Evening star., 1928-08-03
FISH PRICES CHEAP
IN MARKET TODAY
Meats, Poultry, Butter and
| Eggs Unchanged--Vege-
tables Little Higher.

Retailers we're on hand at Municipal
Fish Market early this morning to OBJ
tain supplies of marine products for
their Friday dinner trade and whole
salers were able to comply with their
demands, Fish from the North and
Chesapeake Bay were plentiful and
cheap haddock, the cheapest of the
supplies selling as low as 3 cents a
pound. Hard crabs were plentiful at SIS
n barrel, while soft crabs. not so plenti-
ful. were quoted at $50 a dozen
Wholesalers reported generally
draggy condition of the market this
morning. They had hoped yesterday S
rain would be followed by cooler
weather that would put life in the trade,
The anticipated improvement was not
materialized. however, and business
continued dull and draggy.
No change was reported IN prices OF
meats, poultry, butter and eggs, but
slight changes in prices of vegetables
and fruits were reported. Receipts OF
peaches and cantaloupes continue
heavy. supplies being greater than de-
nands.
tomatoes and other vegetables from
nearby truck gardens and farms also
continue in plentiful supply. dealers
reported. and prices are cheap.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints. AL a4S (;
tuh 45i ,a46l.. store packed "a.
Ercs-Fresh. selected, 3la32; hennery,
22aS3. current receipts, 29a30,
Poultry alive - Turkeys, 25; fowls.
large. IS: small. %: Leehorns. lS'
Snring chickens. large. 34a35: medium
22a2s: small. 80; LeghornS, 21a28'
r,nosterS. is: keats. young. rs, old. 80
Dressed Turkeys. so; Spring chickens
large. 40a42: medium, 3Sa4o' small; a5a
IS: Ieghorns. IS: fowls, large 2oa@t
small, Is: caponS large, 44a4o; small
S0aS5: ducks. 20a25; keats, l:o0aI'lu.
caa9s: lamb, 26aS0; pork loins, 33a34;
fresh hams. IS fresh shoulders. ~
smoked hams. 2Sa2o: smoked shoulders,
10: bacon. 24a26; lard, IA.
Live Stock-Calves, l3l2; Spring
lambs. ISal3lz.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits and
vegetables. corlpiled by the Market News
service Bureau Of Agricultural Econom-
les, says:
Cantalouoss - Supplies heavy: de-
nand moderate. market weak; Nortn
Carolina, Ridgeway section, salmon
firts. standards. Sos and 27s, l.25al so,
mostly I.5o. few higher: standards, 4os
and irregular sizes, LOCAL .25; miscel-
lsneous melons. supplies moderate de-
mand light. market weak: California
EonrvhaIls. iuuabos, 36s and ass some
ripe. 2.50a300; ponys. ass and 54s,
]. I.50ai. rs: f1onevdews. few sales stand
ard crates. IS. IS and 9s. i.50al.75.
Iettuce-western supplies light; de-
nand moderate. market firm for good
stock; Colorado, crates Iceberg type.
as dozen. fair quality, 4.50, Eastern
supplies moderate: demand light, mar
ket steady: New York. 2-dozen crates
Big Boston type 150aI.75: best mostly
ITS: fair quality and condition. l.25.
Onions Supplies light: demand light,
market steady; South Carolina, no sales
reported
Peaches Supplies heavy: demand
moderate, market about steady; Georgia
and North Carolina, bushel baskets
Elbertas, u S. No. J.; medium to
large size. 1.50al.75: skies. Elbertas,
u. S. No /. i.25al so. North Caro-
lina, busfel baskets. Bellies, U. S. NO.
/. medium to large size, i.25ai so:
Virginia, bgashel baskets CarmanS, fine
quality and condition. medium size,
i.25;; large size, l.50a1 .65.
Potato 5Iarket Stronger.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market slightly stronger;
Eastern Shore Maryland, Eastern Shore
Virginia. cloth-top stave barrels. Cob
hlers, u. S. No. /, mostly 400; few low
as i85.
afermelons-SupplieS moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady: brok-
ers' carlot sales delivered Washington;
Georgia. three tiers Dixie Bellies. 22-
pound average; four tiers. 225; four tiers
20-pound average, some decayed, ITS.
Lima beans-Supplies moderate: de-
nand moderate, market slightly weaker:
North Carolina. bushel hampers, 2.00a
2.50: mostly 2.25.
Apples-Suppiies moderate: demand
Hight, market steady. Virginia, bushel
baskets. Alexanders, u S. No. /, me-
dunn size, l.75a2 90: windfalIs, I25; Cali