Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-11
|SEAFOOD DEMAND
HEAVY IN MARKET
Meat, Egg, Fruit and Poultry
Prices Are Practically
Unchanged.

Marine products were in demand
this morning for the Friday and Sat,
urday trade, both being church fast
days Last weeks severe storm along
the Atlantic coast put hundreds Of
Virginia and North Carolina nets out
of commission, but quick recovery
from the effects of the storm resulted
in receipt of supplies from the storm.
affected area.
Small seines along the lower Po-
tomac were successfully operated the
past few days, and local dealers today
had ample supplies of fresh-caught
stock to fill demands. Both fresh
caught and frozen fish from distant
points were plentiful this morning and
oysters were very plentiful.
The meat market continued draggy.
A hrmer condition of the butter mar
ket was reported, with no advance in
retail prices. Several slight advances
are reported in the big butter centers
the past few days. according to local
dealers, and an advance of l cent in
price of tub butter was recorded here.
Meat, egg, fruit and poultry prices
today were substantially the same as
those reported Yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Fresh. 1-pound prints, 55a
So; tub, 55a56; store packed, 80.
Eggs Fresh selected. 25a26: hen
merry, q; current receipts, 23i2a24.
Poultry aliYe~-Turkeys, 40; chick
ems, 40; white Leghorns. 24a25; fowls,
27a2S; ROSTERS, 20; ducks, 20a25,
keats, young, IS; old. 30a35.
TraSSad- TI1plyaUG AZ. old toms An,
fowls, 24a30; capons, fancy, heavy,
3d. smaller. 30a32: fowls, %; keats.
young, 60a70: old, 25a30; ducks, 28a30;
chickens, ISAAC,
Meats-Beef, t7a171a; veal, 23a26;
lambs, 2Sa30: fresh hams, 26a2S;
shoulders, 21a22; loins, 2Sa30; smoked
hams. 2Sa30; smoked shoulders, Isaac.
Live stock-Calves. choice, Is;
medium, 11a13; thin, 7aS; lambs, 10.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples-Supples liberal; demand
moderate; market steady; barrels,
Virginia, No. /, Black Twigs, 25
inches up. best, mostly $50; some
scalded low as 200: staymans, 2h
inches up, 2.75; poorer scalded, low
as 200: boxes, Northwestern, medium
to large size, extra fancy WineSaps,
3.0Oa3.25; mostly 500.
abbage-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market firm; Florida,
l u -bushel hampers. pointed type,
1.65a175; Texas, barrel crates. APP
proximately 100 pounds net, round
type. 3.50a3.75.
(pfafv-- Ss1InnIiacz r.,a1apafa. y, Il
moderate, market steady; Florida. 10
inch crates, 36 dozen, 3.00a3. rs, most
~ 1926.
Lettuce - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, crates, iceberg type, AS dozen,
3.00a325; Florida, u -bushel hampers,
Big Boston type, 2.50a2.75; poorer low
as 1.50.
Onion Market Stronger.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market stronger; Michigan,
100-pound sacks, .Yellows, United
States No. j, large size, AGO; Ohio,
100-pound sacks, Yellows, United
States No. /, ordinary quality and
condition. 2.50a3.00.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market firm no
~hN@AhkEA AAt IA&~VGs LoV-JDQHd
sacks Russell Rurals, United States
No. /, 3.25a4.10, mostly 400: Maine,
120-pound sacks, Green Mountains,
United States No. /, 3.50a3.75, mostly
375.
Spinach~-Supplies moderate; de-
n1and moderate, market steady Vir-
ginia. Norfolk section, bushel baskets,
Savoy type, 100; 5-peck hampers,
Savoy type, 1.25; Texas. bushel bas.
kets, Savoy type, 1.25.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate:
demand moderate, market slightly
weaker; Tennessee. busheI hampers
Nancy Hall, No. ], 1.25a1 so: mostly
l,35. Eastern Shore Maryland, bushel
hampers, Fellows, No. i, mostly so;
few higher. North Carolina, fair con
dition. cloth-top barrels, Porto Ricans,
No. !, mostly 800; White vans, No.
|, fair condition, $50.
Strawberries-Supp light. de-
nland moderate, market steady; FLOR.
ida, pony refrigerators, Missionarys,
30a35; few best, 40 cents per quart.
String heans-Supplies moderate:
demand moderate, market steady;
Florida. "a -bushel hampers, green,
4.00a4.50, few 500; wax, 4.O0a4.50.
omatoeS-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm for good stock;
Mexico, Jugs, ripes and turning, wrap
ped. fair quality and condition. $50.
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