Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-13

Winter is not anticipated by all dealers
| at Municipal Fish Market reports from
officials of the Maryland Conservation
Commission to the contrary notwith-
standing. This weeks warm weather
made selling of bivalves slow, but re-
cetpts would have been more than
ample to supply demands had the
weather been colder.
Oysters received here the past few
days were reported in splendid condi-
ton. Standards sold at $2.25 and selects
at $3.50 a gallon, shell stock bringing
$3.50 a bushel Norfolk oysters were
| somewhat higher, dealers reported, but
most consumers seemed well satisfied
with Potomac River stock CLANS were
plentiful this week at So per 100.
Continued warm weather resulted in
prolonging the season for vegetables
from nearby farms, especially as to to-
matoeS and corn. The past two days
dealers received fairly large quantities
OF both corn and tomatoes, but, they
reported, much of the receipts fell be-
low the standard and cheaper prices
ruled
Sugar corn always is in demand
when obtainable," remarked a dealer
this morning, "and consumers are will
ing to pay the price. Prices have con-
tinued higher this season than usual,
the wholesale prices running above so
cents dozen a number of times"
Corn in fair condition was offered at
SIPS and $3.50 for 5-dozen sacks the
past few days. Some choice stock sold
a tri1e higher.
Vegetable Prices.
Dealers say tomato growers received
better returns for their shipments this
year than ever before. Midsummer
prices went as high as SIS a bushel, OBJ
served wholesaler, something unheard
OF In past years. Prices this morning
were $1.25 and $3.50 for 2-peck baskets.
dealers also have some choice stock
from California that were offered at So
for 30-pound boxes. Some shipped-in
stock brought even higher prices
Greens became more plentiful and
cheaper this week, resulting in increased
demands for salt and smoked meats to
cook with them. Spinach, kale, turnip
tops, mustard salad and cabbage were
the greens offered.
Shipped-in carrots from California.
exceptionally large, reached here this
week In large quantities and were
offered at So buShel basket. Home
grown carrots, punched, sold at and 6
cents. Cutoff carrots have been plen-
t1ful at 81 a bushel, bunch stock SELL
ing at and cents.
Lima beans took the biggest Jump in
the vegetable market this week. They
had been selling around go and IS cents
quart the past month or more, and
the past two days the price jumped to
cents
small. Today retailers were asking as
much as $1.20 quart.
StrlngleSS beans, scarce and high
most OF the season, were slightly more
plentiful and bit cheaper today. SELL
ing at $2.25 and $3.50 a bushel. Re-
ports from the section of Florida from
where much of the bean crop come, tell
OF much of the ground still under water.
1t IS believed that inability of MANY
growers to get their planting done will
mean high prices here the coming Win
ter season.
1t is expected that the first of the
Florida vegetables for this season will
reach here the beginning of the week.
Certain local dealers interested in the
Florida trade have gone there to look
over the field.
Local dealers are receiving large
shipments of celery from MICHIGAN |
shippers. New York growers are fur |
nishing light supplies, prices depending |
upon condition and size of the vegetable. |
California and New York growers are |
supplying quantities of lettuce of va
riouS types.
Growers in Indiana, Iowa, Utah and
New York are supplying many of the |
onions sold in this section. White and |
sweet potatoes, peppers, pumpkins, cab
bage and caulifiower are among the
other commodities attracting attention |
in the vegetable market.
Fruit dealers are able to continue of |
fering a varied assortment of fruits of |
almost every variety, some from nearby |
Maryland and Virginia, some from the |
Far West and others from outside the |
country.
Numerous varieties of pears offered |
this morning claimed much attention at |
small quantities of peaches still in evil |
dence, mostly from New York, while |
apples were on hand from practically |
every section.
Dealers also had immense quantities |
of grapes to offer the trade, prices |
being what the dealers termed reason |
able to cheap, and there were large Of |
ferings of honeydews, honeyballs, can |
talcupeS and Persian melons.
Ounces and damSonS were the prln- |
cipal fruits offered for canning and pre-
serving.
Turkey Prices Advancing.
Turkey prices already are advancing, |
there being an increased demand report |
ed since the opening of the Fall season. !
Live turkeys this morning sold at 49,
and 40 cents, dressed stock selling at |
40 and IS cents. Chickens were cheap |
er most of the week.
Meat prices continued throughout the |
week with but little change. There was
a break in the lamb market, lowering |
prices. The egg market continued
strong throughout the week, prices con-
tinuing high. 1t is believed that egg
prices will not take much of drop UNI
til about the middle of next month,
when many storage eggs are expected
to be offered.
Warm weather, it is stated, has re-
suited in a delay In taking eggs oIt of