New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-08
POULTRY no BE PLEATYAND CHEAI
GROWING IMPORTANCE OF THE TRADE.

THE SOURCES or SUrrIY ENLAEGING - ApNAS-
TAGrs or THE DRY-rICKING PROCESS.
As nearly everything has been produced this year IN
phenomenal abundance. it ia not surprising to learn
that poultry OF all kinds Will be offered In the c"nns
season I'm the largest quantities ever known here
From November TO the end OF cold weather IL Is OK
pected on Trustworthy information that choice plump
turkeys prime chickens and fowls. fat ducks ana
geese will hold q steady heavily supplied place IN the
markets at prices that will be close enough TO " meat
rates to suit tho popular purse and the roast Or"
frioasses baked pie and potpie can be comuon every
day affairs instead of having only Sunday and holiday
! significance.
The commercial outlook of the poultry trade is that
the day of scarcity light supplies and hiSE prices
has passed Farmers have found that no other minor
production pays better in general way than the hen
coop and turkoy-range. Sales prompt during any
average winter seasoa. while the summer demand con-
stantly increases This is an important consideration
for an itom OF stock that needs less care trouble ana
! outlay than many other staple commodities oil the
| farm OF late years tho demand has been greatly
stimulated by the development OF improved breeds
and there noticeable increase OF farmers who make
poultry raising d specially. Transportation. too Is
! easy and ohosp from rcnotc points. In former times
expensive exprosSlgo absorbed large share oil proA'
but under the prevailing system Of using refrigerator
cars stuff can be landed hogc at any time OF the year
with safety aud economy. Owing To thus better method
of forwarding perishabe property good summer trade
has been added to ht regular outlet OF other months
The last summer aud fall have been exceptionally
favorable for the production and rearing OF poultry
Corn Is plenty aud there have been no severe rams
which so easily drown the young brood' OF turkeys ana
| check the layng OF hcas Indiana has become the
most prominent poultry State. The crop there e'i-
mated to be moro than double that Of any other State.
ain IN ret nj tlrl
upon the principal markets by entcrpriong effort TO
keep quality at u high standard New-lork and Penn
sylyona once had the lead but the dependence OF this
city has been upon the Vest for some gears a. the
enlarged local wants of the other sources allow only
moderate quantity to be sent here
The great feature OF the poultry trade Is turkeys.
Rhode Island and Vermont have never lost their high
reputation for the finest birds. but those places also
| have now homo outlet. Bucks County. Penn. l.
also celebrated for It's dry picked STOCK, but at many
ponts in the West killers have obtained the knack OF
that style Of dressing and now compete with Bnc's
County in tho highrced trade of the city Still re
tailers often indulge in lle trade fiction By labelling
Western ana other dry picked as d" Pennsyivana
fine grade OF turkeys comes here during NOVomber from
Paris aud Lexington, Ky. These are aDOlt the hrSt
extra quality stock that open the season. They are
always sala6le being bright and w0Key in appearance
and Of large si1e Their Southern range allows them
to mature finely Next to these, Northern Ohio aud
W,cL;ran are rated the choicest After the HOLIDAYS
are over the best stock turkeys arrive from northern
Iowa and WisCOnsm Tho value OF dry picked poultry
is III its keeping quality. The scaldmg process - the
simpler way 0. removing feathers, but the skin Is
thereby to some degree cooked by the NOT water ana
the poultry becomes too tender to withstand the
chances OF exposure "a well as the dry-pcked KIND
Dry picking is q sklful business and mast be per-
formed BY export as the feathers have 20 be pulled
out quickly While the bird has iiic,wanth, The bird
il stabbed through the BRAIN then huOg by the head
and q practiced picker draws the feathers with both
hands, frequently, it is said. before the bird become,
nanmatr 1t sounds oruel but the theory of the
on account OF the fatal brain wound.
The imitation wild turkey i, one of the winter
specaltes OF the trade number OF n,uncrs INSIST
that 10 tame turkey equals IN mayor the VIVA one
Now wild turkeys not absolutely rare. but they
are not plenty enough to MI a lalEc demand me
season good many large tame bronze turkey are
shipped here tall plumed with the assuring indorc-
ment Of a bullethOle in them An expert can detect
wild turkey by peculiar formation OF bill aud f. ct
aud some other distinguishing marks but fortunately
fn TIN, branch of the trade all buvers are not experts
Vermont used to piece ont the late requirement. Of
spring with frozen packed poultry. but Ja'tcfy the
market has been overstoched with that class OF goods
many other cold regions having taken up the idea
Losses in this way were heavy this year
The restaurant and hotel demand has made more
room ducks than existed, when they were confined
to ordinary stall trade. Fancy breeding in ducks
shows vol In quality III recent seasons
Referring to geese. old dealers have mentioned
the singular changes i'll demand that occur. Formerly
the lrisb-American customers were tho chief
sumers; the main sale i, TO the Tcutono portion
OF buyers Both classes close buyers and geese are
usually quoted low.
The great horror Of poultry men is damp, muggy
weather. Stock looks badly if subjected TO
violent changes from cold to and most weather
and many serious losses have attended fine Offering
holiday time mid winter from that cause
IL used to he the custom to pack stock Ill straw alone
then if a warm spell came on the straw wOulC become
damp and the poultry would turn musty. THIS fault
has been largely by putting sheets Of brown
other tough paper and above the layers of stock
and next to the straw.
There are perhaps over enc hundred Wholesale or
largo dealers in poultry in this city. In busy times
single firms have handled daily hundred barrels
each containing 175 pounds.
There been effort to get up export bust
ness in dressed poultry but encouragement has
suited Tho demand tor poultry is no. so general III
foreign cities hero and there would be little extra
call for 1t In interior places abroad.
Too much live poultry arrives all the year, and dis
tracts trade considerably. Tho dealers say That
would do better as rule II they we're to dress
these lots. The coops unwieldy the birds shrink
molt than wacn dressed, while sanitary restrictions
upon keeping killing il III city limits form great
drawback to "a steady demand. The Hebrew con-
sumcrs OF course. must be supplied but the producers
cannot afford glut the market for that trade alone.
Killing ia allowed Jersey City and u place on the
East River has been allotted where 10, 900 head may
be kept. for this special trade.
Prices for dressed poultry at the present time show
tho low tendency the market especially a. the rates
quoted are for mauy parcels ice-packed.
Choice young turkeys are worth wholesale l3a l4c.
a pound other turkeys, Zoe. choice largo chickens.
l5a Ice; small. l3a lac; scadcd la i2c.; pr me
Western chickens 0l2c.; poor TO fair "a lOc.;
dry-pokod, fowls, nearby, l3c.; state aud West
era, l00 lie; scalded, TO lie state ducks
range fraIn II 10 l4o; Western, Sd Zoe. Phlladcl-