Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-22
IS HIGHER
|NL0CAL MARKET
Oysters Are Plentiful, but
Fish Are in Small Sup
ply Today.

Colder weather and continued north
west winds along the Atlantic Coast
resulted In a scarcity of marine prod
ucts, and dealers at Municipal Fish
Market this morning we're without the
large supplies they had last week. High
err prices resulted.
Florida shippers sent practically no
supplies for the local week end trade
and METERS along the Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River and North Carolina sent
only small shipments.
Small perch from Potomac River nets,
quoted at cents week ago. found
ready sale at 10 cents a pound this
morning. Roe shad were quoted this
morning at IS and bucks at Is cents,
while shad roe sold at 81 set.
Fiiiet Sale Quoted.
| Ffllet OF haddock. fresh and smoked.
was in demand at 20 cents a pound, the
price quoted for smoked fillet Of poll
lock. There also was a demand for
| fllet OF sole at IS cents.
There was a plentiful supply of oys-
tiers in market this morning, selects
selling at S2.25 and standards at 81
q gallon. Craomeat was quoted at rs
cents . pound. IS cents cheaper than
last week, and q slow demand for it
was reported.
| Dealers in other commodities reported
supplies in quantities greater than suf-
fcient to meet demands Scarcity Of
vegetables from Texas, Mexico and Flor
| ia continued high prices, but the de-
mand was not great enough to make
business brisk.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints, 52a52Ia;
tab SOaSl: store packed 30
| Eggs--FreSh selected, 26a29; hennery,
29a30: current receipts, 81.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 37a4o: Spring
chickens, 3Sa3s: fowls. 20; ROSTERS TIA
10: ducks, 24a25: keats. young. 70a75:
old. IS. Dressed-Turkeys, SSa45;
Spring chickens. 35a4o: fowls. large,
2sa3o; small. 25a26; roosters. eoa2l;
capons. fancy. heavy. 42a43; small, S0a
IS: ducks. 27a2s; keats, soaso.
veal. 22a24 lamb. 28aS0; fresh hams.
1Ba20: loins. I7als: fresh shoulder, la
-: smoked hams, IS: smoked shout
ders, 1212al3; calves. i3al4: lambs. l3.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables. complied by the Market News
Service Bureau OF Agricultural Econom-
;cs. says:
Appiex-Suppiies moderate; demand
light, market steady: barrels, Virginia,
u S. No /. 81. inches up. Winesap5,
s.00as. so. few 200: boxes Washington.
medium 10 large size. extra fancy, De-
lieious. 4.50a5. 90; WineSaps, 400; bushel
baskets. Virginia. u. S. No. 2. "a
inches up, winesaps. 3.00a3.2S.
Acknowledgements moderate; de-
namd light. market slightly weaker:
California. dozen-banch crates, green,
medium size. 6.5oa7 90; large size. 7.Soa
600: very large size. s.5oaS 90.
Garbage Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: Florida. IL
bushel hampers: pointed type, 2.2sa2 90
few Ioe Is 400: old stock. demand
light, market slightly weaker: New
York, secked per hundredweight, DAN
ish type, 1.25.
Ceiery--Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: Florida. 10
inch GRATIS, 4-s-dozen, S.2SaS,S0. some
poor condition, 2.7S.
Lettuce Market Steady.
Supplies Of Western stock
moderate: demand moderate. market
steady: California crates iceberg type.
4.S-doeen, 32sas.50, mostly $50: D.
onions-supplts tight; demand light,
market Arm: Michigan and Ohio, 100
pound sacks yellow q. 6. No. l. medium
to large size naoEtly 500; some sprouted,
$50: Massachusetts,. loo-pound sacks
yellow u. 8. No. !. small SAFE, 4.0oa4.2s
Potatoes-Old stock supplies rnoder-
ate: demand niotAcrate, market about
steady: MichieanA l5o-pound SACKS Is
few low as 400; Maine. lso-pound
sacks cobblers u. " no /. 4.75a4 SO /;
Idaho. ii0-pound sacks Rurals u. 3.
| No. 1. 3.50a3.75: fAnnsylvania, lso-
pound sacks round WI ttHs u. 3. NO. ],
mostly 400, few hightI.
Spinach-Suppiies liberal demand
light, market steady: Texas. husnel
baskets. Savoy type. mostly around LOO;
Norfolk section Virginia, \bushei baskets
Savoy type. 7ba65.
strawberries--Supplies eight; demand
light, market steady; Floisaa, pony re-
trigerators, missionarys, 6oatIo per quart
Tomatoes-Supplies light.; demand
light market steady: repackt'd in Pitts
burgh. unknown origin, thAees. ripes
wrapped. fancy count. 5Al; choice
count. 4.50: repacked In Baltimore ano
Pittsburgh. skies. ripes, wrapTEu: FANCY
count, e.0Oao so; choice count. N.Ouas.oo
String Beans Firm.
String beans-Supplies light: demand
| Florida, ii -bushel hampers. green IAN
quality and condition. l00a3.00: IA1oreT
| holdovers, low as 100
Cucumbers and Eggplants--No sup-
plies on market
squash-Supplies very light: demand
LIGHT, market steady; Florida, pepH y
crates, white. wrapped, 4.ooaA'So; teN'
| 500.
Peppers 1910 Supplies light: demand
light, market steady: Florida, pepper
crates. fancy, 400a5.o0: mostly 4.oOa
A.60
Carrots - Supplies light; demand
light, market steady: Texas, oushel
baskets. mostly 2.25; Western. lettuce
crates, 32S. -.
Beets-Supplies light: demand light;
market slightly weaker: Texas, pnshel
baskets. punched. 2.25a240.
Caulifiower-~Supplie light: demand
light. market steady; California, crates.
2.00a2.2S.
Oranges~Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady: CALIFORNIA
boxes, NavalS. medium size, 6o0a62o;
large size discounted. Florida. boxes
mostly Valencias medium size, 100.
large and small sizes mostly discounted.
Grapefruit--5upplies moderate; oe-
mand moderate, market about steaoy,
Florida. boxes. medium size. 5,a0ao 20.
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