Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-06
MARINE PRODUCTS
IN LARGE SUPPLY
Bulk Of Fish Shipments to
D. c. Comes From North
Carolina.


| supplying local dealers in marine prod
uctS, insuring ample supplies of fresh
fish for the Friday and week end trade
Receipts included white and yellow
perch, black seabaSs, jumping mullets
croakers, shad and herring.
Shad, a fish much in demand at this
season, were not very plentiful today.
dealers reported, and high prices pre-
vailed, roes selling at go and melts at
40 cents pound. Herring were quoted
at 10 cents a pound.
Both white and yellow perch, not
plentiful, were offered at 80 cents, the
mullets and bass selling at 20 and
croakers at 1917 cents pound. Small
quantities of founders and trout, also
from North Carolina, were offered at
20 cents.
Other Fish Supplies.
Spanish mackerel, caught in Florida
waters were in plentiful supply at rs
cents, Boston mackerel, frozen, selling
at Is. Butterf1sh, also frozen. were
offered at 18 cents. Three sizes of
Canadian smelts were offered at 25, 80
and 40 cents.
Fillet of paddock, in good demand,
was quoted at 20 cents, and dealers
also had halibut and salmon to offer
at prices quoted most OF the Winter
season.
Crabmeat continued scarce and high.
It was reported that receipts Of crab
meat were much smaller than usual
and higher prices prevailed. Cold
weather is reported to have affected
the industry at Biloxi, Miss, from where
SO much choice meat is received.
Very little of the meat has been
received from Crisfield, Md, packers
recently, according to reports, and to-
days advices from New Orleans men
toned a price of 90 cents for lump
and IS cents for the white meat.
Shrimp, more plentiful and In good
demand, claimed attention OF retailers
and consumers. The green shrimp was
quoted at 80 and the cooked at so cents
a pound. Dealers had plenty oysters to
supply the trade at prices quoted the
past month.
A shortage in receipts of eggs and
an increased demand resulted in a
further stiffening of the market this
morning, but dealers continue to be-
lieve receipts will be heavy as soon
as the country roads are in better con-
dition and anticipate cheaper prices.
Prices paid shippers for current re-
ceipts were quoted by different dealers
at SO, 80 and 40 cents, a majority OF
them fixing the price at 80 cents.
Hennery eggs were quoted at l cent
higher, the difference between the two
grades, according to dealers, being
slight.
An increase of 81 cents dozen on
eggs was reported in Chicago yesterday,
according to reports of local dealers.
The Chicago market, they state, has
lot
more so than the New York market,
merchants say.
Butter prices, slightly lower earlier
in the week, advanced l cent today.
Prints were quoted at 1914 and 40H2,
while tub butter was quoted at 3712
and 38l2.
Vegetable Receipts.
Increased receipts of kale and spin
ach much of the latter vegetable re-
ceipts coming from Texas, was reported
this morning. and the price OF spinach
dropped to $3.50 basket. Most va
rieties of vegetables were in liberal sup
ply in the commission house district
this morning, but movement was not
especially active.
Oranges and grapefruit also were re-
ported much more plentiful, dealers
saying stock on hand this morning
probably was heavier than at any time
the past several years. Oranges, as to
size and quality. were quoted at $3.50
and $3.50. the grapefruit selling from
So to SIS.
Dealers also reported increased re-
ceiptS of Strawberries from Florida.
best quality selling at As to so cents a
quart some not SO fancy going at IS and
35 cents. Alligator pears, not so plentl-
full, were offered from SO to $40 box.
Five-pound boxes Of rhubarb, prod
uct OF lighthouses in Canada and Detroit,
Mich, were quoted at 81, and dealers
had pineapples, pears, grapes. apples
and cranberries among other fruits to
offer the trade.
Hothouse cumbers were offered at
$3.50 and So a dozen, and dealers had
peas, string beans, lima beans. Brussel
sprouts, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes,
okra, eggplant and other vegetables
! among the days offerings.