Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-12
WEATHER AFFECTS
WHOLESALE PRICES
Poultry Supplies Are Less
Plentiful During Week.
Trading Is Brisk.

Trading Is Brisk.
S:s.sageable weather conditions this
week proved anything but a boon II
business in the wholesale market dis
trict. Such weather invariably inter
feres With business, it is stated, so that
merchants were not surprised that bust
ness this week was only fairly brisk.
1t is expected by merchants that
next month probably will bring some
bad weather, which may affect hauline
and cause a temporary shortage OF
products of nearby Maryland and Vir-
GINA farmers With good roads branch.
ing in all directions. however, mer-
chants realize that such shortage can
only be temporary and that prices prob
ably could not be affected for a very
long period.
horse-draWn vehicle" commented a
dealer this morning. There are some
motor trucks that are able to brave
sleet and snow and make their way
from starting points to the city with
commodities so that no great interior
ence with hauling is anticipated"
Poultry Less Plentiful.
Interference with hauling by weather
conditions, a dealer suggested, probably
will affect nothing but eggs and poultry
to any material extent. Eggs are fairly
plentiful now, dealers report, and any
temporary shortage Is not likely to
send prices soaring.
Poultry has not been so plentiful this
week. dealers reported, and higher prices
ruled. Price of beef has remained prac-
sscaiiy stationary, while prices OF lamb
and veal took an upward turn, and
slight fluctuations in butter prices did
not materially affect the retail price
of the dairy product.
Fruit and vegetable dealers continued
to receive supplies in excess of the de-
mand, dealers reported, and prices un-
derwent slight changes. It was reported
many commodities were substantially
the same as prices quoted at the open
ing of the weeks market.
Buyers were out early this morning
to get first pick of commodities. Trad
ing was reported fairly brisk, with in
dications that wholesalers would fairly
we'll clean UP supplies of periShab!e
commodities before the close of the
weeks market.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-p pound prints, 4Sa491a:
tub, 47a481a; store packed, 30a35.
Eggs-Hennery, 40: fresh selected, 37a
SO; current receipts, IS; storage. 30a32.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 37aS8; Spring
chickens, 35a36: Leghorns, 80; fowls,
28a30; ROSTERS, 1920; ducks, Is: geese,
20; keats, young 50a60. old 80. Dressed
Turkeys, 40a45; Spring chickens, 38a
40; Legtorns, 30a32: fowls, 30a32; ca
pons, large 45a46, small 38a40; ducks,
32a33; geese, 25a30; keats, 80a1 90.
Meats-Beef, top %, medium 2112a
%, common 17a18; veal, %; lamb, 80:
pork loins, 23a24; fresh hams, 22a23:
fresh shoulders, 16a17; smoked hams,
25a27; smoked shoulders, 16a17; bacon.
20a22; lard, in tins 1919, in packages,
IA.
Live stock-Calves, 16kal7; lambs,
I3a14.
Game-Rabbits, 25a30.
Business at Municipal Fish Market
has not been especially brisk since the
Christmas holiday season. There has
been O scarcity of fresh fish most of the
time the past two weeks, according to
reports, but frozen fish have been plen.
tiful and reasonable, dealers report
Many consumers, it is stated, prefer va.
rieties Of fish that are frozen before
being shipped here.
Weather conditions and inactivity Of
fishermen during and since the holiday
season are blamed for shortage Of re-
.ceipts of fish from the Potomac River
The past few days, it Is stated, ice pre-
vented the use of Winter seineS in some
of the creeks few miles below the
District line, bodies of water that usually
yield perch, catfish and eels during the
Winter season.
Very few fish have been caught in
these creeks since January /, fish deal
ers report. the principal catches this
week being those of sand perch, yellow
perch and catfish. They were not
caught in abundance, however. and
found ready sale in the local market.
1t will be but short time before
owners of big seines will begin prepare
tons for the Spring fishing, when big
catches of shad and herring usually
are made. No shad have been reported
caught anywhere near the mouth of the
Potomac this season, supplies in the
local market having been received from
Florida. It is expected that North Car.
DINA meters soon will begin sending
supplies here.
Oyster Supplies Large.
There were some fine specimens Of
both shad and herring offered the retail
trade this week, although the herring
we're not particularly plentiful. Shac
sold around 80 and 40 cents pound
while herring were offered at 10 cents
Frozen fish included trout, salmon, hal.
sibut and other varieties from the North
and found ready sale.
Dealers had some fine specimens Of
fresh trout to offer at 80 cents, the
small frozen trout selling at Is cents
Rockfish, also fresh, sold at IS end &c
cents. Spanish and king rreckerel
product of Florida waters, found read,
sale, the former at IS and the latter al
% cents a pound.
Plentiful supplies of oysters from
points along the Potomac River ane
chesapeake Bay were received through
out the week, and the quality of the bi
valves, according to dealers, was not II
be discounted Selects were offered a
$3.50 and standards at S2.25 a gallon
Shell stock sold around So a bushel.
Crab meat was received in plentiful
supplies, but there was not a great de-
mand for it reported. Lump meat wa
quoted at 80 and fake at IS cents ;
pound. Holsters were quoted at 81
cents pound.
Strawberries, fresh from Florida. hav
been received in the local market thi
week in moderate quantities. 1t Is SAT-
by dealers that the fruit this season
has been far better than in past years
receipts having been confined almos