Evening star., 1927-09-22
OYSTER RECEIPTS.
| IN MARKET HEAVY
Shipment of MuIIetS Helps
! Out Fish SuppIy-Butter
| Price Increase Looms.

Dealers at Municipal Fish Market
this. afternoon received consignment
of jumping muIlets from North caro-.
lima. a fish that is considered one OF
the best of the finny tribe, and the
shinment was heartily welcomed ne
cause of the scarcity of certain othcr
FISH. They were offered al j. cents a
pound.
OYSTERS are coming to the local mar
ket in large quantities, dealers report
and in much better condition IMAM
usual for so early in the season
Selects were quoted at S2.25 this
morning. standards selling az ,
gallon.
An almost Cluttcd condition Of the
soft crab market was reported TINS
morning. and hard crabs, also pleht'-
ful sold aft s. a barrel the cheapest
price that has prevailed this season.
a price of GO cents a dozen was quoted
for the soft crabs.
RocktiSh continue scarce ana hlSh'
dealers selling them at 80 cents
pound today. Bluefsh and houhoefs
were also reported scarce. the former
selling at IS and the latter at 20 cents
a pound.
Ray Trout at 10 Cents.
Trout from points along the Chesa-
peake Bay, not very large and larry
scarce, were quoted at 10 cents, the
price asked for spots and croakers.
Boston mackerel were not plentiful
and prices were higher than usual
dealers quoting them at - cents
Haddock were plentiful at cents lhe
filet of haddock selling at 10 Genus
Halibut and salmon, not plehtlluI'
were quoted at - cents, While ule' d
D
cents.
Scallops were plentiful at $500
gallon. green shrimp sold at 20 and
cooked shrimp at so cents pound
and clans We're plentiful at $1.25 a
hundred.
Another increase in butter prices
was reported yesterday, and dealers
look for a further increase before the
close of todays market. Prices OF
most other commodities today were
substantially the same as prices
quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh. 1-pound prints. 4Si2a
20. tub. 47a4S: store packed. 29a3O.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 37aSS; hen
merry. As; current receipts, 30.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 80; fowls,
small to medium, 21a22; large, 25a26;
EprinS chickens. 2Sa30; roosters, 1Sa
l9; ducks, 1Sa20; keats, young, DO;
Did. 35.
rhickens. 35a3S; roosters. 1Sa20; ducks,
iSa20: capons. fancy, heavy, 3Sa4O'
smaller, 35: ducks, 25; keats, Soa9O.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef. 1Sa2O;
zeal. 23a25: lamb, 25azS; fresh MANS,
e4a25: loins, 34a35; shoulders, lS;
smoked hams, 25a26; smoked snoui'
sers. IS; strip bacon, 25; lard, 15al512.
Live stock-CaNes, choice, IA;
medium. 11a12; thin, SAG; Spring
ambs, 1917.
Meat and Vegetable Review.
TodaHs market report on fruits and
tegeta bless, compiled by the Market |
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples = Supplies liberal; demand
Moderate, market dull. Boxes, WASH
hgton. combination extra fancy ana
ancv Winter Bananas, mostly go.
ew higher. Bushel baskets, Maryland
Ind Virginia, L. S. No. /, 212 inches
IN. Grimes. 1.50a2 90; unclassified, va
6ous varieties, mostly 1.00a1.50; N1r-
tinia. L. S. No. /, pa inches up, De-
fcious, 800.
Cabbage - Supplies moderate; de- |
hand light. market dull; New York,
hulk, per ton, domestic round type |
rom iced cars, $500.
Cantaloupes-Supplie moderate; de-
hand light. market steady; Colorado |
hlnon tints, standards, 45s, 2.OOa2.25;
nandard flats. rs and lbs, 1.00a LIB;
ew 125; pink meats. standard flats,
RS and 15s, mostly around 100.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand |
Moderate, market about steady; New |
York, two-third crates, 200.
Grapes-Supplies of Eastern stock |
Moderate; demand light. market dull; |
Kew York 2-quart climax baskets Del |
iwares, 1212a20: 2-quart climax bas- |
tets Concords, mostly %; Delaware, |
i2-quart climax baskets Concords, Goa |
B.: supplies of Western stock moder- |
ate: demand moderate, market dull
california, lugs, Flame Tokays, and
trates, Flame Tokays, 1.60a1.75; most |
h around 1.73.
Lettuce-Demand moderate, market
neady; New York, supplies light, 2
tozen crates, Big Boston type, too few
tales reported to quote; California and
Colorado, supplies moderate; crates,
iceberg type, 4-5 dozen, mostly around