Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-03
FISH ARE SCARCE
IN MARKET TODAY
Storms Make Fresh Marine
Product High-0ySter De-
mand Heightened.

Storms everywhere make fresh fish
scarce and high Such was the in
formation impaired at Municipal Flsh
Market this morning. Frozen rsI
from the Northwest were as plentiful
and cheap as usual. dealers reported,
and there was no scarcity of oysters
Scarcity of fresh caught fish was
means of increa sing the demand FOR
oysters. the storm not having inter-
p, rllnted oystermen to any considerable
extent. and receipts being about nor
NAL
Select oysters were quoted at SO
this morning. while standards soid at
So There were very few rockfish on
band this morning. and dealers quoted
a price of 80 cents for them.
Crabmeat was among the products
reported scarce and high. Small
quantities of the meat are being re-
ceived from Hampton, Va, while pack
ers about the Gulf of Mexico are
sending larger shipments.
HOLSTERS Are Scarce.
Very few Holsters are being offered
by local dealers. They are quoted at
10 cents a pound in Boston, dealers
reported. making the price here too
high to handle in any considerable
quantities.
Cold weather has not affected the
egg market, prices continuing at those
reported the past few days, top price
for current receipts being % cents.
Dealers say weather conditions will
not interfere with the egg market I'M
less there should be an exceptionally
long spell of severe weather in the
West
Prices of most commodities were
substantially the same as those re-
ported yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-pound prints, 55a
Sc: tub, 54a55; store packed. 80.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 25a26; hen
merry, %: current receipts, %.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 30: chick.
ems, 40; white Leghorns, 24a25; fowls. |
80; roosters, 20; ducks, 20a25; keats, |
young. IS: old. 30a35. /
Dressed-Turkeys. As; old TOMS 40:
fowls, 24a30; capons. fancy. heavy. 50;
smaller, 30a32; fowls, 80; keats, young. !
scare: old. 25a30; ducks. 2Sa30: |
chickens. 3Sa4O.
Meats-Beef. 17a17ii2; veal. 23a26; |
lambs, 2Sa30: fresh hams, 26a28; |
shoulders. 21a22: loins %: smoked
hams. 2Sa30; smoked shoulders. 18a20. ,
Live stock-Calves. choice, 1919 |
medium. 11a13; thin, 7aS: lambs, 49,
Frut ana vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruit and |
vegetables. compiled by the Market |
News Service Bureau of Agricultural !
Economics, says:
Apples-Supplies liberal: demand |
moderate, market steady: barrels. |
Pennsylvania. No. L. ~ inches Stay |
mans, 800; Virginia, No. l. Staymans, /
21a inches up, 2.50a2.75, few high as !!
$500; No. ], Yorks. 212 inches, 200a |
$50; boxes, Northwestern, medium |
10 large sizes, extra fancy Winesaps, |
2.75a3.00.
Cabbage = Supplies moderate: de- |
n1and moderate. market steady; new |
stock, South Carolina, II -bushel |,
hampers. pointed type. 1.25a1 so; Flor
ida. y -bushel hampers, pointed type.
l.50a1.75, ordinary quality and con-
dition low as 100; Texas, barrel
crates, approximately 100 pound. net,
round type, 3.25a3.50.
Celery-Supplies limited: demand
moderate, market steady; Florida. 10
inch crates, 2.75a300, poorer, 2.25a |
ESQ; California. crates, 55oa5.75, few |
500.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand |
moderate, market steady; California |
crates, Iceberg type, AS dozen, 2.75 |
a3.00.
Onions-Supplies moderate; de-
nland moderate. market steady; Ohio,
l00-pound sacks, yellows. u. S. No. |,
medium TO large sizes. 2.75a3. 90: poor |
er low at $50.
Potatoes Fairly Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market fairly steady; !
Michigan. 150-pound sacks. Russet |
Rurals, L. S. No. /. 3.60a375: Maine. |
120-pound sacks. Green Mountains, +.
Z. S. No. /, 3.00a325.
Spinach-Supplies light: demand |
moderate, market stronger: South |,
Carolina, cloth-top barrels, Savoy type, |
275a3.00, few 1926: Virginia, Norfolk |
section, cloth-top barrels, Savoy type, |
fair quality and condition, 2.00a2.5O.
acknowledgements light; de- |
mand moderate, market firm; Florida, |
pony refrigeratoFS, Missionarys, 371aa |
40, few low as 35 per quart.
String beans-Supplies light; de- |
mand moderate, market steady; Flor |
ida. q -bushel hampers, green, gener- |
ally good quality and condition, 55Ga |
600.
omatoes-Supplies light; demand |
moderate, market steady: Florida, 6s, |
ripes and turning, wrapped. choice |