Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-19
Who'll SALE FISH
SUPPLIES ARE GOOD
Poultry Is Lower, With More
Plentiful Receipts. Market
Dealers Report.

Local wholesale fish dealers today
were well supplied with stock Of sea
foods from all points along the Atlantic
coast Out reported that the demand
for them is moderate. Hard crabs are
plentiful at SIS barrel and soft crabs
are equally plentiful at 81 and So a
6oRen. The warm weather he's lcSSened
the demand because of the difficulty Of
keeping ali kinds Of fish.
From Boston dealers have haddock
AT SC. COD at I0c, fillet Of hadoock, nc;
halibut. s0c, salmon. Csc. and mackerel,
inc New York is furnishing founders
at loo and scallonS at $3.50 gallon,
Sea bass al i5c. butter fish at 12c ana
trout q; Inc are New Jerseys offering,
while ire Chesapeake Bay sends spots
ct SC AND croaGerS at sc. From the
South ere TO be had red srappers At zoe
and green shrimp al soc,
A drop of from 10 ; cents was re-
rogted today ON most fowls. Large
Suring hroiie1S took a drop OF from
90 and a. 10 81 and IS, Medium hroll-
crs drapped from ST and 80 10 IS and
So. Small nroilers are now 81 and SO
as AGAINST previous price of IS, Leg
horns are - and 80. as against 30 and
50. The supply is more plentiful.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Butter One pound prints, 46a47' tue,
<sa46. store packed, IS.
Ecgs-Fresh selected. 30a3l; hennery.
Soa2i: current receipts, %.
Poultry slive-TurSeys. %; fowls.
large. IS. small, 23a24; Leghor1s, iaa
20 Spring broilers, large. S7a3s: me-
dunn. sSsSs. small. 22a33, Leghorns.
,sa3n. ROSTERS is: keats, young. IS;
old. 30. DrcSsed-Turkeys. 80, Spring
hroilers large 42a45: medium. 4oa42:
small 20. LegllornS, So, fowls, large,
e7a2s: small. 25a26; capons, large. 44a
IS: small. 3oa35; ducks. 2oa25. keats,
1ona1.io
Meats, fresh kiIled-Beef, 22a25; veal.
soa2s. lamb, osa32. pork loins. soaS2;
fresh shoulders. I6ai7; fresh hams. 25a
-. smoked hams. 27a2S; smoked Shout
ders, l7als. bacon. 22a24, lard. l3a
is5s calves, Il; Spring lambs, l3al4,
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Market News
Service Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nnr1ics, says:
Cantaloupe heavy, demand
moderate for good stock, demand SLOW
for overripe stock: market about steady;
Arizona. salmon tints, jumbo 36s, best,
S.snaSs75 few 400; overripe, 250a3.00:
iunabos. ass. best. 3T5a4 90. ripe. 500.
standards, 36s and ASS, best. $50: ripe.
2 00a2.5n: ponys. ass and 54s. ripe. 400;
fats, all sizes. LOCAL IS; North Caro-
lima. LaurinhIrg section green meats,
standards. Sos and ASS. fair to ordinary
quality. 25al so; miscellaneous melons.
supplies liberal: demand slow. market
about steady. California, honey dews.
standard crates. T5a2 Is according To
ssze and condition. honey balls. stand
arcs, 36s and ASS, 4.00a4 rs; fats, all
sizes, I5e.
Lettuce Western stock supplies light:
demand moderate market dull: Colo
rado. crates Iceberg type. As dozen.
s %: Eastern stock supplies moderate.
demand slow. market dull. New York
eide range quality and condition, two
dozen crates Big Boston type. best, / so.
few higher: ordinary quality and con-
dition, I.00a1.25.
Onion Market Dun.
Onions Supplies light: demand slow.
market dull. Virginia, I0O-pound sacks
yelloWs, No. !, 2.00a2.25.
Peaches Supplies liberal: demand
maderate. market about steady: |
Georgia, bushel baskets Hileys, small
size. z. 8 No. /. best, l.50al.75; ripe.
e5ai.25: nushel baskets Carmens, e. S.
baskets Governor Hogs, q. S. No. /,
medium size, LOCAL IS: skies. Carmens.
q. IS. No. j. small size. coal Is: skies,
Bellies, e. s. No /, small size. LISA
400. North Carolina, bnshel baskets
Hileys. 10. S. No. (, small to medium
size l.25s ripe, 75al 90: skies, HiIeys
y. s. No !, small 10 medium size, $50
a2B0
Potatoes Supplies heavy: demand
slow. market dull; North Carolina.
cioth-top stave barrels cobbiers, u S..
50. few, ITS. East Shore Virginia
cIoth-top staye barrels CobbleTs. U. S.
No. 1. 80
watermeions- Supplies liberal: de-
nand moderate, market steady: brokers
carlot sales. delivered Washington;
Georgia. bulk per car Tom Watsons.
-four tiers 2s-28-pound average, wasty.
seas.
string beans-HomegroEn supplying
the market
Cicumbers Honlegrowns mostly sup
plying the market: few North Carolina,
husi1el hampers. poor quality and con-
ditson, very few sales, 50al 90.
Peas Are Steady.
Peas-supplies light; demand n1oder-
asa. market steady: New York. busl1el
baskets, telephones, l60al rs.
Agsr4fe<-CagruIfex heavy vary few