Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
MARINE PRODUCTS
PLENTIFUL IN D. c.
Various Kinds of Fish on Dis
play at Market-0ysters
Higher.

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no material decrease in receipts OF fish
at Municipal Fish Market. dealers re-
ported. and market conditions were all
that dealers could desire. 1t is true that
receipts this week have not been as
heavy as they probably will be just
after the close of the Winter season,
but they were heavy enough to enable
dealers to meet demands at prevailing
prices.
Oysters have not been so plentiful
this week, and higher prices for shell
stock resulted, the price of Potomac
River oysters advancing to $3.50
bushel. No increase in the price of
shucked stock was reported. but dealers
predicted higher prices in the near flu
ture.
There are two reasons for the short
age in receipts of oysters" observed a
>, dealer this morning. "One is that
oystermen have not been out in such
large numbers and the other being that
| the oysters are scarce"
CLANS are being received in plentiful
supplies from North Carolina shippers
and are in demand at $50 per 100.
Scallops are plentiful at 81 gallon.
while crab meat is scarce at IS cents
pound, having sold as low as 40 cents
only few days ago,
Dealers had plenty green shrimp on
hand from Florida this morning that
| found ready sale at Is cents a pound
the cooked shrimp selling at go cents
HOLSTERS, received from Boston shippers
were scarce at rs cents pound.
! Yellow pike and white fish from the
Great Lakes were offered at 80 cents
while pickerel from the same waters
brought Is cents a pound. Haltbut ana
salmon, received from the Pacific Coast,
were offered the trade at Is cents.
Fresh fillet of haddock was quoted at
80 cents, the frozen fillet selling at 20
cents, Whole haddock, frozen. sold as
low as Is cents pound Frozen Boston
mackerel and pollock were offered at
Is and cod at 20 cents a pound:
Only 0 few fish from the Potomac
River we're to be had by retailers this
morning. They included sand perch and
catfish at 10, yellow perch at Is and
carp at Is cents pound. A few herring
from North Carolina waters were Of
| fered at 12Ea cents q pound.
Florida shippers supplied buck shad
at as and roe shad at 40 cents pound.
jumping mullets and kingfish. also from
Florida, were offered at Is and Spanish
naackerel at 10 cents a pound.
Another increase In the price OF but
ter was reported this morning, and the
egg market continued firm. Prices OF
practically all other commodities were
the same as prices quoted yesterday.
Business this morning was not very
active, merchants reported, partly due,
they believe, to the low temperature,
Today's Wholesale Prices--Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-p pound prints, 5la52;
tub, 50a51: store packed, 30a35.
Eggs-Hennery, 40a42; fresh. selected,
38a40; current receipts, 37a38; storage
30a32.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 36a37; Spring
chickens. 35a36; Leghorns, 80: fowls,
28a3O; ROSTERS, 1920; ducks, IS; geese,
90: keats, young, 50a60: old, 80. Dressed
Turkeys. 40a45: Spring chickens, 3Sa
| 40; Leghorns, 30a32; fowls, %; capons,
large, 45a46: small, 38a40; ducks, 32a
| 50: geese, 25a30; keats, 00al 90.
Meats, fresh killed Beef, 18a2l;
veal, 24a2s: lamb. so; pork loins. 20;
fresh hams, 2ia22: fresh shoulders. 10;
smoked hams, Is; smoked shoulders, IS;
bacon, %; lard In tins, 10; in pack
ages, 1872.
Live stock-Calves, 17a17la; lambs,
13a14.
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: Few sales.
Pennsylvania, u. S. No. /, 212 inches
up, Works, scalded, 3.75a4.00. Boxes.
Washington, medium to large size. ex-
ira fancy, Staymans, 250a2.65: Deli
cious, 3.25a3.50. Bushel baskets: Viz
ginia, U. S. NO. /. 2l2 inches up, Stay
mans, 1.65a185; U. S. No. 2, 2l2 inches
up, Grimes, 1.3Sa1.4 40: Pennsylvania,
U. S. No. l. az inches up, Black Twigs,
| I.60al IS.
Cabbage-supplies liberal; demand
| light, market slightly weaker. New
stock: Florida, 11a-bushel hampers,
| pointed type, 1.75a2.00; South Carolina.
barrel crates, pointed type, poor quality
and condition soft, 1,50a1.75. Old stock:
New Yorks. sacked, per hundredweight,
Danish type, 2.75a3.00. J
Celery-Supplies moderate: demanf
light, market about steady. Floridaand
inch crates, individually washer
proceeded, As dozen, 300a3.6eupplies |
Lettuce - Western stockKet steady. |
moderate; demand light, Be, AS dozen,
Arizona, crates, IceberEtion. 3OOa3.5o |
fair quality and VALLEY. crates. Ice
California, 1mpf0zen. 40Oa4.25, mostly |
berg type. IA stock: Supplies light; |
sou. Soght, market dull; Florida, 1l2-
oemanAampers. Big Boston type. best, |
ousnsfair quality and condition, 75a |
10; bushel baskets, Big Boston type, |
kair quality and condition, Use. /
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market slightly weaker; Michigan
and Ohio, l00-pound sacks. yellows. U.
S. No. /, 5.00a5.50.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: Pennsylvania, l5o-
pound sacks, round whites. U. 5. NO. l,
225; New York, l50-pound SACKS, rouno
whites, U. S. No. l. 2S5a2'4o' falr
quality, 225 i
spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market dull; Texas. bushel bas-
kets, savoy type, 90a1.0O; poorer, low
as rs.
Tomatoes-Supplies light: demand
light, market firm: originals. Florida,
SKIES, ripes and turning, wrapped, fancy
count, 3.00a3.50: repacked, unknown
origin, skies. ripes, wrapped. fancy
count, 450a4.75.
String heans-Supplies light; demand
light, market about steady; Florida, IS
bushel hampers, green, 4.00a450; wax,
250a3.50.
Peppers-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market slightly weaker; Florloa'
Sales. High. Low Close.
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