Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
FISH DEMAND GOOD
IN LOCAL MARKET
Fruits and Vegetables Cheap.
Other Food Stuffs Are Re-
ported Unchanged.

Fish day, as Erlu9y Is 50 ldiltIildiiS
called in market circles, brought many
early morning buyers to Municlpal
Fish Market. There were many at.
tractive offerings of both scale ana
shell fish of numerous varieties. prices
of some varieties being cheap ana
those of others being in advance OF
last weeks prices.
In the fruit and vegetable market,
buyers experienced no difficulty OBJ
tanning supplies, vegetables selling at
low prices, many at actual losses to
growers. Tomatoes, cabbage, beets
and carrots were especially low.
Meat dealers were patrOnized during
the early morning hours, retailers
wanting supplies for their week end
trade, and poultry, butter and eggs
also were in fairly good demand.
Prices of practically every commodity
were the same as prices quoted yes
terday.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-pound prints, Asa
A; tub. 411aa42; store packed. 20.
Eggs-Fresh selected. 27a2S; hen
merry, 80: current receipts, 20.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens. 20;
toms, %; fowls. 24a25: Spring chick
ems. large, 30a32; medium. 27a28;
small, &c; ROSTERS. 15a16; ducks, Is;
keats. young: 5oa6o; old. %:
Dressed-Turkeys, 2Sa30: Spring
chickens, 35a3S; capons. fancy. heavy.
ISAAC: smaller, IS; ducks, 20a25; keats,
young, 6Oa7O; old. 80.
Meat. fresh killed-Beef. 18a20;
veal. 20: lambs, 3Oa32; fresh hams.
23a25: shoulders. 17a1S: lOins. 30a32;
smoked hams, 26; smoked shoulders,
Is.
Live stock-Calves, choice, 13a1312;
1Oa11; thin, 7a8; Spring
lambs, 13a131a.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todays market report on fruits and
compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
says:
Cantaloupes-Supplie moderate; de-
mand good, market firm: East Shore
mostly immature. various
varieties, crates, 1914 inch heads, 2.50a
800: few best, $50: standards, all
sizes. 1.75a2.25. few higher; flats, few
sales green. 7oa90; North Carolina
Ridgeway section. green meats and
salmon tints. standards 45s. 1.50a2.OO;
Sos and 27s. 2OOa2. so; few higher.
1.75a2.25. mostly around 200; large
size. 1.50a1.75, few higher.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal: demand
fair. market weaker; New York.
2-dozen crates, Big Boston type, LISA
$50, mostly $50; California. crates.
Iceberg type, 4-5 dozen, 5.50a5.75;
mostly $50: Colorado, crates, Iceberg
type. As dozen. fair quality and con.
dition, trading slow. 5.00at 20.
Onions-Supplies light; demand mod
crate. market steady: Massachusetts,.
100-pound sacks, yellows, U. S. No. 1,
:. 60a275.
Peaches-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady; Vir-
ginia. busIel baskets. Albertas. large
to very large size. best mostly 400;
fair to ordinary quality and condition.
2 .50a3.50; few low as 2.25: large to
large size, mostly around ESQ., Bellies,
large size, fair quality and conditions:
800; IS Hileys and bushel baskets,
Hileys, medium to large size. 3.00a3.75.
best mostly 3.25a3.50 Delaware. bushel
baskets, Hileys. medium size. fair
quality and condition. $50; Carmans,
poor quality and condition, 75a1.25.
Pears-Supplies moderate: demand
fair. market about steady; California,
boxes. Bartletts, small to medium size,
4 .00a4.25: large size, 4.25a450.
Peas-Supplies light: demand mod
crate. market about steady: Colorado,
45.pound crates. 700a7.50; mostly. $50;
New York, bushel baskets, 2.75aS.0O.
Potatoe Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate: market about steady:
Maryland East Shore, cloth top stave
barrel. Cobblers. United States No. l,
3.25a3.50; New Jersey. 150-pound sacks
Cobblers, United States. No. /, 3.00a
1925; mostly around 3.15.
Watermelons-Suppli limited: de-
mand good, market firm: carlot sales,
North Carolina, Alters Tom Watsons,
34-pound average, labeled. $50.
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market about steady; home
grown, -half-bushel hampers vari
Gus varieties. 40a50; mostly so.
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market dull; Virginia.
bushel baskets Rambos and Rebels.
large size. 225; various varieties. 1.50
a2.O0; Maryland. bushel baskets,
Wealthys large size, 2.O0a2.50.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market dull; New York, %
crates, 2.50a2.75.
Sweet potatoes--SupplieS moderate;
demand light. market dull North Car
DINA. cloth top barrel. yellows, 5.50a
$50: few higher, mostly around 500:
White vans. cloth top barrels, 500.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
fair, market slightly weaker; Virginia
barrel crates. round type, LIS.
ckberries-Supplies moderate: de-