Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-28
CRABS PLENTIFUL
NLOCAL MARKET
Hard and Soft CruStaceanS
Is in Good SuppIy-Prices
IL Practically Unchanged.


after supplies for the Friday and week
end trade. and wholesalers were able TO
supply their demands at prices con-
Sidered reasonable.
Hard crabs were plentiful at SIS
barrel of 200 Of the crustaceanS, a
trifle higher than last weeks price
while soft crabs, more plentiful u1an
last week, were not received in quanb-
ties sufficiently large to glut the market
Small and medium size soIt CRAPS
were in supply, selling at 81 q dozen.
but large ones were scarce and high.
Baltimore dealers quoting them at
$3.50 dozen Crab meat was pienu-
full, most Of ii from Hampton. Va, and
Crisfleld, Md, packers. The flake was
quoted at so and lump at so cents 8
pound.
HOLSTERS Are High.
HOLSTERS continue high, a price of 90
cents a pound being quoted, and there
was scarcely any shrimp on the market
this morning Florida shippers we're
reported quoting the shrimp at 80 cents
u pound
Potomac River meters supplied deal
Rrs quantities Of catfish at cents, carp
at Is cents and rockfish at so cents
pound White perch continue scarce
and high. Chesapeake Bay shippers
supplied croakers and buttertish al
cents and trout at from 81 TO $50
Barrel Of zoo pounds.
There were practically no frogs 10
offer the retail trade this morning.
EcallopS we're quoted at $3.50 gallon.
Other marine products were offered as
follows: Boston mackerel, 10, fllet OF
ha6dock, I5: cod, 10; halibut, 20 sal
mon, IS, and founders 10 cents
hound
Wholesale business this morning was
reported fairly good. prices OF most
commodities being substantially the
same as yesterdays.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints, 46a47; tub,
A5a46; store packed, IS.
Eggs-Fresh selected, S0aSl; hennery,
S0aSl: current receipts, %.
Poultry, alive - turkeys, -; lows
large. 25a26: small. 23a24: Leghorns,
20: Spring broilers. large. 20: medium,
,S7asg: small IS; Leghorns Soa32;
boosters. Is: keats, young, IS; old. 80
Dressed-Turkeys, 80: Spring hroilers,
large. 42a45: medium, 40a42; small. 40;
Terhorns. IS: fowls. large. 27a2S: mall,
25a26: capons. large, S4a45: small. sea
IS: ducks. 20a25, keats, local 10.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef. -22a23: veal
RHa24: lamb 2Sa2s. pork loins, 26a21;
fresh shoulders. I6aiT: fresh hams, ga
%. smoked hams, 25a26. smoked snoul-
tiers. i7aIs: bacon. 22a24; lard, 13al312;
calves. ID; Spring lambs, l3al4
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables complied by the Market News
Service Bureau of Agricultural Eco
monies says:
Cantaloupes- Supplies moderate; de-
anand moderate. market slightly weak
er: California lunbOs. 45S. salmon nIltS,
4.O0a4 so; jurlbes. s6s. 3.75a400 lev
4.25; standards, ASS, 3.5Oa3.72; mats, al
sizes, i25al.50
lettuce Western stock Supplies
moderate; demand moderate. market
firm: California, crates, iceberg type,
A-5-cozegl. z.00a4, so. mostly 4.5O.
OniOrs-Supplics light; demand mod
crate. market steady: California and
Texas. standard crates yellow Ber-
rnudas. u. S. No. ]. i.b0al.75.
PeacElas4 supplies moderate: nenano
moderate. market about steauy; norsA
carolina. busllel hampers, Red Birus,
medium size. 2l50a3 90: large size, S.OVa
3 so: Georgia, skies Early Rose, meoluHi
size. 2.5O; large size, 500
potatoes Supplies moderate: demand
v,,oSera4p market about steady, weaker
Tendency. new stock. North Carolina
so Virginia. all sections, ciotn Top.
stave barrels, Co5blers. U. S. No. !, 400
omsfoes-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market slightly weaker; MIS-
~iSsinni As. rfues and turning, wrap
ned. No. /, mostly around l.0O' lev low
as o5.
Mellon Market Steady.
uater-uelons--Suppiies moderate; de-
Snand moderate, market ABOUT sseaoy'
brokers car-lot sales. delivered WASH
sngton-F Florida, Alters, Tom WaVSols'
32-34-pound average, good ouaiily anu
Conditions, 7.75a8 90.
String beans - HomegroWns mostly
Supplying the market.
Cabbag e-HomegroW supplying mar
ket. ,,..a. A..,a
Nef1t. market steady; Delaware, dozen
fsInch crates green and l8-nuncn
crates. 75a2 90; best, mostly l.ooal. 70:
past Shore Virginia. oozen-buncn ana
1a-bunch crates, long, 2O0a2.50; lew
fancy high as 400.
Cucumber Supplies liberal; demand
fight. market dull; South Carolina, ali
refused: North Carolina. busnel nam
yerg. Nc. 1. GOAL IS: Norfolk section
Virginia dollhouse stock, no early sales
reported.
Peuoers-No early sales reported.
Blaekberries- Supplies moderate: de-
,AnAs.1 rnosera:e. y7srset steady; Nortn
Carolira 32-quart crates, 3.ooaS.oO'
Jew fancy higher.