Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08

affect them. Recent information from
the West is to the effect that turkeys
put in storage last December are bring
ing high prices.
Local dealers this morning quoted live
turkeys at 30 cents, dressed stock selling
at 40 and ~ cents. The chief demand
for turkeys at this season is for hotel
trade. and the demand, it Is stated, Is
not heavy.
This weeks northeast storm played
havoc with the fishing industry, LESSEN
ing catches and sending prices upward.
Few oysters were received at Municipal
Fish Market this week, chiefly from
Norfolk, few being received from West
River.
Hard Crabs Plentiful.
In past years efforts were made by
oyStermen along the lower Potomac,
especially in the vicinity of Blackstone
Island, to have a cargo of the bivalveS
at Municipal Fish Market September l.,
opening of the oyster season, but this
custom has been abandoned. Only bar
rel stock is received early in the season.
Hard crabs were especially plentiful
early in the week, soft crabs were not
scarce and there was an abundant
supply of the three grades of crabmeat,
some selling as low as 25 cents a pound.
Rockfish, plentiful and cheap week
ago, have become scarce and higher,
dealers quoting them at 30 cents a
pound Yesterday. Other varieties of
fish, including spots, perch, croakers,
trout and bluefish also became scarce
and higher.
Dealers are anticipating large crops
of vegetables from Florida the coming
Winter season, reports of heavy plant
ing already having been received. Seed
lima beans and seed for stringleSS beans
we're recently shipped to Florida from
this city, the former costing so and 10
cents a quart and the latter $l4 a
bushel
Rather high prices" remarked a
local dealer interested in farming in
Florida.
Haulers and sellers on the country
line are of the opinion that the peak
of the tomato market has been reached
for this season, fearing this weeks rains
will so seriously affect the vines that
the late crop will not be heavy. They
willingly admit, however, that they may
be in error.
Prices of tomatoes most of the sea-
son, it is stated, have been much higher
than during ordinary seasons. Growers
were able to get SO and 81 bushel fol
them for a longer period than usual
They finally became plentiful and were
offered as low as so cents a 2-peck
basket for choice stock to 25 cents a
basket for culls. Prices again advanced
the past three days.
Cucumbers. peppers, onions and other
vegetables used for picking purposes
have been fairly plentiful this week. The
small bunch peppers also have been and
still are plentiful. Green tomatoes for
picking purposes already are being
offered the trade.
Potato Prices Advance.
Potato prices made slight advance
this week, country stock selling at 50
and $3.50. Moderate supplies of the
vegetable from the East Shore Mary
land and East Shore Virginia were
quoted at $210 and $2.25 yesterday.
mostly around $215. Only moderate
supplies of sweet potatoes met a slow
demand that weakened the market.
Light supplies of onions and more
liberal supplies of spinach were received
during the week Cabbage receipts were
more liberal Prices of corn have kept
up fairly well throughout the week,
growers getting as much as 35 to 40
cents for best stock.
Lima beans and stringless beans con-
tinue scarce and high, growers report
the beetle having done much harm to
the lima beans, while some of those of
the StringleSS variety were bllghted from
some other source. Stringless beans
have brought from So 25 to So bushel
Slightly higher prices were charged
for carrots and beets the past few days.
Moderate receipts of elephants from
nearby and peas from Idaho were re-
ported A fairly good demand for peas
was registered. prices ranging from 81
to $3.50 being quoted. Lettuce and celery
have become more plentiful, and dealers
have received fairly large shipments of
both green and red peppers