Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-24
DEALERS DISCUSS
SITE FOR MARKET
Wholesalers Anxious to De.
termine Future Location
of Stands.

southwest in the vicinity of Municipal
Fish Market, are about ready for occu-
pancy, opening of bank nearby to
precede the opening of the stores.
Work already has been started on the
Patterson tract site in Northeast Wash
ington. a tract that has claimed the
attention of residents Of that vicinity
for many years and which 1t was hoped
by them would ultimately be set aside
for nothing but park purposes.
Haulers from Maryland and Virginia
also are being urged to patronize North
ern Liberty Market, Fifth and K streets,
should be a means of attracting more
buyers than the others.
I'm short" remarked a dealer, "it's
a case of paying your money and taking
your choice" adding that time alone
will tell.
Changes in Prices.
Not waiting for more definite infor-
nation, dealers at Municipal Fish Mar
ket already are handling numerous
commodities without waiting for the
opening Of the commission houses, and
the past week they had displays of
fruits. vegetables and products of the
hennery to offer the retail trade and
consumers.
Numerous changes in prices Of COM
moditieS were reported during the week,
In most instances, according to reports,
the changes involving increases. But
ter, chickens, eggs and some meats were
the commodities affected by the in
creased prices. Increases were not very
much, it is stated, and the retail market
was not greatly affected.
Peaches and cantaloupes were fruits
received in largest quantities during
the week, prices of both fruits being re-
ported exceptionally cheap. A slowing
down of receipts of cantaloupes from
the Eastern Shore of Maryland ap-
peared necessary, 1t is stated, because
growers failed to realize paying profits
on their investments.
Peach growers also complained Of re-
turns being insufficient to properly re-
munerate them for their efforts to raise
big crops. 1t is reported that dry
weather in some sections lessened crops
of the fruit. while some of the fruie
also was affected by hail.
Possibly a good thing that There
were some shortages in the outputs"
suggested a wholesaler. for if there
had been a much larger yield than re-
ceipts have shown prices probably
would not have paid the freight"
In the vegetable market this week
chief interest seemed to have centered
in the receipts and prices of potatoes
and tomatoes, and this mornings in
formation suggested probable easing
of potato prices the coming week.
Sweet potatoes we're more plentiful this
week and correspondingly cheaper,
many of them. however, being smaller
rncYI1f of 10 lryy -oafhor
the country.
Dealers have had what they term a
fairly good Summer season. Dry weather
has affected some fruits and vegetables,
it is stated, but, considering weather
conditions, according to reports, receipts
have been fairly heavy. Potatoes and
tomatoes probably were hardest hit by
the hot and dry weather, prices Of both
commodities continuing much in ad-
vance of prices which usually prevail
during the Summer season.
Trade yesterday and early this MORN
ing was reported fairly good. Buy
erS. anxious to get first pick of food
Stuffs, were out early this morning. and
wholesalers were able to more than &C
commodate them at about prices which
prevailed yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints. As; tub,
43iaa44i2; store packed, 23a30.
Eggs-Hennery, 40a42; fresh selected,
38a40; current receipts. 33a34.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. hens. IS;
toms, 80; Spring chickens, large. 32a34;
medium, 80; small, 80: Leghorns, 26a27;
fowls, %; ROSTERS, %; ducks. 15a20;
keats, young, 60a70; old. ISAAC. Dressed
Turkeys. 38a40; Spring chickens,
34a35: fowls, 34a35: roosters,
26; ducks. 2sa3o; keats. 9oa1.0o.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 24la: veal,
49, lamb. 80: pork loin. "a; fresh hams.
30a32; fresh shoulders. 80: smoked
hams, 30a32; smoked shoulders, 20a22;
bacon, 28a30. Lard, in bulk, Is; in
packages. 16.
Live stcck-Calves, 141aa15; lambs, 13.
Realizing it is a matter of only
short time before oysters will be in
season, dealers at Municipal Fish Mar
ket and tongers and dredgers about the
Chesapeake Bay and tributaries are dis
cussing the approaching seasons pros
poets. Not much advance information
of the coming seasons prospects has
been received. but the little that has
been received tells of the bivalves being
in splendid condition. Dealers still
think the opening of the season should
be delayed until October l.
Receipts of marine products this
week we're decidedly greater than dur
ing the period when the thermometer
lowered high up in the nineties, deal
ers reported, and the variety of re-
ceipts also increased, and the past two
weeks thousands of watermelons were
and disposed of at the water
front market. Receipts of melons, first
@,Ala
the Rappahannock River section of
Virginia. have been heavy.
Swordfish, leader of receipts at Mu-
nicipal Fish Market this week, sold at
35 cents q pound and was in demand
at that price. Boston shippers also
quantities of other fish regard
ed among the favorite receipts in the
local market. Boston mackerel at 10
and Is cents a pound being one of
them. Salmon and halibut, always good
sellers. sold at Is cents.
Fillet of sole, said by dealers to be
most attractive offering, found ready
sale at 80 cents, the fillet of paddock,
also in demand. selling at Is cents.
Haddock sold at Z, pollock at and
cod at 10 cents pound.
Demand for Grabs.
Three sizes of trout from Chesapeake
Bay and lower Potomac River shippers
sold at 5, 8 and IS cents a pound, re-
spectively, for the Friday and week end
trade. Butterfish and bluefish found
ready sale, the former from 8 to 1919,
and the latter at 1912 cents a pound.
Founders sold at Is, spots at 10 and
croakers at 5 cents a pound. Rock
fish, some from the Potomac, were not
plentiful at IS cents. Small quantities
of white perch also from the Potomac,
found ready sale at 10 cents.
It is expected that the demand for
soft and hard crabs will materially
lessen the next month or so, the de-
mand always decreasing about the
lime of the opening of the oyster season
Hard crabs have continued in fairly
heavy receipts this week, while soft
crabs, plentiful enough to supply de-
nands have not been so plentiful re-