Evening star., 1927-10-27
SEA FOOD SUPPLIES
AMPLE IN MARKET
Sturgeon More Plentiful and
Cheaper-0ySters Scarce
and High.

OFFERINGS at Municipal Fish Market
this morning presented an unusually
attractive appearance. dea lers having
. anple supplies of marine products for
. the Friday ana week end trade.
Dealers had greater supply of
sturgeon than they had in number
of months. they reported, and the
price was cheaper They quoted a
wholesale price Of 40 cents for the
fish. retailers selling at 60.
oysters continue scarce and high
Dealers were able to supply demands,
however, realizing the demands would
he much greater if prices were lower.
Standards were quoted at $2.35 gal
Ion, selects at $3.50, and extra selects
AT S3. Shell stock brought 81.
Soft crabs arc practically off the
market. dealers reported. and there IS
scarcely any demand for the few hard
crabs that are being received. Fairy
large quantities of crahmeat are still
being received. claWmeat selling at 40.
white at so and lump at 60 cents
pound.
Green shrimp was fairly plentiful at
80 cents, and a fairly good demand for
cooked shrimp at 60 cents was re-
ported CLANS were quoted at cents
higher than last weeks quotation.
No Fresh M3ckerel
There were no fresh Boston mack
erel to he offered this morning. but
dealers had some frozen stock that
was offered at IA cents. Pollock. the
so-called bluefish of Boston. sold at s
cents. the price asked for h1ddoCk,
also product Of Boston waters. The
fiiet of haddocll was quoted at 20 and
cod at Is cents.
New York shippers furnished tho To-
cal market supplies of salmon, hall
but. tile and founders. Founders.
the cheapest of them, sold at Il
cents. tile at Is. salmon at 25 and
halbut at % cents.
North Carolina notters sont the To-
cal dealers supplies Of jumping mul-
lets. fish that has won favor of local
consumers, and a price of II cents
was quoted for them. Pan trout and
ers at 1919 cents and rockfish at 20
cents. the cheapest price quoted for
the roCkfiSh in Il number of months.
a dragCy condition of the poultry
market was reported this morning. re-
suit Of heavy receipts, and the butter
and egg markets continued firm.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Frcsh, 1-pound prints, So;
Eggs-Fresh selected. 47a4S; hen
merry, 55a6O: current receipts. as.
Poultry. alve-Turkeys. 35; fowls,
small and medium, 24a25; large. 25a
26: Spring chickens, 2S; roosters, 10;
ducks, 1Sa20; keats, young, 70a75; old,
35.
Dressed-Turkeys, 4oa45; Spring
chickens, 33a35; roosters, 21a23; ducks,
1sa20; capons. fancy, heavy, 3Sa40;
smaller, So: ducks. 25; keats, S0a90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 1Sa20;
veal, 25a27; lamb, 25a27; fresh ham,
24a25: lons, 35a3G; shoulders. 19a20;
smoked hams, 23a26; smoked shoul
ders, IS: strip bacon, 25a26; lard, 15a
1515; calves, Is; lambs, 1S.
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; boxes,
Washington, medium to large size
Extra fancy Delicious s4.00; StaymanS,
2.75; Romes 800; bushel baskets, Vir-
ginia, L. S. No. /, 21a inches up,
Grimes 2.00a2.25: 2A inches up,
Grimes, 1.65.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light, market steady; New York,
bulk per ton, Danish type. few sales,
5000 sacked, per cwt, Danish type,
1.c5a1.35, few higher.
Celery-Supplies liberal; demand