Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-06
MARKET BUSINESS
ON INCREASE HERE
Fresh Pork Prices Decline
Poultry Receipts Heavy.
Egg Values Hold.

output of various foodstufTs, according
to reports of merchants. Possibly the
most interesting feature of the weeks
market was the decrease in prices of
fresh pork the decrease coming as
result of increased receipts and drop
ping off of the demand for the meat by
farmers. many of the latter having
started killing their own stock.
Beef prices continue high, dealers re-
port. while there has been but little
change in prices of other meats. Lamb
prices continue fairly low. creating more
of a demand. while veal prices are
trifle higher than usual at this season. 4
Fairly heavy receipts OF poultry have
been received during the week, prices
changing but little, and the demand
has been brisk Spring chickens, fowls
and keats are most in demand young
keats taking the place of game that for
merly was sold in the local market.
Butter Prices Drop.
A slight drop in butter prices this
week did not affect the retail trade to
any material extent, and egg prices re-
manned practically unchanged. weak
er condition of the egg market in the
West, especially as to storage stock. is
believed to mean lower prices for all
grades in the future.
are StllI Ill GfiueHCS
in the fruit and vegetable markets
Scarcity of some varieties of vegetables
and plentiful supplies of other varieties
continued the market steady throughout
the week.
Heavy receipts of apples during the
week resulted in lower prices. and many
Maryland and Virginia growers con-
Verted portions of the fruit into cider
that sold on the country line at so cents
q gallon.
Prices of most commodities continued
throughout the week without change,
dealers report, prices today being sub
Stantially the same as prices quoted
yesterday.
Ending of the halliday Saturday
holiday season is believed to have re-
suited in heavier trade for the week end
market business. Retailers we're out
yesterday and this morning looking for
the pick of commodities.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints, 4S12a4912;
kub, 4712a48l2; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh. selected, 40a42; hen
merry, 50a52; current receipts, 40; stor-
age, IS.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 30a35; fowls,
IS: Spring chickens, large, 30a32; me-
dunn, 32a33; small, 32a33; Leghorns,
2Sa30; roosters, 19a20; keats, young,
s68aSo; old, 3d. Dressed-Turkeys 4Ua
As: fowls, large, 33a35; small, 30a32;
Spring chickens, large, 40a42; medium,
2Sa40; small, SO; Leghorns, 81; capons,
elarge, 42a45; small, 30a35; ducks, 29a30;
keats, young. 80al.00.
Meat, fresh killed-Beef, 22a27; veal
25a26; lamb, 26a29; pork loin, 26a28;
fresh hams, 25a26: fresh shoulders. "a;
smoked hams, 27a28; smoked shoulders,
21a22; bacon, 22a24; lard, 1872.
Live stock-Calves, 15l2al6; lambs,
Halls.
Marine Products Plentiful
Increased activities at Municipal Fish
Market this week are attributed by deal
.ers to the opening of the Fall season,
probably ending the heated term for
this year, and to desire on the part
of consumers to escape high prices Of
meats. With the exception of several
periods of stormy weather, it is stated,
marine products have been plentiful
and cheap, some fish selling as low as
cents a pound when the market was
Rlutted with fish from nearby and dis
tant shippers.
Receipts of crabs, both hard and soft,
have been much heavier than during
the several preceding years, according
to reports, and prices have been CORE
gpondingly lower Exceptionally heavy
catches of crabs have been made dur
ing the past few weeks, and soft crabs
became so cheap that shippers reported
losses as a result of low prices.
II is reported that packers paid as
low as Is cents a dozen for the soft
crabs only a short while ago and in
Cured losses in shipments while the
market was glutted. They were not so
plentiful the past few days, dealers re-
ported, selling as high as SIPS and
$3.50 dozen. 1t is expected they will
continue fairly plentiful until the APP
pearance of heavy frost, dealers say,
and the slow demand that Is expected
to be experienced probably will mean
cheaper prices.
Hard crabs were plentiful enough the
past few days to lower the price to
$3.50 barrel for choice stock, mixed
and small crabs selling a trif1e lower.
It is believed by dealers that they will
have plenty of hard crabs to offer the
trade until freezing weather appears.
The demand for them at this time is
slow. Crab meat has continued plen-
tiful most OF the Summer season, pack
ers at Biloxi. Miss contributing to the
supplies for the local trade.
Prices of Fish.
Numerous varieties of fish have been
havoc along the Atlantic coast, hook
and-rne fishermen managing to make
some large catches and Offering the re-
silt of the piscatorial efforts to dealers
and consumers Fishermen along the
lower Potomac the past few days have
handed many large quantities of fish,
chiefly trout, that were offered yester-
day from 10 to 20 cents pound, ac-
cording to size.
Rockfish also are being caught in
fairly large quantities. and they were
plentiful enough for Friday for whole
.salers to offer them at 20 and rs cents
. pound Many channel catfish, and
q few cells also, are being caught. Net
ters also have been catching many
perch, most of them small, and prices
depended entirely upon size of catches
and size of the fish.
Small bluef1sh have been fairly plen-
tiful the past few days, selling at Is
cents a pound: butterfish. also fairly
plentiful and in demand. selling at 20
cents. Haddock, the cheapest fish Of
iered the past few days, sold at cents
q, pound, the filet of the haddock
selling at 20 cents T.
Founders have been in demand the
past few days at Is cents. Norfolk
spots sold at Is cents, Boston mack
erel at 25 cents. halibut at 80 cents and
pollock and cod at 10 cents pound
Much interest is being displayed by
dealers at Municipal Fish Market in the
prospects of the oyster season. which
will be in full sway in a few days II
has been reported BIZ the Maryland
conservation officials that heavy rains
resulted in many oysters being covered
with mud, suggesting a shortage of the
bivalves and higher prices
Reports received at the local market
Tell of probable high DriceS in the neal
future. Prices have not yet reached 6
high peak, however. standards beinl
offered at 1925 and selects at $3.50 {
gallon TODAY Poto,.-.N River stock