Evening star., 1927-07-28
SEAFOOD ABOUNDS
IN MARKET TODAY
Poultry Prices Slump Heavily,
Due to Large Receipts and
Small Demand.

| this morning were much greater than
usual, fish being so plentiful that deal.
ers established a low record of 81 for
barrel of 200 pounds Of Jersey trout.
| the largest and best of the fish bring
| ing as high at $40. SO plentiful We're
the trout from New Jersey that the
same species of fish from Chesapeake
| Bay found slow sale.
There was a much more plentiful
supply of soft crabs in market this
morning. small one selling as low as
| 40 cents dozen, while the larger ones
bf fought so. Hard crabs were not
| so plentiful and dealers quoted a price
| of IS barrel for them.
Dealers also had a plentiful supply of
| crabmeat on hand, selling the claw.
meat at the low price of As cents.
| Flake meat sold at 80 and the lump at
80 cents pound, and dealers reported
fairly food demand for the three
grades.
A scarcity of green shrimp was re.
ported. and dealers quoted q price of
80 cents pound for it. CLANS were
plentiful at $3.50 hundred.
Swordfish Plentiful.
Croakers and butterfish were sold
at IS barrel of 200 pounds. Sword.
fish, caught in the vicinity of Block
Island, was plentiful at 30 cents a
pound, while founders. also from that
vicinity, were quoted at 1919 cents.
Other fish mentioned in quotations
We're as follows: Boston mackereI.
10 cents; haddock, 6 cents; filet of
haddock, Is cents: cod, 10 cents; hall.
but. 90 cents; salmon, % cents.
virtual dropping out of the bot.
tom of the poultry market, resulting
from heavy receipts and light demand,
was reported this morning. Spring
chickens, alive, were quoted at from
% to q cents, according to size and
quality, while the dressed stock was
quoted at 26 to 30 cents. Fowls were
quoted at 20 to % cents.
There were plentiful supplies Of
fruits and vegetables on hand that
were offered at prices considered by
ter and egg prices remained un-
changed.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-pound prints, 43a
A: tub, 4112a42; store packed. 20.
Eggs-Fresh selected. 25a27: hen
merry, 2S; current receipts, 23a24.
Poultry. alive-Turkey, hens, 25;
toms, 25; fowls, 2Oa23; Spring
chickens, large, 81: medium, 24a25;
small, 22a23; roosters. 15a16; ducks,
Is; keats, young, IS; old, 25.
Dressed-Turkeys, 2Sa3O; Spring
chickens. 30a35; capons, fancy, heavy,
39a40; smaller, 35; ducks, 20a25; keats,
young, 60a70; old, 80.
Meat, fresh killed-Beef. 18a20; veal,
20; lambs, 2Oa32; fresh hams, 23a25;
shoulders, 17a1S; 1oins, 2Sa30; smoked
hams, 26a27; smoked shoulders. 17a1S.
Live stock-Calves, choice, -; me.
dunn, 10a11; thin. 7a8; Spring lambs,
13a13h.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Cantaloupes Western supplies
light; too few sales reported to quote:
eastern supplies liberal: demand good,
market about steady; North Carolina
Ridgeway section, salmon tints,
standards ASS, 2.50-2.75, 27s and ass.
3.O0a3.25, few higher, small size. so.
l.75, other sections, standards ASS.
salmon tints, 1.75-2.25: Honey Ball. sup
plies moderate; demand better: market
nrm; California, standards ass, 2.75-
3.25; Jumbos ass, mostly $50; Honey
and = unbroken cars on track: SUP.
plies moderate; demand good: mar.
ket about steady; California, standard
crates, 1.25-1.75. mostly around $50.
Lettuce - Eastern supplies liberal;
demand good, market steady; New
York, 2-dozen crates big Boston type,
1.00-1.25, mostly 1.25: Western sup
plies light demand good. market
steady; California, Watsonville section.
crates Iceberg type. 5 dozen, 500
$50, few higher.
onions-Snpplies very light; no sales
reported.
Peaches-SupplNs moderate; de.
mand better. market Arm; North Caro-
lima, bushel baskets, Elbertas, very
large size. 3.75a4.00; bushel baskets.
Bellies, very large size, 3.50a3.75; both
varieties, fair to ordinary quality and
condition, 2.5oa3.5o; Virginia, bushel
baskets, Carmans, large size, 2.50a
2.75: mostly 2.75; skies, Carmens, most.
ly. 2.25.
Potatoes Slightly Weaker.
Potatoes-Supphes liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker; Vir-
ginia, East Shore. cloth-top stave bar.
rels Cobblers L. s. No. /, mostly 3.25;
few as low as 800.
Watermelons--Supplt heavy; de-
mand poor, market dull; carlot sales;
South Carolina, bulk per car Excells,
one car 22.pound average, badly de-
cayed, 60.G0.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand light, market dull; few sales;
North Carolina, cloth-top barrels
yellows. 6.00 bushel hampers yellows,
200; Alabama, bushel hampers, white
yams, some decayed, 1.25a1.75; few
low as 100.
Peas-Supplies light; demand excel
lent, market firm; New York, bushel
baskets, 2.25.
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market about steady: home.
grown, half-bushel baskets. 60a75.
Cabbage-Supples limited; demand
light, market dull; homegrown, bar.
rels, 1.25a1.50.
Lima hea eans-Sunnlies liberal: de-.