Evening star., 1927-11-19

being $2.25. This means solid meas
ure without quantities of water to
lessen the quantities purchased. Shell
stock, reported In the pink Of con-
1tion. sold around $3.50 bushel this
morning.
Weather conditions the past few
days have not been conducive to
sales of many oysters for roasts. dc
creasing the demand for shell stock,
Increased demands the next few days
probably will result from the cooler
weather that IL anticipated. Roasts
have not been numerous the past few
years, it is stated. but large num-
bers of them have been scheduled for
this sea- son.
Fish Receipts Ample.
Receipts of fish the past week. while
not large, have been equal to the de-
mands. Warm weather greatly de-
creased the demand dealers reported,
and prices were about normal. Con
sumers are not yet taking hold of
frozen fish, il is stated, because there
has not been much of a scarcity Of
fresh-caught fish this season. There
was scarcity reported during two or
three stormy spells. but the market
quickly recovered.
An interesting feature of the week :
market was the receipt of fairly large
quantities of white catfish from the
lower Potomac that found ready sale
at 10 cents pound, such fish always
being in fairly good demand. Lower
river meters also sent quantities Of
several other varieties of fish.
Rockfsh, not plentiful in the Po-
tomac the past few weeks, were quot.
cd at % cents this morning, most OF
the supplies coming from North Caro-
lima Fairly large quantities of white
perch were received from the lower
Potomac this week. dealers selling
them at Is cents a pound. Yellow
perch, exceptionally scarce, brought
20 cents.
Steak cod has been in good demand
the past few days at Is cents pound
the small cod selling at 10 cents. Had
dock sold at cents a pound, the filet
of the haddcck bringing % cents
Fresh salmon was quoted at p and
the frozen fish at % cents.
MulIets Are Absent.
Dealers missed their usual large
shipments of jumping mullets from
North Carolina. probably due to the
lateness of the season. 1t is about time
for the fish to be on their way tC
warmer waters it is stated, and 1t Is
expected that shipments from Florida
will be here in a short while.
kincfsh. trout, croakers and found
ers have been fairly plentiful the past
few days, selling at prices rangin=
from 10 cents for the trout to Is cents
for the kingfish.
Season for hard and soft crabs l.
about over. according to reports. anC
| tc,,
| the past few days. White meat was
quoted at 30 and the lump at 90 cents
a pound. Scallops were plentiful at s.
a gallon, and shrimp the past few
days was more plentiful, the greer
selling at 90 and the cooked at 81
| cents a pound.
Buyers were on hand early this
morning to get the first pick of com
modties. Buying was not particularly
brisk, consumers holding off for the
| holiday season next week. Prices this
morning were substantially the same
as those reported yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh. 1,pound prints, 81
tub, o1a52; store packed, 30a31.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 50a52: hen
merry, 55a60; current receipts, As.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 40a42
fowls, small and medium. 22a23; large
25; Spring chickens, 26a2S; roosters
l6a17; ducks, 1Sa20; keats, young, 70a
10; old 35. Dressed-Turkeys, Asa
so; Spring chickens, 32a33; roosters
1Sa20; ducks, 1Sa20; capons, fancy
heavy. 40a45; ducks, 25; keats, S0a90
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 1Sa20
veal, 25a27; lamb, 25a27: fresh ham
21a22: loins. 24a25: shoulders, 18a19
smoked hams, 24a25; smoked shoul
ders, IS; strip bacon, %; lard, 1412a1j
calves, Is; lambs. 13.