Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-24
MARINE PRODUCTS
IN BETTER SUPPLY
Many Varieties of Fish Are
on Display at Munic-
ipaI Market.

Disappearance of ice from the creeks
below Alexandria the past few days
made it possible for haulers of Winter
seines to catch fish for the local mar
ket and their catches proved an at
tractive feature OF today's business at
Municipal Fish Market.
Included in the catches were guam
titles of sand perch. many of them
reaching here alive, that were offered
at 10 cents a pound. Carp. some OF
them also alive, when they reached the
market, were quoted at 18 cents.
Many catfish, not very large, also
were alive when they reached the local
market and were offered at cents,
while yellow perch, according to size,
were quoted from 8 to Is cents a pound.
Other Fish Plentiful.
First North Carolina herring of the
season arrived here yesterday finding
ready sale at 10 cents pound. Shad
offered the retailers this morning, re-
ceived from Florida shippers. were sold
at % cents pound for bucks and 40
cents for the roes.
King and Spanish mackerel received
from Florida were plentiful at ID cents,
while Florida trout were scarce at Is
cents. There were plentiful supplies
of frozen fish from Boston. Haddock
were quoted at 10, fillet of paddock at
%. pollock at 1879 and cod at 18 cents
Tile fish proved good seller at l8
cents HOLSTERS and crab meat were
scarce at IS cents a pound and a
scarcity Of oysters was reported. Shuck-
ed stock prices continued at 1925 for
standards and $3.50 gallon for Sc
lects. Shell stock brought slightly adj
vanced prices.
Today's Wholesale Prices-JObbcrs'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 471sa481a
tub. 461aa47l2; store packed, 30a35.
Eggs-Hennery. 40: fresh selected. 81
a38 current receipts, 36a37; storage
30a32.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 36a37; Spring
chickens, 35a36; Leghorns, 80; fowls
49, ROSTERS, 19a20; ducks, 25; geese
90 keats, young, 50a6O; old. 80. Dress
ed: Turkeys, 40a45: Spring chickens
38a40; Leghorns, 30a32; fowls, 30a32
capons, large, 45a46; small, 38a40;
ducks, 32a33; geese, 25a30; keats
80a1 90.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef 1921; veal
24a28; lamb. 30; pork loins, 20: fresh
hams, 21a22: fresh shoulders, Is
Smoked hams, Is; smoked shoulders
49, bacon, %; lard in tins, Is; in pack
ages. 1872.
Live stock-Calves. 16l2a17; lambs
13aI4
Game-Rabbits, 3Oa35
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Market
nf oil
Economcis) says sales to jobbers except
weber otherwise noted:
Apples-SupplieS moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; barrels, Penn
sylvania. U. S. No. l. az inches up
Yorks. 3.75a4.00; Virginia, U. S. No. /,
2R inches up Staymans, scalded, $50;
boxes, Washington. medium to large
size extra fancy Staymans, 2.50a2. IS ;
Delicious. 3.25a3 so; Romes. $50; bushel
baskets. Virginia, U. S. No. l, 21a inches
up StaymanS. 1.75a1 80: few high as
200; Pennsylvania, u S. No. /, 234-
inch Staymans, fair color, 1.65a1.75.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady: South Caro-
lima. barrel crate. pointed type, mostly
$50; some soft. 800: New York, sacked
per hundredweight, Danish type, 2.75a
$780, mostly 500; Florida, 112-bushel
hampers, pointed type and round type
mostly around 2.25.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market steady: California, crates,
5.50a600; few higher: Florida, 10-inch
crates, to 6 dozen, 325a3.5O.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market about steady; Arizona,
crates, Iceberg type, to dozen. fair
quality and condition, 300a3. rs; poorer
low as $50; Southern, demand light;
market steady: Florida, -bushel
hampers, big Boston type. 1.25a1 so;
bushel baskets, big Boston type. GOA
100; 12-bushel hampers. Romano, Its
Onions=Supplies moderate: demand