Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-20
(Reported by ]. & w. sehgman &

cents. Croakers sold at Is and butter
fish at 20 cents a pound. bluefish found
ready sale at Is cents. Norfolk spots
selling at Is, red snappers at az and
jumping mullets. product OF Florida
waters, at Is.
Fish received from Boston packers
follows: Cod, 10: haddock, 5: fillet of
haddock, 10; founders, 16; halibut. %:
salmon, %, and Scallops, 81 a gallon.
Oyster Trade Hit
Oyster trade was so hard hit by the
warm weather that oystermen from the
lower Potomac found IL necessary to re-
turn some Of their supplies to the river.
River stock sold as low as 81 bushel,
low price. while shucked stock also
sold at lower prices. Selects were Of
fered at $225 and standards at So O
gallon.
Both hard and soft crabs were fairly
plentiful the past few days. Hard crabs
sold at 81 barrel, while good stock Of
the soft ones were offered as low as
81 dozen. CLANS were quoted at 81 so
per 100. Green shrimp sold at 20 and
cooked shrimp at SO cents a pound.
Fruit dealers continue to have at
tractive displays of choice fruits from
all sections of the country, probably
the most attractive being from Cali
fornia and neighboring States Per-
sian melons, one of the leaders in the
fruit market the past month or more,
soon will be off the market.
Honeyballs already are of the mar
ket dealers report, and honeydews are
gradually getting scarcer. 1t is said
that manv OF the honey dews received
the past two weeks were SO green that
they will not ripen much before the
Thanksgiving holiday season.
Pears, both box and basket stock,
are being received In moderate guam
titles and finding slow sale at prevail
ing prices. Seckel pears usually good
seller, have been exceptionally large
and OF good quality this season. Prices
the past few days ranged from $3.50 to
$3.50 buShel. New York Bartletts
were quoted around $275 q bushel
Liberal supplies of apples from Mary
land and Virginia this week met light
demand that continued the market
steady. Several varieties and different
grades of the fruit from Maryland and
Virginia sold at a wide range of prices,
mostly from $l.25 to $500 q bushel.
Grapes have been very plentiful this
week. 12-pound baskets Of Concords
oCAAiiB dt ~ AIU % CeEllS. TlNL1c
Tokays. Muscats and other varieties of
California stock, Tugs, sold at prices
ranging from rs cents to 81 so.
Bananas Plentiful.
There has been no scarcity of bananas
this week. They have continued in
good demand although numerous other
fruits have continued plentiful Prices
ranged from 50 to So bunch. Oranges,
not plentiful, continue high, large fruit
selling at from IS to $3.50, smaller fruit
being offered at SO and $3.50. Mod
crate receipts Of grapefruit sold, as to
size, from 81 to So, few higher.
Moderate supplies Of ounces, prunes
and cranberries and light supplies of
damSons were reported
An unsettled condition of the egg
market was reported by dealers this
morning. 1t is said to be due to the
output Of storage stock that Is keeping
down prices Of fresh eggs from nearby
Maryland and Virginia.
Current receipts this morning were
quoted at 40 and AZ cents, hennery ut
so and So, some higher. and fresh
selected stock at IS and 48 cents. Re-
tail prices already have reached so
cents for ordinary stock rs cents be-
ing reported as high price for hennery
stock
Dealers report q continued Arm con-
dition OF the butter market. Prices this
week have changed fraction Of a cent
from time to time, the price at the close
OF the week being not much at q ysri-
ahoe with early week prices.