Evening star., 1928-06-14
BUSINESS IS BRISK
At FISH MARKET
Other Trading Reflects Hot
y Weather, and Supplies
Move Slowly.

tive display OF llSh tAidt NSic pIeAlAiN
enough 10 insure cheap prices.
Soft crabs were more plentiful thai
they were a week ago, the choicest o
them selling at Sl25 a dozen, while tn
smaller crabs were offered at 65 cents
Hard crabs were fairly plentiful and il
demand at SIS a barrel, the cheapes
price that has prevailed this season,
Crab meat also was plentiful thi
morning. the meat from points alon
Chesapeake Bay and tributaries selling
at so cents. while the better Qualit
meat, from Biloxi. Miss, sold at 6t
cents pound. Lobsters were plentiful
at SIS cents a pound, and dealers hat
plentiful supplies of shrimp and seal
cents a pound and the scallops at S.
gallon.
Frogs Are Scarce.
Frogs were scarce this morning
There were very few received from
nearby waters, dealers depending upol
shipments from the South. The sup
plies from the South. chiefly New Or
leans. were quoted at $3.50 dozen
Swapping turtles were plentiful at
cents pound.
Boston nlackerel, more plentiful thar
earlier in the season, sold at 10 cents
q pound. Spanish mackerel from Nortr
Carolina, bringing 20 cents. North
Caroline meters also supplied local
dealers quantities Of bluefish that sole
At 20 cents this morning, sea bass sell
ing at 10 cents pound.
Dealers also had spotted trout from
the Chesapeake Bay to offer ut 81
cents. few large ones bringing an ad-
ditional 5 cents a pound. Other fiSn
were offered as follows, Croakers and
butterfish, cents: haddock and tloun-
ders. 10: fllet OF hadd0ck, Is: f1llet OF
founders, %: channel bass and par
trous, 10, and spots, 1919 cents
pound.
Warmer weather this morning had
its effect on other market buying. deal
ing being slightly draggy. Prices OF
most commodities this morning were
about the same as prices quoted yes
terday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter - pound prints, As 46;
tub 43 9: a4434: store packed, %.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 30a3l; hennery
aoa31: current receipts. 90.
Poultry, alive -- Turkeys. 25: fowls
large. 27: small, 25a26; Jeghorns, 20a
p: roosters. Is; keats. young, 70a75,
old. 30: Spring broilers. large, 44a45;
medium. 40a42; small. 80; Leghorns
broilerS. 35aS8. Dressed turkeys, 80:
Spring bro!lers large. 4Sa50: medium
45a46; small. 42a43: Leghorn broilers
40a45; fowls, large, 29a30; small. ga
"a; Leghorn fowls 25; capons, large,
Haas: small 30a35: ducks, 20a25;
keats. 1.00a1i0.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, %: veal
top. %; lamb, 2Sa30: pork loins, 26a27;
hams. 23a24; smoked shoulders, i4al5:
bacon. 20a2l; lard. 12a13'4; calves, IA:
Spring lambs II.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market repor. on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market News
Service Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
ronicg says
Cantaloupes- Supplies moderate; de-
naand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, Imperial Valley jumbos, 36s, SAL
mon tintB, 3.50a3.75: few 400. Jur10cs,
ass mostly around 400: standards, 3ss
and ass, 3.50a3. rs: iumbos, fats. 9s
and i2s and lis. IIz5ai so; honey dewg,
standard crates. l2g, 2.25: 9s. $50: 6s
ard Ss. 2.T5a3 90: Mexico, standard
crates. very few sales lis. $50; as and
ps. l.5oal.75.
Lettuce Supplies Light; demand light.
market slightly weaker; California,
~
$50: mostly 4.50.
Onions-Supplies light: demand slow.
market steady: Texas and California,
standard crates, yellow Bermudas, II. 8.
10. /, mostly $50; few 1.g5.
Potatoes, new stock Supplies heavy
demand moderate, market weak; North
and South Carolina and Norfolk sec
ton, Virginia, cloth-top stsye barrels,
Cobblers. q. S. 20. /, 2.5oa2 Is: mostly
$50. Old stock--SEpDiies light. de-
raand SLOW. market dull: few sales.
Maine. f20-pol1Bd sacks. Green Noun
tains, Z. IS. No. !, 1-S0a2.oo.
Tomato Market STEADY.
Tonatoes-Guppiies moderate; de-
rnand Light, market steady; Florida,
sixe6. ripes and turning, wrapped,
fancy count, fair quality and condition,
few decaycd, 250a3.25: choice count,
good quality and condition, 5.z5a5 so.
Mississippi and Texas. fours, ripes and
turning wrapped No. /. few sales, l.75.
WaterNaeIODs-Sup limited; de-
Ynand moderate, market about STEADY
Florida, Tom WsiSogl8. 22-petig3d aver
sRe, goal 90: 5o-pon9d average. 75aS3c;
1911 pound average, SOC each.
EGrang Eeang--fuppales heavy de-
ygaEd moderate, market weak; North
Carolina Dusci7el baskets, green, fat
Hvre. l25aI so valentines, l.gBal 70.
fat saginaleSg. 1.50al75, mostly l.59;
E1a5gi1 Carolina few refused.
cabg1sae- Supplies liberal; oenarlc
I5eks. market STEADY Homegrown sup
p8yssgg market. few sales ADTloAk Sec~
ton, Virginia, ~ busfei hampers
pciIDed type, -.
Aspa Supplies light: demand
tight. market STEADY: Delaware. 10zesa~
g. A. $qQ F.4F Fsyk,
size. $50. few high az 900 East Shore
TlaTvlay.d. 6lzen bunch crates an0 36~
k4nch crates A0Elg greer 29Ga$5g.
PeaS--fsuDplses liberal, demand l.ght.
n4agket ssesoy: mostly tar quality ana
condition. Egln4egFoUT}, o3ssle. Daskel&
SGai 20, few Deat, 10.
TsIcgasbegs.- Supplies moderate o.
snas1 3j2f1t gsaFket st1&o9s South Gag"
nl3n2. bgs!ael hampers. fancy K1o&lgy
2.6e. far quality and condition. zg9D,
peD3gegS~ Gaxpg.seS n1Dcerate De-
ggzgc light, nafket STEADY Florida.
t,eDper crates. fancy, Dest, $50, f@T
quality sFc colcaaoD. 400; few re-
fused
gsafket.
Squash Market We4k.
Gouaasa -f5yppiieS JleGNrates denanG
fSaI9F Ylagket Ufak, hortn Carolina
I3lggfael hampers NnjDh Z3.
flIYae fs4pg1,es iigHt. 1>o ten sales
Feypsftasc ~ q4elh
Gagfose EJgyige l#i9t, lsy2 tf# s&ifs
KeygYIed ~ Q1gte
wait ~-- E1pDiseg U9bts oemana
aagss ngarkct GfeaGy. EDgtB Carolina
White Cg.ngs g4salei Dask&l6s am&ll sile
NtrawfleYgsHS ~-f5aDDiaes nesYy. o.
xazesc Igf.g naaRZft YSFy weak DeiHt
ssays. Z2~ogaEt cgate& g@fso4s gafi@tiAs
faiY quality and condition, ofjaj ~
sew 6ydlB4fy cor9lfioB 3gaff, aog}e
proyb. 3zgG5aFt csaie8 Yasjo& Pafaties
ags1e yan9e 8lceE F.~s4y I.3Ja# %
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