Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-13
WEATHER AFFECTS
D. c. MARKET TRADE
Meat Prices Drop During
. Week-Activity Noted
in Fish Sales.

Warm weather the past few days had
the effect of making business in the
local market trifie sluggish. It simply
took the life out of the market, accord
ing to statements of numerous dealers,
but better business is anticipated before
the Thanksgiving holiday season.
Dealers already are giving some
thought to the question of supplies of
SeaSonable products for the holiday sea-
son, especially turkeys, but no advance
information as to the probable condi-
ton of the holiday turkey market has
been received
Fruit and vegetable dealers are look
ing for supplies of pumpkins for the
Halloween holiday celebration, october
81, reports from the nearby country
telling of probable shortage of the
vegetable this season.
Meat Prices Drop.
1t is believed, however, that supplies
of pumpkins may come from distant
places in the nature of a surprise. 1t
is felt reasonably certain by dealers that
they will have ample supplies, but prices
probably will be higher than usual.
Taking it all in ALL" remarked a
dealer, this weeks market has been
fairly satisfactory. Sales have not
Il
weather has been such that losses of
foodstuffs have not been heavy
Pork prices took a drop early in the
week, a break in the lamb market
lowered prices of that meat, and
Slight easing of the meat and poultry
markets was reported. Dealers reported
a continued firm condition of the butter
and egg markets, with practically no
change in prices.
Prices of most commodities this
morning were substantially the same as
prices quoted early in the week. Whole
salers were out early this morning TO
get first pick of commodities, more
especially perishable products.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints, 4S1aa4912;
tub, 471ba481a; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 40a42; hennery,
50a52; current receipts, 40 cases; stor-
age. IS.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, ISAAC; Spring
chickens 28a30: fowls, 28a30; Leg
horns, 28a30; ROSTERS, 19a20; keats,
young, 60a80; old, 80. DresSed-Tur-
keys, 40a45; Spring chickens, large,
38a40; small, So; fowls, large, 33a36;
small, 3Oa32; Leghorns, 81; capons.
large, 42a45; small, 30a35; ducks, 29a30;
keats, young, 80al 90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 22a27; veal,
25a26; lamb, 25a26; pork loin, 26a28;
fresh hams, 25a26; fresh shoulders, "a;
smoked ham, 27a28; smoke shoulders,
2la22; bacon, 22a24; lard, 1512.
Live stcck-Calves, Is; lambs, Is.
Municipal Fish Market the past few
days presented scenes of activity, due,
according to reports, to the mild
weather resulting in heavy catches of
fish. The weather was so warm part
of the time that dealers discouraged
shipments of certain varieties of fish
from both the North and South, more
especially red snapperS and jumping
mullets from North Carolina waters
and Holsters from Boston.
Plentiful supplies of hard crabs and
cheap prices quoted probably reduced
the demand for Holsters, dealers stated,
offered at lower prices. Dealers the
past few days offered hard crabs at
81 barrel or so cents dozen, cheap
prices and warm weather serving to
increase the demand.
Supplies of both hard and soft crabs
hre being received from points on the
lower Potomac River and Chesapeake
Bay, where the former are said to be
Especially plentiful. Many of the
PATCHES find their way to packing
houses, numerous crabbers taking their
catches to Crisfeld, Md, one of the
shipping points for crab
meat.
Fish Supplies Large.
Soft crabs the past few days sold
around rs cents dozen. They were
of various sizes, dealers reported, and
were in splendid condition. Grab meat
has reached the local market in fairly
large quantities this week, small guam
titles coming from as far South as
Biloxi, Miss. Prices depended entirely
upon quality of the meat.
Due to the warm weather, the water
being warm enough for bathers to
enjoy, catches of trout, rockfsh, white
perch. catfish and carp by lower Po-
tomac River meters the past few days
were almost great enough to glut the
local market The trout, weighing from
to . pounds sold at 10, Is and 20 cents,
according to size, yesterday, while the
Tockfish, always in good demand,
brought 20 cents.
White perch, pan size, were shipped
here this week in large quantities and
sold as low as 10 cents pound, cat
fish and carp being similarly priced.
Norfolk spots, good pan size, have been
plentiful at is cents, while butterfish,
also product of Chesapeake Bay,
found ready sale at 20 cents.
North Carolina meters supplied
quantities of green shrimp and blue
fish at Is cents pound and founders
at 1912 cents. Halibut, salmon and
Boston mackerel were supplied the
trade at 25 cents a pound the past few
days, cod selling at 8 and paddock at
6 cents pound. Pollock were quoted