Evening star., 1928-05-24
GRABS PLENTIFUL
NLOCAL MARKET
Soft Variety of Crustacean
Cheap-Spring BroiIers
Reported Lower.

Municipal Fish Market this morning
vas we'll supplied with a varied aSsort
ment Of marine products. the fish ant
crabs being Of splendid quality and 1,
good supply. according TO dealers, an<
prices were what dealers termed cheap
Soft crab prices dropped as low as 3;
cents
Hard crabs are being caught in larg,
quantities, but for some reason, no
many of them are coming here. The!
sold around SO a barrel this morning,
Crabmeat was not so plentiful thi:
morning dealers reported, the bes'
quality meat selling at 20 cents poune
or $3.50 O gallon. Green shrimp were
scarce at 80 cents pound, and there
was practically none Of the cooked stocE
to be had.
Lohsters were more plentiful thar
ever, dealers having large consignmentS
Of them from Boston shippers. They
were offered at the low price of 4C
cents. CLANS were plentiful at $l.SO
Per 100.
Few Shad Offered.
Very few shad were offered by deal
ers this morning Roes sold at 65 cents
and bucks 80 cents apiece, much higher
than last weeks prices. Meters are
catching large quantities OF herring but
not many of them are reaching the local
market, possibly because of the cheap
prices. Today's price was Sl,25 per 100
RockfiSh we're scarce at 35 cents a
pound, while trout. from the lower Po-
'tomac and Chesapeake Bay. were quoted
at from 5 to 90 cents pound. Porgies.
sea bass and founders were in demand
at 10 cents.
Dealers had large shipments Of Bos-
ton mackerel that were offered at 10
cents. haddock was quoted at 3. filet
lof haddock at u and cod at cents a
pound.
Salmon, the most expensive fish Of
6ered. sold at As cents a pound. Hall
hut, always in fairly good demand, was
quoted at Is cents.
Lower prices we're quoted for Spring
broilers this morning, prices dropping
from IS and IS to 40 and IS cents.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints, 4sa50; tub,
k6l7a47Ia: store packed, %.
Eggs-FreSh, selected. 3la32; hem
merry, 32a33; current receipts. 29a30.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 25; Winter,
chickens. 35a40: fowls 27a28; roosters.
Is: ducks, 15a20: keats. young, f0a74:
old, 80. DreSsed-Turkeys, 30: roasting
chickens. Ssa4o: fowls. large, 80; small,
76a27; broilers. 40a46; capons. large,
44a45; small. 30a3S; ducks, 20a25;
keats. l.ooal.Io.
hams, 20a2l; shoulders, Is; smoked
hams, 23a24; smoked shoulders, i4al5:
bacon, 2oa2l: lard. l3ai3ia; calves, i3a
1alL. SnYfn0 lar1hS 17ai6
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples--Too few sales reported to
quote.
Cabbage Supplies moderate; demand
Light, market dull; South Carolina, Ia
busl1el hampers, pointed type. I.5Oai. rs:
barrel crates, approximately 100 pounds
net. pointed type. 300a3.50; Norfolk
section, Virginia. IL -bushel hampers,
pointed type. $50.
Cantaloupes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light. market weaker: California,
sumbos, 36s and ass. salmon tints,
5 s.S0a6.O0; mostly $50: ponys. 54s. sal
mon tints. 2.25a2 so.
Iettuce--Supplies Of Western stock
moderate: demand moderate. market
steady: California, crates iceberg type.
As dozen, 3.00a3.50: few high as 3.75:
Southern stock. supplies moderate, de-
n1and light, market dull: North Caro-
lima, 5-peck hampers big Boston type,
Local IS: Norfolk section, Virginia. S.
peck hampers, Dig Boston type and ice
berg type, 75a1 90: South Carolina, lk-
bushel hampers. iceberg type. LOCAL .25.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady. Texas, standard
crates yellow Bermudas, u. 8. No. !,
mostly Its; few high as 400.
Potato Market Dull.
Potatoes-Old stock, supplies limited;
demand light, market dull: Maine. i50-
pound sacks Green Mountains y. S. No.
III 3.25; Michigan, I50-pound sacks
Russet Burbanks, u. 8. No. !, 3.25;
new stock, supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market firm: Florida. double
head barrels Epaulding Rose, u. s. No.
!, 5y00a5 so: mostly 5.25; some badly
decayed. i,50a3.50.
moderate: de-
nland moderate. market firm for good
stock: North Carolina. 32-Quart crates
condition; few fancy higher; East Shore
Virginia, 32-quart crates various varie-
ties. generally fair quality and condi-
ton, 300a375: mostly 3.25a3.50: Nor
folk section Virginia, 32-quart crates
various varieties, and 60-quaFt crates
various varieties, good quality and con-
6ition, 4s0a5 90: ordinary 10 fair con-
dition, 300a4y0o.
Supplies moderate: de-
nnand moderate, market about steady;
FLORIDA es green, ripes and turning
wrapped fancy count, few wasty, 4.00s
$50: choice count. 300a3.50.
watermelons-No supplies on market
String Beans Steady.
String beans-Eupplies light demand
moderate, market steady; South Caro-
iina, bugheI hampers. green. 3.50aA 90;
FLORIDA, baishel hampers, green, 2O0s
aO0: Florida, no sales reported.
Clcumbers-fsupplies light; demand
slow. market dull; Florida 7s-blshe
hampers. fancy. $50; choice, few sales
TOO.
Peppers-Too few sales reported to
quote.
market.
Carrots--Supplies light; no early
sales reported.
Peas-fsupplies liberal; demand mod.
crate. market abou, steady, North Caro-.
fius, blsiael hampers. Telephones, i25a
/ So: North Carolina and Norfolk sec.
ton Virginia 5-peck hampers, Tele-
phones. i.75s2o0.
Beets~rfsupplies liberal: demand light
market weak. Norfolk section, Virginia
crates, iotbed stock, 60aS5 per dozer
punches.
Oranges~-S5uppIies light; demand
hight, mare. STEADY rloiioas SKIS es
small 10 medium sine. 900sl0-00. Call
foruls, boxes, small 10 medium size
a 00ae So; large sine discounted