Evening star., 1929-12-19
MARINE PRODUCTS
SUPPLY IS LARGE
Price of Oysters Increases.
Fruit and Vegetable
Receipts Heavy.

usually being IN ughC QeIHdnu III suSh
holiday seasons.
usual demand for oysters, however. bi-
valves being served on the shell, IN
cocktails and used in turkey dressing.
Oystermen soon will take holiday. max
ing receipts of bivalves, already not so
plentiful. trif1e scarce.
Oyster prices have advanced the past
two weeks, according to dealers. prices
today being quoted at $3.50 gallon for
selects and So 80 a gallon for standards.
Counts. many from Toms Cove and 9TH
er places on the ocean front, were quot
ed at $3.50 per 100.
Fish Receipts.
Counts are wanted for serving on the
half shell, dealets explained, while bar
rel stock is used for such purposes as
we'll as for small roast enjoyed in homes.
River oysters were quoted at $l.60 a
bushel this morning, suppliers from Po-
comoke and Tangier Sounds selling
around 50 a bushel Choice salts from
points on the ocean front sold around
$l4 a barrel
Probably the most surprising thing in
the fish market this morning was re-
ceipt of quantities of blue fish weighing
around and pounds. The fish came
from nets in the vicinity of Cape Hat
! teras and were offered at 35 cents
pound.
: LobSters. not so much in demand,
were quoted at 10 cents pound. Lump
crabmeat, the kind used for salads,
was quoted at 90 cents a pound. The
ordinary run of the meat, used chiefly
! for deviled crabs, was quoted at so
cents.
Christmas greens and turkeys this
morning continued to claim attention
: of retailers and consumers. There was
a fairly good demand registered for
. trees and other varieties OF green's for
. decorative purposes, but movements
Of turkeys were slow.
Live turkeys were not being received
In very large quantities. dealers report
ed, raisers appearing to be holding back
for better prices and very little dressed
stock was received.
"Unless weather conditions experience
O decided change" observed a dealer,
receipts of dressed stock may not be-
come heavy much before Monday.
eff the weather turns cold tonight"
he added, dressing in the country will
begin in earnest tomorrow, and receipts
should become fairly heavy Sunday"
It is planned by poultry dealers to
keep their houses open Sunday for the
purpose of looking after the local trade
and receiving anticipated shipments of
dressed stock from Maryland and Vir-
ginia raiserS.
No definite information as to the
prices which will prevail the next few
days has been obtained. everybody ap-
pearing to be holding off until the last
minute, special interest being shown
in the announcement managers of chain
stores will make. 1t is generally ad-
mitted by dealers that prices chain
stores will announce will have de-
cided bearing upon the general turkey
market prices.
Large Poultry Receipts.
A fairly glutting of the market
with chickens and fowls was mentioned
this morning by wholesalers, low prices
having prevailed the past few days.
Some of the excess receipts are being
shipped to dealers in other cities, while
Some of the best of the dressed stock
Is being put in storage.
Immense quantities of rabbits were
offered the retail trade this morning.
They came from every direction, deal
ers stated, and in spite of the miserable
weather conditions most of the receipts
were in splendid condition. They were
offered from Is to 25 cents.
Fruits for the holiday season contin-
Ued in heavy and attractive supply, the
same condition existing as to vegetables.
Tomatoes, not as plentiful as usual,
continued scarce and high, good stock
selling around $3.50 and 81 crate.
Many of the repacked tomatoes from
Pittsburgh were reported received in
such poor condition that dealers were
unable to dispose of them. Some Of
them, it was stated, were total loss.
On the farmers line this morning
were immense quantities of turnips,
parsnips, sweet potatoes, kale, spinach
and other vegetables: receipts being
much in excess of demands. Prices
were reported cheap.
Prices of most commodities today
were about the same as prices quoted
yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 40l2a411a:
tub. 39l2a401a; store-packed 30a32.
Eggs-Hennery, 55a58; fresh selected,
E3a54; current receipts, 48a5O.
Poultry, alive-TurkeyS young hens
end toms, %; old toms, -25a26; Spring
chickens, large, 23a24; medium, 22a23;
broilers, 28a30; fowls, 22a24; 'LeghornS,
l7al8; roosters, 20; ducks, 15al8.
34a36; old toms, 32a33; Spring chick
ems, large, 80; medium 28a29; broilers,
35a36 Leghorns, 26a27; fowls, 27a2s;
ducks 28a30; roosters, 23a25; capons,
S5a40; keats, 50a60.
Meats-Beef, 2oa22; veal, 24a26;
lamb, 24a27; pork, loins, ,22a25; fresh
hams, 20a22; fresh shoulders, 18a22;
smoked hams. 25a26 smoked shoulders,
1920; bacon, 25a26 lard, in bulk, 13;
In packages, IL.
Live stock-Calves, IS; lambs,
121aa13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
EconomicS) says:
Sales to jobbers except where other
wise noted.
Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady. Barrels: No sales
reported Boxes: Washington, extra
3.75. few as high as 500; extra fancy
Staymans, medium to large size, 800
a3,25. Bushel baskets: Pennsylvania,
u. S. No. /, 2la inches up, Yorks and
Black TWigs, fair quality, l.35al4 40;
Virginia. U. S. No. /, % inches up,
Yorks, fine quality. high color, 2.0oa
2.25; unclassified, % inches up, Yorks,
i, generally good quality, $50; unclassi-
fed 2s4 inches up, Staymans, generally
good quality, 1.75a200
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; New York
100-pound sacks, Danish type, mostly
200; 90-pound sacks, Danish type
I.10a1 90, COuLn CdTOIlIld. lH2-UuSlcl
hampers. pointed type, best, 200; fair
quality, It's.
Celery - Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady: California
crates, 5.00a6.O 90: - crates, 3.75.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; Cali
fornia and Arizona, crates, Iceberg
type, AS dozen, some fair quality, leafy
4.50a5 90: Florida, 1l2-bushel hampers
Big Boston type, best, 3 300a325; fail
r,laIitv 50