Evening star., 1928-04-05
GOOD FISH SUPPLY
NLOCAL MARKET
Shad Prices High-Fairly
Plentiful Supply Of Crab
Meat Is Reported.


Because of the demand for shad for th'
Good Friday trade. it is stated, effort
we're made to keep the prices up, anC
a high price Of 50 cents pound wa
quoted for the roe Sha6. bucks selling
at 70 cents or lower.
Hsrring were so plentiful that dealers
stopped selling them by the pound anC
retlzrned to the old method Of oispos'
ing of them by the 100. An carly morn
ing price OF 81 so per 100 was quoted.
RockfiSh. both white and yellow perch
catfish and carp were the other varie.
ties received from the nets along thu
lower Potomac Rockfish were quoted al
IS cents this morning. the cheapest
price thus far this season. while thG
perch sold at from TO l21s cents. Ter
cents was the price charged for carp
and cents for catfish.
Suckroe Beach, Va. netterS supplied
the local market with immense quanti-
ties of har6heads, the first big catch
OF the season. and the fish, all sizes, sold
at SIS a barrel or l2la cents pound
Crahmeat Fairly Plentiful.
Local dealers had fairly large ship
nlents Of crabmeat today. The meat
was or splendid quality. according to re-
ports. and found ready sale at so cents
a pound for the claw and IS cents toI
the white meat. LohSterS continue
scarce at IS cents.
Green shrimp was fairly plentiful al
IS cents There was q scarcity of the
cooked shrimp. however. dealers selling
II at so cents Cod and haddock. among
the cheapest fish offered this morning
were not in great demand. The cod
sold at and the haddock at 5 cents
pound.
- .s= &l.fe
morning. the cheapest price Of the sea-
son. Halibut was quoted at Is and
founders al 10 cents a pound.
Prices have not bsen affected by the
increased demand for eggs for the Eas-
ter holiday. according to dealers. Deal
ers reported cheaper prices for fowls
this morning. prices of other connodi-
ties remaining the same as prices quot
ed yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints. 5oa52; tub,
"a: store packed. 80.
Egg=Fresh selected. 2sa3o: hennery,
30aSl; current receipts, 26a27.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 37a40: Spring
chickens. 35a3S: fowls 25: roosterS,
i7ais: ducks, 24a25: keats, young. 70a
IS: old. S. DreSsed-Turkeys 38a45;
Spring chickens. 35a40; fowls. large,
81: small. 25a26; ROSTERS. 20a2l; broil-
erS. IS: capons. fancy, heavy. 42a43.
small. 3oa35; ducks. 27a2S; keats,
e0ae0.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef. 2Oa22; veal.
20a24: lamb. 3la32. loins. l9a20; fresh
hams. 1920: fresh shoulders. i3al4:
smoked hams. 22a23: smoked shoulders,
-: bacon, 3oa22; calves. 13al4; lambs.
i3.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits and
vegetables com2:led By the Market News
Service Bureau OF Agricultural Eco
Monies says:
Apples Supplies moderate: demand
light market Gull: barrels. Virginia.
Units6 States No. !. 2is inches up
wsnesaps. mostly 8,50a9 90: consider
able scaided, 500: - inches Up. best.
a5Oalo.00: United States No. /, 2l4
inches I'd Ben Davis. 600: unclasSified.
2-2ia inches. $50; boxes. washington
medium TO large size, extra fancy,
winesaps, 3.50a4.00: buShel baskets,
virginia. United States No. ]. IA
inches up. winesaps. mostly 400.
AsparagIs-Suppasas moderate. de-
rnanf moderate. market slightly weaker;
California. dozen bunch crates, green,
very large size. 5oOa5 so: large size.
<06az 50: medium size, 350a40o: South
Carolina and Georgia. very large size.
500. large size, 400; medium size. 2,oOa
800
Caboaze-Eew stock: supplies light.
demand light. market dull: Texas. bar
rel crates approximately 100 pounds net
round type. some fair quality and con-
dition. 3.00a3.50: old stock; supplies
light: demand light, market dull: New
York, sacked per hundred pounds,
Danish type. e0ai.o0.
Ceiery-suppiies moderate; oemano
light. market dull; Florida, l0-incn
crates. "a dozen, 2.75s325, mostly
around 500.
Lettuce Market Dull.
Lettuce-Supplies Of Western stock
moderate: demand moderate, market
dull. Arizona crates. Iceberg type, As
dozen. 575a40O: California, crates, Ice
berg type. AS dozen. some fair condi-
ton. 325a3.50; supplies Of Southern
stock. light: demand light. narke'
f.eady: florida, iz-nushel hampers. big
Boston type. 2l00a2 so, best mostly $50
North Carolina. 5-peck hampers, big
Boston type. $50.
Ofsons-Suppiies light: demand light
market slightly weaker. Ohio, 100
pound sacks. yelloxs, q. s. No. /. me-
dunn TO large size, AIS: Idaho. 100
pound sacks. yeIiows, U. S. No. ], large
size, 435s4.50.
potstoes-Suppifes Of old stock lib'
eral: demand light. market dull; M1chi-
gan, i50-pouY7d sacks. RusSet Rurals
Il. 8. no. 1. mostly 42S: New YORK, $50.
pound sacks. round whites. u. 8. No. j
s2oa4 Is: Minnesota. l50-pound sacks
round whites, u 8. No. ]. AS; new
stock, supplies light: demand light, mar
ket steady. Texas, l00-pound sacks
Blik TTaumphs, u. 8, No. !. 7-50: Flor
ica. double head barrels Spauldine
fp.... 2ch-supplies light; demand
iiziIs. market flrn; Virginia. Norfolk
seton. bushel baEketS Savoy type. l.i0z
i5s Texss, bushel baskets. Savoy type
IlO
stra awt3erraeS-suppi!es moderate: de-
naano light. market slightly weaker
Floxaca, pony fefrigeratoYg. Missl0nAFys
$0af5. open crates. 35a4o per quart.
TDn.atoes- Supplies moderate; DE-
naakG light market about steady, orig
1naEa. Florida. 6s. F,pes and turning
wrapped. fancy count $50, eilolet
G. Al 00a5 50. 2i5s $50. repacked
isnk1own origin g.. rjpes. wrapped
fsHcF count. $50. choice count. 355s
900 e., rlpes, wrapped. fancy count
fSs.f
CzuIihoweT Strsnges.
Gs1ilfoWef~ Supplies ilgn'i demand
Iaaaoefsie market slightly stronger, Gel
sfoly9ls crates 2.25s2 50
Carrots Supplies jigi3t demand lgnt
Tqz5ket STEADY, Texas, bIshei baskets
TBa6aiy 2z5
Ees,s-s Supplies nghs: demand light
nnarket sbou stesoy, Texas blgnel bss
ke9, blnche6, g7S
FeS8-fsHpp!3eS nlCdefale 1sTnani
lizflt, market weaker California. crates
s 5Dee 90, poorer. z75a5 90. Florida
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