Evening star., 1928-06-07
SEA FOOD ABOUNDS
UNMARKED TODAY
Soft Crabs PIentifuI-Frogs
/ and ScaIIops Also Are in
Good Supply.


Ter market made il appear that tht
half-sav cloSingS on Wednesdays Woul5
<far4 Wednesday Of next week. 1tlt
fSrst rlnSine viii not be until June 20
accordine 10 today'S announcement
An1uicipal Fish Market dealers this
nnrning had NUMEROUS attractive OF
ferineS for The retail trade, Storm;
along the coast had made crabs lit
lie scarce. and there was but small
cusueity Og crab meat IN market today
soft crabs. much larger than earlier
In The season, were received In quanu-
fies sufficient TO meet demands. dealers
ouotinS a price Of rs cents a dozen this
morning. Hard crabs were quoted a
sic a barrel Green shrimp sold at y
cents and cooked shrimp at 90 cents :
mound Grab meat was scarce ut 81
and IS cents.
Frogs and scallopS. rated among tbs
marine telicacies, were plentiful tins
nofning Frogs were quoted at $3.50 Z
Gogen. while ScallopS were plentiful al
$3.50 a gallon, CLANS were plentiful al
So per 100
Fine Shad Offered.
Dealers had some fl21e Shad ~ Offer
this morning roeS at 25 and bucks al
Is cents pound Sunday VIII o@ tae
last day dealers win be able 10 hana's
Shao this season.
Plentiful supplies Of FISH have poem
received from the Jersey coast me pas
few days. the Seab9SS, one ot the pSS
of them. selling this morning at 10
cents a pound. Porgies sold al = Genus
and founders at s cents pound
Trout. butterflsh. croakCrs ana carp
were plentiful The trout sold az ~
and 20 cents butterfiSh at 10 cents ana
croakers and carp at 5 cents pound.
EaddoCk. also cheap, was Qooteu az q
cents. the flllet selling at is cents.
Boston mackerel were 10 cents
round this morning. dealers having
plentiful supplies on hand. hailous soIo
at 20 and IS cents pound ana 'coa
at 10 cents. White perch were scarce.
There were plentiful supplies OF All
commodities to offer the trade TINS
morning. displays Of fruits and vege-
tables being particularly attractive, ana
prices of practically every conlmoclty
were the same as those quoted yester-
day.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter One-pound prints. 45a46;
tub. 4sa45: store packed, 2S.
Eggs-Fresh. selected, 2sas0. hen-
merry. cease; current receipts. ZS.
Poultry. alive - Turkeys, IS; fowls,
= T..
roosters. Is; keats. young. 7oaI5: old,
so. Spring broilers. large, .44a45; me-
tsii,sn. 40a42: small, 38: Beglorns, broll-
ers 35a3S. Dressed turkeys. 80, Spring
hroi!crs. large, 48a50: medium, 45a46 7;
small 42a43, Leghorn broilers. Soa45;
fowls large, 2ea30: small. 2Ta2S; Leg
horn fowls. IS: capons, large, 44a49;
small, 30a35; ducks, 20a25; keats, QUA
1.Io
top. %; lamb, 35: pork IONS, 2ta2t, ,
hans, 23a24: smoked shoulders, l4a! ;
bacon, 20a2i; lard, l3al3A2; calves, IA,
Spring lambs, II.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics. says:
Canfaloupes- Supplies moderate: de-
nand moderate. market steady. Cali
fo-uia, salmon tifltS, 1ufnDos, 36s. 500
s3.75. tlan1bos, ass, 400a4 Is, mostly
4 90: standards, 36s, 3.50a3. 75s. mostly
$50: ponys. 54s. mostly 3.25 standard
fats, os, lis and i2s, 125al 50. mostly
around l25; Mexico honeydews, too
fey sales reported 10 qslote.
Western stock: supplies
California. crates, Iceberg type. za5
dozen. 3.25a35 SO, few best, 3.75; fair
condition. 800.
Cni01s-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market slightly weaker; California
end Texas. standard crates, yellow
Bermudas y. s. No. /, 1.60ai.75. mostly
around LEO: Texas, standard crates.
crystal white wax. IT, S. No !. 1.50aI 65.
Potatoes-Old stocks: supplies light;
demand light. market slightly weaker.
Maine. 120-pound sacks Green Noun
tatns. u. s. 40. ]. 225a2 so. New stock:
supplies moderate demand moderate.
market steady; Florida. double head
barrels. Epaulding Rose. u. s. No. /.
mostly AGO. l50-poUnd sacks Spaulding
Rnse. q. S. No. !. badly decayed, l.50;
North Carolina and Norfolk section Vir-
ginsa, cloth top Gtave barrels, C0bblers,
Z. S. No. !. 3.23a3.50.
Strawberries Weak.
gtrawbcrries- Supplies heavy. de-
n1aFid moderate, market weak. home
crowns mostly supplying the market;
Delaware and Maryland. 32-quart crates
various varieties, fair quality and con-
oItiops I-59ai75; homegrown, 32-qa3rt
crates, various varieties wide range
prices, l.15a3 90 very few best $3.50
mostly 2.00a2 SO.
Tomatoes- Supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady. Florida g.
r1peg ana turning. wrapped fancy cCunt,
2.5oa4.25; choice count, 225a5 90, ac-
cor6irg II condition.
W2ternlelon--Eupp light demand
moderate, market steady. Florida. Tom
WatsonS. 2z-po1ud average. 75a90 each.
String De&rf-Supplles heavy: de-
rlaud hght, market weak. South Caro-
Ina. tgEshel hampers. green. ! coal so
some refused North Carolina, bslsheI
hampers green. 200a2 SO. Norfolk Sec-
tacn Virginia, 5-3eck hampers. green
2z5a2S0, few fat strirgiess high as
AaDaragls- Supplies liberal. demand
Elosg nlagket dull, Delaware. dozen
b'l1rn crates. green, and le-buneh
crates, partly green, large size, ] s0a
22s. best mostly 200, Maryland, East
Shore dozen BUNCH crates. green. and
ss~BHncf crates. long 2-e02SD 90.
Homegrown supplying tic
Y2anset: demand moderate, market
200,
cncnnbers- Supplies liberal: demand
MODERATE. market steady; South Caro-
Ina. sas3are bgeaeI crates. fancy, ard
basi1sl hampers fancy. 3-00a3 30.
Pepper Market STEADY.
Eeppeys~GBppli moderate demand
bgls4 nlagke. steady Florida, pepper
crates. fancy & 6oaA 30
Esgpsaa1 ho supplies or market
Sglaa h Supplies moderate. demand
Dgnt. Naafket Neak South Carolina
bUs3sel hampers ard olgbei crates
wrapped and usWyappec $50
Carrots Supplies naoGeTaU demand
EloV niafEt- Neak California crates,
mostly 115 Norfolk section Virginia
60-Qaart strawberry crates. 800. busfei
hampers, 3Z5
C1HD~~f5lgDAies moderate dnware
TaodeFsSe. narkel steady. Texas btlbel