Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
FISH ARE SCARCE
IN MARKET TODAY
Potomac Meters Sending
Few Here-Prices of Some
Varieties Higher.
Municipal Fish Market today claimed

A scarcity of most varieties of fish was
reported, but dealers made it plain that
| they would have supplies sufficiently
large to fill demands, although advanced
prices of some varieties threatened to
reduce demands.
Potomac River fishermen are sending
only small quantities of fish here, most
of them being engaged in the work of
getting their nets in readiness for the
Fall season. Increased catches of trout,
spots. croakers and other varieties of
fish by anglers is taken by meters as
forecasting good Fall season.
Plentiful supplies of hard crabs are
being received from the Lower Potomac,
and dealers are selling them around
$3.50 barrel or so cents a dozen.
! Crabmcat is being received in large
quantities and selling at prices dealers
term cheap Soft crabs, not SO plenti-
full brought from 81 to 50 dozen this
| morning.
Shrimps Are Plentiful.
Both live and cooked Holsters were
offered the trade around IS cents a
pound; live shrimp. from North Caro-
lima, being plentiful at Is cents.
Cooked shrimp we're quoted at so cents.
Scallops. received from New York ship
pers, also were plentiful at SO gallon.
FlOthilSIl. ItttlNeu III sup
plies from the Potomac. were quoted at
20 cents pound. Boston shippers sup
piled sWnraiiah at 80 cents pound a
much hiehe price than prices the past
several weeks, and salmon and hallbut
continued TO sell at % cents.
Spanish mackerel and fillet of had
dock, also higher were quoted at 20
cents, salmon and halibut selling at IS
cent as pound. Pollock sold at 10 and
haddock at cents a pound.
Fish From Jersey Coast.
Packers along the Jersey Coast sup
piled local dealers with quantities of
founders, hluefish, trout spots. butter
fish and Croakers. Blues found ready
sale at Is cents. founders and large
trout selling at 20 and small trout at
10 cents a pound. Spots were 10. but
terfish IL and croakers 5 cents pound.
A continued firm condition of the
butter, egg and meat markets was re-
ported and dealers in fruits and Vege-
tables continued to receive large guam
titles of such commodities. Dealers re-
ported a generally satisfactory condi-
ton of the market today and are salts
fed week end sales will be heavier than
sales reported last week.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbcrs'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter - One pound prints. 44a45;
tub, 43a44; store packed, 26a3o.
Eggs-Hennery, 40: fresh selected
So: current receipts, "a.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens. So;
toms. 80; Spring chickens. large, 30a32:
medium. %; small, 27a28; Lcghorns,
25a26; fowls. 28a30; ROSTERS, %; ducks,
l5a2O; keats, young 60a65; old. 35a40
Dressed-Turkevs. 38a40; Spring chick
ems, large. 38a4O; medium 37a38; small
SIS; Leghorns. 33a35; fowls, 35a36:
ROSTERS, &c; ducks, 25a30; keats, goa
100.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef. 24l2; veal
%; lamb. 20a26; pork loin. "a; fresh
hams, 30a32 fresh shoulders, %;
smoked hams. 30a32; smoked shoulders
%: bacon, 2Sa3o; lard in bulk, Is: in
| packages, l6.
Live stock-Calyes, 10; lambs, 12h
Fruit and Vegetable Reyicw.
Today's market report cn fruits ant
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
! Economics quotes:
Cantaloupes-Supplie moderate; de-
mand moderate. market about steady;
East Shore Maryland, Salmon frsts
standards and Jumbos, all sizes, l.25a
Its: flats. all sizes, 75al.00: double
| flats. LOCAL rs. truckedin stock mostly
supplying the market; nearby Maryland
, pony baskets. 9s, 75al 90, mostly 100
Miscellaneous melons: Supplies mod
crate: demand moderate. market
steady; California. Imperial Valley ano
Arizona, Honey DewS. standard crates
all sizes, 200a225; California. Honey
Balls. jumbos, ASS, 425: standards. 36s
! and ASS. 3.75; ponies, ASS. 2.75a3.00.
Lettucc-Supplies moderate: demand
light. market steady; Washington
crates. Iceberg type, As dozen, coca
| $50; Colorado. crates, Iceberg type, a.
| dozen, fair quality, 450a5.00: poorer
low as 400: New York. 2-doZen crates
Big Boston type, 75a1.0o, mostly 100.
Onion Market Steady.
Onions-Supplies light: demand light
i market steady; few sales; Spain, crates
ValenciaS, 2.25: II cases. 800: Massa.
! chusetts. l00-pound sacks, yelloWs. U
| S. No. /, small size, 2.25a250, mostly
2.25.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
| light, market steady: Delaware and Viz
GINA. bushel baskets, Elbertas, U. S. No
| i. fair quality and condition, large size
2.OOa2 .25, mostly 200; small to medium
size, 10Oa1.5O bushel baskets Hiley'
and Bellies, u. S. No. /. medium tc
large size. 150a- .75 few best high as
! 200; small to medium size, l.00al 20
! East Shore Maryland. bushel baskets
Rays, U. S. No. /, small to medium size
125a1 so.
Potatoes - Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market steady: East shore
and West Shore. Virginia. cloth top
stave barrels. Cobblers. U. S. No: /. 6oo;
| New Jersey. 150-pound sacks, CooblerS
U. S. No. /, $50.
Melon Supplies Light.
Watermelons Supplies light; de-
mand light, market steady: North caro-
lima, Tom Watsons, 28-pound average
mostly rs; 32-34-pound average. go
| 100.
String beans-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market steady: NEARBY
Maryland, bushel baskets, l.7oa20u'
mostly 200; East Shore Maryland
| bushel hampers. mostly Its.
Lima beans-Supplies heavy; demand
and trading moderate; East Shore
MARYLAND. bushel hampers, mostly 2.Oo;
very few low as 1.75.
Peas - Supplies moderate; demand
| moderate, market steady; washington
50-pound crates, 550a6.00.
Apples = Supplies liberal: demand
light market dull, market slightly
| weaker; Maryland and Virginia, 6ushel
baskets, Wealthys and Maiden Blush
! u. S. No. /, 2l2 inches up. mostly
around 200; Virginia. U. 5. NO. l. !
| inches up, Fallawaters, zoo.
nYronr rnMpTNE TALKED