Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-07
SUPPLIES Of FISH
ARE SCARCE HERE
Oyster Receipts Are Also
Less PIentifuI-Trading
Reported Light.

Fresh fish from nearby waters were
not very plentiful at Municipal Fish
| Market today. Oysters also were scarce,
| the best shucked stock, it is stated, hav-
| ing been received from packers at Sol
onions Island. Because of their scarcity
oyster prices advanced, standards SELL
ing at So SO and selects at $2.75 gal
Ion. while shell stock sold at SITS a
| bushel.
There were quantities of frozen fish
| from the North and fresh stock from
| the South to enable dealers to supply
demands of retailers. Catfish at 10,
pound constitute supplies received
from the Potomac.
Roe shad from Florida were quoted
at 40 cents, the bucks selling at Is cents
a pound. King mackerel, Spanish mack
erel, trout and red snappers were the
other varieties of fish received from
Florida. King mackerel were offered at
18, Spanish mackerel at 20, trout at %
and the red snappers at 80 cents a
pound.
Fish Supplies Received.
Dealers had small quantities of rock
fish from METERS on the chesapeake
Bay to offer at IS cents, while receipts
from the Great Lakes included yellow
pike and pickerel at IS cents and white
fish at 80 cents pound.
Frozen fillet of haddock was plenti-
full at Is cents pound, the fresh flllet
selling at 80 cents. Halibut and salmon
received from the Pacific Coast, were
offered this morning at rs cents
pound. Smells, some imported from
Holland and others received from Ca
madam packers, were quoted at Is cents
There was not heavy demand for
crab meat. The white meat was quoted
at so and the claw meat at 80 cents
pound. Fresh shrimp was plentiful at
80 cents a pound, the cooked shrimp
selling at 60 cents. HOLSTERS were scarce
at rs cents.
A generally draggy condition of the
market was reported this morning.
Dealers had supplies Of all commodities
more than ample to meet demands, they
reported, and prices were not high:
Warmer weather enabled fruit and
vegetable dealers to display their sup
plies to a much better advantage.
Increased receipts of numerous va
rieties of fruits and vegetables were
reported. Strawberries, reported not SO
plentiful early in the week, were much
more plentiful and cheaper today,
choice berries selling at 40 and so
cents a quart.
Prices of most commodities this
morning were substantially the same
as prices quoted yesterday.
yoday's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 501aa511a;
tub, 4912a501a; store packed, S0a35.
Eggs-Hennery, 40a42; fresh selected,
38a40; current receipts, 37a38; storage,
3Oa32.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 35a36; Spring
chickens, 35a36; Leghorns. 80; fowls,
28a29: ROSTERS, 1920; ducks, Is; geese,
20; keats, young, 56a60; old, 30.
Dressed-Turkeys, 40a45; Spring chick
ems. 38a4O; Leghorns, 30a22; fowls,
30a32; capons, large, 45a46; small,
36a40; ducks, 32a33; geese, 25a3O;
keats. 80a100.
27a28: lamb, 28a30; pork lolns, 25;
fresh hams, 23a24; fresh shoulders, 10;
smoked hams, 25a26; smoked shoulders,
16; bacon, 20a22; lard, in tins, 1872; In
Live stock-calves, 17a17la; lambs,
14a14l2.
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 otherwise noter):
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light market steady. Barrels: Very few
sales; Virginia, u. S. No. l, Paragons,
"a inches up. 500. Boxes: Washing
ton, medium to large size extra fancy
Delicious, mostly around $50; Stay
mans, 2.50a2.75. Bushel baskets: Viz
ginia, u. S. No. /, 2l2 inches up, stay
mans, 1.75a1 80; ga inches up, l,85a
200: U. S.,No. /, 2la inches up. Black
Twigs. 1.50a1 IS, mostly 1.5O.
Cabbage-supplies liberal; demand
light, market dull; Florida. 1H2-bushel
hampers, pointed type, i.15al rs; lew
higher: round type, fine quality ana
condition, 1.40a1 so; South Carolina,
11a-bushel hampers, Wakefields, talr r
quality and condition, LOCAL 70. Olo
stock: Too few sales reported to quote;
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market dull; Florida, 1O-lncn
crates, 40 dozen, 2.75a3oo.
IAttuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market dull; California, crates
Iceberg type, AS dozen, 3.5oa4.oo; Arl-