Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
ATTRACTIVE FRUIT
SUPPLIES OFFERED.
Better Chickens Appearing
Now in Market-Truck
Plentiful.


not having seriously affected trading
Increased receipts of some commodities
and lighter receipts Of others added
interest to trading.
Throughout the week and UP to the
last hour of trading yesterday, dealers
in fruits and vegetables were able TO
present displays which proved most at
tractive and, 1t is stated, was partly due
to the attractive displays that demands
were increased.
Fruits for canning. preserving and
jelly purposes" a dealer said, have
but demands were not heavy, for house,
wives no longer put up the quantities
Of fruit they did years ago"
Splendid Stra wberries.
Both in the commission house dis
trict and along the country line at
Center Market yesterday were some
splendid quality strawberries and rasp-
berries, second crop Of the latter and
everbearing variety of the former. They
sold around so cents quart, but were
not much In demand. Growers expect
TO have small quantities Of both berries
until the appearance OF frost.
Blackberr1eS and huckleberrieS con-
tinued in heavy receipt throughout the
week and were in only fair demand.
Most Of the blackberries came from
Delaware and New Jersey, merchants
reported, while most Of the huckleber-
ries were from North Carolina. Some
few OF both berries came from nearby.
Reports from peach growing sections
tell OF record crops of the fruits this
season. Early receipts from Georgia,
North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland
have been heavier than usual, it is
stated, and prices correspondingly
low. There were some fine quality
cling peaches received from nearby
growers about two weeks ago, but the
best of this variety, the White Heaths,
are not expected until much later.
Apple Supplies Liberal.
received the past week or more, chiefly
from Maryland and Virginia, and the
receipts. 1t Is stated, have been much
better than usual and more attractively
packed than heretofore Prices have
not yet reached anything like q low
level, bushel baskets selling from 81 IS
to $3.50 during the week
Receipts Of watermelons from Geor-
gia and North Carolina continued light
until the middle Of the week and prices
continued high. best stock selling as
AhSii az eA-SO al Vic WEChs G0uu-
denly and unannounced, boatloads Of
the fruit appeared at Municipal Fish
Market Wednesday afternoon from
North Carolina and Virginia, one boat
carrying q cargo Of 2,o0o melons
And they came so thick and fast"
commented merchant, that the bot
tom dropped out Of the market and
prices Immediately declined"
Smallest Of the receipts sold around
Is cents. while fairly good size fruit
was to be had for so cents. Melons
chleny primes, sold at higher prices.
Coan River Melons Absent.
Merchants at Municipal Fish Market
are unable to understand why canta-
loupe growers in the Coan River sec
ton of Virginia have not yet supplied
them with that fruit. Cantaioupes
chants, always are of the best quality
and invariably and quick sale.
Supplies Of cantaloupes. exceptionally
heavy the past two or more weeks, sud
denly became light the middle OF the
week. Ridgeway, N. c.. shippers having
ceased shipments and receipts Of Heart
Of Gold fruit from New Mexico being
only fairly large. Several times during
the past month shipments from North
Carolina were far in excess of demands
and losses were reported Dealers are
now depending upon the homegrown
and Eastern Shore Of Maryland fruit
for supplies.
California honeyballs and noneydews.
mostly from Imperial Valley. continued
in good supply throughout the week,
Arizona shippers contributing to receipts
OF honeydews. Because OF the light re-
ceiptS Of eantaloupes, it Is stated, con-
sumers are increasing purchases Of both
honeydews and honeybalis.
Grape Receipts Good.
Increased receipts Of grapes from
nearby and distant places were added
to the already long list of fruits offered
by dealers. Nearby fruit. six-par
crates, sold around So yesterday. Red
seedless grapes from California, "a
pound boxes. were quoted at S4.25, while
l2-pound containers Of Catawba, Nj
agara and Delaware grapes. product Of
South Carolina, sold around $3.50 and
IS. Oranges, bananas, pineapples, DAM
sons, damson plunls, crabapples and
pears were other fruits dealers had to
offer the trade during the week.
Growers In nearby Maryland, Virginia
and the District the past few days
largely increased supplies furnished
local market dealers. and Yesterday they
mad extensive arrays of large variety
Of vegetables, spinach being the only
vegetable that was really scarce, selling
around $3.50 a bushel. The New zea-
land variety sold at SIPS.
tomatoes and corn were more plerti-
full and cheaper. the tomatoes. top
quality bringing no more than &I.25
for two-peck baskets, and culis selling
as low as so cents. Corn. as to size
and quality, sold from IS cents to $50
for sacks Of five dozen ears Peppers.
squash, potatoes. beans carrots, beets.
onions, eggplant and lettuce were among
otner vegetables reported fairly plenti-
ful. Kale was so plentiful that haulers
experienced difficuity disposing Of their
supplies at so cents o bushel.
Crab Meat Plentiful.
Municipal Fish Market was not over
stocked with fish the past week and,
1t is stated. receipts do not promise
to be heavy until the weather gets cool
enough for Florida and North Carolina
shippers. to start supplies here. Hard
crabs and crabmeat continued plentiful
and cheap. while there was an absence
of quitting OF the market with soft
crabs. Arrival Of the watermelons from
North Carolina and lower Virginia prov
ed the interesting feature Of the water
front market the past week.
Increased receipts OF poultry. espe-
cially Spring chickens, met O good de-
mal1d throughout the week, thousands
Of them going to Army and Navy posts
and various institutions. Prices de-
creased early in the week Ducks and
turkeys were among the poultry offer
ings to claim: attention OF buyers dur
ing the week.
"A pleasing feature q the weeks
was the receipt OF chickens much
larger than many received earlier In
the season, Small and thin stock never