Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
VEGETABLE SUPPLY
IS ADEQUATE HERE
Cooler Weather Results in
Larger Shipments to
Local Market.

Cooler weather this week proved {
bon to fruit and vegetable dealers, re
ceiptS of commodities from long dis.
lance points coming in better condi,
ton and holding up much better thar
when the weather was much warmer
last week.
Changed weather conditions did not
help dealers at Municipal Fish Mar.
ket, however, catches of marine prod
ucts, more especially hard and soft
crabs, having been materially reduces
and prices we're correSpondingly higher
Dealers In poultry also failed to APP
preciate the cooler weather conditions
lower temperature having been reSpon-
Sible for decreased demands for Spring
chickens to be served at roadhouSeS
and other resorts.
Business During Week
Business has not been particularly
brisk this week, according to reports OF
merchants, and receipts Of most com
modities were in excess of demands
Spring vegetables were fairly heavy
supplies, while berries. cherries, peaches
and other fruits were received in abund-
ance.
Butter and egg prices remained
almost stationary during the week, re-
ceiptS of both the products of the
creamery and hennery being received in
quantities sufficient to meet demands.
Gambling losses in the egg market were
not quite so heavy as during the pre-
vious warmer weather.
Very little changes in meat prices
were reported during the week, although
the market on fresh pork was easier.
Prices of most meats continue high,
1t is reported, making the demands any
thing but heavy.
Haulers on the country line have
gradually increased quantities of COM
moditieS gathered in the country for
the local trade. They are bringing farm
products of every kind and description,
including fruits, vegetables, butter, eggs
meats and canned goods, and some OF
them are even bringing cooked meats,
pies and cakes prepared by housewives.
Retailers were out early this morning
looking for choice commodities for their
weekend trade, early closing of the
departments making it necessary for
them to have commodities in time for
persons going on weekend trips to
country and river places where they
have Summer homes.
There was no scarcity of products OF
any kind, and retailers were able to get
everything demanded by their patrons.
Prices of most commodities were sub
stantially the same as prices quoted
yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pou prints, 44a45,
tub, 43a44; store packed, 80.
Eggs-Hennery, 33a34; fresh selected,
S3a34; current receipts, 81.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, 30a32;
toms, 25a26; Spring chickens, small,
0nA
fowls, 30a32; ROSTERS, 20; ducks, 15a20;
keats, young, 60a65; old, 35a40. Dressed
Turkeys, 35a40; Spring chickens, 48a
SO; Leghorns, 35a36; fowls, 37a38;
Leghorns, 34a35; ducks, 3oa32; keats,
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 22a24;
veal 23a26; lamb, 3oa32; pork loins,
31a32; fresh hams, 25a26: fresh Shout
ders, 18a19. Smoked hams, 27a28;
smoked shoulders, 17a18; bacon, 26;
lard. in bulk, 1917; in packages, 1872.
Live stock - Calves, IA; Spring
lambs, is.
When market closes Monday after
noon dealers in marine products will
register the close of the 1929 shad and
herring season. The law provides for
the closing Of the season June l, but
dealers have 10 days in which to dis
pose of supplies on hand. Dealers had
some fine shad to offer the trade this
morning, but the splendid quality OF
them suggested they did not have them
on hand June /, the time fixed by law
to close the season.
Merchants at municipal fish market
say the shad season this year has been
all they could desire. Plentiful supplies
were received after the fish appeared in
the lower Potomac, early receipts hav-
ing come from Florida and North Caro-
lima, and prices, they say, have been
fairly cheap mcst of the season.
Herring also come within the provisions
of the law governing the sale of Shad.
They have not been so plentiful, ac-
cording to reports, and prices were
higher than usual.
It is expected that warmer weather
anticipated for the coming week will
mean increased receipts of both hard
and soft crabs, supplies having dropped
of during the recent cool weather.
THE crab industry is easily affected
by cool weather." commented dealer,
''but return of warm weather means
the staging Of quick comeback"
Soft crabs the past few days brought
around SIPS and $3.50 dozen, quite
an increase over prices a week ago,
while the hard crab prices went from
81 to Sc a barrel. Crabmeat at 40 and
SO cents a pound, some especially good
meat selling slightly higher.
Marine Products in Demand.
HOLSTERS, frogs and shrimp, among
the marine delicacies, always are in
demand. Holsters continue in fairly
good supply, while shrimp have not
been very plentiful at any time the
past Winter season. Green shrimp this
morning brought 80 and 35 cents a
pound the cooked shrimp selling at
32.75 and So a gallon. Frogs, mostly
from nearby waters, were quoted at
$3.50 a dozen this morning.
Potomac River fish have not been SO
plentiful this week. White perch, rated
one Of the best varieties of fish in the
Potomac, have been received in such
small quantities this week that dealers
hardly quoted prices. They had cat