Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-07
MARINE PRODUCTS
DEMAND IS LIVELY
Large Receipts of Fish Re-
ported at D. C. Market.
Oysters Arrive.

oysters Arrive.
| There was the usual Friday morning
| demand for marine products reoistaraS
| at Municipal Fish Market and Scattered
wholesale houses this morning and
dealers had receipts in quantities sufb-
GENTLY large to meet demands of
retailers.
Gold weather always means an in
creased demand for oysters" COM
mented dealer, and such demand
was in evidence this morning"
While oysters were not esneciallv
plentiful, according to dealers, supplies
were ample to meet demands at nrevail-
| ing prices. Splendid quality bivalves
both Shucked and shell stock were re-
celVed from numerous shipping points
on the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries
| and from points on the ocean front
along the Eastern Shore OF MARYLAND
and Virginia
Crabmeat Scarce.
Crabmeat continued scarce and high,
and shad were not so plentiful Dealers
s they are unable to understand the
! scarcity of shad, surmising there must
| nave been some stormy weather en-
countered in the South to interfere with
the work of meters.
Cold weather this morning had its
effect upon the displays of fruits and
vegetables in the commission house dis
trict. preventing the usual attractive
displays of receipts easily affected by
frost, more especially the dollhouse
products.
Moderate receipts of strawberries
from Florida were included among the
receipts offered the trade Some of the
nf of
cents quart, some not SO good selling
at 35 and 40 cents.
Receipts of green vegetables from the
South, California and Mexico continued
fairly heavy. No shipments from the
Norfolk, Va, section were reported this
morning, but dealers had carried over
supplies from yesterday in quantities
sufficiently heavy to meet the mornings
demands of retailers.
Continued cold weather did not serve
to lower the prices Of eggs, dealers
reported, and the market continued
trifle high. There were some eggs re-
ceived from nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia this morning. Receipts were not
heavy. however, and haulers received
40 cents for current receipts and Al for
hennery stock
This afternoon and tomorrow may
tell different story" observed a mer-
chant. 1T may be that some of the
storm bound haulers will be able to get
! over the backwoods roads made i'm
passable by the recent storm, and re-
ceipts may be heavy enough to cause
prices to drop"
Oranges and grapefruit continued
plentiful. and dealers had their usual
array of other shipped-in fruits to
claim attention of retailers.
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-po pound prints. 3e12a4Oh;
tub, 37l2a3812; store packed 25a30.
Al; hennery. 40.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. young. 32a
80; old, 27a28; Spring chickens, large,
30; medium, 30; broilers, 32a33; Leg
horns, %; fowls, &C. ROSTERS, 20;
ducks 15a20. Dressed-Turkeys, young.
36a38 old. 32a33; Spring chickens, IS
a37; broilers, 38a40; Leghorns, IS;
fowls, 28a30 capons, 35a40; ROSTERS,
22a23; ducks, 28a30; keats, 50a60.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef. 23a25; veal,
49, pork loins, %; fresh hams. 25;
fresh shoulders, 20; smoked hams. 25a
81; smoked shoulders, %; bacon, 25a
26; lard, in bulk, 1919; in packages,
1872.
Live stock-Calves, 16; lambs, 10.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics), sales to jobbers ex-
cept where otherwise noted.
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; boxes, Washing
ton, extra fancy, medium to large sizes,
Delicious, 4.00a425, mostly 400; extra
fancy, medium to large size, Staymans,
300a3.25, large sizes, 2.75; extra fancy,
medium to large size, Spitzenburgs
slightly decayed, 300a3.25; bushel bas-
kets, Virginia, unclassified, 21a inches
up, StaymanS, 1.40a1 so; Yorks, LISA
! lao; United States No. l, 2la inches
| up, Yorks, 1.50a1,75; Staymans, l60a
| l.75; Pennsylvania, United States No.
l, 212 inches up, YorkS, 1.40a1 so;
United States No. l, 2% inches up,
Yorks, 1.50a1.65.
Cabbage Supplies light; demand
moderate, market slightly stronger;
new stock, Florida, IL -bushel hampers,
| pointed and round type, 245a2.60; old
stock, New York, 100-pound sacks,
! Danish type, mostly 800
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market firm; Florida, 10-inch
crates, ga dozen, 30Oa325; 6 dozen,
| 2.75a3.00; 8 dozen, 2.25a2.50; 10 dozen,
1.75a2.00, few higher.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
| moderate, market about steady; Cali
fornia. Imperial Valley, crates Iceberg
| type, 4 dozen, 4.50a4.75; S dozen, best,
, mostly 4.50; fair quality and condition,
350a4.00; 6 dozen, 3.00a3.50; Arizona,
crates Iceberg type, 6 dozen best, 2.50a
2.75; ordinary quality, 200a2,25.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; New York and
Michigan, 100-pound sacks, yellows,
U. S. No. l, medium to large size, 225a
$50; Ohio, 100-pound sacks, yellows,
U. S. No. l, medium SIZE mostly 225.
Potatoes-Supplies light; demand
light market about steady; Maine, l50-
pound sacks, Green Mountains, u. S.
No. /, 4.75a4.85; New York, 150-pound
sacks, round whites, U. S. No. /, 460a
ASS.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand light, market slightly weaker;
East Shore, Md, bushel hampers
yellows, No. /, 1.25a1 40; few $50.
String beanS-SupplieS light; demand
moderate, market slightly stronger;
Florida, bushel hampers, green, 3.75a
400; fair to ordinary quality and con-
dition, 250a3.50.
Eggplant-Supplies light: demand
light, market steady; Florida, pepper
crates, fair to ordinary quality and con-
dition, 2.50a3.50.
CucumberS-SupplieS light: demand
light, market slightly weaker Indiana,
2-dozen, dollhouse, fancy, 400; extra
fancy, $50.
GRAIN MARKET