Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-08
TRADING IS DRAGGY
IN MARKET TODAY
Continued High Prices of Fish
Cut Buying - Crabs
Scarce and High.

Continued high prices of marine
products made market conditions a
trife draggy today. There was
fairly good demand for seafood this
morning. however, and dealers at
Municipal Fish Market were able to
supply demands at prevailing prices
Rockfish, said by dealers to be
about as scarce as they have ever
known, were quoted at 40 and 40
cents a pound, as high as during
blizzard weather in Winter.
Soft and hard crabs continue
scarce and high. Warm weather in
creased demands for the crabs, but
buyers are holding off because of
advanced prices.
A generally draggy condition of the
genera, market was reported this
morning. Poultry, butter, eggs, meats
fruits and vegetables were quoted
at prices at which the several COM
modities were sold yesterday.
ToIlay's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh. one-pound prints
43a44; tub. 41ka42; store packed, 30
Eggs-Fresh selected, 25a27; hen
merry, 27a2S: current receipts, 22a24'
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, 20;
old toms, 25: fowls, 24a25; Spring
chickens. 30a35; roosters, 15al6; ducks,
Is: keats, young, 65; old, 2oa2o.
Dressed-Turkeys 2Sa30: Spring
chickens. S5a40: capons. fancy, heavy
3sa4o; smaller. IS: ducks, 2oa2o'
keats, young, 60a7o; old. 2Sa5o.
Meat, fresh killed-Beef, ioal',
veal. 1Sa20: lambs. SOa32; fresh MANS,
o4a25: shoulders. 17a1S: loins, "a
AIS; smoked hams, 70; shoheu
shoulders, 16a1S.
Live stock-Calves. choice. l.: me-
dunn, Sa1O; thin, 7aS; Spring lambs
Halls.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Cantaloupes-Supplie heavy Ge-
mand fair, market weak; California,
ImneriaI Valley, salmon tints, stand
ards, 36s and ASS, 2.50a2.6o, mostly
ESQ: iumbos, ASS and 36s, 2.75aS.oo,
few 3.25; ripe, all sizes, 1.50a2.2o; some
soft low as 100; flats, all sizes, l.oua
1.25: Honey Balls, standard, ass, 4.ooa
4 so. mostly around 400; ripe. SOFT.
3.25a3. so; ponys, ASS and 54s, S.O0a3.9o;
flats. 1.50.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
moor, market dull; New York, 2-ooZeh
crates. Big Boston type, 75a90; west
ern, supplies moderate, demand lair'
market about steady; washington
crates, Iceberg type. 40 dozen, AQUA |
500, mostly around 800. ;,
Onions-Supplies light demand
light. market dull; California, stand
ard. crates. Yellow Bermudas, y. ,. |
No. 1, 3.00aS.25; Egypt, approximately
100-pound sacks, Yellows. U. ). NO. !,
4.o0a4.50; Virginia, no sales reported.
Potatoes About Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: ae
mand good, market about steaoH'
North Carolina and Virginia, Norioih
section. cloth-top stave and Stat bar
rels Cobhlers. u. S. No. !, 4.00a4.25:
mostly 400.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
good, market about steady; Georgia,
bushel baskets Elbertas, very large
size, 2.50a2.75; medium to large size.
9 .OOa2 80: bushel baksets Bellies, me-
dunn size, $50; 6s, Elbertas. very
large size. 240a2.65; large size. 2.29a
$50; medium size, 2.00a2.25: North
Carolina, bushel baskets and 6s
Hileys, very large SIZE. 2.00a2.25;I
North Carolina Hileys. few fine quail
ity and condition high as ESQ.
Watermelons - Supplies moderate;
demand ROO0, MARKET Slcdoyse SdI Az
sales, Georgia bulk, per car, Tom
Watsons, 22-pound average. 800.
Peas-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market slightly weaker; New
York, bushel baskets Telephones, LIS;
few 200; Laxtons. 2.25a2.50.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
excellent, market firm; Tennessee. As.
green, wrapped and turning, wrapped,
some green, 2.00a2.50: few consider
able ripe, 2.50a2.65.
Corn-Supplies liberal; demand mod
crate. market slightly weaker; North
Carolina, crates, 1.50a2.00.