Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-26
BUSINESS IS GOOD
| IN Center MARKET
Ample Supplies of Sea Food
for Opening of Lent Are
Expected by Dealers.

Wholesale dealers in marine prod
ucts are reasonably certain they viii
have ample supplies of such products
on hand the coming Wednesday, be
ginning of the 1927 lenten season. Net
ters have about recovered from the
#enects of the recent storm along the
atlantic Coast. according 10 reports
and Ii is expected normal catches will
Re made before there is an increased
demand for products of the water.
Even should another storm appear
I'm the near future. it is stated. there
VIII be no scarcity of fish that VIII
Hgreatly interfere with the trade or ad-
vance prices to any considerable ex-
tent. Large supplies of frozen fish
from the Northwest will be on hand
lat prices dealers consider reasonable.
land there will he shad and herring
from North Carolina waters.
1t is deemed possible that the Po-
tomae River viii supply few shad
land herring by the time the lenten
eea son begins. The fish from Carolina
EEaters are regarded by dealers as Of
splendid quality. and il is believed roe
shad will sell for so cents a pound or
less, while % cents is likely 10 he the
top price for bucks. Prices of herring
will depend entirely upon the size OF
shipments
Crahmeat in Demand.
Dealers anticipate receipts of rock.
fish from the Chesapeake BAY ana
lower Potomac. while the small net
tiers In the river undoubtedly will be
able to supply quantities of perch. cat
fish and carp Many of the three va.
rieties of fish from the river probably
will be received alive.
Continued warm weather has In
|crea sed the demand for crabmeat ana
Reasoned that for oysters. Much or
=the erahmeat offered In the local mar
Zket is from the Gulf of Mexico, and is
Hin demand by lunchreom preprietors
Ito supply the deviled crab trade. Then
.there will he Holsters from Boston
shippers and frogs from the South to
Sf1ll many demands for lenten food.
Oysters continue very plentiful. The
demand for them is not very great.
however. due to the mild weather, but
many of them will be sold during the
&enten season. 1t is stated. no matter
What the weather conditions may be.
Selects We're offered this morning at
=S2.25 and standards at So a gallon,
fShell stock is not much in demand.
: Vegeta bles from Mexico and several
States in the South are becoming more
plentiful and ehea per. Mexican grow
#ers have supplied the local market
fairly large quantities of peas the past
week. 45-pound crates selling at from
Es4 to SIS. retailers selling them on a
close margin.
String Beans And Tomatoes.
Moderate supplies of string beans
and tomatoes are being received from
i FLORIDA growers, finding ready sale
'At prevailing prices. Fancy count
tomatoes were quoted as high as $3.50,
|choiee counts selling a dollar chea per.
Increased receipts of string beans
|made the market on the vegetable
much weaker. Dealers reported "a
bushsl hampers at from IS to 81, with
1.-THE demand fairly good
Texas and South Carolina growers
are furnishing the LEGAL market fairly
large supplies of spinach. Bushel has
kets. Savoy type, from Texas were
|quoted at from rs cents to 81, while
barrel stock from South Carolina sold
lat $1.s5 and $50.
Moderate supplies of potatoes were
reported. most Of the supplies coming
from Maine. New York and Michigan,
and moderate demand made a steady
market Michigan Russell Rurals, 1se-
pound sacks, We're quoted at S3.75, the
New York stock selling at S325 and
$3.50. Maine potatoes, 1s0-pound
sacks, were quoted at $3o5 and $3.50.
while t507pound sacks sold at S3.75.
Celery Receipts Lighter.
Receints Of celery are gradually get,
ting lighter, and a moderate demand
this week resulted in q firm market.
Prices of Florida and California stock
ranged from 81 to $3.50 a crate. ae-
|cording TO quantity and quality.
Light supplies of onions from Ohio
land New York made the market
steady, and a steady market also was
reported In connection with moderate
supplies of lettuce from California.
\ Apples continue in liberal supply,
with no danger of the supply becoming
exhausted before the gathering of the
1897 crop. Dealers report q moderate
|supply of strawberries from Florida
They are received In pony refrigera-
tors and, according to dealers, are of
an Improved quality. They were quot
ed at 80 and 40 cents a quart.
A continued condition of the butter
market prevailed teday, prices having
undergone practically no changes
here this week Slight advances
were reported elsewhere.
The egg market continues weak.
prices being far below what most
dealers had anticipated earlier in the
season.
Dealers were out early this morn
ing to get the first pick of food
etuffg coming from distant and
nearby points. Business was not ex-
ceptieHaliy brisk, however, but was
reported fairly good.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-peund prints. 55a
Sc; tub, 54a55; store packed, 80.
Eggs-Fresh, selected. 2sa27 hem
merry. 80: current receipts, 24a95.
u Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 40a42;
chickens. 32a35: white Leghorns. Il
a26; fowls. 27a2s; ROSTERS, 20; ducks,
2ea2b; keats. young. IS; old, 30asS.
Dressed-Turkeys, 46a4s: old toms,
40: fowls. 24a30: capons, fancy.
heavy, IS; smaller, 3oa32: fowls, q
s3o: keats. young. eoa7O; old, 25aS0 !;
ducks, 2Sa30: chickens. 32a35.
Meats--Beef. 15a17; veal. 2sa2e:
lambs, IS: fresh hams, 2ea2s; shout
ders, 21a22: lions, %: smoked hams,
2sa3o; smoked shoulders, 1sa2o.
Live stock-Calves, choice, 1871
medium, 11a13; thin. 7as; lambs, IS
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