Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-12
marine PRODUCTS
IN LARGER SUPPLY
Cooler Weather Followed by
Bigger Shipments From
Nearby Points.

Cooler weather was welcomed by
dealers at Municipal Fish Market, en-
abling them to make attractive displays
of marine products without the use OF
large quantities of ice. Receipts Tor TO-
morrows trade-Friday being the one
day in the week sales usually are neaVy
were not especially heavy.
Dealers reported receipts Of most va:
rieties of fish, soft and hard crabs ana
crabmeat not very heavy, and hlgner
prices for some of them were reported.
While receipts were not very neaVy,
according to reports, they were ample
to meet demands.
Oysters Plentiful.
Plentiful supplies Of oysters from tne
lower Potomac and Chesapeake pay
points were reported, mostly Snuckeo
stock. but the demand was slow. Prlces
ranged from Sits to $3.50 a gallon;
There were but few oysters IN snen
received.
Soft crabs, many of them large ana
fat, were quoted at $l.5O a ooesn' The SI,e
small crabs selling as low as 81. Inc
three grades of crabmeat found reaoy
sale. the lump meat selling at 80 gaio
Ion. Flake meat was offered at SL.ov
and $2.75, while claw meat was quoted
VERY few fish were received from the
Potomac River nets. A few whlte Pe[cLlt'
catfish and carp were the prlncipal AsaI
received from fishermen operating neIs
IN fresh water while trout. bluefish and
snots were received from points on the
salt water. .,x,J tho
Boston mackerel, very plentiful tne
mast few weeks, were not SO plehtAui
TODAY, dealers reported. and noSE Va
them received here were small. Iney
were offered at 1912 and 10 Genus
pound. Haddock, one OF the cneapess
Ash offered today, sold at . Genus
pound, the fillet of haddock, not SO
Plentiful selling at 10 and 20 cents.
Founders were quoted at lZf2 anu 10
cents, the flllet Of sole selling at 80
Butterfish, not very large, were scarce
at 1872 cents: spots, also not plentnui,
selling at 1872 and is cents. BluenSn
were offered at 10 and Is cents' WnHe
Spanish mackerel, received from Nolo III
Carolina, were quoted at ~ ana 90
cents.
Commission merchants this morning
reported continued heavy receipts OF
fruits and vegetables. Persian melons
are more plentiful this season IMAM
usual. according to reports OF dealers,
and it possibly is because OF the 1rults
popularity that demands Tor otner
fruits are not so heavy.
THE Jumbo melons this morning were
offered at So and $3.50, few extra at
tractive ones selling as high as 50.
Standards sold around SITS and 81,
ponys selling at 81 so. Heavy receipts
of Colorado cantaloupes sold from SLID
to 81. honeydews, all sizes, selling around
So. watermelon receipts were light ana
the demand slow.
Concord grapes were more plentliul
this morning, 12-quart baskets selllng
from IS to 70 cents. Peaches and apples
also were reported in plentiful supplies.
the former selling from 81 to So a
bushel. while the apples were ohereo
from 81 to 50 a bushel.
Tomatoes continued plentiful and
cheap, cullS selling as low as % cents:
Good quality tomatoes sold at 50 and
top quality at rs cents basket: Plen-
tiful supplies of most vegetables was
reported on the country line, but the
demand was only fair.
A continued firm condition OF the
butter, egg and meat markets was re-
ported, the only change being the price
of lamb, dealers reporting a drop from
rs to 80 cents to Is and % cents.
Today's Wholesale Prices-JObbers'
HTIcCS
Butter-One-pound prints, 47a4S; tub,
46a47; store-packed, 3Oa32.
Eggs-Hennery. 43a45; fresh selected.
38a4O; current receipts, SO.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, 35;
toms, 80; Spring chickens, large, 32a33;
medium. 80; small, 80; Leghorns, 26a
81; fowls, 29a30; Leghorn fowls, 22a23;
ROSTERS, %; ducks, 15a20; keats. young,
60a70; old, 35a40. Dressed-Turkeys,
38a4O; Spring chickens, large, ISAAC;
medium, 37a38; small, 35a36; Leghorns,
34a35; fowls, 34a35; ROSTERS, Is; ducks,
28a30; keats, 80a1.00.
Meats-Beef. 22I5a25: veal, 27a28:
lamb, 25a2S: pork loins, IS; fresh hams.
20: fresh shoulders, %; smoked hams,
30a31; smoked shoulders, 20: bacon, 28a
, 80; lard, in bulk, 1872; in packages,
141a.
Live stock-Calves, 15a151a; lambs,
12al3.
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 liberal; demand
light, market dull; bushel baskets; Vir-
i.5Oai.75
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
| light, market steady; New York, 90
| pound sacks, Danish type, $50.
CantaloupeS Supplies liberal; de-
| mand moderate, market steady; Colo
I RADIO, pink meats, jumbos, IS and 9s, IS
] al 90; Jumbo flats, Us, 1.25; standard
! flats, 12s and 15s, 100. Miscellaneous
melons; supplies liberal; demand slow
market dull; honeydews, California
| Imperial Valley crates, all sizes, best
| $50; ripe, 125; Arizona, poor quality
and condition crates, all sizes, 75a1 90;
| Colorado crates, all sizes, best, $50;
poorer, 100; Persian melons, California
! Jumbo crates, 2.25; standard crates, Its
| az 90; pony crates, 1.50.
Celery-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steady; New York, 2-3
crates, early varieties, $50.
Lettuce-Supplies light: demand
light, market steady; Colorado, crates
| iceberg type. As dozen, best 400; fair
to poor quality and condition 300-3.50;
New York, 2 dozen crates, big Boston
type, best, Use; fair quality and con-
! dition, soc; poorer, Csc.
Onions-SupplieS moderate; demand
light, market steady; New York, 1O0-lb
sacks yellow u. s. No. /, medium to
| large size, 2.25.
Peaches-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Pennsylvania
bushel baskets bellies and elbertas, 2A-
inch minimum U. S. No. l, 2.50-300
few higher; Virginia bushel baskets
| elbertas U. S. No. /, medium to large
size, best 225-2.50, ripe 200; New Jer-
sey. buShel baskets elbertas U. S. No. l.
| y,,edil1Y1 tn large size rine waStv 90