Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-03
PRICES UNCHANGED
IN LOCAL MARKET
Good Sea Food Demand.
Trade Not So Brisk in
Other Sections.

There was the usual Friday morning
| demand for marine products reported
at Municipal Fish Market this morning.
A scarcity of fresh fish was reported.
but dealers had several varieties of at
tractive Ash to offer, Frozen fish were
plentiful
Dealers also had ample supplies of
Shucked oysters TO offer. selects at So so
and standards at 1925 bushcl They
had very little shell stock on hand.
Retailers were on hand at wholesale
houses and markets early this morning
TO get the pick of commodities. and re-
tailcrs had supplies more than ample
10 meet demands. business not being
particularly brisk
Prices of most commodities today
were substantially the same as prices
quoted Yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-po pound prints. 5oa5l;
tub 4Sa49: store packed, 81.
Eggs-Fresh. selected. 42a43: hem
merry, 43a4S: current receipts. 40.
Poultry-Turkeys. alive, 35a36; Spring
chickens 30aS2: fowls. 27a2S: ROSTERS.
IS: ducks. 1920; keats. young, 70a75:
old. IS. Dressed turkeys. 4oa45: Spring
! chickens 32.a34: ROSTERS. 20: capons.
ducks. 25a30: keatS. 30a90.
Meats fresh killed-Beef. 20a25: veal.
24a2S; lamb 26a27: fresh hams l9a20;
loins. 1920: fresh shoulders, IA:
smoked hams. 2oa22: smoked shoulders
l4aIs: strip bacon. 22a23: lard. 12i2 !:
calves. alive. Is: lambs. alive. Is.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todsys market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agriculture
Economics says
Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady: barrels
Pennsylvania. U. S. No. 2i2 inches.
up, Works. $50; Virginia, U. S. No 2.
Staymans. 2l2 inches up. good quality
and condition. 600a700, T. s.. fancy
Staymans. 2i4 to ga inches. $50;
U. S. No. !. 2l4 inches up. Staymans,
high color. $50: Virginia. u S. No. !,
gig inches. Delicious, 500: GA inches
up, $50: boxes. Washington. medium
10 large size, extra fancy. Winesaps,
SIS: Staymans. 3.25: extra fancy De-
licious. 425: bushel baskets Virginia,
U. S. No. l, Staymans. ga inches,
275a300: unclassiied Staymans, 2le
inches. lis. Pennsylvania. L. S. No.
!. Black Twigs. ga inches up 250a
i. >,
pa inches, 2.75.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady: old
stock: New York. sacked per hundred
weight, Danish type. locals: new
stock. Texas, crates. approximately
lo0-pounds. net round type. 300a325.
few higher; Florida, lI2 bushel ham,
pers. pointed type. Its. few low as so.
Celery - Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady; California.
crates, $50: stripped. fine quality and
condition: Florida, l0-inch crates, wide
range quality and condition. wide range
in prices, 2.0oa2.75. mostly 225a2.50.
Lettuce Slightly Weaker.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
fair. market slightly weaker: Califor-
mia. Imperial Valley, crates Iceberg
type. As dozen. 350a3.75; Arizona.
crates Iceberg type, AS dozen. 3.00a
$50.
Onions-Supplies light; demand good
market steady: Indiana. Michigan and
Ohio, l00-pound sacks. Yellows. U. S.
No. /. medium to large size. 265a2 IS
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: demand
fair, market about steady: Michigan.
l50-pound sacks Russell Rurals. u. S
No. /. 3.35a3 90: few sales 3i5a3.25:
Idaho, 1l0-pound sacks Rurals, Z. S,
No. ]. 275
Spinach - Supplies liberal: demand
light, market weak: Texas. bushel bas-
kets Savoy type, l.5oals5; few high
as It's.
Tomatoes-supplies light: demand
moderate. market about steady: un-
known origin, repacked in New York
city IS. ripes wrapped. fancy count
2.50a275: choice count. 200a2 IS: re-
packed In Baltimore. ripes wrapped IS,
4.50a5 90: choice count. 400.
String beans-Supplies very light:
demand good market firm: Florida. Is
bushel hampers. green 1000.
Eggplant Steady.
Eggplant-Supplies light: demand
slow; market about steady: Florida.
pepper crates. fancy. 300a3.50.
PeppeysESupplies light: demand
moderate. market steady: Florida and
Cuba. pepper crates. fancy, 4.ooa45o.
mostly. $50.
Squash and cucumbers-Practical
no supplies on market.
Carrots-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market about steady: Texas.
biishel baskets. punched. l.50al-75; few
higher: western lettuce crates. 2.50a
ATS
Bee,s-supplies light; demand light,
market steady: Texas, western lettuce
crates, punched. few sales, 400.
Csulifiower-Supplies light; demand
moderate market firm: California. pony
crates. 200a2 IS: few low as ITS.
EYawberries-Eo early sales reported.
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