Evening star., 1928-03-15
ATTRACTIVE FISH
SUPPLY IN MARKET
Big Catches of Potomac
Perch Reported-Shad Also
Are Plentiful.

Midlent season finds dealers at Munic-
apal FSih Market with most attractive
supplies Of marine products. Large
catches Of both white and yellow perch
at the shores along the lower Potomac
River have enabled local dealers 10
oiteT such fish as low as cents a
pound. the choicest of the catch selling
st IS cents.
Its difficult to appreciate where SO
many of the perch arc coming from.
commented a dealer. They are here,
s-o>@ever. and there IS no 0iScounting
The quality Of them
Very few Shad are being received
from the lower Potomac II is believed
by dealers however. that they soon viii
become very plentiful and cheap. Shad
from Florida and North Carolina were
plentiful this morning. but the demand
was not great at reduced prices.
Roe Shad. so to S5c.
Roe s2ad from the Chesapeake Bay
sold al 50 and IS cents, Florida stock
bringing 50 cents. Bucks from Florida
~ Solo a; Is cents. the North Carolina
bucks bringing Is cents.
Herring also were plentiful this
morning. Receipts Of the popular nSn
from tire Lower Potomac and North
Carolina waters sold al s cents pound.
RocktSh continue scarce At 3o cents.
Eels, always in demand. are scarce.
lower river meters catching very few
G. them. They were il demand this
morning at IS cents.
Small haGdock were plentiful at ,
cents a pound. the larger fish bringing
: cents the fillet selling at IS. Flllet
of sole. q good seller. was quoted at %
cents this morning. Fresh halibut and
salmon sold at IS cents, an exception
ally cheap price.
Spanish nlackerel. product Of Florida
waters. were quoted at - cents, the
king u7aCkeTe,. also from Florida, SELL
iE2g a. 20 cents.
Oysters Still Plentiful.
Dealers reported oysters still plenti-
ful ard OF good quality. Selects were
quoted at 81 and standards at S225
gallon. shell stock selling at $3.50.
Clans were plentiful at $3.50 per 100.
Shrimp vas plentiful this morning. the
green stock selling al % and the cooked
shrimp al so cents.
LooSters and crabneat were scarce.
LohSterS we're quoted al 20 cents and
The c-abrleat al 81 a pound.
slight increase in the price Of
smoked hams was reported this morn
:Eg, prices Of other meats and most
fother commodities remaining about the
same as prices quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Batter-One-pourd prints, 52a52L!a;
tzo. 50a5l: store packed. 80.
EggS-FTesh selected. 28a29: hennery,
s9a30; current receipts. %.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. 37a40; Spring
chickens. 35a3S; fowls. 20: roosters, II
ais; ducks, 2+a25: keats. young, 70a75:
oic. 35- D-essed-Turkeys, 38a45:
~ sF4-S
a50; small. 25a26; roosters, 20a2l: ca
pons, fancy, heavy. 42a43: small, 30a35;
cucES. 27a28; keats. 80a90
Meats. fresh killed-Beef. 20a22: veal,
22a24: lamb. 23a30: fresh hams, lsa20:
!olns. 11ai8: fresh shoulder. l2aI3:
smoked hams, %; smoked shoulders,
-2a2al3; calves, l3aI4; lambs, 13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
Vegetables. compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics, SAYS:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market about steady: bar
re4s,s Virginia. L. S. No. !, ga inches
Up, ~Wtnesaps, s.50a900 mostly 900:
boxes. Washington. medium to large
s-zes extra fancy Delicious, few sales
S0D; extra fancy Winesaps, 4 90; bushel
baskets. Virginia. L. S. commercial.
Stayv0ans, ~ inches up, 275a3 90;
7: s. No. ], 2'2 inches up, Winesaps,
Us: Pennsylvania. u. S. No /, Romes.
~ inches up, 800.
Czbos ge--Sgpplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady: Florida. iix-
b'lsael hampers, pointed type. 2.25: few
high as $50: Texas. barrel crates,
round type. 3.25: few higher.
Ce2ery-Supplies light: demand mod
crate. market steady; Florida. l0-inch
crates. e-S dozen. mostly 325; few high
ss $50; 3-i0 dozen. 300a325.
Lestuce-sSuppl!es moderate: demand
fn1ceyate, market steady: California,
crates, Iceberg type. As dozen. 3.25a
orsons-supplies moderate: demand
Light, market steady: Michigan and
Oino. 100 pound sacks. yelloTs. U. S.
.so.ti, medium 20 large size. Ats. few
haghers Massachusetts. jo0-pound sacks
yelaosss,. L. S. 10. !, small size, 3.75a
40
EsotatoeS-eupplies Of old stock lib
eral. demand moderate, market steady:
zAE3 gan. I50-pound sacks, Russo. Ru-
YalG. +. &. No ]. 5,o0a425. mostly 425:
Peansy1"aEi& and New York, I5o-pound
eadks. round whites, L. s. No ]. 400;
7624oe, l20-pound sacks. Green Noun
fainE, L. s. no. }. 375.
3sInaca-S0pplies moderate; demand
sT4odera,e market about steady: Texas.
h4gsaI BASKETS. Savoy type, 00al 10.
mostly around ] %: South Carolina,
bGskel baskets, E&"oy type. 75&S5.
i3tTa aTDesrieS-i50ppliss limited; de-
snarsc moderate market about steady:
. FgJrsca. pony Yetrigerators, Mis2ionarys
GTd EZ-@4art crates t1iss!oxaryk, 35a40,
- higher.
Tofr.atoee-fsQppjies very light: de-
n arc moderate. s1arzet steady; re-
lackec aa New YORK City, unknown
s3s3giss, 8. Rips, wrapped. fancy count,
seas 0G: ct4p!ce count. 3 375az 90: re-
YJ&ckec - PitsaJrgh, unknown origin.
6s. r3pes, wrapped, fancy count. 10 sGa
52UG, caolce cD5nt, 95gal00D.
Str!.2 -fsuppl!es light demand
ynfSdeFate MARKET steady; Florida, t.
f1Ss9el s4&sA pefs. green, 4g0a5 90. few
Ees1 h1ga - 600.
cac4snDese-Ffact.cally no supplies
Or n1&fHst
E2g1>saht~ Supplies very light; TOO
9ew A&lea ret>Dsled " quote.
pfgg>ers- a54Di.!es llgft; demand
light, ul4Fket EDeafy. a1ezioo, tepDer
crates. fancy. 400. Florida, pepper
crate. taacy. ttw aaleS $50
G94asA -~ Supplies light. demand
y0fsesfais. maike. spaoy, F1or3ca, pep
pr efaIh taAcy Bf4lDe $50, Dilsi1e!
crates. ye..oN, 4a0.
Car. 2,..ie4 laoGefa,e: denan1
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