Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
MARINE PRODUCTS
|NLARCE SUPPLY
Frog Shipment From New
Orleans Meets Ready Sale
I. at Market.

|. at Market.
Frogs, fairly large size, was the inter-
eSting offer this morning of dealers in
marine products. They were from New
Orleans, La, and dealers had no diff
Guilty disposing Of them at from 81 to
$6 q dozen.
Supplies of fish and oysters were
ample to. meet the demand, receipts be-
ing reported fairly heavy Oyster prices
this morning were the same as prices
quoted last week. $3.50 a gallon for Sc
lects and Sass q gallon for standards.
Shell stock sold at q wide range OF
prices, size and quality determining
prices.
Crabmeat continued scarce, supplies
being received from Biloxi, Miss, and
Crisfleld, Md. Flake meat was quoted
at So and lump meat at "a a gallon.
Fish Prices.
Fillet of haddock was in demand at
%. cents pound. Frozen halibut ana
salmon were quoted at IS cents, while
Spanish mackerel, from nets IN the
South, we're offered at 18 cents, fresh
cod being similarly priced.
Shad and herring continued to at
tract attention of retailers at prices
lower than prices quoted last week. Roe
shad we're offered at as, bucks at 80 ana
hearing at 10 cents a pound.
Black sea bass, caught in South Caro-
lima waters, sold at Is cents pound,
founders from Boston selling at IL
cents. Frozen trout were quoted at 1272
cents.
Canadian smelts were in demand at
20 cents for the small fish and 80 cents
a pound for the larger ones. Dealers
had some small bluefiSh from the South
and plentiful supplies Of shrimp, also
from that section. Green shrimp were
offered at 80 and the cooked shrimp at
IS cents pound.
Indictment weather this morning did
not help increase the volume OF bust
ness. Business was fairly good, however,
according to reports of dealers, suggest
ing that cooler weather probably sharp
ened the appetities of consumers, ne
ceSsitating heavier demands on part OF
retailers.
A steady condition of the butter and
egg market was reported this morning,
receipts Of eggs being a trifie lighter,
but prices continued unchanged. Deal
ers anticipate lower prices IN the egg
market unless weather conditions be-
come so severe that hauling will be in
terrupted.
Receipts of fruits and vegetables by
commission merchants continue heavy
and attractive and were in good de-
mand this morning: Hundreds or bar
rels of kale arrived here this morning
from the vicinity of Norfolk, Va, guam
titles Of spinach coming from nearby
and Texas growers.
Kale was offered at IS cents bushel
or So a barrel. Spinach, always higher
than kale, sold around SIPS and $1.5O
a bushel basket. Parsnips were plenti-
full at IS cents and 81 for two-peck
baskets.
Cabbage sold at 50 per 100 pounds,
coming from the South, North ana
West, much Of the new stock coming
from South Carolina and Texas. RED
cabbage, not so plentiful or in such
great demand, received from New York.
sold at $2.75 and So.
Meat packers reported a fairly heavy
demand for meats and meat products.
Prices of most commodities were about
the same as prices quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Market--JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 3712a38lz;
tub, 50 1aa3714: store packed. 25a30.
Eggs-Fiennery,' 48a50; fresh selected.
45a46: current receipts. 41a42.
Roultrys alive---Turkey, young, 30a32;
old toms, 27a2S; Spring chickens, large,
28a30: medium, 28a30; broilers, 32a33;
fowls, 27a28; Leghorns. 20a23; ROSTERS,
20: ducks, 15a18. Dressed-Turkeys,
young, 36a3S; old, Sass: Spring chick
ems. large, 34a35; medium, SASS; Droll-
ers. isaac; fowls, Sass; LeghornS, 26a
At: ducks, 28a30; ROSTERS, 23a2S; Ca
pons; isaac; keats, 50a60.
Meats-Beef, 20a22; veal, 2Sa30; lamp,
2Sa30; pork loins, 20; fresh hams, "a,
fresh shoulders, %; smoked hams, 20 !.
hoROn
lard, in bulk, 12Jz; in packages. 1312.
Live stock-Calves, Is; lambs. lSal4'
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits ana
vegetables Compiled by the MarKes
1sAnples~suppiies liberal; demand
light. market about steady; barrels:
New York, U. s. No. l, "a inches up,
Raldwins, 5.5Oa600; Washington. extra
fancy medium to large size Romes'
mostly 800; extra fancy medium 10
large size Staymans, 300a3.25; extra
fancy medium size Jonatnans, oeao
ripe. $50; fancy medium TO large SIZE
Staymans, 2s5; buShel baskets: VIZ
ginia, u. S., No. /. az inches up, Stay
mans, mostly around 200; unclasslned,
23L inches UP, Staymans, 1.75a2.00, few
low as so; u. s., No. /, ga inches up,
Yorks, Its, few higher; pennsylvania,
U. S.. No. /, az inches up, Yorks, LISA
so; New York, unclassihed, "a inches
up, Mcintosh. 400.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market dull and slightly weaker; ;
New York, 1o0-pound sacks, Danish
type, 2.O0a215, few 2.25; South Caro-
lima, l1a-bushel hampers, round type,
fair quality, -1.85a2:0O; Texas, approx
mately lOO-pound net barrel crates,
round type, trading slow, 4.5o.
Celery-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; California, crates, 6.0Oa
SIS; half crates, 3.00a3.25.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Arizona, crates,
Iceberg type, AS dozen, 4.75aS.OO; Cali
fornia Imperial Valley, crates, Iceberg
type, As dozen, 5.25a5!50,, mostly $50.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market steady; New York, Michi-
gan and Ohio l00-pound sacks, yellows,
q. S. No. 1, medium to large size, 2.0Oa
ais: few 2.25; Colorado, 50-pound
sacks, Valencia type, U. S. No. /, very
large size, l.65at.75; large size, 1.4oa
$50.
Potatoes Supplies moderate; demand
light, market firm; Maine, 150-pound
sacks, Green Mountains u. S. No. /.
4.75a4.s5; 120-pound sacks, Green
Mountains, u. S. No. /, 3.75a3.90; New
York, 150-pound sacks, round whites. u.
s. No. l. 4.50a4.65.
String beans-Supplies very light:
demand light, market slightly stronger;
Florida. hushel hampers. green, nat,