Evening star., 1928-05-12
ATTRACTIVE FRUIT
SUPPLY IN MARKET
Large Quantities of Straw.
berries Are Received From
North Carolina.

the local market this week Demands
for the higher priced fruits we're not SO
great. according to reports OF dealers,
but the cheaper fruits. more especially
the strawberries. were in demand at a
range Of prices from 50 to Sc crate of
80 quarts
North Carolina growers sent immense
quantities of strawberries here through
out the week. most of them coming
over the road In motor trucks, many
others coming by express trains. Haul
ers from the Tarheel State became so
numerous about the middle of the week
that local merchants could not handle
all their supplies.
Finding 1t out of the question to sell
their berries here. it is stated. many of
the truckers continued to Baltimore and
Philadelphia, hoping they would find
conditions favorable toward getting rid
OF their berries.
Good Roads Are Help.
EFT is not a hard drive here from the
berry section of North Carolina" COM
mented one of the drivers. And the
good roads make it possible for the
berries TO reach here In splendid condi-
tion. They seem as firm and fresh as
when they were started on their journey
of from 800 to 400 miles"
Plentiful supplies of the berries from
North Carolina, coming ahead Of the
Norfolk, Va. and nearby berries. have
resulted in cheaper prices, suggestive of
q good time for housewives to do their
canning. preserving and jelly making.
WatermelonS, product of Florida
growers, are being offered here In such
small quantities that wholesale prices
are not quoted. Local dealers had some
of the small melons to offer their pa
irons at 81 and sl25, their quality
being all that could be desired, accord
ing to the dealers but the demand for
them was light.
Larger melons. also from Florida, were
not offered the local trade. for the rea-
son, it is stated, that consumers do not
care to pay the high prices that have
prevailed, So and $3.50 for melon.
Dealers who sampled the large melons
report finding them of excellent quality,
one dealer saying he never saw better
melons during his long experience in
Center Market.
Some CantaIoupes Here.
California growers are furnishing local
dealers small quantities of cantaloupeS.
They have been received only In crate
lots. 1t Is reported. receipts being so
small, and mostly to retailers, ths t
wholesale prices have not been reported
this week. Retailers quoted o price of
SO cents for the best of the cantaloupes,
some small ones selling as low as 40
cents. It Is probable that increased re-
ceipts the next few days win result in
lower prices
Pineapples are gradually becoming
more plentiful and cheaper. The fruit
received this week, according to reports,
has been Of splendid size and quality,
and prices depended entirely upon the
conditions mentioned. Dealers say the
fruit viii be much more plentiful the
next few weeks and that cheaper prices
win prevail.
Cherries In small boxes are being re-
ceived from California, prices depending
upon size and condition of the fruit.
Honeydews and grapes are from Argen-
tina, dealers quoting wide range Of
prices for the former and from IS TO 40
cents q pound for the latter Local
dealers have received large shipments
stated, is Of splendid quality and in
fairly good demand
Orange Supplies Mederate.
Oranges and grapefruit are being re-
ceived In moderate supplies. There al
ways Is good demand for them, dealers
report, even when prices are high. A
firm condition Of the market on oranges
was reported this morning, Florida
stock, medium size. selling mostly
around 80. Larger fruit brought higher
prices. Florida grapefruit. late bloom,
medium size, sold at $50 and s5. small
size selling at "a.
Rhubarb. used largely as q breakfast
fruit. has been very plentiful this week,
wagoni0ads Of 1t having been received
from nearby farms. Prices went as low
as 90 per 100 bunches, - being the
price for the choicest stock.
A heavy nor'easter prevailing along
the Atlantic coast part OF the week
proved q severe handicap 70 fishermen,
reducing their catches and advancing
prices 70 consumers. Municipal Fish
Market dealers were without the large
quantities Of fish IN evidence last week,
and the limited supplies brought IN
creased prices.
weather conditions throughout the
Spring season resulted In delaying the
work Of crabhers On the lower Potomac
River and Chesapeake Bay. Only small
numbers of hard crabs have been caught
according 70 reports from crabbers. and
the demand for them has been light.
SO q barrel, small and inferior stock
tselitng &c low as Sc. Soft crabs were
93 and a. q dozen.
Large frogs are stln being received
from Louisiana shippers, and dealeri
this morning offered them as the lead
ing deIicacy Of the marine products
They were quoted at "a dozen. Tur.
ties are becoming more plentiful, Tn.
demand for them being brisk at pre-.
yailing prices, size and condition deter.
mining the prices.
Lobster meat, received from Maine
Was quoted at SITS . pound this morn.
ing, being regarded as one Of the
choicest Of marine delieacieg. Live lob
. were quoted at 63 and 10 cents q pound
Crab meat sold at so cents a pound.
GcagIopg were offered this morning al
IS cents pound. Clans were higher
seIIing ct 81 per 100. their scarcity re,
eafitinG from stormy conditions alo:1'
the coast. Very few oysters are beinf
received, the demand for them beinl
light.
sturgeon 10 offer the trade At 50 cents
the 0Sa not being as plentiful as II wa
. week ago. Ena1 and herring continus
ia plentiful supply, roe sflsd selling al
2e cents and bucks ~ i21z cents /
n0und this morning.
Small Supply " Reekfish.
E0ekGsh, regarded by dealers ~ TIN
aEaofeest A8h IN the Potomac River, weT,
eaa1afzt this week IN only small quaint
ties, 6e1lers reporteds and found read
sale st ~ cents pound, White perch
en0Ebeg Of the better species found 1,
che Potomac, we're scarce this week, tn
snall fish selling NJ ID cents pound.
Boeton mackerei, quoted At 10 cent
most Of the week, were not plentiful
and q scarcity Of fresh l1alibut siso va
yeDorte1, fFeEh stock selling st ~ cents
the frozen nsh being offered at Is cents
Trout and cE0akeFs, not Is plentiful a
last week, we're in demand, the forme
s4 20 and 10 cenx and the latter ~ II
CENTS a D0alnd