Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-30
MARINE PRODUCTS
RECEIPTS LARGER
Dealers at D. c. Market Re.
ceive Good SuppIy-CrabS
Are Plentiful.

Increased receipts Of marine products
enabled dealers at Municipal Fish Mar
ket this morning to more than meet
demands and TO give retailers the as
surance that there will be no scarcity
of products for the Friday and week
end trade.
Immense quantities of small trout
were received from the Potomac River
and tributaries and from meters on
other rivers and Chesapeake Bay. The
small stock was offered as low as cents
a pound, larger trout bringing 10 and is
cents.
Rockfsh, more plentiful than at any
time in recent years, were received from
various places on the Chesapeake Bay
and rivers emptying into it, many of
them from Solomons Island. They sold
around 20 cents pound.
Other Fish Plentiful.
solomons Island fishermen also sup
piled quantities of catfish and white
perch. the former selling as low as 8
and the latter at and 10 cents a
pound. Norfolk spots and croakerS
were reported scarce, the former selling
at Is and the latter 10 and l. cents
pound
Carp. received from the lower Poto-
mac. we're plentiful at Is cents. Bos-
ton shippers supplied swordfish at SO,
Boston mackerel at 10, cod at 8,
founders at 10. fillet of paddock at Is,
salmon at so and haliblt at 20 and IS
cents pound.
Hard crabs continue plentiful at S.
q barrel, soft crabs selling at rs cents
and SIPS. Three grades of crabmeat
were quoted at 80, 40 and so cents.
Swapping turtles were plentiful at 1919
cents q pound.
Along the wholesale country line
this morning there was only fair de-
mand for produce reported. Lima beans
were cheaper and corn higher than
prices reported yesterday. The former
we're quoted at 40 to Is cents a quart
for shelled stock and $3.50 bushel for
the unshelled beans, the latter bringing
SIPS and $50 a sack for five dozen
ears.
Tomatoes also we're higher. No. !
stock selling at $3.50 and SITS a has-
ket, No. 2 stock selling at so and rs
cents. Stringless beans. still scarce.
we're quoted at S2.50 and $2.75 bushel.
Beets and carrots, both small. were Of
fered at So and 81 per 100 punches.
Potatoes from nearby farmers sold
at 81 bushel, sweet potatoes bringing
surrounding country brought $50
bushel.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter - One pound prints. 5oa51;
tub, 4ea49: store packed. 30a32.
Eres-Fresh. selected, 3Ta38: hen
merry, SSa40: current receipts, 80.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys. %; fowls,
large, 2S: Spring chickens. large, 33a34;
medium, 30a32; small. 28a30: Leghorns
80: roosters. 1919: keats, young. 5oa60;
old. 80. Dressed-Turkeys, 80: fowls,
large, 32a33; small, 28a30: Spring
chickens, large. 42a43: medium. 40;
small. So; Leghorns, 81; capons. large,
44a45; small. 30a35: ducks, 20a25:
keats, young. 80a1.00.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef 22a26: veal,
22a25; lamb, 25a2s; fresh hams, 2Sa29;
fresh pork loin, 40; shoulders. 20a21;
smoked hams, 28a2e; smoked shoulders,
i9a20 bacon 24a26; lard, Is.
Live stock-Calves, l6l2al7; lambs.
i4a15.
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 moderate; demand
slow, market dull. Maryland and Vir-
ginia. busheI baskets, various varieties
medium to large size, fair quality and
condition, LOCALES; Virginia. bushel
baskets, Maiden Blush. II. S. No. i,
medium to large size, i.25a1. so.
Cantaloupes Supplies moderate. de-
naand slow. market dull Maryland and
Virginia. open tomato crates, various