Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
SHAD WILL APPEAR
MONDAY IN MARKET
North Carolina Supplies to
Open Season-Poultry
Trade More Active.

Opening of The season for shad and
herring January / will find dealers at
Municipal Fish Market with supplies
of shad on hand the first thing to
morrow morning. There probably will
be no herring on hand until the middle
of the month.
Both roe and buck shad will be in
evidence Monday morning, according
to reports Of dealers, making il pos
sible for cafes and other public eat
Ing houses Ito serve the tOothSome
planked fish. 1t was reported ut Mu-
nicipal Fish Market today that the
first Of the Shad will come from North
Carolina.
Ordinarily, il is stated. the first run
uf the shad comes from Florida. Open
weather this Winter has made u diff
ference in the catch of fish. however,
aud North Carolina METERS are sup.
plrng the local market with large
quantities of numerous varieties OF
fish.
1t is believed that VOC Shad will soil
"a low rs 80 cents tho first day Of tn"
season and that the bucks will sell AT
about so cents.
Oysters More Plentiful
Oysters have been more plentiful
the past week than usual. especially
for the holiday season. and dealers
have experienced "A good demand for
them. Some fine Lynnhaven shell
stock was offered as low a. s. n
bushol. blue points selling at 1875
a hundred Shuckcd stock from the
lower Potomac md nearby Chesa peake
Bav points sold at S2.25 for selects
and 81 for standards
Fish from the Potomac have not
been plentiful this week. None Of the
big seines has been in operation, fish
ermen combining their efforts 10 get
ting fish from the creeks with Winter
seines Only small quantities OF
white and yellow perch and fairly
large quantities Of catfish in addition
10 carp have been caught.
Local dealers have been able To Offer
earn and catfish alive. the fish having
been caught at points not far distant
from the city. and shipped here with
out delay. The carp brought * cents
pound. the small perch selling NJ
10 and ~. cents A few cells also
have been caught in nearby waters.
Kingfish Find Ready Sale.
Kincfish. an attractive variety from
North Carolina waters, have FOUND
ready sale at 12ia cents, while spotted
trout and gray trout, also from North
Carolina. have been in demand. the
former at - and the latter at ia
cents a pound Eockfish. also from
North Carolina. brought 81 cents
pound most of the week.
Spanish mackerel and king mack
erel product Of Florida waters, both
fresh were offered at - and 20 cents
respectively. Most of the fish from
the North received here the past week
were frozen. Frozen filet of haddock
was quoted at Is and the freshcaught
at Is cents \ price of 30 cents was
quoted for Boston maCkerei.
Pollock were offered at 12'2, salmon
at - and halibut at - and - cents
pound. Scallops. fairly plentiful
were quoted at 81 q gallon for the
large ones and 81 for the small ones.
HOLSTERS have been scarce this week
ut - cents a pound. Fresh or green
shrimp sold AZ IS cents. while the
cooked and peeled shrimp brought 80
cents pound Crahmeat not much
in demand. sold at So gallon or 50
cents pound
Citrus Fruit Supplies.
Moderate supplies OF oranges and
grapefruit and light supplies of tan.
gerines were reported the past two
days The demand for fruit has de
creased since Christmas. however. and
light receipts has not meant much To
dealers. Dema nds for fruit for the
New Year holiday season are not ex.
pec,ed 10 he very heavy.
Florida boxes Of grapefruit. as la
grade and size. are selling al from
S3.Jd 10 $3.50, the general run of
Florida oranges bringing from 81 80
to $3.50. some fancy stock selling
higher. Tangerincs were quoted nj
from S2.e5 IN 81. Supplies OF grapes
and pears are not so plentiful. good
stock being high. cranberrics con.
tinue scarce and high.
Local dealers are receiving few
apples from nearby Virginia and
Maryla nd. mostly in huShel baskets
and prices depend entirely upon size
and condition Of the fruit Respect
ing the market on shipped apples. :,
recent report Of the Bureau OF Agri.
cultural Economics. Department OF
Agriculture, stated the following:
Supplies moderate. demand mod
crate. market steady; barrels. too few
sales reported 10 quote; boxes. Wash
ington. medium To large sizes. extra
fancy Delicious. 4.00at.35 extra fancy
Spitzenbergs. 3.75; extra fancy Rnmes
800: hushel baskets. PENNSYLVANIA
~ inches tinted States No. |. Stay
mans, $50, few a.T5. West Virginia
United States No. ! ~ inches up,
Jonathnns. ripe. l.G5,
Vegetables From Nearby.
kale. spinach. cutoff carrots and
turnips are the principal vegetables
being received by dealers from neurh,
Virginia, Maryla nd and District grow
ers. prices depending upon quality.
Dealers quoted kale from the Nor
folk, Va section nt $50 IA barrel, and
spinach from the same section AT lao
and 80 IA bushei basket Californh,
carrots. crates. are selling at 400
and as
Moderate supplies Of cabbage and
potatoes Mere reported received The
past two days. liberal supplies of
lettuce aud light supplies of celery
onions, string beans, eggplant, hcets
aud cauifiowef aiso being reported
Only light supplies OF tomatoes was
reported There hns not been much
demand for them since thristm ~.
however aud the market has weak
eued STOCK of unknown origin. re