Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-16
TRADING IS ACTIVE
IN MARKET TODAY
Dealers in Marine Food Reap
Accustomed Seasonal
Harvest.

more especially those in the meat ant
poultry business. always expect SLOW
trading during the Lenten sea son. ane
conditions this season were no differ
ent from those of past years.
Dealers I'm marine products reaped
their accustomed Lenten season har
vest. yesterdays trading having beer
especially active. With the excep
tion of a short period. when storms
along the Chesapeake Bay and tribu
taries affected the fishing industry
dealers have had ample supplies and
a variety of offerings TO satisfy all
Yatrans.
Fish prices have been fairly rea son.
able during most of the six-week pc
Rod Big catches of fish were re-
ported NJ various places, and shad.
fish much in demand at this season.
have sold at both high and fairly low
prices. This mroning dealers quoted
a price of As cents for roe shad. the
bucks selling at 25 cents.
Prices to Be Cheaper.
II is reasonably certain that cheaper
prices will prevail the coming week.
No great quantities of shad have
come from the Potomac River thus
far this season, it is reported, but a
gradual improvement is expected I'M
iii the price of the fish become cheap.
Herring have been more plentiful.
and n price as low as So a hundred
was reached few days ago.
Meters reported large catches of
perch the past few days, and cheaper
prices resulted. Catches of other fish
III the Potomac also resulted from
recent efforts of fishermen. Immense
quantities of hardheads are being
caught in the vicinity of Buckroe
Beach, Va, and shipped TO the local
market. They sold at price as low
as 10 cents a pound this week.
Much interest is being shown in
the shad and herring industry by
local dealers and packers. Not so
many of the fish are packed here as
formerly, hut. they are in demand for
such purposes by many residents of
nearby Maryland and Virginia, Her
ring roe. sold by the bucket by fish
cutters as low as Is cents a gallon,
is now in demand at greatly increased
prices. Dealers seldom have much
such stock 10 offer, they state. buy
ers wanting their purchases to con.
tain the roe.
Prospects for Crab Season.
Dealers are giving much thought to
the prospects for good grabbing sea-
son. A few soft crabs from North
Carolina are coming here, but they
are so small that consumers object to
paying the price, 81. so and 81 a dozen.
A wholesale price of 81 a dozen has
prevailed the past week or two
HOLSTERS are getting more plentiful
and cheaper as the season advances,
while oysters have become scarce, the
season being about over.
Probably the most surprising fea-
ture of the seasons market relates to
the supply and low price of eggs.
For more than a week current re-
ceipts have held down to % cents,
fresh selected and hennery stock SELL
ing at a slight advance. Practically
all eggs received at this season are
fresh enough for any purpose, accord
ing to dealers. and the current re-
ceipts give full valus. A firm condf-
tion of the butter market continues.
Turkeys. chickens. geese, ducks. |
keats and roasts of fresh meats /
were in demand today for the |
Ia ster dinner Hams and other |
pork products also were in Ge- |
mand Fat fowls were In demand |
because of the celebration of the feast |
of the passover, and prices this morn !
ing were lower than those of week /
ago. 1t is said by poultry dealers that
the demand for turkeys probably VIII
materially lessen after the close of
Oh the EaSSQkGT. Prices llilS tiiotII-
Fruits Are Attractive.
Buyers had the choice of numerous
varieties of attractive fruits. A few
watermelons were offered, but the
price was too high for the average
consumer and the supply was so small
that only a comparatively few persons
Were able TO get them. Strawberries
were more in demand than other
-. ! a
fairly good supply on hand.
Reports Of the Department of Agri-
culture showed total shipment of
100 carloads of the popular berries
from Southern States the middle of the
week They were shipped from North
and South Carolina. Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana and Texas. Moderate sup
plies were reported in the local mar
ket this morning, prices ranging from
! rs TO 80 cents, some in ordinary con-
dition selling lower.
Bananas. plentiful and in good de-
mand, proved a good seller this morn
Kng, the demand for them usually
being fairly great. Moderate supplies
9f oranges and grapefruit were report
ed, a moderate demand making a
steady market. Oranges were quoted
at from $3.50 to s5.25, few higher.
Apples continue plentiful and cheap.
Vegetable dealers had a large and
varied assortment of vegetables, some
from nearby and others from distant
places. Florida and Mexican tomatoes
have been received in large enough
quantities the past few days to weaken
the market, prices ranging from $l.75
to SO.
r Asparagus Supply Light.
Asparagus, always in good demand
IN season, is coming from South Car
olina growers. Supplies are reported
light. demand good and market about
steady. Moderate supplies of peas from
South Carolina were reported this
morning, small peas selling at $1.25
and large ones at $3.50.
Potatoes, both old and new, were re-
ported in good demand. the market on
old stock reported firm. while that on
new stock was reported steady. Only
light supplies of sweet potatoes made
the market steady. Prices for Eastern
Shore, Md. stock bushel hampers.
were quoted at from $i.15 TO sl.80.
Included in the list of other vege.
tables dealers had to offer were beans.
, cabbage, carrots. caulitlower, celery,
cucumbers, kale. lettuce, onions, pease,
peppers, radishes, spinach and squash
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, one pound prints, 50
ass: tubs, 53a54; store packed. 80.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 25a26; hen.
merry, 81; current receipts, %.
Poultry. alive--Turkeys, 35; chick
ems, 40; Spring chickens. 45a50: fowls,
rs; ROSTERS, IS; ducks, 20a25; keats,
young. SIS; old. 30a35.
Dressed-Turkeys So; old toms. IS
ass: fowls. 80; capons, fancy, heavy.
Is; smaller, 30a32; keats. young, Goa
70; old, 28a30; ducks. 2Sa30; Winter
chickens, 40
Meats-Beef, 17a18; veal, 23aa5:
lamb, so; fresh hams, 26a28; shoulders
On o.. lining 2Ra2n. smoked hams 9Sa