Evening star., 1927-04-30
PRICES UNCHANGED
IN CENTER MARKET
Heavy Fish Catches Bring
y Product Tumbling-But-
ter Values Easier.

Municipal Fish Market had tn
Interesting offerings of the week. Al
varieties of fish were far more pIenti
ful than usual and far cheaper, dealer
pointing to cheap prices as suggesting
n decided reduction in the cost o
living.
Offerings included all varieties o
fish found in the Potomac River, will
the exception of bass, their sale bein'
prohibited by statute, and SO grea
We're catches along the lower rive
and Chesapeake Bay that vehicles @
yevery description were pressed int,
sEervice to set the fish to the loca
market
Croakers. also called hardheads
came in such large quantities tha
dealers found it difficult to dispose o
them. A low price of / cent n pound
was quoted on some stock that did no
come up to the standard while her
ring reached the low price Of two fol
= cent, a price that was not unusua
many years ago.
Shad Prices Drop.
Shad prices dropped to 20 and Il
cents. the cheapest in recent years
and dealers had both shad and herring
roe to offer patrons. Herring roe
Scarce and high in recent years, SOLD
as low as $3.50 for a bucket Of Il
pounds, while the price Of shad roe
depended upon size and quality.
Dealers are specul2ting upon the
prospects for a good crab season this
Summer. Small soft crabs, called
spiders" have been in market q
month or more, but because of theil
size, according to dealers, there has
not been much of q demand for them
Crab meat, unusually scarce and
high the past Winter season. has
become more plentiful and cheaper
selling at so cents a pound for the
dark meat. 75 for the white meat and
80 for the lump.
1t is expected by dealers that soft
crabs soon viii become fairly plentiful
a glut usually appearing on the full
moon in May, and hagd crabs also
are expected in the near future. Hard
crabs usually are in demand, no mat
ter whether cheap or expensive. Lob
sters have become more plentiful and
o:Aeaper. Demand for oysters is
reported very light
x Meat Prices Steady.
Only slight fluctuations in meat
prices were reported during the week.
legs of lamb proved good sellers
Smoked pork products found a fairly
good market, due it. is stated to the
plentiful supplies Of green vegetables
coming from nearby farmers and
truckers.
New potatoes have become fairly
plentiful and cheap. Reduced prices
increased the demand, many con
sumers taking them in preference tC
old stock Prices are said to be about
cne-half what they were a year ago
A fairly good demand for old stock
continues, however. the demand be
,ing great enough to keep the market
Steady
Dealers have received fairly large
shipments of tomatoes from the
South the past week, and the various
qualities resulted in a wide range III
prices. Fancy count. Florida 6s, ripe
and turning, were quoted at $3.50 and
So this morning, a few extra quality
selling higher.
Peas, string beans, asparagus, beets
-abbage, carrots. cauli1ioWer, celery
vdcumbers, eggplants. kale. spinach
lettuce, peppers, rhubarb and radishes
are among the other offerings Of vege-
table dealers.
Fruits in Coed Demand.
Bananas. pineapples. grapefruit.
oranges and strawberries are included
in the list of fruits most in demand
Strawberries are coming from North
Carolina in splendid. condition and
there has been a fairly coed demand
for them throughout the week. Poor.
9st quality berries sold at 81 q crate
While the best were quoted this morn
ing at S.
Prices in the poultry market have
changed very little during the week
This morning found ample supplies of
all kinds of poultry to meet demands
at prevailing prices. Spring chickens
are in greatest demand, dealers re
port, and there still is a fairly good
demand for turkeys, prices Of the tur
keys being much lower than the
Christmas holiday season prices.
A slight easing Of the butter market
occurred during the week, the market
continuing steady at slightly de
creased prices. The egg market be
came slightly stronger, but with no ap
preciable change in prices. Dealers
slfe continuing the packing of sur
Plus receipts for next Winters trade
Market conditions this morning
were about normal. Many of the
have left the city, causing a dropping
off of the extra trade that increased
buying the past two weeks. Buyers
were out early this morning, some tC
get supplies for the breakfast trade
and to get first pick. while others. il
no hurry to do trading, were willing
to remain about the market 10 look
for low prices later in the day
Prices Of practically every com
modify We're substantially the same
as those reported yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh. 1-pound prints, 52a
So; tub, 5la52, store packed, 80.
Eggs-F'resh, selected rs; hennery
27a28; current receipts, 23a24.
-Alive-Turkeys 30; Win
ter chickens, 40; Spring chickens, 45a
so; fowls. 29a30; roosters. Is; ducks
20a25; keats, young, 65; old, 3Qa35.
ressed-Turkeys 32a33; old toms
30; capons. fancy, heavy, 3Sa40
smaller, 50; Winter chickens, 40: keats
young, G0a70; old 35a40; ducks, 2Sa30
MeatS-Beef, 1Sa19: veal, 20823
lambs, 30a32; fresh hams, 25a28
shoulders, 18a20; loins, 2Ga2S, smoke,
hams, 26a28; smoked shoulders. 1&320
Live stock--Calycs. choice, ~; ma
dunn, Sal0; Thin, 7aS; Spring lambs
I8a20.