Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-06

Business Is Reported Good
This Week-FiSh Sales
Are Active.

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one-day holiday would bring increased
trade, but the increase, according to
reports, failed to materialiZe. Bust
ness was fairly good, however, and the
days rest was appreciated by the hun.
dreds of workers who are up early every
market day.
All wholesale houses were not closed
the entire day, however, some dealers,
especially those engaged In the sale OF
perishable commodities, finding 1t nee
essary TO open their places of business
during the morning hours. This APP
piled largely to dealers in poultry and
marine products, although several com
mission houses, where fruits and vege-
tables are handled, also were open In
the morning.
Fish Market.
Municipal Fish Market this week
presented numerous scenes OF activity,
receipts being heavy and prices OF most
supplies being cheap. Because OF the
low rices, dealers urged the consumption
of more fish, crabs and other shellfish.
Some varieties of flsh sold as low as
cents a pound and hard crabs, quoted
at So barrel, we're cheaper than Al
any time the past few years.
Not only are dealers at Municipal
Fish Market handling marine products,
but they also are handling products
OF farms along the lower Potomac
River and water melons from the South.
! During the Summer season, when nsh
are not always III great demand. huge
piles Of waGermelons occupy spaces t1sh
occupy during other periods.
Wednesday morning carload lots Of
melons reached the market on the
water front and SOON after their al
rival there we're numerous buyers on
hand. including huckSters the latter
buying supplies to sell from door to
door. Prices were quoted as low as %
cents, an exceptionally low price tol
, this season Of the year.
II will not be long before the famous
Coan River cantsloupes appear IN the
local market, Doatmen bringing them
: here direct from the growers They
also will bring other commodities, Civ
ing Municipal Fish Market, at times,
the appearance Of a general market.
Poultry receipts continued fairly
nssyy most Of the week, according 70
reports, and cheaper prices ruled.
Dealers continue to advise against
shipments of so many small Leghorn
chickens. many OF them being So thin
that they have TO De sold al prices
wholly unsatisfactory 10 both shipper
. ana dealer. Many such chickens have
TO be disposed of by persons Offering
chem from house 10 house OF TO per-
sons on the streets.
Meat prices continued practically
unchanged throughout the week. Beef
prices continued high, with the greatest
demands for the best cuts and no de-
CresSes in prices of veal we're reported.
The lamb market reported demoralized
last week, Is slightly stronger but prices
continue cheapest OF fresh meats.
Butter prices underwent a Slight drop.
while the esq market continued prac-
Lically without change. Dealers still
complain OF heavy losses III Gambling,
! result OF failure Of poultry raisers to
/ properly gather and care for Gheii eggs.
! Better buying yesterday ana this
morning gave encouragement 10 whole
| Salefs. Retailers were out early this
morning looking for best supplies and
. hoping ~ get first pick. Supplies were
! more than equal 10 demands, however,
| and dealers were satisfied they would
have supplies OH hand At the close of
! the market To carry over until Monday
! Prices OF mos commodities were sub
Stantlally the same as prices quoted
! yesterday.
! TOdAy's Wholesale Prices--JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter One pound prints, 4Ss44; Sub.
! 42a43: store packed. 80.
! Eggs--Hennery, 34a35; fresh selected,
s4a35; current receipts 80.
| Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, "a;
/ toms, 80: Spring chickens large. 42a
| 80: small, 35a3S; Leghorns. 30a33;
| fowls, 28a3O; roosters, 81: ducks, Is;
I-Tnrkeys, 38a40: Spring chickens.
large, 50a52: small, 40a42; Leshorns.
! 3Ts38 fowls, 30s32; ducks, 28s30; keats.
! 8OaI.0O.
| Meats. fresh killed Beef. 2Oa23: veal.
/ 23a26; lamb, 25a27; pork loins, 81;
! fresh hams, 26a27; fresh shoulders,
1919; bacon, 22a25; lard, IN bulk, 10;
| in packages, IA.
Live stock-CaiVes, IS; lambs. 1919.
! Rainy weather and muddy water the
| past few days seriously affected the soft
crab industry and made the toothsome
cr1lstsceanS so scarce that prices went
! TO 81 dozen the middle of the week.
| Their scarcity probably also was partly
due to crsbbers taking time of TO enjoy
the Fourth of July holiday.
/ But suggested a dealer. they prob
} ably will be very plentiful and much
, cheaper On the fnll of the moon next
! week. when catches should be enor-
nous"
Soft crabs have been plentiful most
| OF the season, dealers say, realizing
thai many OF them never reach city
markets. There are so many hotels
| end roadhouses in the crab country to
consume catches, it is stated, that their
consumption means lighter receipts and
| higher prices in cities.
And another thing affecting the
msrket," the dealer remarked, sis the
| heavy consumption of the crabs by
| fishermen Tor bait. 1t does not seem
| that this consumption should mean
! anything to the trade. but it does. for
thousands OF dozens of them are used
fol such purpose"
Crab Prices.
Hard crabs this week have been plen-
| tiful and cheap selling at % q barrel,
low price the last few years. Crab
meat also continued plentiful, selling
around 40 and so cents q pound most
of the week
Potomac River fishermen have not
been very successful this week in their
efforts to get supplies for the local and
other markets, even the small trout and
/ croakers not having been much in evil
titles. OF white perch, catfish and eels
and a few rockfish, but not in sufficient
quantities to quote prices.
Boston packers supplied the greatest
variety of fish to local dealers. the BoS-
ton msckereI, always in demand, being
plentiful enough to cause prices to drop
as low as cents pound. Salmon and
halibut, two popular species Of fish, also
received from Boston shippers, sold at
IS and % cents pound, respectively.
Haddock, another fish received from
Boston, cheapest fish of the week, sold
around 6 cents pound, while the flllet
Of haddock always q good seller. was
offered at Is cents pound. Founders
sold at II and cod at cents pound
the past few days.
Black ,seabass received from shippers
along the Jersey coast found ready sale
at 1919 cents pound, fairly large siz
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