Evening star., 1927-04-14
TRADING IS BRISK
IN FISH MARKET
Heavy Demand for Shad
Results in Higher Prices.
Supply Is Good.

Scenes Of unusual activity were wit
messed ct Municipal Fish Market this
morning. a usual condition the eve
of Good Friday, when the demand fol
marine products is greater than any
other day of the year. There was ar
exceptionally heavy demand for shad
dealers saying shad is to the Good
Friday trade what turkey is to the
trade at Christmas
There was a fairly big supply OF
the popular fish on hand this morn
ing, chiefly from points on the Chesa.
peake Bay, only small catches being
made in the Potomac. The big de-
mand resulted in higher prices. roe
sha0 selling at as and bucks at 25
cents.
Liberal supplies of croakers from
Buckroe Beach and the vicinity of
Norfolk found ready sale at 10 cents.
Dealers had fairly large supplies of
perch from the Potomac at from IS
to 25 cents a pound, according to size.
King and Spanish mackerel from
Florida and other Southern waters
were quoted at 20 and 25 cents, and
fresh-caught trout from Buckroe
Beach brought % cents.
Northern Fish Go Well.
Northern netters furnished local
dealers supplies of haddock, cod and
filet of haddock, the filet, a good sell
er, selling at % cents Ten cents
was the price quoted for haddocl1 and
12i2 for cod
Dealers say the season for oysters
will practically close tomorrow. 1t is
not because of any law on the subject,
but merely because the advanced sea
son usually is too warm to profitably
handle them in large quantities.
Soft crabs from North Carolina
waters are still very small and not
much in demand at 81 a dozen. Fair
2y good size crabs are expected the
next two weeks, and dealers also ex.
pect hard crabs will appear about that
time. Crabmeat is scarce at 81 q
pound.
Dealers in meats, poultry, butter,
eggs, fruits and vegetables reported
prices today substantially the same as
those quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, one pound prints, "a
ass; tubs, 5Sa54; store packed, 80.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 25a26; hen
merry, 81; current receipts, %.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 35; chick.
ems, 40; Spring chicken, 45a50; fowls,
2S; roosters, IS; ducks, 20a25; keats,
young, 65; old, 30a35.
Dressed-Turkeys 3S; old toms, 35
ss6; fowls, 80; capons, fancy, heavy,
30; smaller, 30a32; keats, young, Goa
20; old, 26a30; ducks, 2Sa30: Winter
chickens, 40.
Meats-Beef, 17a1s; veal. 2sa25:
lamb, so; fresh hams, 26a2S: shoul.
ders, 20a21; loins, 2Sa30; smoked hams.
28a30; smoked shoulders. 1Sa2O.
Live stock-Calves. choice, IA; me-
dium, Sa10; thin, 7aS; Spring lambs,
1Sa20.
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 moderate; demand
light, market steady; barrels, Virginia.
No ], Romes, 21a inches up, 3.25a3. so:
mostly 3.25: No. /, Winesaps, 2h
Inches up, fair condition, 350a4. 90; |
boxes, Northwestern, extra fancy |
Winesaps, medium to large sizes, 800 |
R325.
Asparagus light; demand |
moderate, market slightly stronger:
South Carolina, dozen bunch crates |
green, very large size, mostly 600: |
to large size, 4.00a5 90; small |
size, mostly 800
Cabbage-Supplies liberal: demand
light; market about steady: South
Carolina, barrel crates, approximately
SO pounds net, pointed type, 200a2 20, |
mostly 200; poorer, 1.25a1.5O.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady:
Florida, 10-inch crates, 4-6-dozen. 400
a3.25; poorer. ATS.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: Arizona. |
crates, Iceberg type, 4.5-dozen. 4.25a
4.75; mostly, 4.50; North Carolina, s. |
peck hampers, big Boston type, best |
200; poorer, low as 150.
Onions-supplies light; demand mod |
crate, market steady; old stock, Egypt. |
1lo-pound sacks yellows, 5.25a5 so: |
new stock, Texas, standard crates, vel. |
low BeI1nudas, mixed No. l, and No. 2,
S.25aS.50.
Potato Market Firm.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; old
stock, demand good; market firm; |
Michigan, 150-pound sacks Russet Ru- |
rails, United States No. /, mostly 400: |
Maine, 120-pound sacks Green Nom |
tains, United States No. /, $50; new
stock, demand good, market steady; |
Florida, double-head barrels, Spaulding |
Rose, United States No. 1, 7.50aT.75.
pinach-Homegrow mostly sun |
plying the market; Virginia, Norfolk |
section, no early sales reported.
Strawberries - Supplies moderate: |
demand moderate, market steady: |
North Carolina, 32-quart crate Mis-. |
slonarys, 25a30; mostly 2Sa3O per
quart; Florida, pony refrigerators, Mis-. |
slonarys, mostly 80 per quart: Louisi. |
ana, 24-quart crates Klondikes. some |
ordinary condition, 1.50a2 90; few best |
3 .5oa4.00 per crate.
String beans-Supplies moderate: de. |
rnand moderate, market steady; Flori. |
da, B-bushel hampers, Refugees, .2.25 |
a2.50; Valentines, 200: wax, ordinary |
quality and condition, 100; Texas, |
bushel-hampers, stringless, 2.75a3.00. |
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de- |
mand moderate, market weaker; FIori- /
ia, skies, ripes and turning wrapped. |
fancy count, 2.50a3.00; choice count, |
1.75a2.25; few higher
Peas-Supplies moderate: demand /
moderate, market steady; South Caro-. |
lima, bushel-hampers, large size, $50;
small size, 1.25.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET