Evening star., 1927-11-12

at other than greatly advanced prices.
Fortunately for dealers and con-
sumers. inland waters were not SO
seriously affected, and oystermen were
able to send immense quantities OF
hivolves to dealers to help them out.
It is deemed highly probable. now
ever. that oyster prices soon VIII ad'
| vance. ,
1t was reported by dealers that the
oyster supply for the week end trade
was about equal to the demand at
prevailing prices$2.25 for standards
s.. 50 for selects and $3.50 bushcl Tor
she'll stock Oysters received during
the week were of splendid quality, ac'
corCng to dealers. and gave fun sat
iSfaction.
Thanksgiving Demand Greater.
| Dealers have an idea that prices VIII
increase In the near future because or
the apnroach of the Thanksgiving hol-
| iday season. when. 1t is stated, the
demand usually is three times greater
| than earlier in the season. between
| THANKSGIVING and Christmas oysters
promise to be less plentiful and higher,
| it Is stated, for the reason that with
A greater demand comes decrease ih
| shipments.
| "Ovstermen are like others who
|
must have breathing spell during
their working season. and the Thanks
] giving and Christmas holiday season
! appeal to them as the best time te
have enjoyment.
"And when the holiday Is over,
he added, the men return to dredging
or longing, and increased shipments
and cheaper oysters should result"
An idea of the scarcity and higher
price of fish this week was mentioned
by dealer calling attention to fresh.
taught haddock prices. A week ago
the fish went begging at and 21a
cents pound. while the past few days
retailers gladly took them at 10 cents.
Shipment of trout from netters in
| the vicinity of EXmore, Northumber-
land County, Va. and in the vicinity
| of Chincoteague Island, were more
| than welcome by local dealers. Last
| week the trout, especially the small
| ones, were so plentiful that they could
| be bought for song. but the Friday
and week end dealers were taxed 12k
cents for the small and % cents for
! the larger fish. The small trout
| brought SIS by the barrel
Boston Mackerei Scarce.
Boston mackerel, cheaper this sea-
had in the local market the past few
days. Tiey brought q cents a pound
in Boston two days ago, a price that
did not promise much remuneration
| Ii shipped here. F'ilet of haddoclS
product of waters in the vicinity of
Boston, found ready sale, at % cents.
Fresh cod sold at 20 and founders at
| Is cents.
Rockfish, quoted as low as 20 cents
| week ago. brought from 25 to 35
cents this week end. What few the
| dealers had to offer came from the
| Rappahannock River and North Car
| olina waters. Jumping mullets came
| from North Carolina in fairly plentiful
supplies and readily sold at Is cents
a pound, red snappers from Florida
| bringing 25 cents. while black sea bass
| sold at Is cents.
North Carolina green shrimp
brought 25 cents. the cooked shrimp
| selling for so cents a pound. CLAIMS
were scarce at 81 a 100. There were
| plenty frozen fish to be had. dealers
| reported. but there was no demand
| for them. Crabmeat was plentiful,
| but with no demand, the best of the
! meat selling as low as so cents. while
| 25 cents was the price of the ordinary
run of the meat.
| Like the boy with a pain in his
stomach" observed a dealer on the
condition of the vegetable market.
| "Worse and worse" was his expla-
nation.
| Everything in the vegetable line Is
| cheap, the dealer stated, with ap-
parently no chance for advancement.
| Prices the past few 6sys, he said,
| have been lower than prices week
! ago.
Cabbage IS Cents Barrel.
| Just think of getting a whole barrel
| of cabbage for Is cents, either the
! hard heads or the Savoy he re-
marked. Where does the poor farm
er come in: Bushel baskets sold at
35 and 40 cents"
Spinach was quoted at so and rs
cents this morning. drop Of so cents
or more a barrel. Purple-top turnips,
sold last week at IS cents and 81
bushel. were to he had the past rev
DAYS for so and Is cents.
Beets and carrots continue to pe
sold at cheap Summer prices. ) ana
cents bunch the cheapest they nave
| been at this season in a NUMBER Oh
years. according to dealers. parsley
also is plentiful and cheap. selling at
| So and 81 hundred punches, or oo
cents dozen.
Halloween demands for pumpkins,
although great. failed to materially
affect the market. dealers continuing
to bring large supplies Of them to mar
| ket. The crop this season Is partlcu'
| Iarlv large, farmers say. ana tnere Is
no danger of a shortage in supplies Tor
| pies throughout the Winter season.
| Sugar pumpkins, 12 to Is TO the
bushel. were offered this mornlng a.
| rs cents. while the larger variety sold
at from % to 40 cents each.
Tomato Season Closing.
| Season for tomatoes is fast drawing
TO q close. There are some good ripe
| tomatoes to be had, most or tneHl
| ripened indoors or under glass. ana
the best of them today were quoted
at $3.50 for a 2-peck basket. No.
stock selling at 10 cents. Green TO-
matoes brought 35 and so cents.
Potatoes continue at about prices
quoted week ago. The whlte ones
were quoted today at S1.25 a bushel
while the red stock sold at 81. Sweet
notatoes continue cheap, selling at IS
cents and 81 bushel.
Moderate supplies Of string beans
from California and the Norfolk, va.
section this week met light demand,
the market continuing steady. Five
peck hampers from the Norfolk Sec
ton sold at from $1.50 for some In
ordinary condition to $3.50 for the
fancy stock. while hushel hammers
of the California stock sold at from
81 10 S1.75.
Moderate supplies OF squash and
light supplies of cucumbers, products
Of Florida growers. were reported the
past few davs. and receipts of onions
from New York. Ohio and Michigan
met light demands that made the mar.
ket dull, Onions, 100pound sacks.
were quoted at from S1.50 to Sl.s5.
Liberal supplies of celery and mod
crate supplies Of lettuce were reported