Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-07
VEGETABLE SUPPLY
is PLENTIFUL HERE
Fruits Also in Large Receipt
at D. c. Wholesale
Market.

Immense quantities of fruits anC
vegetables were piled high in front o.
houses in the commission house district
this morning. receipts being largely In
excess of demands. Business was re.
ported fairly brisk yesterday, but Q
slow moving of commodities was re-
ported this morning.
Receipts of kale, spinach, watercress
dandelion and artichokes this morning
were. fairly heavy, dealers in the COM
mission house district and on the
farmers line reported, and cheaper
prices ruled. Kale was offered at Sc
cents, watercresS and spinach at SO
and rs cents, dandelion at 81 and arti-
chokes at $3.50 bushel. Spinach was
cheaper this morning than it has been
since last season, dealers stated.
Lima Beans Scarce.
Very few lima beans were to be had
this morning. Dealers received what
may, prove the last of the seasons crop
from Eastern Shore of Maryland and
quoted price of $3.50 and 81 bushel
String beans shipped-in stock, best
quality. sold around $3.50 bushel bas-
ket. Much of the receipts were reported
so rusty that shipments were refused
Peas, product of California. were
more plentiful than the past few days
but were not much in demand at $3.50
a bushel. Endive, imported from Bel
cumbers. more plentiful, were offered
at a wide range of prices, fancy stock
selling at 81 and $3.50 a buShel. No.
2 stock sold around $2.50 and So.
A scarcity of eggplants was reported
Florida shippers sent increased sup
plies of white squash, however, that
found ready sale at So bushel. Fruit
receipts continued heavy, the several
grades being offered at a wide range
of prices.
Dealers in marine products reported
light receipts of supplies for the Friday
and week end trade, very few fish
coming from the Potomac River. Poto-
mac METERS supplied fairly large guam
titles of rockfish and trout and small
quantities of catfish. They also sent a
few small yellow perch, but the fish
were so small and received in such
small quantities that prices were not
Boston mackerel, chiefly frozen stock
were offered at 10 cents: Spanish
nnackerel, fresh caught, received from
Florida, selling at Is cents a pound
Salmon and halibut, received from
Boston packers were quoted at 80 cents
dealers also having small quantities OF
the fresh halibut at the same price.
Cod from shippers along the jersey
coast found ready sale at Is cents, had
dock sold at 10 and the fillet Of had
dock at 20 cents pound. Trout were
quoted at IS and 20 cents and rockfish
&C IS and 80 cents pound. Pompano
choicest of the days receipts, sold al
so cents q pound.
Grab meat was reported scarce and
higher, small quantities of the meat
coming from Mississippi packers. The
meat was quoted at so and 80 cents
q pound.
Wholesalers had fairly heavy receipts
of poultry this morning, according tt
reports, and slight easing of the mar
ket on some varieties was reported
Butter and egg prices, as we'll as price;
of meats, continued unchanged.
TOday's Wholesale PriceS-JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter One-pound prints, 45a46
tub, 44a45: store packed, 30a32. $
Eggs-Hennery, SIS; fresh selected, 48i
30; current receipts, IS.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young hen
and toms, 37a3S; old hens, IS; old toms
SO; Spring chickens, large, 27a28: me