Evening star., 1927-10-29
for standards. $3.50 for selects and So

for standards. $3.50 for selects and So
for extra selects.
Both green and cooked shrimp con-
tinued fairly plentiful. the former
selling at 80 and the latter at 60
cents pound. CLANS were not so
plentiful the past few days. They
were quoted at 50 a 100. the price
last week being SIPS.
Vegetables Supplies Heavy.
There is no shortage of supplies in
the vegetable market. Some of the
Summer vegetables are gradually
getting scarcer, according to dealers.
but Winter vegetables are taking their
places. There has not been great
demand for vegetables of either kind
the week. dealers report. the market
continuing draggy.
Dealers reported very few first quail
ity tomatoes on sale this morning.
Best stock brought $1.50 and 81 a
basket, while common stock. mostly
culs, sold as low as 40 and so cents.
Green tomatoes were fairly plentiful
at prices ranging from 40 to rs cents
basket
It is now time to buy the green to-
matoes to put away to ripen, dealers
say, and many housekeepers are TAX
ing advantage of the opportunity.
Some are ripened under glass or in
doors, while an easy method to be
employed it is stated. is that of wrap
ping the tomatoes separately in paper.
BY pursuing this method, it is stated,
it is possible to have Slicing tomatoes
for the Christmas holiday season.
Potatoes, both red and white are in
demand, the former selling at 81
bushel while the latter this morning
a4 Gl &
of 3 pecks of the vegetable selling
about so cents higher than the bushel
baskets.
"Many consumers seem to fail to
appreciate the quality of the red pOta-
toes" was the comment of merchant
this morning.
1T is said by many consumers that
the red potatoes are far better than
the white ones" he added. "but buy
ers have not familiarized themselves
with them"
1t is said by dealers that 1t is about
time to prepare sauerkraut for the
coming Winter season. and cabbage
for such use is plentiful and reason
able Good hard cabbage is offered
this morning at $3.50 per 100 pounds.
approximately a barrel, while soft
cabbage sold at 81.
Lima Beans Scarce.
Lima beans are getting scarce and
higher. Sheled stock sold at 40 and
80 cents a quart box the past few
days, while the bears in the pod
brought So a bushel. String beans
are scarce at $3.50 and So a bushel.
Turnips are finding slow sale at %
cents and ST bushel. The purple
top stock is the only turnip in demand.
the old-fashioned flat-top stock meet
ing no demand. Peppers continue
either the red or green variety.
Dealers this morning reported a
scarcity of eggplants. Summer
vegetable, but had fairly large sup
plies of oyster plants, a Winter vege-
table, to take it's place. Oyster plants
offered this morning were generally of
Indifferent quality. selling at 70 cents
and 81 crate. while the oyster plants
brought 81 a dozen punches or $S per
100.
Parsnips, another Winter vegetable,
were plentiful at IS cents basket, but
dealers reported slight demand, con-
sumers holding to the Summer vege-
tables. Cutoff carrots continue plenti-
full at IS cents a basket.
Pumpkins Plentiful.
A plentiful supply OF pumpkins was
on hand this morning, insuring the
filling of all Halloween orders. Sugar
pumpkins were quoted at rs cents and
81 q bushel, the large ones of the old
fashioned variety, the kind used in
Halloween celebrations. selling from
25 to so cents each.
Fruit dealers continue to have at
tractive displays of fruits to claim
attention of buyers. Apple receipts
continue moderate. according to re-
ports, with light demand and dull
market. Fancy box stock from the
Northwest was quoted at prices rang
ing from $2.75 to $3.15. Apples from
nearby Maryland and Virginia con
tinue scarce and high. windfalls
bringing as much as 81 and s1.25 a
bushel.
Moderate supplies of Eastern stock