Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27

| marked Il dealer. prospective SnOTL-
ages of turkeys because Of weather
and other conditions"
| Weather conditions this season have
been favorable to turkey raising. said
a dealer. and it is believed there will
be no scarcity of the king fowl when
the Thanksgiving holiday season
opens.
| Turkeys continued plentiful after
| the close of the last Christmas hOll-
day season, according to reports, and
there have been fairly liberal supplies
of them during the Summer season,
| few live ones and others from storage
plants.
Spring Chickens Plentiful.
Heavy receipts of Spring chickens
this week gave dealers about as much
as they could handle, with the market
slow. Buying was a trifie inactive.
dealers report, and it is possible that
the weeks market will close with
much stock to be carried over until
| next week.
| Even heavier receipts are expected
| the coming week, when the Labor day
| holiday season is expected to result In
largely increased demands. Dealers say
| they think prices will not increase be-
! cause of the extra heavy anticipated
demand Colored chickens this morn
| ing were offered at from q to 30
! cents. while White Leghorns sold at
| "a and 25 cents.
Fowls usually in demand for stew
| ing, baking and making salad, have
been fairly plentiful this week. Prices
| have undergone slight changes during
| the week, the market closing at 70 ana
"a cents.
| There is no demand for ducks and
| geese at this season, according to re-
| ports of dealers. but a fairly good de-
mand for keats is developing. Price
of keats depends upon size and condi-
| ton of the birds.
Slight Change in Butter and Eggs.
| Dealers report continued firm con-
dition of the butter and egg market.
| Slight changes in butter prices, usu~
| ally q fraction of a cent, have been
reported in the heavier butter centers,
| but prices here have not materially
advanced. The market continues very
| firm, however, with no sign of cheaper
prices in the near future, it is stated.
Egg prices took a decided advance
this week, the advance, it is stated.
resulting from lighter receipts. Hens
are now shedding their feathers.
raisers report, and during such period
hennery stock went up to Al cents
this morning, SO and al cents being
the quotation. Current receipts were
offered at 81 and 80 cents, while
| candled stock brought IS and sc cents.
More active buying in the meat mar
ket was reported the past few days,
| increases at this season being expect
ed. Sales of meat invariably increase
as soon as the weather takes on an
| aspect of the coming Of the Fall sea-
| son, dealers report. and with the in
| creased business, it is stated, prices
may go either up or down.
Fish i'm Fair Supply.
High winds the past few days played
havoc with fishermen along the At
lantic Coast and resulted in largely de-
| creased receipts of marine products in
| the local market. Weekend specials
| in Municipal Fish Market were not re-
| ceived in anything like large quanti-
| ties, according to dealers, and prices
were considerably in advance of those
| a week ago.
Dealers had ample supplies of most
| varieties of fish to meet demands. how
ever, some of the fish from the West,
| especially salmon and halibut. selling
| at about their normal price, Is cents
a pound. Pollock, also known as Bos-
| ton bluefish, was offered the weekend
| trade, a price of 10 cents being quoted
| on them.
| Rockfish, considered one of the
| choicest Of the finny tribe, were among
| the fish reported scarce and higher.
Yesterdays price was rs cents.
| A 10-cent weekend market was
quoted on spots, croakers. small trout
| h,,tt 6c1, Ohp2n.
est fish in the market for the week
end trade, was quoted at cents.
Bluefish from North Carolina nets
We're offered at 20 cents and Boston
mackerel sold at 1919 cents. Filet of
| haddock proved good seller at Is
cents. There were scarcely any perch
| to be had.
Storms along the coast did not seem
| to have hit the crab industry in time
to affect the local weekend trade.
hard crabs selling at 81 barrel. the
price of last week, while soft crabs
and crabmeat were received in large
! quantities.
Soft crabs, none real small, were
offered as low as so cents a dozen,
the choicest stock selling at 81. Crab
meat sold as low as 40 cents. the best
of it selling at so.
Oyster Season Soon to- open.
Local dealers are looking forward
to the opening of the oyster season,
September l, in anticipation Of another
| successful season. Last year, it is
stated, was one of the most success
| full oyster seasons experienced in q
number Of years. Oystermen made
good catches and got good prices for
their supplies.
| 1t is expected that the first oysters
of the season will be offered at NUM-
cipal Fish Market the opening day.
Thursday of next week, and that
prices will be substantially the same
| as those reported at the beginning
Of the season q year ago.
| Liberal supplies Of apples and
peaches are being offered in the local
market, and dealers are saying that
| it is good time to make purchases
| for preserving and canning purposes.
Watermelons and cantaloupes are
| still being received in liberal quanti-
| ties and there also is a fair supply
of honeydews on hand. All three
fruits are good sellers, dealers say,
and fairly cheap prices ruled this week.
| Virginia growers are furnishing most
of the watermelons. while the canta-
| loupes are coming from nearby Mary
| land and Virginia. The honeydews
are from California.
Showing in Vegetables.
Tomatoes are still leading receipts
| in the vegetable market. Reports
| this morning stated that the supply
was not quite so large as it was a