Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-19
Marine PRODUCTS
SUPPLY ADEQUATE
Fish Shipments Not Large.
Hard and Soft Crabs
Arrive Here.

Retailers were on hand at Municipal
Fish Market early this morning looking
for best buys for their Friday trade
Wholesalers were able to fully meet their
demands for various varieties of marine
products. Supplies were not so heavy
that there was quitting OF the mar
ket, dealers stated, but prices were not
high.
Very light supplies of fish were re-
ceived from the Potomac River. There
were some rockfish from Potomac nets
the small ones selling around 20 and
boiling size at 80 cents pound. Few
perch, catfish and cells also were re-
ceived from there, but receipts were too
light to quote prices.
Dealers received some hard and soft
crabs from the lower Potomac shippers,
and also fairly large quantities of hard
heads and a few trout. Hard crabs
were plentiful and cheaper than usual,
selling at $3.50 barrel or so cents a
dozen. Soft crabs. not so plentiful, sold
around $1.50 and 81.
Fairly heavy receipts of poultry yes
terday and today made 1t certain that
supplies for the week end trade would
be ample to meet all demands. Meat
prices this morning were about the same
as prices quoted the past few days. that
Of lamb being the one exception. Price
Of lamb dropped TO 20 and 80 cents.
A Slight change in butter prices was
reported, but the change was so small
that retail prices were not affected. The
egg market continued firm, with no
change~in prices.
Dealers this morning reported a con-
tinued high price for homegrown toma /.
toes, 2-peck baskets selling at $3.50 and
hfOhor T1ripnQ rQnNrtan
prevailing in Baltimore, inducing nu-
merous shippers of truckloadS Of the
vegetable to continue to that city with
their cargoes.
Cabbage prices also were reported
higher. The vegetable selling at so
cents bushel basket early in the week.
brought IS cents this morning. Prices
Of most other vegetables remained I'M
changed. Cantaloupe prices also were
reported slightly higher this morning
and dealers were offering them by the
single crate at prices quoted for carload
lots in other cities.
Peaches continued plentiful and
cheap, dealers reported, and there were
increased receipts of watermelons re-
ported this morning. Honeydews and
honeyballs also continued plentiful
selling slightly cheaper than canta-
loupes Other fruits also continued
plentiful and fairly cheap.
Todays Wholesale Prices-Jobbers
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 4sl2a44;
tub, 42l2a431s; store packed. 28a30.
34a35; current receipts. 29a30.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, hens. IS:
toms, 80; Spring chickens. larger, 36a37;
medium. 34a35; small. 32a33; Leghorns,
30a32; fowls, 30a3l; ROSTERS, 81; ducks.
is; keats, young, 60a65; old, ISAAC.
Dressed-Turkeys, 38a40; Spring chick
ems, large 42a45; medium, 40a42; small,
37a38; Leghorns, 37a38: fowls, 35a36;
ducks 28a30; keats, 80a1.00.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 2412; veal.
%; lamb. 28a30; pork loins. "a: fresh
hams 30a32; fresh shoulders, %;
smoked hams, 80; smoked shoulders. %;
bacon, 26a2S; lard, in bulk, Is; in
packages. Is.
Live stock-Calves, IS; lambs, 121aa13.
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 liberal: de-
mand moderate, market steady; Arizona
and California, Imperial Valley, Salmon
T1nts, jumbos, 36s and ASS, mostly
around 400; standards. 36s and ASS,
3.25a350; Arizona. pink meats. stand
ard fats, ISIS. mostly around $50; North
Carolina. Ridgeway section, Salmon
Tints. standards. 36s and ASS. wide
range prices. best, 3.50a4.00: fair quail
ity and condition. 800; other North
Carolina, Salmon Tints. standards. 36s
and ASS ordinary quality and condition,
.50a2.00. Miscellaneous melons-Sup-