Evening star., 1927-11-03
POUL TRY CHEAPER
IN MARKET TODAY
Oyster Demand Smaller,
Bluefish PIentifuI-Butter
and Eggs Firmer.

Warm weather the past few days
resulted in decreased demands for
oysters. Receipts also decreased
oystermen realizing the weather con.
ditions would affect the market.
Dealers at Municipal Fish Market this
morning had ample supplies of the
bivalves to meet demands. however,
prices continuing the same as those
quoted last week.
Small haddock were quoted at the
low price of 2 cents a pound, the
cheapest fish on the market today,
while the larger fish of that variety
sold at 2is cents.
Dealers had fairly large quantities
of attractive rockfish from North
Carolina this morning and offered
them at 90 cents. Speckled trout,
usually quoted at 25 and 35 cents,
were more than plentiful at Is cents
this morning. Gray trout also were
plentiful. the small stock selling as
low as S cents. while the larger ones
brought as much as is cents.
Biuefish Are Plentiful.
Bluefish were plentiful at 25 cents,
and jumping mullets, still in favor,
were quoted at 10 cents. Included in
the list of other fish offered the trade
this morning were spots. Is; croakers.
IS; founders. Is; tile, Is; cod, 10; tilet,
OF haddock. IS.
Demand for crab meat was not very
great today. There was a plentiful
supply on hand, however, and dealers
reported a price as low as % cents
pound. Very few hard crabs have
been received the past few days, and
dealers sold them at S. barrel.
Green shrimp were scarce at %
cents. the cooked shrimp being more
plentiful at so cents a pound. There
were plenty scallops to be had at "a
q gallon, but clans were scarce at 81
q hundred.
Receipts of chickens continue heavy
and prices reported correspondingly
cheap. A continued firm condition Of
the butter and egg market was re.
ported this morning, with prices un-
changed.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-pound prints, 54;
tub, 51a52: store packed, 30a31.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 47a4S; hem
merry, 55a60; current receipts. 45.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 42a45;
26a27: Spring chickens, 20a22; roosters,
IS: ducks. 1Sa20; keats, young, 70a75;
old. 35.
Dressed-Turkeys, 4Sa5O Spring
chickens, 2Sa3o: roosters, 21a23; ducks,
1Sa20: capons. fancy. heavy, 38a40;
smaller, 35; ducks. %; keats, S0a90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 18a20;
veal, 25a27: lamb. 25a27; fresh ham,
%; loins, 2Sa2S: shoulders, 21; smoked
hams, 24a25; smoked shoulders, 16a18;
strip bacon, %; lard, 10; calves, 16;
lambs, Is.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady: boxes.
Washington. medium to large size
extra fancy Delicious. 400: Romes.
500; Jonathans, 800; fancy Winter
Bananas, 275; bushel baskets, Vir-
ginia, unclassified Yorks. 2i2 inches
up. Local so; mostly around 1925; u.
s. No. l Staymans, 22 inches up,
1.75a2 90: unclassiied Staymans, "a
inches up. l.50.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: de-
n,and light, market steady; New York,
sacked. per hundredweight, Danish
type, 1.00a1.15: few LES.
Celery-Supplies moderate. demand
moderate. market steady; New. York,
e-3 crates mostly 200; few high as
e.25; ordinary quality and conditions,
low as $50.
Grapes-Eastern supplies limited; de.
mand moderate, market steady; New