Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-05
MARINE PRODUCTS
IN LIVELY DEMAND
Heavy Fish Receipts Are Re.
ported at D. C. Market
Today.

Dealers at Municipal Fish Market
this morning reported the usual Friday
demand by retailers and consumers.
Receipts Of most products were in ex-
cess of demands, dealers stated, and
prices of most varieties of fish were
cheap.
A scarcity Of soft crabs was reported,
prices being around 50 q dozen, while
hard crabs were plentiful at So bar
rel, or rs cents a single dozen. Cooked
crabs were offered at 81 a dozen.
Crabt Meat Plentiful.
Dealers had plentiful supplies Of
crab meat to offer the trade at 40 and
so cents pound. They also had sup
plies of shrimp, both green and cooked,
the former selling at 80 and the latter
at 60 cents a pound.
Business along other lines was re-
ported slightly brisk, retailers having
disposed of most Of their supplies OF
time Wednesday or during the time
their stores were open yesterday
morning.
It is stated that only q small num-
Der Of grocery stores were open even
during the morning hours, merchants
realizing that business would amount to
practically nothing because so many
persons were out of the city.
Fruit, vegetable, meat, poultry and
butter and egg dealers this morning
had their usual attractive supplies OF
commodities to offer the retail trade,
and many retailers were on hand
shortly after daybreak to get first pick
of supplies for todays trade.
Prices OF most commodities were the
same as prices quoted at the close OF
Wednesdays market.
TOday's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 43a44; tub,
42a43; store packed. 80.
Eggs-Hennery, 34a35; fresh selected,
34a35; current receipts, 80.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, "a;
toms, 80; Spring chickens, large, 42a43:
small, 35a38; Leghorns, 3Oa33; fowls,
28a30; ROSTERS, 81; ducks, IS; keats.
young, 60a65; old, ISAAC. Dressed
Turkeys, 38a40; Spring chickens, large,
5Oa52; small, 40a42; Leghorns, 37a38;
fowls, 3Oa32; ducks. 28aS0; keats, 8Oa
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 20a23; veal.
23a26; lamb, 25a27; pork loins, 81; fresh
mans, 26a27; fresh shoulders, l8al9;
bacon, 22a25; lard, in bulk, ID; in pack
ages, IA.
Live stock-Calves, Is; lambs, 12h.
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
Cantaloupes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, Imperial Valley, jumbos, 36s,
salmon tints and standards, ASS, 4.25a
4.50; jumbos, ASS, 4.75a5 90; Jumbo
fats, l2s and lis, few sales, Its;
standard crates, Honey Dews, 8s to Us,
$50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; New
York, California and Washington,
crates, Iceberg type, As dozen, 4.o0a
$50; few, poor condition, low as $50.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady: California, 50-pound
sacks, yellow Bermudas. y. S. No. l..
2.00a2.15.
Peaches-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; South
Carolina, bushel baskets Hileys, I'M
classified, 1b-inch min. and 2-inch
min, few wormy, few sales, 800; North
Carolina, SKIES, Carmans, medium size,
U. S. No. l, 2.50a275; bushel baskets
Carmans, U. S. No. /, pinch min., 2.50a
2.75; skies, HileyS, small to medium size,
U. S. No. l, 500; bushel baskets Car
mans, wasty, 134-inch min., 2.50a3.O0;
2-inch min, 2.25; Georgia, bushel bas-
$50, few higher; 1a-bushel baskets
Bellies, ia Inch min, U. S. No. l, mis-
labeled U. S. No. 2, 1.50a1. 65.
PotatoeS-SupplieS moderate; demand
light, market firm; Eastern Shore, Viz
ginia, cloth-top Stave barrels CobblerS,
U. S. No. /, 400a4.25; North Carolina,
cloth-top stave barrels Cobblers, u. S.
No. l, 3.75; old stock, no sales reported.
Watermelons-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Georgia,
Tom Watsons, 32-pound average, so, few
higher; 2S-pound average, 40; Thur
mond GrayS, ripe, 40-pound average,
mostly 80 each.
Tomatoes - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market slightly stronger;
North Carolina, skies, green and ripes,
wrapped, irregular pack, medium to
large size, mostly 800; South Carolina,
SKIES, green, wrapped, no sales. account
green: Tennessee, fours, ripes and turn
ing, wrapped, No. /, 1.75al.85.
String beans-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; North
Carolina, bushel hampers green, 20Oa
$50; nearby Maryland, bushel hampers
green stringless, mostly $50.
Cucumbers-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market slightly weaker;
North Carolina, bushel hampers fancy,
ordinary to fair quality, 1.00a2 90; mostly
around $50; few best 2.25.
Corn-SupplieS moderate: demand
moderate, market firm; North Caro-
lima, crates, best mostly 175a2 90; few
fancy high as 225; ordinary to fair
quality and condition, LOCAL so.
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Virginia,
oushel baskets Liveland raspberries and
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