Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05
MARINE PRODUCTS
FIND READY SALE
Prices Cover Wide Range ir
Municipal Market-Hard
Crabs Plentiful.

Marine products were in demand for
the days dinner trade, retailers being
much in evidence at Municipal Fish
Market early in the morning. Dealers
had supplies enough to fill all demands,
they reported, prices covering wide
range.
Warm weather this morning had the
effect of increasing the demand for
hard crabs that were plentiful at $3.50
a barrel. Soft crabs were not 50 plenti-
full. but dealers had an abundance Of
crab meat to offer at low prices.
Dealers also had ample supplies of
oysters, both shucked and shell stock,
the former selling at S2.25 a gallon for
standards and $3.50 for selects. River
oysters were Offered at $3.50 bushel,
Norfolk salts selling at 81 barrel.
Spring Chickens Lower.
Spring chickens were offered at lower
prices this morning and Tho price Of
calves also dropned. IT," ~-~- - 60 20
continued unchanged, although it was
a trif1e weaker. ~ Is 3uI.seu "a.
reported oVerloadingS of the storage
houses in the West soon will affect local
prices.
Only light receipts of lima beans
and sugar corn were reported this
morning. Lima beans. quoted at so and
70 cents a quart for shelled stock and
around 81 barrel for pod stock, were
not much in demand
Very little sugar corn was recei.'o|
this morning. scarcely enough to rect
the demand, and dealers quoted a price
of 81 and 1925 for f1ve-dozen lots.
There were plenty green and red pep
pers offered at rs cents .buShel..
TurnipS sold at Sc per 100 punches, or
81 SO a bllShpi for cutoff stock
Apples continued in heavy supply
There are some good peaches still to
be had and dealers had abundant
supplies of grapes from the North
and West, as well as some especially
large chicken grapes from nearby
Maryland and Virginia that were Of
fered at 81 for 2-peck baskets.
Prices of most commodities this
morning were substantially the same
as prices quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints, 48Iaa491k;
tub, 471aa4812; store packed, 30a32.
EggS-Fresh, selected, 40a42; hen
merry, 50a52; current receipts, 40;
storage, 35.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 30a35; fowls,
%; Spring chickens, large, 30a32; me-
dium, 32a33: small, 32a33; LeghornS,
28a30: BOOSTERS, 19a20; keats, young,
68a80; old, &c. Dressed-TurkeyS 40a
As; fowls, large, 33a35; small, 3Oa32;
Spring chickens, large, 40a42; medium,
38a40; small, 80; Leghorns, 81; capons,
large, 42a45; small, 30a35; ducks, 29a30;
keats, young, 80a1 90.
Meat, fresh killed-Beef, 22a27; veal,
25a26; lamb, 26a29; pork loin, 26a23
fresh hams, 25a26; fresh shoulders. "a;
smoked hams, 27a28 smoked shoulders,
2la22; bacon, 22a24; lard. 1917.
Live stock-Calves, 15ha16; 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 liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; boxes, Wash
ington, combination extra fancy and
fancy, Winter Bananas, medium to large
size, 2.35; bushel baskets, Maryland and
Virginia, U. S. No. /, 212 inches up,
Delicious, 1.75a2.00; u. S. No. /, Jona-
thanS, 1.25a1 so; Grimes, mostly 1.25;
unclaSSified, various varities, az inches
up, Goal 90; few Delicious, high as 1875.
Cabbage moderate; demand /
moderate, market steady: Virginia, bar
rel crates, approximately 100 pounds
net, fiat type, 2.50a2 IS: New York, 90
pound sacks, domestic round type,
2.35a2 so; mostly $50.
Celery-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; New York, 2-3 crates,
2.00a225.
Grapes-Western stock: Supplies lib
eral; demand moderate, market about
steady; California, Tugs, Flame Tokays,
1.25a1 40: MalagaS and Red Malagas,
1.15a1 Is; Black Cornichons, 100a1.15.
Zinfandels. 1.15a1.25; Alicante Bou-
schets, 1.25a1 IS; Muscats, 75a80. East
ern stock: Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Delaware, 12-quart climax baskets,
ConcordS, 50a55.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; California, crates,
Iceberg type, AS dozen, mostly 500,
few higher; Colorado, crates, Iceberg
type, AS dozen, 4.O0a4.50; New York,
2-doZen crates, Big Boston type, 1.00a
125, few higher.
Onions-SupplieS limited: demand