Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
TRADING IS ACTIVE
AT D. C. MARKET
Cooler Weather Brings Out
Many Buyers-Fruit
Supplies Are Large.

Cooler weather this. morning was 1ul-
~ appreciated by al wholesalers, bring
ing buyers out early and increasing de-
mands for some foodstuffs. While the
rain in this immediate section last night
did not continue long enough to be OF
much value, dealers learned that farmers
not many miles distant Jared much
better. rain having fallen over period
long enough to benefit growing crops.
Dealers at Municipal Fish Market
this morning were able to give assur-
ances of being able to supply the de-
mands for marine products for the
Friday and week end trade. the varieties
of fish being greater than during re-
cent weeks. Crabs and shrimp were
among the offerings to claim attention
of buyers, frogs being about the scarceSt
Of receipts.
Fish Plentiful.
Potomac River meters supplied
quantities Of carp, rockfish and small
perch, in addition to crabs, the supplies,
even the small perch, being In demand.
Receipts Of rockfish are nothing like as
heavy as last week and the week be-
fore, but they are heavy enough to
meet demands.
A price of IS cents q pound was
quoted for the smaller rock, the larger
ones finding ready sale at rs cents.
Carp received in larger quantities than
most of the Summer season. sold at 10
and Is cents a pound, while the small
perch we're offered at and 7 cents.
Chesapeake Bay shippers supplied
quantities of trout, not many especial
" large ones. The smallest OF the re-
ceipts brought and the larger Is
cents a pound. Butterhsh and croak-
ers also were received from Chesapeake
fLn fNpV,oor calling q
and 10 and the latter at cents
pound.
Jumping mullets, product Of North
Carolina waters, have made their APP
pearance in the local market and are
finding ready sale at 1874 cents. Bonita
mackereI, the largest one received TINS
week weighing ~ pounds, are coming
from Norfolk packers and finding ready
sale at 10 cents.
Boston shippers supplied Holsters al
IS and 10 cents a pound, other receipts
from there Including Boston mackerel,
salmon. halibut, paddock. nllet OF mad.
dock and pollock. Prices were quoted
as follows: Boston mackerel, Is cents;
salmon and halibut. % to 25 cents;
maddox. 8 cents; flllet of haddock, Ii
and 20 cents, and pollock, and cents
a pound. mr.,
Soft crabs, fairly plentiful, were
quoted around IS cents and 81 dozen,
some exceptionally small ones selling as
low as so cents. Hard crabs were oHereo
at So and $3.50 barrel or - cents
dozen. Green shrimp sold at 50 cents .
pound. the cooked shrimp bringing %
a gallon.
A continued overlooking OF the mar
ket with peaches and cantaloupes was
reported by fruit merchants.
And supplies came so heavy the past
few davis" remarked a dealer, that we
had to tell shippers to let up little
or find other markets for their sup
plies"
Other Receipts.
Numerous receipts Of extra fancy
quality liberia peaches were received
this morning from orchards In the VI
cinity of Rockville, Nd, and vienna,
Linden and Shenandoah Valley, Va,
orchards Few of the largest fruit
brought So for Span crates, other prices
ranging from Si.25 to So. while some
sales were made as low as so cents.
HoneydewS were scarce this morning
and the market on honeyballs was re-
ported stronger. CantaloupeS offered
this morning we're from nearby. Anne
Arundel County. Md, and the Eastern
Shore Of Maryland. Dealers said the
Anne Arundel County stock was OF SUI
perior quality and sold at slightly higher
prices.
and cheap, some of the receipts being
of inferior quality. Potatoes and cab
bage were more plentiful, while tomato
receipts, about equal to demands. sold
around $50 for two-peck baskets OF
the best quality.
Butter. egg, meat and poultry prices
continued unchanged. Business was
not especially brisk this morning, &C
cording to reports of merchants, the
fruit and vegetable markets being re-
ported draggy. Prices Of most COM
modities were the same as prices quoted
yesterday.
TOday's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-one- pound prints, 44ka
451a; tub, 43ha44H; store packed,
2sa30.
Eggs-Hennery. 3sa4o; fresh selected,
So: current receipts, 32a33.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens. 50;
toms, 80; Spring chickens, large, 28a30;
medium. 27a28; small, 26a27; Leghorns,
I5a20: keats, young. 60a7o; old. ISAAC.
Dressed-Turkeys, 33a40; Spring chick
ems, large, 38a40; medium. 37a3S; small.
as: Ieehorns. 33a35; fowls, 34a35:
ROSTERS, 26; ducks, 2Sa3o; keats, Goa
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 241a; veal,
%: lamb. 80; pork loin, "a; fresh mans;
3Oa32; fresh shoulders. q: SMOKED
hams, 3Oa32; smoked shoulders, 2Oa22;
bacon, 2sa3o. Lard. in bulk, Is; IN
Live stock-cslves, 10; lambs.
1212a13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau Of Agricul-
tural Economics) says:
Cantaloupes-Supplies liberal; de-
mand light, market steady; Eastern
Shore, Md, Salmon TtntS, mats, All
sizes. 4Oa65; few holdovers low as IS;
standards, all sizes, LOCALE mostly
around 100; jumboS. all sizes, LISA
Its; mostly $50. New Mexico, Hearts
of Gold, standard fats, Us and los
LOCAL rs; overripe low as 80. MlsceI-
laneous melons-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market steady. California
and Arizona. honey dews, standard
crates, IS to 9s, mostly 200; 9s to IFS;
2.25a25 so; honey balls, jumbos, 36s and
ASS, 425a4.50; standards. 36s and ass,
3.75a4OO; broken crates. 1.50a2.00;
standard fats, 12s and ISIS. a1,So.
Lettuce-Western supplies liberal
demand light. market about steady
California and Colorado, crates, Ice
berry type, AS dozen, fair to ordinary
condition, 3.50a3.75: Eastern supplies
light no sales reported. ;.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
light, market about steady. MasSachu-
sets and Iowa. 100-pound sacks, yell
lows, U. S. No. /, medium to large size,
2.85a3.00.
Watermelons - Supplies moderate:
demand light, market steady. North
Carolina and Virginia, Thurmond
Grays, 30-35-pound average. 65a75.
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