Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-08
TRADING SLOWER
IN CENTER MARKE!
Opening of Shad and Her.
ring Season Is Feature in
Weeks Business.

BUSINESS has not been particularly
brisk since the close of the Christmas
holiday season. according TO state
ments of dealers, and IL is not ex-
pected that there will be much heavy
trading before next Saturday, mid
month pay day. Open Winter weather
has been conducive 10 plentlful sup
plies of practically all foodstuifs, there
having been very few days when haul
ing from nearby States could he of
fered as an excuse for a shortage
Of commodities that are received
from them.
Openine Of the season for shad and
herring featured the weeks business
at Municipal Fish Market. frozen
shad coming from the Far Northwest
and freSh-Caught shad and herring
coming from Florida. Frozen roe shad
from tie state OF Washington sold
at 40 cents a pound and bucks at 20
gents ut the opening Of the season,
while the Florida fish sold at go and
; 40 cents. Cheaper prices are expected
to prevail the coming week.
One of the most interesting features
of the weeks market was the APP
prec'able decrease In the price OF
eggs, a drop of from ) to 8 cents
having been reported during the past
day or two, ana dealers report a
probability of still further decreases
in the next few Gays. Largely in
creased receipts of the hennery prod
net was the principal factor in the
changed condition Of the market.
There are plenty storage eggs on sale
at Sc cents, dealers reported, but the
demand for such stock is limited.
Egg Prices Take Drop.
Poultry prices have undergone slight
. changes during the week Turkeys
and geese have been fairly plentiful
this week The demand for them mas
not been great. however, and prohably
will not be until after the coming
week Most consumers got their MI
of turkey during the holiday season,
according to dealers, and it is not eX-
pecied the demand for them will be
very great again this season. Lower
prices. however. may be means OF
increas sing the demand
A fairly good demand for most food
StufrS was evidenced by today's early
morning trading. Buyers were out in
fairly large numbers to get first pick
of supplies. and wholesalers were able
to Till their demands. Friday and Sat
urday morning buying always is great
er than most other days. dealers get
ting in supplies to carry them over
Monday.
Apple Supplies Liberal.
Liberal supplies of apples continue
to reach the local market, and the
large quantities of the fruit in storage
houses throughout the country is
taken 10 mean there will be no scare
itv of il during the remainder of the
season Only moderate demand Tor
the fruit resulted in slow moving.
Prices ranged from as low as SO cents
a busheI for unclassfied stock to S. a
barrel for Rhode Island Greetings.
Moderate supplies of grapefruit.
oranges. tangerines and cranberrieS
were reported ann the market was re-
ported dull. Practically no additional
arrivals of strawberries were in evil
dence The berries find slow sale at
high prices, the great majority of con-
sumers not taking hold until the frult
comes in larger quantities and Is sold
at much cheaper prices.
4. There were many interesting offer
tngs in the vegetable market through
out the week, the open weather max
ing it possible for nearby growers to
market greater quantities OF produce
than during normal Winter weather.
Potatoes, always in demand, are being
received in moderate quantities, the
moderate demand making steady
market Michigan, 150-pound sacks,
Russell Rurals, were quoted at from
$4.40 to S475, Maine Green Noun
tains. 120-pound sacks, bringing 1915
and 81.
Reports of the Agriculture Depart
ment today told of liberal receipts OF
cabbage. moderate receipts of celery,
onions, spinach, sweet potatoes and
!. peppers and light supplies of heets,
cs4ulitiower and string beans. Heavy
supplies of lettuce We're reported.
with "A moderate demand and fairly
steady market. e.
Meat prices have undergone p1ac-
tically no changes during the week.
Best roasts and cuts are in fairly
good demand. but only a light demand
for rough cuts and roasts was re-
ported
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy one pound prints. So
a57: tub BOAST; store packed. 49,
Eggs-Fresh. selected, 43a44: hen
merry. 44a45; current receipts, 40a4l;
storage. 3S.
Poultry. aIive-Turkeys. 40: chick
ems. 30a32: White Lcghorns. 22a23.
fowls. 26a27. ROSTERS, 16a17; ducks.
young. 20a35: old, 20: keats. young
b0a60: old, 25a30 Dressed-Turkeys
A5a4S; capons, fancy, heavy, 47a4S:
smaller, 40a42; chickens. 30a31; keats
Young, 8oa90; old 35a40; rabbits, No. l.
'25a30: No. 2, 15a20.
Meats-Beef. 15al7: veal. 22a23;
lamb, 25a27; fresh hams. 24a26; Shout
ders. 21a23; loins, %; smoked hams
81: smoked shoulders. 26a2S.
Live stock-Calves, choice. Is: me-
dunn, %; thin. Cal; lambs, 13a13Ia
EMPLOYMENT GAINS,