Evening star., 1927-09-02
SEA FOOD IS HIGHER
IN MARKET TODAY
Demand for Meats and Poul-
try Shows Some Increase.
Prices Are Steady.

Fish, crabs, oysters and other ma
rine products were in demand at Mu-
nicipal Fish Market this morning.
Prices were higher than a week ago.
dealers reported, but there were some
varieties of fish that were fairly rea.
sonable.
Soft crabs were not so plentiful and
higher prices ruled, while hard crabs.
more plentiful, were offered at $5
barrel. Dealers offered jumping mul-
let's at Is cents a pound to take the
place of more expensive varieties.
1t was reported that demands for
meats and poultry showed a slight in
crease this morning, prices remaining
about the same as those reported yes
terday and the day before.
Vegetables were exceptionally plen-
tiful and cheap, and there were abun-
dant supplies of fruits offered at
prices dealers considered reasonable.
Prices of most commodities were the
same as prices quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-pound prints, 44a
46; tub, 43a44; store packed, 29.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 35a36; hen
merry. 38a4O; current receipts. 3Sa34.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens. rs;
toms, 25; fowls, 22a23; Spring chick
ems, large, %: medium, 26a27; small,
25; roosters, 15a16; ducks, 16; keats,
young, 50a60; old, 35.
Dressed-Turkeys, 38a40; Spring
chickens, 30a35; capons. fancy. heavy.
39a40; smaller, 35; ducks, rs; keats,
young, 80a90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 1Sa2O;
veal, 26a28; lambs, 28a30; fresh hams.
q 7o1 Lott Do <.
smoked hams, 26; smoked shoulders,
18.
Live stock-Calves, choice, Is; me-
dunn. 12a13; thin, SAG; Spring lambs,
13a13h.
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 light; demand
light, market about steady: bushel
baskets, Virginia, U. S. No. 1, North.
western GCeenings. 2h inches up, 200
a225, mostly, 2.25. Delaware. U. S.
No. /, Mcintosh, 215 inches up, 200
a225. Virginia, Delaware and Mary
| land, various varieties, 1.25a1.5O, few
higher.
Cantaloupes-Suppli moderate; de
| mand slow, market slightly weaker
East Shore Maryland, standards. 36s
and ASS, ana jumbo, 36s, pink meats,
75a1 90; trunks, 1.O0a1.25; standard
flats, 12s and 15s, pink meats. mostly
soc; jumbo flats. 9s, pink meats. 75a
| 100. New Mexico, jumbo, flats. 9s
pink meats, 75aS0, IS, Ss, 65a75. Cali
fornia, Turlock Section, jumbo, crates
! 6s, IS, mostly It's, 9S, and Us, 2.00a
225.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, and market strong for good
stock; California. crates, Iceberg type
As dozen, best, mostly $50, ordinary
quality and condition low as 200. Col
orado, new arrivals. crates. Iceberg
| type, dozen, fine quality and condi
ton. 4.25a4.50, holdovers, ordinary
quality and condition, mostly $50
New York. 2-doZen crates. big Boston
| type, mostly T5, few high as 100.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
and trading moderate, market about
steady; New York. 100-pound sacks
| Yellows, U. S. No. 1, 2.25a2.50. Massa
chusetts, 10-pound sacks, Yellows, u
S. No 1, mostly 2.40, few higher. Ohio
| 100pound sacks. white, 2.S5a3.00.
Peach Market Dull.
| Peaches-SupplfeS liberal demand
and trading slow, market very dull;
Virginia and Delaware, bushel bas-
kets. Elbertas. large size, best mostly
200; fair to ordinary quality and con-
dition low as 1.25; Virginia, bushel
baskets, Bellies, medium to large size
1.75a200; Pennsylvania, bushel bas-
kets, Elbertas, large size, 2.00a2.25.
Pears-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; California
boxes, Bartletts, No. 1, green, 5000
$780, ripe and turning, 2.50a2.75.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand and trading moderate, market
firm: New Jersey, 150-pound sacks
Cobblers, u. s., No. 1. 3.25a3.5O;
mostly, 3.40a350: Eastern Shore
Maryland and Virginia, cloth tor
stave barrel, Cobblers, U. S., No. l.
3.75a4.00.
Green peas-Supplies light; demand
light, market about steady; Colorado
45-pound crates, wide range quality
and condition, 350a4.50, few higher.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; New
York. two-third crates, mostly 2.5O'
few 800.
Grapes-Supplies moderate; demand
slow, market slightly weaker; Della
ware and Virginia, 12-quart climax
baskets Moore's Early, SOaS5.
String beans-Supplies OF home.
grown moderate; homegrown bushel
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