Evening star., 1928-12-13
MARINE PRODUCTS
IN LIGHT RECEIPT
Fresh Fish Supplies Are
ScarCe-Oysters and Crab
Meet Plentiful.
Business at Municipal Fish Market

Business at Municipal Fish Market
this morning was not very brisk. Re-
ceipts of fresh fish were light, dealers
reported, but there were plenty frozen
fish from distant markets to be had at
prices that usually prevail at this sea-
son.
Oysters, both shucked and shell stock,
were plentiful and cheaper Selects
were offered at 1925 and standards at
So a gallon. There were fairly large
supplies of shell stock from the lower
Potomac that were offered as low as
$3.50 a bushel
White and yellow perch and carp,
caught by Potomac netterS operating
Winter seines, found ready sale, the
perch bringing 90 and the carp 25 cents
pound. Trout were quoted at 10 ana
founders at 20 cents pound.
Crabmeat was plentiful at 40 cents
pound. The meat was received from
Hampton, Va packers and was OF
splendid quality, dealers reported. IL
was not much in demand.
Another drop, in the price of pork
loins was reported this morning, dealers
reporting a price of 81 cents. drop
from % and "a cents reported yeSter-
day. Fresh shoulders, quoted yesterday
at 18 and 10 cents, were offered this
morning at II and 18 cents.
Reports from the big egg centers TINS
morning suggested further easing Oh
the egg market, while reports from tur-
key-raising sections indicated lower
prices for the Christmas supply OF the
king of the poultry family.
Butter prices remained unchanged.
A Government flash report from New
Vnrk fn1d Of q Unornr market with a
possibility of a slight decrease in prices:
while the report from Chicago showed
steady condition of the market.
Wholesalers this morning had plentl-
full supplies of fruits and vegetables to
offer the retail trade at a wide range
of prices. Today's prices were SUB
stantially the same as prices reported
yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 53a54;
tub, 52a53: store packed, 30a35.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 47a48: hennery,
53a55; current receipts, 45a46; storage,
33a35.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 38a40; Spring
chickens, 28a30; Leghorns, 25; fowls,
26a27; roosters, 19a20; keats, young,
60a80; old, 30 Dressed-Turkeys, 40a
46; Spring chickens, 32a35; Leghorns.
28a30; fowl, 30a32: capcns, large, Asa
48: small, 38a40; ducks, 30a32; keats,
young, 80a1.00.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef. top, 25;
medium, 21l2a23; common, 17al8; veal,
25a27; lamb, 28; pork loins. 21; fresh
hams, 22a23: fresh shoulders. 17a18;
bacon, %; lard, in tins, 1872; in pack
ages, 14a15.
13a14.
Game-Rabbits, No. l grade, 25; No.
2 grade, 15a20.
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. Boxes; Washing
ton. medium to large size, extra fancy
delicious, 3.25; StaymanS and Romes
$50; few higher; Jonathans. 200a2,25
Bushel baskets: Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania, u, S., No. /, 2l2 inches up
Grimes, 140a1 so; Staymans, 1.50a1 go;
mostly 1.50; 3-inch Staymans, LISA
1885.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; New York,
100-pound sacks. Danish type, 2.75; 90
pound sacks, $50.
Celery-Supplies moderate; - demand
moderate, market about steady; Cali
fornia, crates. 600a6.50; New York, 2-3
crates, 2.75a3.00.
Lettuce - Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady. Western
stock: California, crates. Iceberg type,
4-5-dozen. 400a4.25; fair quality and
condition, 325a375. Eastern stock
Florida, IL -bushel hampers, Big Bos-
ton type, fair quality, 1.25al50; mostly
$50.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; Michigan and
Ohio, l00-pound sacks, yellows, U. S
No. /, medium to large size, 500: Michi-
gan, 100-pound sacks. yellows small
size. fair quality and condition, 400.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Michigan
150-pound sacks, Russet Rurals, u, S.
No. /, 215a2.25: Pennsylvania and New
York, 150-pound sacks, round whites
U. S. No. /. mostly 200; Maine, 120-
pound sacks, Green Mountains, u. S.
No, /, 200; Idaho. 100-pound sacks
Russet Burbanks, U. S. No. /, 2.25a2 40:
50-pound sacks, 1.25.
Spinach-SupplieS liberal; demand
light, market slightly weaker; Norfolk
section, Virginia, veneer barrels, Savoy
type, mostly 200; few lower; bdshel
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