Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
ATTRACTIVE FISH
SUPPLY IN MARKET
Southern Waters Send
Cheapest of Fresh-C Caught
/ Stock-Prices Steady.

Offering at Municipal Fish Market
+, year. Dealers had almost every va
IMAM usual for this season OF the
year. Dealers had almost every va
riety OF fish to be found at any sea
I son. some fresh-caught and others
frozen. They had ample supplies TO
! MI all demands for the Friday trade.
and reported most of the fish from
tho North being high. Southern f1sh
were offered at more reasonable
prices.
North Corolina meters sent supplies
of fresh.caught fish that attracted
: much attention, the rockfsh being
particularly fancy stock at 81 cents.
Spotted trout sold at 2S cents. gray
trout at IS and yellow and white
perch at 10 and 12h2 cents. :
King mackerel at 12ia cents and
Spanish mackerel at 80 cents, pro-.
ducts OF Florida waters. found ready
sale. Carp, alive. caught In Winter
seines along the Potomac. and cathsh.
also from the Potomac proved good
sellers, the former at % cents ana the
latter at and 10 cents pound.
HOLSTERS Are Scarce.
Fflet of haddock. fresh, sold at Is
cents. while the frozen stock brought
Is. Boston mackerel were quoted at
so. Other fish were quoted at prices
as follows: Cod. IS: halibut. - ana
ss: salmon. *. and pollock. liz cents
Holsters were scarce At - cents.
scallops were quoted at So and ~
gallon and green shrimp sold at -
cents, the cooked bringing 81 cents,
Crabmeat was quoted AT S. a gallon,
or so cents pound
Market dealers were not very busy
this morning. according 10 reports.
but increased trading for the New
Year celebration IL expected tomorrow
and SATURDAY. Prices Of most COM
notities TODAY were the same as
prices quoted yesterday,
Wholesale Prices To-day.
Meats, fresh killed -Beef. coaes;
veal. c4a2s: lambs. csac7: fresh hams.
1sa1e: lcins, 1sa2o; fresh shoulders.
1sa17: smoked hams. o0a22: smoked
shoulders, 14a16: strip bacon, 2sas5;
lard. 12sa13; calves. alive, 14a1s;
lambs, alive, Is.
Butter-One. pound prints, .S4aSo;
tub. s.: store packsd. 81.
Eggs-Fresh selected. 44a45; hen
merry, -: current receipts. 40.
; Poultry, alive Turkeys. Ssa4o;
fowls, small and medium. 2oae1:
large, eea2s; Spring chickens. ga
IS: roosterx. Is: ducks. 1Saeo: keats.
young, 70a75; old. IS. Dressed-Tur-
keys. 4oa4e: Spring chickens, c7a2s:
ROSTERS. 1s: capons. fancy. heavy.
4sa4s: small. isaac; ducks. 25aSe:
keats, soaeo.
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
moderate. market steady: barrels. too
few sales reported to quote; bushel
baskets, Pennsylvania. es4 inches. Z.
s. No. !. Staymans. $50; few 2.15:
West Virginia, T.. s. No. /. PA inches
I'D, Jonathans, ripe. I.s5: boxes. Wash
ington. medium to large sizes. extra
fancy Delicious. 4.0oa4.25: extra fancy
Spitzenbergs. ats: extra fancy Romes,
400.
Cahba ge-Supplies moderate: de-
rnand slow. market dull; South Caro-
lima. barrel crates. pointed type, e.a0a
Us: Norfolk section. Virginia, ba rrels.
Savoy type. so; New York. sacked.
per 100, Danish type, 100; few low
] as 75c. :.
Celery--Supplies light: demand and
trading moderate. market firm for
good stock: New York. p crates. 2.ooa
se5; few higher, fair quality and con-
di.ion. low az ITS; California. crates.
fair quality and condition. 4.50a5.o0;
fancy, mostly $50: few higher.
Lettuce-Western: SUPPLIES LIBERAL
demand moderate. market slightly
weaker; Arizona, crates. Iceberg type,
as dozen. 3e5a3.50. few fancy high
as 5.75; California, crates. Iceberg
fype. 3-31z dozen. few sales, 400:
Eastern: Supplies limited; demand
moderate. market Arm: Florida, I II
buslel hampers. big Boston type.
z.2sa15e: few fancy. 3.25; 2-dozen
crates. big Boston type. 2.5oa2.15.
Onions - Supplies light; demand
moderate. market Arm: Michigan and
Ohio, loo-pound sacks yellows, u. e.
No. i, medium 10 large size. 2.40a2.5o;
few low az 2.25.
Potato Market Steady.
potstoes-Supplies moderate. De.
rnapd light, market steady: Michigan.
1s0.pound sacks Russef Rurals. Z.
=. No. /. mostly 325; Maine. Green
Mountains, l.. g. No. ], 120,pound
sacks. 215a2s0: 150-pound sacks.
s6az.ss; mostly $50; Minnesota,
Ts0.pound sacks round whites, L. IS.
No. j, 3.15.
Spinach 49, Supplies moderate; de-
unand moderate. market about steady:
virginia. Norfolk section. bushel
baskets Savoy type, 1.25a1.50; mostly
around lao: Texas, bushel baskets
savoy type. few sales. 80.
Tons .oes--s'upplies light: demand