Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
TRADING IS ACTIVE
AT FISH MARKET
Sea Food of All Varieties in
Demand-PriceS Are
About Unchanged.

Usual Friday morning scenes OF &C
tivity were evidenced at Municipal
Fish Market today. Retailers were on
hand shortly after sunrise to get their
supplies for the days trade before the
heat Of the day, and demands were
fairly brisk.
Fish of all varieties were in de-
mand. and there also was good de-
mand for hard and soft crabs and
crab meat. Both the hard and soft
crabs were more plentiful than week
ago dealers reported. and prices were
considerably cheaper
Buying in the meat, vegetable, fruit.
butter, egg and poultry markets was
only fairly brisk 1t was about A nor
NAL ho!-weather market Prices of
practically every commodity were
what they were yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh. ne-pound prints,
43a44: tub. Al Z a42; store packed, &c.
Eggs-F'resh selected. 25a27; hen
merry, 2S; current receipts. "a.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. hens, 25;
toms, 25; fowls, 26a2T; Spring chick
ems. large, So; medium, 31aS2: small,
@Sa30; roosters, 15a16; ducks, Is; keats
young, 65; old. %.
Dressed-Turkeys 2SaSO; Spring
chickens. 35a40; CaponS, fancy, heavy,
3Sa40; smaller. So; ducks, 20a25; keats,
young, 30; old. so.
Meat. fresh killed-Beef. 1Sa20; veal,
20: lambs, 20a32; fresh hams, 2Sa25;
shoulders. 17a1S; loins. 2Sa30; smoked
hams, 26a27; smoked shoulders, 17a1S.
Live stock-Calves. choice, u; me-
dunn. 10a11; thin, 7aS; Spring lambs,
l3a1S12.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Marke.
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Cantaloupes-Supplie moderate; de-
mand good, market steady; Arizona,
salmon tints, some ripe, some soft,
standards, 36s and ASS, 1.50a3 90; jun.
hos, 36s and Ass. 1.50a3.50; best mostly
$50; North Carolina, % crates, Hearts
of Gold, 1.75a2.00, mostly 200; Ridge.
way standards, 36s and Ass, some soft,
2.50a3.50; Honeydews. 4, California, ar
rived, 5 broken and 3 unbroken cars
On track; California, standard crates,
l.50a1.75; standard, flats, rs and 15s,
125a1 40; few low as 100; Honey Balls,
jumbos, 36s and Ass, 3.50aS.75, few
lower; standards, S6s and Ass, 2.50a3.00,
best mostly 2.70; flats, large sizes.
1.35a1.40; ponys. ASS and 54s, 1.50a2.0
Onions-Supplies light; demand
light, market dull; South Carolina.
standard crates Australian browns,
1.75a2,00; New Jersey, bushel hampers
yellows No. /. 165a175: Virginia. s..
neck hammers VallOwS 9 0A
Lettuce-East supplies moderate;
demand fair, market about steady;
New York, 2-dozen crates, big Boston
type, mostly LOO; Western supplies
light: demand moderate, market
steady; California, jacksonville sec
ton. crates, Iceberg type, 4-6 dozen,
5.00a5.50; few higher.
Peaches-Supplies moderate; de-
mand good, market firm for good
stock: Georgia and North Carolina,
bushel baskets, Elbertas and IS Ell.
bertas, large to very large size, some
soft, 2.25a2.75: North Carolina, bushel
baskets, Elbertas and 6s Bellies, good
quality and condition. very large size,
800; few higher: Virginia bushel
baskets Carmans, large to very large
size, fair to good quality and condi-
ton, 2.00a2.50.
Potato Market Dull.
Potatoes -- Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market dull; Virginia, East
Shore, cloth-top stave barrels, Cob
blers, u. S. No. l. 3.25a3.50; North
Carolina, cloth-top stave barrels, Cob
blers, and cloth-top Stat barrels. Cob
blers, L. S. No. l, 3.25a3.50; few heated
lower.
Watermelons - Supplies moderate;