Evening star., 1928-06-16
ATTRACTIVE FOOD
/. SUPPLY IN MARKET
Nearly All Fruits Available
and Meats and Vegetables
Are in Demand.

Wholesalers yesterday afternoon and
early this morning were able to pre-
sent retailers attractive supplies OF all
commodities. Changes In prices OF sew
eral commodities we're reported during
the week. but prices OF most foodst'ii1s
remained unchanged today.
A decided firm condition OF the peer
market was reported the middle OF tne
week, while the lamb market was weak
er and prices lower. The veal market
continued steady. Very little change
in prices of poultry was reported during
the week. Butter prices took slight
drop, while egg prices showed a slight
aIVance.
Fruits and vegetables continued plen-
tiful. Most prices were fairly low.
Buying yesterday afternoon and this
morning was fairly brisk. Farmers
Market presented changed appear
ance this week. many dealers having
constructed temporary coverings to pro-
tect their commodities from the hot
sun.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter - One-pound prints. 45a46;
tub, 4334a44at; store packed, 20.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 30a3l; hennery,
30a3l; current receipts, 20.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 25; fowls,
large. q: small, 25a26; Leghorns, 20a
90 roosters. 16: keats, young. 7Oa75;
old. 80; Spring broilers, large, 44a45;
medium, 40a42; small, 80; Leghorns,
broilers. 35a38. Dressed turkeys. 80;
Spring broilcrs. large, 4Sa50; medium,
45a46; small. 42a43; Leghorn broilers.
40a45; fowls, large, 29a30; small. 27a
%; Leghorn fowls. 25 capons, large,
44a45; small. 30a35; ducks, 2Oa23;
keats. 1.00a110
Meats. fresh kiiled-Beef %; veal,
top. %; lamb, 28a30: pork loins, 26a27;
hams, 23a24: smoked shoulders. l4al5;
bacon, 20a21; lard, 13al3l2; calves, IA;
Spring lambs, IT,
Attractive Fish Offerings.
Dealers at Municipal Fish Market
this week have been able to present
attractive displays of marine products
from all sections Of the country. Con-
sumers displayed more than a usual
amount OF interest IN the crab market.
Hard crabs. becoming more plentiful,
were quoted as low as $5 barrel this
morning.
Lower price Of hard crabs has re-
suited In increased demands. accord
ing to reports Soft crabs the past few
dropping to 65 cents dozen for small
and medium stock. the larger crabs
selling at S1.25 dozen.
Crabmeat also has been more plenti-
full this week and of better quality.
and there were plentiful supplies on
hand this morning at so and so cents.
The former was the price OF the meat
from shippers along Chesapeake Bay
and tributaries, the higher price being
for the meat from Biloxi, Miss. packers.
Lobsters Are Plentiful.
Lobsters. received from Boston ship
pers were plentiful throughout the week
and the price. 55 cents pound. resulted
in an increased demand. The price
quoted was for both live and cooked
| Holsters. Shrimp also cont lued In plen-
| tiful supplies, the cooked stock selling
at so cents pound, the green shrimp
selling as low as quarter.
Frogs plentiful a week ago, have been
scarce this week and higher. Dealers
had to depend alomst wholly upon
shipments from New Orleans the past
few days TO supply their trade. the
price most of the week being $3.50 a
dozen Very few frogs were received
from nearby ponds in Maryland and
Virginia
Plentiful supplies of swapping turtles
have been In stock all the Wee&. deal
ers reported, the live ones selling at 7
cents a pound. Prices of dressed stock
depended entirely upon size and condi-
ton of the turtles. Scallops have been
plentiful, at So gallon.
Reports of dealers at Municipal Fish
Market tell Of the close Of most salts
factory season on shad and herring. 1t
A. F..t kztr lie rsf
herring we're packed during the season
for the trade next Winter, and many
barrels OF shad also were packed. Deal
ers say more shad were packed during
the season Just ended than were packed
during any season the past few years.
Croakers and Butterfish Cheap.
Croakers and butterfish were the
eheapest offerings this week. having
bpen caught in such large numbers that
dealers were glad TO get cents pound
for them. Haddock, the next cheapest
fish. sold at cents. while 10 cents
pound was the price quoted this morn
ing for cod, channel bass. pan trout,
Boston macaerel and seabass.
Salmon, the most expensive flsn OIL
fered this week, sold at So cents
pound this morning. the large spotted
20. Spanish mackerel, caught IN North
Carolina waters. have been plentiiui the
past few DAYS at 20 cents pound,
North Carolina shippers sendlng large
supplies OF blueiish that sold at the
same price
Large catches OF spots have been
madr this week. chiefly in Cheaapeakc
Rav the fish running three to the
pound and selling at l2la cents
pound. Halibut the past Few DAYS
brought 20 and IS cents pound ana
the fllet of haddock, always III demand.
sold at Is cents .,o
wholesalers this morning were able
TO present enc OF the most ATTRACTIVE
DISPLAYS of fruits ever seen III TIE locai
market. practically every variety vi
frnlt being offered Watermelons, can
taloupes and honeydews were the fruits
that attracted most attention.
There were. watermelons OF an S hlzes'
Some OF the largest came from Georgla'
dealers stated. while Florida growers
shipped large supplies. Prices coveLro
a Wide range, the smallest seliihg as wv
as 35 cents, while the choicest pioush'
$i.l0.
Heavy CantalOupe Receipts.
Heavy receipts OF cantaloupes from
the Imprrial Valley OF California yes
tcrday attracted more than the uSual
amount OF attention, as did honeydews,
also from California. Honeydews re-
ceived yesterday, 1t Is stated. were as
large. and possibly larger, than any OIL
the fruit received here in past years.
Homegrown strawberries are pIhc-
tically supplying the market, accoralne
To reports, and the supply this morntng