Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-14
TRADING IS DRAGGY
IN CENTER MARKET
Sea Food Is Plentiful This
Week-Soft Crabs Are in
Good Supply.

Marine products today were ABOUT
as plentiful at Municipal Fish Mar
ket as they were scarce last week. In
crease receipts resulted in lower prices
and an increased demand, many con-
slmers using fish instead of meat.
There was fairly plentiful SUPPLY
of soft crabs on hand from nearby
waters this morning, prices ranging
from 81 TO $3.50, according TO SIZE
and quality. Hard crabs continue fair'
" scarce at 81 a barrel, or 81 a dozen
NissjSsippi packers are supplying TO-
raj dealers attractive crabmeat, and
there is some of the meat coming from
noints on the Chesapeake Bay. Prices
uuoted were 1925 a gallon tor lump
meat. So for white and 81 Tor the
claws.
HOLSTERS More Plentiful.
live Holsters from Boston were more
rIentjful and in demand at 60 cents
q pound. oaeovo1
Croakers, most plentiful fish offered
This morning. were quoted at cents
a mound. haddock, the next cheapest
FISH. selling at cents. Spots We're
quoted at s, and trout, butter11sh ana
cod were 10 cents pound. .,
BOSTON mackerel were offered at 1872
cents a pound, while Spanish mackerel
from the South brought IS cents. other
prices were quoted as follows: Hahout'
90: salmon. %; tile, IS: founders, 10:
sea bass. Is; bluefish, 10, ana heo
snapper, %. 49,.
generally draggy condition, not
uneynected in hot weather, was re-
ported by wholesalers this morning
Prices remained practically I'M
changed.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Rutter-Fresh. one-pound prints, As
a44; tub, 411sa42; store packed. 20.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 25a21; mem
merry, 27a2S; current receipts, 22aZ4:
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. hens, 20
old toms, IS; fowls, 26a27; spring
chickens. 30a37; roosters, l5aio; 0ncn ns
Is: keats, young, 90; old, 2oaZ5.
chickens. ISAAC: capons, fancy, heavy
ISAAC: smaller, 35; ducks, 2Oa2o; Keats
Young, 60a70; old, 2Sa3O.
Meat. fresh killed-Beef, 18a2O; veal,
90. lambs, 20aS2; fresh hams, 24a25;
shoulders, 17a18; loins, ~; smokeo
hams. 26a27; smoked shoulders, lfalS.
Live stock-Calves, choice, II; me-
dunn, Sa10; thin, 7aS; Spring lamos'
14a15.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's marget report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. excellent, mar
ket firm: California. Imperial Valley,
salmon tints. standards, S6s and ASS,
best. 2.75a3.00: ripe, soft, l.30a1.oo'
tumbos, 36s and ASS, best, 5.goa3.oU'
rine. soft, 2.00a3.00; honeydews, Can.
fornia Imperial Valley, standard
crates, 2.00a2.25.
Iettuce-Supplies of Eastern stocks
liberal; demand fair, market ABOUT
steady; New York, two dozen crates
big Boston type, 75aSo; few higher;
supplies of Western stock light; Can
fornia, jacksonville section, crates
iceberg type, As dozen, 5.0Oa5.5O.,
Onions-Supplies light; demand light;
too few sales reported to quote. :
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market about steady;
Georgia. bushel baskets and 6s,
FClhertas. large to very large sizes,
300a3.25: medium size, 2.5Oa2.75;
North Carolina, bushel baskets, Bellies
large TO very large size, mostly S.Oo'
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
rand light. market steady; North
Carolina and Virginia, Norfolk sec
ton and East Shore, cloth-top stave
barrel Cobblers, U. S. No. l, 3.50a3.Io.
Watermelons-Supphes moderate;