Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-14
MARINE PRODUCTS
IN ACTIVE DEMAND
Retailers Stock Up for Ex-
peCted Business Over
Week End.

Numerous retailers were on hand at
Municipal Fish Market today looking
for supplies of marine products for
their Saturday trade, and wholesalers
were able to accommodate them.
Fresh shad, herring, rockfish and
trout, chiefly from Florida, were the
chief attractions, while frozen fish from
the North and West found ready sale
Packers on the Great Lakes supply
quantities Of yellow pike, whitef1sh and
pickerel that proved good sellers. Oys-
tiers continued scarce and in fairly good
demand. Dealers had supplies ample
to meet the demands, however, at pre-
vailing prices, $3.50 for standards and
$2.75 for selects.
Dealers had erabmeat, not much in
demand, the white meat selling at 40
cents and the clawmeat at 25 cents a
pound. Green shrimp were offered at
Is cents and cooked shrimp at so cents
pound. HOLSTERS were scarce and
high.
A three-day spell of cold weather in
Texas SO seriously affected growing
crops that vegetables from there have
not been so plentiful the past few days,
and higher prices ruled. Supplies of
Florida, Mexico and Nassau continue
plentiful enough to supply the demand
Oranges and grapefruit continue in
plentiful supply, and dealers this morn,
ing had California grapes and other
fruits to Offer including pears, pine
apples, apples, papayas and tangerineS.
Butter prices advanced fraction Of
a cent, prints selling at 81 and SO, tub
butter selling at so and 81. The egg
market continued firm with increased
receipts, but no change in prices. With
the exception of the slight increase in
butter prices, reports told of today's
prices being substantially the same as
prices quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 51a52 !:
tub, 50a51; store packed, 30a35.
Eggs-Hennery, 40a42; fresh selected,
33a40; current receipts, 37a38; storage,
30a32.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 35a36; Spring
chickens, 35a36; Leghorns,. 80, fowls, 20
a30; ROSTERS, 19a2O; ducks, IS; geese,
20; keats, young. 56a60; old, 30,
Dressed-Turkeys, 40a45; Spring chick
ems, 38a40; Leghorns, 30a32; fowls, IS;
capons, large, 45a46; small, 36a40;
ducks, 32a33; geese, 25aS0; keats, S0a
100
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 1924: veal
25a27; lamb, 26a29; pork loins, 23a25;
fresh hams, 23a24; fresh shoulders, 15a
IS; smoked hams, 25a26; smoked
shoulders, is; bacon, 20a22; lard, in
tins. 13a13l2; in packages, 14a14l2.
Live Stock-Calves, 16; lambs, la
141a.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples-Supplies light; demand light
market dull; barrels, too few sales to
quote; boxes, Washington, medium to
large size, extra fancy, Delicious, 3.25a
$50; Staymans, 2.50a2.75; Romes, 2.25a
$50; bushel baskets, Pennsylvania, Vir-
ginia, IT, S. No. !, ga inches up, Black
Twigs, 165, few higher; Virginia, UNI
classified, az inches up, Black Twigs
135a1.50.
Cabbage-New stock; supplies liberal;
demand light, market steady; Florida,
l 12-bushel hampers, pointed type, most
ly 1.50, some fair condition, 1.25; old
stock; supplies moderate; demand light
market steady; few sales, New York,
sacked. per hundredweight Dansih type,
2.50a2.75, mostly ESQ.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; Florida, 1O-inch
crates, to 4 dozen, 2.75a3.00, mostly
2.75; 4 dozen, 3.00a3.25.
Lettuce--Western; supplies moderate;
demand light, market firm; California,
crates, Iceberg type, S dozen, 3.75a4O0;
4 dozen, 4.00a4.25.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady: Michigan and Ohio,
100-pound sacks, yellows, U. S. No. l,
medium to large size. 5.75a6.00; Hol-
land, 110-pound sacks, yellows, No. /,
600.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady; New York,
l50-pound sacks, round whites, U. S.
No. /, 2.25a2. 49,. Michigan, 150-pound
sacks, russell rurals, u. S. No. l., 2.25a
2.35; Pennsylvania, 150-pound sacks,
round whites, u. S. No. /, 2.10a1 rs.