Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-20
MARINE PRODUCTS
IN LARGE SUPPLY
Prices of Fish Are Reason
able at D. c. Market.
Crabs Plentiful.

glut the market and prices necessarily
Both trout and butterfish came in
| various sizes and In such large guam
titles that prices dropped to 5 cents a
| pound, 100-pound boxes selling for SIS.
| Bonita and Clinker mackerel. received
! from Jersey packers, were offered at
! and cents a pound respectively,
| while croakers we're so plentiful that
| dealers offered them at $40 a barrel,
or 5 cents a pound.
Boston Shipments.
Fish received from Boston packers
were quoted. as follows: Haddock, 5;
| fillet of haddock IS; founders, 8; cod
| 10; pollock, 8; halibut, IS; salmon, 80,
and pogies 10 cents a pound.
Hard crabs, cheapest since the
at So a barrel, the low price appealing
| to persons fond of entertaining their
friends at crab feasts.
Soft crabs were in fairly heavy re-
ceipts. but there was nothing approach
| ing Cutting of the market. Prices
ranged from IS cents to S1.25 dozen.
Crabmeat sold around so cents a pound.
Scallops were plentiful at SO a gallon
! HOLSTERS we're so plentiful that the price
| dropped to so cents a pound. Green
shrimp sold at 30 and the cooked
shrimp at so cents a pound. Clans
slightly more plentiful, were quoted at
S175 per 100.
Commodities in the wholesale market
| district this morning were very plenti-
| full. and. in most instances, according
to dealers, cheap prices prevailed.
Vegetables were especially plentiful and
cheap, dealers stated, supplies of most
varieties being in excess of demands.
Cabbage, kale, beets. carrots and
SQUASH we're especially plentiful. prices.
according to dealers being so low that
growers probably will not be well paid
for their labor.
California cantaloupes were not so
cheap this morning, the excuse for
higher prices being that the fruit is
scarce this season, while the demand
is fairly heavy. Increased receipts OF
watermelons from Florida and Georgia
continue of finest quality. dealers re-
port and prices are reasonable.
Receipts of fruits and vegetables TO-
day we're far in excess of demands
Prices of most commodities were the
same as prices quoted yesterday.
Butter-One-pou prints, 45a46; tub,
44a45; store packed, 30.
Eggs-Hennery. 34a35; fresh selected,
34a35: current receipts, 3la32.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, hens, 80;
toms, 30; Spring chickens, large, 40a43;
small, 34a35; Leghorns, IS; fowls. 28a
80; roosters, 81 ducks, l5a20; keats,
young 60a65; old, 35a40. Dressed
| TURKEYS. 38a40; Spring chickens, large,
45a5O: small, 40a42; fowls. 35a36; Leg
horns, 80: fowls. 37a3S; Leghorns, 80;
ducks. 30a32.
| Meats, fresh killed-Beef 22a25; veal,
| 2Sa26; lamb, 28a30; pork loins, 3la32;
| fresh ham, 26a27: fresh shoulders, 18a
lie. Smoked hams. 27a28; smoked
shoulders, 17a1S; bacon, IS; lard. in
bulk II; In packages, 1917.
| Live stock-Calves, IS; Spring lambs,
IA.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics) says: .*
Lettuce - Supplies of Eastern stock
moderate: demand light, market dull;
New York, 2-do1en crates, Big Boston
| type, l25al.50; fair quality, 100. West
ern stock, too few sales reported to
/ quote.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
! light, market steady; California, stand
! ard crates Yellow Bermudas, u. 8, No,
! l, 2,15a2.25.
| Peaches - Supplies very light; de-
mand slow, market weaker; North Car
I
| 1.75a2 90; few AIS.
Potatoes-Supplies of old stock mod
crate; demand light, m akket dull; Mich
! igan. 150-pound sack3 Russell Rurals
! u. S. No. /, mostly 225; Maine, 150-
| pound sacks Green Mountains, u. S.
| No. /. mostly around 2.25. New stock
Supplies liberal; demand moderate, mar
| ket weak Norfolk section Virginia,
! cloth-top stave barrels, Cobblers, U. S.
/ - III nH.A 1. -.
| cloth-top stave barrels, Cobblers, U. S.
| No. /. $50; poorly graded, 325.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market dull; Mississippi,
! fours, ripes and turning, wrapped, No. /.
| 1.10a125; fair quality and condition.
! 90al00 Georgia. skies, ripes and turn
! ing. wrapped, fancy count, 20oa2.5 so;
choice count 1.50a2 90; 2l6s. 1.25.
Watermelons-Suppl liberal; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Florida,
| Tom watsons, 80 and 80 pound average,
| 60a65; few rs.
/ Cantaloupes-Suppli moderate: de-
mand good, market stonger; California,
! jumbos, 36s and ASS Salmon tints, 500
| few higher; jumbo 27s, 4.25s4,50; jumbo
fats, 9s and 12s and lis, 1.75a2 90;
Georgia supplies light; demand light,
market dull; standards Sos and ASS
pink meats and lbs, green, poor quality,
! 2.ooa2.25.
string beans-supplies liberal; de-
mand light, market dull; North
! Carolina, bushel hampers. green, best,
mostly $50; ordinary quality, 100;
Norfolk section. Virginia, 5-peck
hampers, stringless, $50.
Squash-Supplies liberal: demand
slow, market dull and weak; very few
sales. North Carolina, bushel hampers,
white. wrapped, 100,
Peppers-Supplies light; demand light,
market duh; Florida, pepper crates,
| fancy 2.50a300.
Eggplant-Supplies light; demand
| light, market dull; Florida pepper crates
| fancy high bush, few sales, 800; fair
! quality and condition, 2.00a250
| Carrots-Supplies moderate; demand
! moderate, market steady; California,
Western lettuce crates, punched, 325a
$50.
J Corn-Supplies liberal; demand light,
market dull; Alabama crates, best, 2 90 ,
| fair quality, so: North Carolina crates.
1.25a1 so; Texas, bushel baskets, fair
| quality, LOCAL so.
/ Oranges-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida, boxes
| No. l, 300a350
rapefruit-Supplies very light; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Florida,
| Boxes No. l, all sizes, mostly around 4.50.
| lackberries-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; North Caro-
| line, 32-quart crates, 400a4.5o; few 500.
Soft Drink Sales Gain.
NEW YORK, June 20 CA').-Sales Of
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