Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-07
AMPLE SUPPLIES
IN MARKET TODAY
Florida. South Africa and Ar.
qentina Send Fruits
and Vegetables.

anything but Summer weather.
Packed in boxes and barrels and
piled high on market benches were
fruits and vegetables that were only
to be had in Summer season few
years ago. Fruit prices, for the most
the vegetables were Offered at prices
that usually prevail in Spring and
Summer.
One of the attractive fruits offered
this morning was the Japanese per-
simmon, grown in Argentina apd
shipped here on the big ocean going
freighters and passenger steamers.
all carefully packed and handled
with greatest care. Wholesalers
quoted them at IS a dozen.
South African Fruits.
Then there were peaches and
grapes, products of South African
growers. The grapes. especially at
traciive, were quoted al $l.2a
pound. while the peaches found sale
at SIS dozen. hut the demand Tor
them was not great
Dealers had Strawberries from
Florida, especially fine quality, large
and having the genuine flavor OF the
fruit. They were 81 quart.
Florida oranges are not very plenti-
$3.50 Large grapefruit are very
scarce. il is reported, but dealers are
receiving large quantities Of The small
fruit A price of SIS and $3.50 was re-
ported for the large. while the small
fruit was in light demand at $3.50 and
SIS. Tangerines were so. Cranber-
ries continued scarce and high.
Due TO the cold weather. very few
baskets of apples from nearby Mary
,.a;, H., l.xaax
received this week. The few that were
received brought So and $3.50 bushel
basket. more than twice the price of
year ago.
Moderate receipts of shipped apples
have been reported during the week,
and the absence of a heavy demand
made the market dull Most of the
barrel stock came from Pennsylvania,
Yorks being quoted at $s.25 and $3.50,
the basket stock. also from Pennsyi.
vanfa. selling at S250 and s215.
Practically every variety of yege.
table was TO be had. Nearby or So
called homegrown stock was not plen.
tiful the past few days. growers I'M
able TO gather and haul their produce
because of danger of freezing
Moderate supplies of potatoes, both
homegrown and shipped. met a mod
crate demand that continued the mar
ket steady. Homegrown white pota-
toes sold at $l.50 a bushel, the red
stock selling at $l.2s. Shipped pota.
toes were quoted as to size of sacks
and quality of the vegetable.
New York. Texas and homegrown
cabbage was fairly plentiful. the curly
cabbage from nearby growers being
in demand at so and rs cents basket
Dealers the past few DAYS had to rely
largely upon Texas growers for sup
plies OF spinach.
There were turnipS, parsnips and
Oysterpiant In the market from nearby
growers during the week, prices de-
pending upon quality, and dealers re-
ceived large quantities of radishes
grown under glass that brought q
and Z cents a bunch. kale brought
$3.50 barrel.
Black Hubbard squash was pienti.
full at S3.se a barrel. the ordinary red
variety selling at 50. Only light re-
ceipts OF beets. carrots. peppers and
string beans were reported. and deal.
ere reported moderate receipts of let.
tuce and celery.
There were not many varieties of
freghcanght fish to he had the past
few days. hut frozen stock was pIenti.
ful and fairly reasonable.
From Florida came supplies of shad.
both roe and bucks, the former selling
At 80 and the latter at 10 cents a
pound. Western frozen stock from
the Pacific Coast. said by dealers 10
be almost as good as the Florida fish.
Was quoted at IS cents for the roe'k
and Is for the bucks. Jacks, fresh
from Carolina waters, were az low ar
10 cents.
Fresh faIet of haddock and frozen
salmon and haIlbut found ready Aaic
q nd he OF fcsxF 40
Fresh Spanish and King mack
erei and red snappers. products Of
Florida waters met fairly good de-
Inand. the Spa nish mackerei and red
snappers selling at % cents, while
King mackereI sold at 20 cents.
Dealers received few spotted trout
from Carolina METERS and offered
them at rs cents n pound They
were without any white and yellow
perch. catfish and eeis from the Win.
ter seines along the lower Potomac,
the frozen condition Of the creeks
making IL impossible 10 operate the
eeines
Boston shippers did not send large
shipments Of holsters his week. the
lotsters being scarce and high. a prize
OF rs cents q pound being reported for
them. Green shrimp were practically
at HE market most ~ the week but
cooked shrimp were fairly plentiful AT
90 cents pound. crabmest was
quoted ~ 50 cents pound.
OysfeFmen failed To sl4iD their usual
quantity If biyalyes from points along
the lower Potomac and Chesa peake
Bay. bnt dealers yesterday reported
ample supplies on hand 10 supply the
trade throughout the week, prices
having only slightly advanced.
Butter prices reHna ned stationary
throughout the week. the market ron.
Ghulng nFui. but egg prices adsa need,
SIfS isfs think The al ganee In the price
81 eggs ~ Temporary. however, Ipeiiey.
ShE fbe advance Was u natural resssit
~ he sold Heaflser that prevailed
throughout the country the past week
A0ssih1s lD pork prizes ais1 we're
S%.Dffssd curing the week. The al,
fbf'ess We're chiefly oil ielns IS nd fresh
rams, Das Ifs-IssaAt sod 1eiIia nh for hams
0hs 10 hDW prices. having resulted IL,
;n"res sing the Buni,ef az fresi, stotu
GERS In the local market Beef. veal
shG anpb prices were not changed 10
sny material extent
FouHFy dealers did not receive tnsny
shipments 1f turkeys the Dasa week
having much ~ the hoDlday stock o.,
hs "a, Most Of this stock has been
eoIf
Prices Of chickens sdys need slightly
curing The week. Recsipis were moi
~ heavy, dealers reported, ami. de
sas nos increased. Dealers iay We plenty
fsb5,'s to offer the trade. prices da
6itioH
Buyers for the Saturday market
hsof we're on hand yesterday after
mon aud early this morning. Busg
Nsk& showed n slight ituu,oNefn4ut