Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
MARINE PRODUCTS
. IN BETTER DEMAND
Dealers Protect Fruits and
Vegetables Against Advent
of Freezing Weather.


several degrees below freezing, COM
mission merchants and dealers on the
farmers line this morning found it
necessary to resort to protective meas
ures to insure against losses.
Fruits and vegetables were the COM
modities in need of protection, haulers
much more severe weather before freez-
ing.
Dealers at Municipal Fish Market
and in scattered wholesale houses hand
ling marine products, as well as meat
dealers, welcomed the change in
weather, according to their statements,
although the freezing Of fish made
them appear less attractive.
/ Fish and Egg Demand.
Marine products and eggs were. both
in fairly good demand this morning
dealers having ample supplies of both
commodities to more than meet the
demands at prices which prevailed yes
terday.
"One result of the colder weather, "
observed a dealer, lis an increased de-
mand for oysters, cold weather tr1vari-
ably increasing the demand"
Shucked stock, received from points
on the Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River
and tributaries, some Of the more at
tractive supplies coming from Solomons
Island, met a good demand. Selects
/, sold at $3.50, standards bringing $3.50
gallon.
Dealers reported receipt of some fine
quality shell stock from various points.
Many of them were from the lower
Potomac and the vicinity of Norfolk,
others having come from shippers along
ethe east coast of Maryland and Virginia.
y There were plentiful supplies of both
fresh and frozen fish to offer thesretail
trade. Receipts of fish from the METERS
operating In creeks along the Potomac
below Alexandria were smaller than
early in the week, the demand for them
also being small.
Crabmeat, in fair demand for salads
and deviling, was not so plentiful, but
dealers had plentiful supplies Of both
green and cooked shrimp to offer at
80 and go cents a pound.
No changes in butter, eggs and meats
were reported this morning, the cold
weather probably serving to continue
eggs at prices quoted yesterday Dealers
had anticipated a further decrease in
prices, but hardly expect such decrease
to materialize until warmer weather
returns. -
Commission merchants continued with
plentiful supplies of fruits and vegeta-
bles, which were offered at prices quoted
the past few days, green's. as spinach
and kale are termed being In demand.
Apples continue plentiful and cheap,
dealers reported this morning, increased
quantities of fancy box stock having
been received from Yakima. wash, YES
terday. Shenandoah Valley. Va, growers
continued to send large shipments of
the fruit to local dealers. the cheapest
being offered around $125 a bushel.
1t was reported by dealers in all
commodities that prices this morning
were substantially the same as prices
quoted yesterday. -.
Today's Wholesale Market-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 3715a3S1k;
tub. 36l2a37la: store packed, 25a30.
Eggs-Hennery, 48a5O;' fresh selected,
45a46: current receipts, 41A42.
Poultry, alive-Turkey, young. 30a32;
old toms, 27a28; Spring chickens, large.
2sa3o; medium, 2SaSo; broilers, 32a53
fowls. 27a28; Leghornsy 20A2s;; roosters,
20; ducks. l5als. Dressed-Turkeys,
young, S6aSs; old. 32a3S; Spring
chickens, large, Sass; medium, 34a35;
broilers, 38a40; fowls, 32a33; Leghorns,
26a27; ducks, 2sa30; BOOSTERS, 23a25
capons, 35a40; keats, 50a60.
Meats-Beef, 20a22: veal, 28a30;
lamb, 28a3o; pork loins. 2s; fresh hams,
"a; fresh shoulders, a. smoked hams,
IS; smoked shoulders, 90; bacon, asa
rs: lard, In bulk, 1917; in packages,
1917.
Live stock-Calves, Is; lambs, 1sa14.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Sales to icbbers except where other
wise noted. ~
Apples - Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady. Barrels: No
sales reported. Boxes: Washington, ex-
ira fancy medium to large size Deli
cious, 3.75a4 90; extra fancy medium to
large size Staymans, 3.00a3.26: fancy
medium to large size Staynans. 2.85.
Bushef baskets: Virginia, u s.. No. l,
az inches up Staymans, mostly around
400; unclassified, 2% inches up, Stay
mans, 1.75a2 co.; few low as $50: U. s.
No. /, ~ inches up, Yorks, ITS: few
higher; Pennsylvania, q. s. No. /, pa
inches up, Yorks, 1.25a1.50.
| Cabbage - Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady; New York. 100
pound sacks Danish type, 2.00a215;
few 225; South Carolina, 11a-bushel
200; Texas, approximately 100 pounds
net, barrel crates, round 'ype, trading
slow, .450.
Celery-supplies light; demand light
market steady: California, crates, 6.00a
J 6.25: u crates, 3.00a3.25.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Arizona. crates
Iceberg type, AS dozen, 4.75a500; few
low as $50: 6-dozen, 3.75a4.00; few low
q ~ ral{ tel UAlI Law
| crates, Iceberg type, AS dozen, 5.25a
$50, mostly $50.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: New York, Michi-
gan and Ohio, l00-pound sacks, yell
lows, u. s. No. /, medium TO large size
200a2.15; few 2.25; Colorado, 50-pound
sacks, Valencia type, u. S. NO. II, very
large size, 1.65al.75;' large size, 1.40a
| $50. ,.
Potatoes-supplies moderate: demand
light, market firm; Maine, 150-pound
sacks, Green Mountains, U. s. No. l.
485a5.00: New York, 150-pound sacks,
round whites, U. S. No, l., 450a4.75.
Sweet Potatoes-Supplies moderate;
| demand light, market slightly weaker;
Eastern Shore. Md bushel hampers
yellows, No. l, 1.25a1.50; Tennessee
bushel hampers, Nancy Halls, No. /,
few slightly decayed, 1.40a1.65.
String Beans-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida, BUSH
Ell hampers, green refugees, 3.75a4 90;
flats, coarse ordinary quality, 3.00a3 as;
A-bushel hampers, green best, 2.75a
500; poorer low as 200. -
Eggplant-Supplies very light; Flori-
da, pepper crates, fancy, $50: choice,
! 4.50a5. 90.
Squash-Supplies light; demand light
market steady; Florida, pepper crates,
white wrapped large size, few sales $50.
Tomatoes-Supplies light: demand
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