Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-08
MARINE PRODUCTS
IN LARGE DEMAND
Numerous Varieties of Sea
Food Are Displayed
at D. C. Market.

There was the usual Friday morning
demand for marine products registered
at Municipal Fish Market and whole
sale houses in other sections this morn
ing and dealers had supplies more than
enough to equal demands. Fish were
not especially plentiful, however, &C
cording to dealers, and prices were not
exceptionally cheap.
dealers had numerous varieties of
fish to offer the retail trade, including
Norfolk spots, croakers, jumping null
lets and fish of the varieties shipped
from Boston and New Jersey markets.
Few fish also were received from
Florida, but heavy shipments from there
will not come until cold weather.
Oysters Plentiful.
oysters were plentiful and of splendid
quality, dealers reported. and were in
good demand. Selects were quoted at
$25o and standards at 1925 gallon.
Price of shell stock depended entirely
upon the size and quality of the oysters.
Eggs also were in demand, strictly
fresh hennery stock being so scarce that
some retailers quoted them as high as
IS cents dozen. Haulers from nearby
Maryland and Virginia this morning
did not have their usual heavy ship
mentS.
Poultry dealers this morning had
fairly heavy supplies of turkeys from
nearby Maryland and Virginia, many
of them small Spring turkeys, and they
also had a few large ones. Frozen
turkeys we're offered the trade, some
of the supplies from the West proving
exceptionally. attractive, and prices were
reported fairly cheap.
Heavy receipts of chickens, ducks and
keats also were reported. They were in
fair demand at prevailing prices, dealers
reporting prices the same as those
quoted yesterday. Meat receipts were
more than ample to meet demands, an
easing of the market being reported.
Tangerines, first of the season, came
from Florida, and attracted much atten-
ton, increasing the already long list of
fruits offered. No. tangerines were
offered at $3.50 and $3.50 box, No. 2
stock bringing $3.50 and 50. Oranges,
grapefruit, honeydews. pears and grapes
continued in plentiful supply at prices
that have prevailed the past few days.
Vegetable Receipts.
Anise, said by dealers to be one of the
leading salad vegetables, was received
from Norfolk, Va, and was offered at
81 and $125 a bushel basket. Brussels
sprouts, received from Long Island,
N. Y, was offered at Sc and $3.50 q
crate.
Dealers had wax beans from Norfolk
to offer at $1.50 bushel. There was
practically no demand for them, how
ever, Washington consumers usually de-
handing the green variety. Few home
grown tomatoes were offered on the
farmers line this morning at SIPS and
$3.50 for 2-peck baskets.
Commission merchants had plentiful
supplies Of Shipped-in tomatoes from
California, prices depending upon size
and condition of the vegetable. They
also had numerous quantities of other
vegetables, some homegrown and some
shipped-in stock.
A slight easing of the butter market
was reported this morning, the de-
crease, however, not being great enough
to have any material effect upon the re-
tail market. Prices of most commodities
this morning were the same as prices
quoted yesterday.
Dealers reported a slight improvement
in business this morning, but trading,
they stated, was not heavy, although re-
ceipts of practically every commodity,
with the exception of eggs, were fairly
heavy.
TOday's Wholesale Prices-JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, Haas; tub,
44a441s; store packed. 30a32.
Eggs-Hennery, SIS; fresh selected, 48a
so; current receipts, IS.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young hens
and toms, 37a38; old hens, IS; old toms,
80; Spring chickens, large, 27a2S; me-
dunn, 26a27; broilers, 30a32; Leghorns
22a23; fowls, 28a29; Leghorn fowls, goa
81; ROSTERS. 10; ducks, 15a20; keats
young, 40a65; old, 30 Dressed
Turkeys, young, 45a46; old. 40: Spring
chickens. large. 35a36; medium, 32a33;
broilers, 37a3S; roosters, 24a25; ducks
29a30; keats, 70a80.
Meats-Beef, 2Oa22; veal, 24a28;
lamb, 26a27; pork loins, 23a26; fresh
hams, 22a25; fresh shoulders, 20a23;
smoked hams, 25a26; smoked shoulders
1920; bacon, %; lard, in bulk, IA; in
packages. is.
Live stock-Calves, 141sa1S; lambs
121zal3.
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 moderate; demand
moderate, market steady. Boxes
Washington, extra fancy, delicious
medium to large sizes, 3.75; extra fancy
Jonathans, medium to large sizes