Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
FISH PLENTIFUL
IN MARKET TODAY
yellow Perch From Potomac
in Largest SuppIy-Shad
i Are in Evidence.

Offerings at Municipal Fish Marke
for the week end trade Included many
live fish from the Potomac. Only three
varieties of the live fish were in evi
dence, but dealers had large supplies
of them
Yellow perch was the variety of live
f1sh in greatest demand. They ranged
from very small ones to fish weighing
pound or more. the small ones sell
ing as low as cents, while the largest
brought a quarter.
Sand perch was another of the
three varieties, a fiat price of cents
a pound being quoted for them. The
remaining variety, carp, were quoted
at Is cents.
North Carolina METERS furnished
local dealers supplies of shad and her
ring, all fresh-caught and not frozen.
Roe shad sold at so and bucks at 40
cents a pound the herring bringing
10 cents. Rockfsh and a few spotted
trout, products of North Carolina
waters, were to be had at 80 cents.
Crabmeat Plentiful.
Fresh picked Crabmeat from the
Gulf of Mexico and Potomac was
plentiful this morning. Dark meat was
quoted at so, while the white meat
brought so cents pound. Dealers
had Spanish mackerel and sea bass,
both fresh.caught. from Florida, the
former selling at Is and the latter at
Is cents a pound.
There were plentiful supplies Of
frozen fish from the North and North
west, and oysters were very pientltui.
Warmer weather and plentiful supplies
OF fish resulted in decreased demands
for the bivalves. however. and lower
prices ruled. Selects were quoted at
S2.25 and standards at So.
A further weakening of the egg
market brought the price of current
receipts down to 81 cents. A slight
weakening of the turkey market also
was reported live turkeys selling as
low as IS and 40 cents. dressed stock
bringing from az cents for common
stock and as much as As cents for
choice stock.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh. 1.pound print, 55a
So; tub, 53a54: store packed. 80.
Eggs-Fresh. selected. S5aS6: hen.
merry. S3a35; current receipts. 81.
Poultry - Alive. turkeys, ISAAC;
chickens, 30a32; White Leghorns, pa
rs; fowls, 25a27: ROSTERS, is; ducks,
2oa25; keats. young, SIS; old. SOas5.
Dressad-Turkeys 42a4S; old toms, IS:
fowls. 2Sa30: capons. fancy, heavy
3Ta4o; smaller; 30a32: fowls. 2sa30:
keats. yourg, soaS5; old, so; ducks
2sa3a: chickens, 32a35
Mea ts-Beef. 15a17; veal, 22a23:
lamb, 2sa27; fresh hams. 26a2S: shout
ders. 2la22; loins, 25a2s: smoked hams,
2sa30. smoked shoulders. 1sa20.
Live s;ock-Calves. choice, 14a15:
medium, 1lalS: thin, 7aS; lambs, 10.
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 liberal; demand
light. market steady: barrels, Mary
land and Virginia, No /, Staymans,
~ inches up, 2.50a3.00; few low as
200; % inches up, mostly around
500; few higher; No. /. Grimes, 21a
inches up. ripe. slightly scalded, 2.0Oa
2.50; boxes. Northwestern medium to
large size extra fancy Delicious, few,
S.75; some ripe, 3.25a350: extra fancy
Staymans, 2.25a2.75; Winesaps, 2.5ea
2.75
Cabbage moderate; de-
mand moderate, market about steady
new stock. Florida. IL -bushel hamp
ers pointed type, 125a1.50; poorer. low
as 100; Texas, barrel crates approx
mately 100 pounds net, round type.
2.0oa3. SO; old stock, no sales reported
Celery-Supplies moderate. demand
moderate, market about steady: Cali
fornia, crates. 4.75a525; Florida. To-
inch crates, 2.00a2.5o; few 10-dozen,
low as 1.5O.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market slightly weaker
California, crates, Iceberg type. 4
dozen, 3.00a3.25; dozen, 2.75a3.00.
Florida. IL -bushel hampers big Bos-
ton type. wide range prices, 1.00a2.25:
best mostly 200.
Onions-Supplies light; demand.
light market slightly weaker; no
change in prices; Michigan, 100
pound sacks yellows. u. S. No !.
large size. $50; Ohio, 00-pound
TO very small size. 3.00a3.25.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal de-
mand moderate, market steady;
Michigan. 150-pound sacks. Russell
Rurals. u. S. No. /, 4.00a415; Maine,
12e- pound sacks Green Mountains.
u. s. No, /, 3.50a3 so; New York,
150-pound sacks round white, u. S.
No. /. 3.75a4.00.
Spinach-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market about steady;
Texas. bushel baskets Savoy type.
S5a1.00: South Carolina. cloth-top
barrels. Savoy type $50.
String beans-Supplies light; de-
mand good and market firm for good
stock; Florida, "a -bushel hampers
green, good quality and condition,
100.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES very light;
demand moderate, market stronger;
Florida, pony refrigerator Mission.
arys. best, 1.25; poor condition, so.
Caulifiower-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market FIRM Califor-
MIA. crates mostly 200. few higher.
ggplant-Supplies very light; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Cuba.
pepper crates fancy, 600.
Peppers-Supplies light: demand
moderate. market steady; Cuba. pen
per crates fancy, 6.50a7 90.
SQuash-Supplies very light; de-
mand moderate, market firm; Cuba
pepper crates white, 500.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; dena nd
light, market slightly weaker; Florida
S.. ripes, wrapped fancy count.
6.0Oab.50; choice count, 35Oa4 90: PIGS
2.b0a3.50; repacked Bahamas. As
ripes. wrapped choice count, l.75a2.25
according condition.