dealers had sturgeon to offer the
trade today at 40 cents a pound, the
cheapest price quoted on the popular
fish the past few months. Today's
supply of sturgeon came from Solo,
mons Island, mouth of the Patuxent
River, where meters have caught
large quantities of numerous varieties
of fish for the local market the past
few seasons.
Trout, butterfish and spots were
the cheapest fish in market today,
selling at cents q pound, and
croakers were quoted at 6 cents.
Fresh haddock also was quoted at
cents, while filet of haddock brought
IS cents.
Crabs Reported Scarce.
A price of 80 cents was quoted for
Simon, % for halibut and Is cents for
biuefish. Boston mackerel and f1oun-
ders, the latter from New York wa
tiers, sold at 10 cents a pound.
Crabs, both hard and soft, were re-
ported scarce. The soft crabs were
quoted at $3.50 a dozen, while hard
crabs brought SIS a barrel. Much of
the crabmeat is from Mississippi,
crabbers in the Old Point and Nor
folk, Va, section being engaged in
picking berries and early green vege-
tables.
Turtles, in slow demand, sold at 10
cents a pound today. CLANS were
scarce at So a 100.
A slightly f1rmer condition OF the
egg market was reported this morn
ing, current receipts selling at 81 and
2112. Spring chickens were a trifle
cheaper, selling at So and SO cents, a
reduction of 2 cents. The butter mar
ket was reported steady.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1.pound prints, Asa
Asa; tub, 431a; store packed, rs.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 24a25; hen |
merry, 25; current receipts, 21a211s.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, %; |
old toms, %; fowls, q; Spring |
chickens, 36a3S; ROSTERS, 15a16; ducks, |
Is; keats, young, IS: old, 20a35. |
Dressed - Turkeys, 2Sa30; Spring |
chickens, 43a45; capons, fancy heavy, |
3Sa40; smaller, IS; ducks, 20a35; |
keats. young, 60a7O; old. 2Sa30.
Meat, fresh killed-Beef, 18a19; |
veal, 1Sa20; lamb, 30a32; fresh hams, |
23a25; shoulders. 18a20; loins, 26a28; |
smoked hams, 26; smoked shoulders, |
18a20. ~.
Live stock-Calves, choice, IL; me. |
dunn, Sa10; thin, 7aS; Spring lambs, |
Is.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report Of fruits and |
vegetables, compiled by the Market |
News Service Bureau of Agricultural |
Economics, says:
Cantaloupes-Supplie moderate; de- /
mand good, market about steady; Cal |
ifornia Imperial Valley. standards, ASS |
salmon tints, 4.00a4.25; jumbos, ASS, |
4.50a475; 27s, 4.25; ponys, 54S, 3.0eaat
$50; standard flats, Us and 15s, Goa /
$50; few higher; jumbos, flats, Us,
150a1.75.
Lettuce-Homegrowns supplying the
market.
Onions - Supplies light; demand
good, market firm California, standard /
crates, yellow Bermudas, U. S. No. l, |
3.25.
Potatoes - Supplies moderate; de- |
mand fair, market slightly weaker; |
old stock, Maine, 120-pound sacks
Green Mountains, U. s. No. l, $50; !
new stock, early sales, North Carolina /
and Norfolk section Virginia, cloth-top |
stave and slat barrel, cobblers, y. S. |
No. /, 9.50a10.00; later sales, 500.
Strawberries - Home crowns sup
plying the market.
Tomato Market Steady.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate: de- |
mand good, market steady; Missis- |
sippi, As, ripes and turning, wrapped. |
1.25a1 80, few higher; fair quality and
condition; 1.00a1.15.
Watermelons-Suppl moderate; |
demand good, market steady; Florida, |
Tom Watsons, 24-26-pound average, |
55a65: 26-ze-pound average, 65a75; 30 |
pound average, 75a90; few 100 each.
String beans-Supplies light; de- |
mand fair, market about steady; South |
Carolina, bushel hampers, green, fair |
quality, 800; North Carolina, bushel |
some sandy, $50; 5-peck hampers, |
hampers, green, stringless, 4.OOa4.50; |
green, fiat type, stringless, 4.50a5.n0 |
Peas-Home-g crowns supplying the |
market.
Peaches-Supplies moderate; de- |
mand limited, market slightly weaker;
North Carolina, 6s, Mayf1owers, small |
to medium size, ripe, 2.25a2.5O; Arps, |
$50; Redbirds. mostly 400; bushel |
baskets. Red Birds, 400a4.50. |
Cabbage-Home- crowns supplying |
the market.