Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-07
FISH ARE SCARCE
At D. c. MARKET
Vegetable and Fruit Re-
ceipts Also SmaII-PriCes
Are Quoted.

Offerings at Municipal Fish Market
for the Friday dinner trade were not
very numerous this morning. the north
east storm having played havic with the
fishing industry. Oysters would have
been a good seller this morning on
account Of the cool weather, but dealers
are not yet receiving them in any large
quantities.
Fish, in good demand, were scarce
and higher, dealers reported, and the
weather conditions also affected the
crab industry. Dealers had both hard
and soft crabs to offer the trade and
crabmeat was fairly plentiful and
cheap.
Vegetables and fruits from the sur
rounding country were not received in
large quantities this morning, owing to
difficulty experienced gathering crops
in the mud and prices of most COM
modities were slightly higher than
prices quoted yesterday.
Tomato Prices.
Tomato prices ranged from 40 and SO
cents for small stock to 81 for the
choicest of the receipts, baskets holding
two pecks. Dealers had small quanti-
ties of green toma toes to offer the trade
would not mature before cracking.
Lima beans continue scarce and high,
dealers hardly receiving supplies great
enough to meet demands. Quart boxes
were quoted at SIS cents, pod stock SELL
ing at SO buShel. StringleSs beans,
not plentiful, but in good demand,
brought from $2.25 to $2.75 bushel.
Several fairly large quantities of
splendid quality spinach were among the
early morning receipts, prices ranging
from 81 to $2.75 crate. Corn, by no
means plentiful. sold at SITS and $2.25
a sack, mostly 40 cents a dozen.
Country apples did little better this
morning, selling at IS cents and 125
bushel, and dealers had some exception
ally fine quality seckel pears to offer the
retail trade at $3.50, smaller and infer
Tor stock selling at lower prices Grapes
from nearby farms brought $3.50 and
So bushel
There were not many cantaloupes in
market from the surrounding country.
The best of the stock sold around So a
bushel. Rocky Fords and other shipped
in cantaloupeS were in demand at va
riety of prices in advance of prices
quoted for the country stock. Peaches
from the nearby country, not packed,
sold around $3.50 bushel, fancy packed
stock selling as high at So.
Meat prices continued high today,
poultry prices remaining unchanged,
while egg prices advanced.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints, 50a51: tub,
49a50; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected. 38a40; hen
merry. 42a43: current receipts, 35a36;
storage, 35a36.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. 80; fowls.
large. %; Spring chickens. large, 34a35;
medium. 33a34: small, 32a33; Leghorns,
30; ROSTERS, 18a19: keats. young. 50a60;
old, 80 Dressed-Turkeys, 40a42; fowls,
large. 32a33: small 25a3o: Spring chick
ems. large. 42a43; medium, 40; small, So;
1eghorns. 81: capons, large. 44a45:
small. 30a35; ducks, 20a25: keats, young,
S0alQO.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef. 22a26: veal.
s2a25; lamb, 25a2S; fresh hams, 28a29;
fresh pork loin. 40 shoulders, 20a21:
smoked hams. 26s29; smoked shoulders,
l9a20: bacon, 24a26; lard. l5al5l2.
Live stock-Calves, l6l2al7; lambs,
Halls.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; bushel baskets,
Virginia and Maryland, U. S. No. l,
az inches UP, various varieties, 1.00a
1.50 Grimes, few sales, 150a1.75.
Cabbage-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker; New
York. sacked, per hundredweight, do
nestle round type. 2.25a2.50.
antaloupeS-SupplieS moderate; de-
mand slow, market dull; Colorado,
Salmon Tints and Pink Meats, Hearts
of Gold, standard flats, Us and u.s. 1.50
al rs; Jumbo fats. 9s and 12s, LISA
1.85: Salmon Tints and Hearts of Gold,
pony flats. 15s, 1.25; standards, Ass,
Salmon Tints, $50; California, Tur-
lock section, Salmons Tints, standards,
ASS, 300a350. Miscellaneous melons
Supplies moderate: demand slow, mar
ket dull; California Turlock section,
standard crates, honey dews. medium
size, 250a275; mostly 2.75; Persian
melons, Jumbo crates, IS and IS, 800;
IS and 4s, ATS: standard crates, 2.75;
pony crates, 200.
Celery-Supplies light: demand light.
market steady; New York, "a crates, best
mostly $50; some fair quality, green,
400.
Lettuce-Supplies of Eastern stock
light; demand light, market steady:
New York, 2-dozen crates, big Boston
type, poor to ordinary condition, 75a
$50; Western stock, supplies moderate,
demand light market firm: Colorado