Evening star., 1928-11-01
INCREASED OYSTER
SUPPLY FORECAST
Trout, RoCkfish and Perch on
Display at D. C. Mar
ket Today.

Cool weather has resulted in mora
attractive conditions at Municipal FISH
Market and in the scattered wholesale
houses handling marine products
Opening of the season for dredging
oysters today promises increased sup
plies in the near future.
1t is said by dealers that increased
supplies of oysters may not mean q
change in prices, the great bulk of the
dredged stock, it is stated, being ship
ped to far distant points. Because OF
the slow receipts and high prices, &C
cording to reports, certain dealers no
longer are handling them.
Selected stockAwas offered this morn
ing around $3.50 a gallon, standards
selling at S225. Shell stock has not
been especially plentiful thus far this
season. but receipts probably viii show
an appreciable increase when the
weather gets cold.
Fish Supplies.
Fish were not received in large quanti-
ties for the Friday market trade, accord
Ing to dealers, and prices were what
they termed fair. Fairly large quan-
titles OF trout from the lower Potomac
and points on Chesapeake Bay sold at
10 and Is cents a pound rockflsh from
the same places selling at Is and 25
cents.
Small shipments of white perch
found ready sale. the small ones at 7
and the larger ones at Is cents. Vel
low perch and eels sold at II cents
and catfish at 8 cents a pound.
North Carolina shippers furnished To-
cal dealers supplies of small drum and
spots that sold at II cents, jumping
mullets at IA, blues at 20 and spotted
trout at IS cents. 1t is improbable that
there will be any soft crabs to offer the
trade tomorrow, and the few hard crabs
being received are in slow demand.
Season for the sale of rabbits in the
District opened today. Heretofore, ac-
cording to dealers, the opening of the
season found many dealers with sup
plies that were in demand. This morn
ing, however, only one dealer had any
rabbits to offer. He had only seven of
them that were offered at 20 cents each.
They were trapped rabbits and were not
In especially good condition.
Fruit and vegetable dealers had their
usual attractive supplies of commodi-
ties. Poultry, butter and egg and meat
dealers also offer attractive supplies
Prices today were substantially the same
as those quoted yesterday.
AV0@J NAuACSd2C NAdTkSt.
Butter-Cne pound prints, 50a51; tub,
49a50; store packed, 3Oa32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 45a48; hennery,
53a55: current receipts, IS; storage, 33.
Poultry, alive-TurkeyS. 35a40: Spring
chickens, 3Oa32; Leghorns, 27a23 fowls,
23a30; Leghorns. 22a23: roosters. 19a20:
keats, young, 60a30; old, 80. Dressed,
turkeys, 40a45. Spring chickens, 38a40:
Ieghorns, 27a28; capons, large, 42a45 ];
small, 30a35; ducks, 23a30; keats, young,
80a1 90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 20a25; veal,
20a25; lamb, 25a28: pork loin, %; fresh
hams, 24a25; fresh shoulders, 25a28;
smoked hams, 81; smoked shoulders, %;
bacon, 20a22; lard, 14a16
Live stock-Calves, Is; lambs, Is.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Econonaics) says:
Apples - Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady; boxes, Washington,
medium to large size, extra fancy De-
licious, 3.25: extra fancy JonathanS,
250a2.75; extra fancy Romes, large to
very large size, 275; bushel baskets, Vir-
ginia, u. S. No. l, 2l2 inches up, Grimes
and Staymans, 1.25a1.50; unclassifed,
2l3 inches up, various varieties, 75a1 90.
Cabbage Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; New York, 90-100-
pound sacks, domestic round type, 200
a2.25; Wisconsin, bulk, per cwt., DAN
ish type, 200a2.25; Pennsylvania, bulk,
per cwt., Danish type, 2.25.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; New York, two
thirds crates, 2.75a3 90; Michigan, two
thirds crates, 2.75a3.00; California,
crates. 5.00a6.00: mostly 5.00a5.50.
Grapes-SupplieS moderate; demand
light, sInarket steady; California, lugs,
FlamS Tokays, 1.50a1 go: lugs, Malagas,
1.40aE50; New York, 2-quart, climax
baskekJ Concords, 14a15; 12-quart, cli-
max BASKETS, Concords, go.
Let@ce-Supplies light. demand mod
crate, Anarket steady; California, crates,
Iceberg type, AS dozens,s good quality
and Condition, 5.00a550; fair quality,
leafy, 64.00a4.25.
Onions Supplies light: demand light,
market steady; Michigan and Indiana
100-pound sacks, yelloWs, United States
No. 1a3.T5a400
Potatoes Supplies moderate; de-
mandS moderate. market about steady;
Pennsylvania, 150~pound sacks, round
whites, United States No. ], / 90a2. 10:
New York, 150-pound sacks, round
whites, United States No. l, 2.00a2 10;
Michigan, 150-pound sacks, Russet Ru-
rails. United States No. l, 215a225.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand slow, market dull; nearby
Maryland, bushel baskets, Nancy Halls,
No. /, mostly 1.25; fair quality low as
100.
ucumbers-Supplies light; demand
light; no early sales reported.
String beans-Supplies very light; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Florida,
bushel hampers, green, few sales. 500.
Eggplant--Supplies very light; de-
rAand. light, market steady; Florida
Pepper crates, small size, few sales, 4.50
feppers-Home- grown receipts plenti-
FIJI and supplying the market; no ship
ped-in stock on the market.