The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-10-26
GOOD THINGS TO EAT.
Quails and Turkeys Plentiful at the Ordinary
Prices, but Woodcocks Are Too Expensive.

The commission men say the quaiis that are
coming into the market are in first-class
condition. 1T takes cold weather to fat
ten poultry, wild or tame." said L.. +.
Adams, yesterday. a turkeys are in
cluded. B%ob-whlte will improve in flesh
as the frosts bite harder. / notice this
year there are many small fellows among
the strings of quail sent to the market.
They are the young brood. not as yet fully
grown. In fact, the supply is rather more
plentiful the early part of this season than
last, indicating the shooting of young
birds. The absence of trapped quail--a
method of capture forbidden by law. is no.
tlceable. 1t seems that the quail law ia
pretty well observed"
How are prices this years" asked the re-
porter.
About the same as those of last season.
We sell to the retailers at S1.25 per dozen,
and they sell the birds at from 25 to IS cents
each. The quail is really q luxury, and it
can hardly be expected to get it cheap
unless the market is overstocked. The
loss in handling this game is considerable.
Out of thirty dozen quail sold this morning,
eighteen had to be thrown out as worth
less on account of the shot so tearing the
birds that they were not marketable. Then
the retailer may not find q purchaser for
all he buys on one day. and the unsold
birds are frequently a dead loss. The sup.
ply for this market comes from all parts of
Union City. Thousands of birds
are killed for sport, and dis
tributed among the friends of the
hunters, and yet more are killed by hunters
for profit. l ave one man in my min
who says be never leaves a field as long as
there is a bird in it. He will crawl all ever
it on hands and knees TO catch the last
bird.n
How about other camel"
1.-THE market is as usual with rabbits and
squirrel, and the demand Is filled at a very
low price. But snipe and wOodcock are
scarce. We occasionally get in q
few woodcock, but they are expensive,
the trouble being with the local restaur-
them out of the consumers reach. People
In Indianapolis do not often care to pay 90
or 70 cents for q small bird"
The near approach of Thanksgiving
makes any facts about the turkey both
relevant and interesting. Mr.. Potts, of
Arthur Jordan's establishment, says the
years. The conditions for rails
ing turkeys said he, were better
last spring than the year before. There
many of the young turkeys were lost by
the ~raisers. About every turkey that broke
the shell lived, and the consequence is,
some very fine turkeys are rolling into the
market. halSerS are learning tnaU IL pays
To feed turkeys for market. Bread thrown
to them is like bread thrown upon the
waters. Indiana's turkey trade is no in
significant thing, for this section of the
country raises enough to give every family
in New York city a Thanksgiving bird, and
still have plenty to spare"
Does not the interstate law affect poul-
try shippingf"
Zone effect is to make il possible for
every small town IN the State to become a
shipping point, for the frst buyer can ship
a small quantity at the same rate as we
can n large one. 1t has the effect also to scat
ter the business, and makes necessary the
establishment of branch houses at small
collecting points if a poultry firm desires to
hold its business"
"What are prices this year?"
There has been no change, for while the
supply is larger there has been a sufficient
increase in the demand to keep up the ordi-
nary price. The figures will not rise much
before Thanksgiving week. and the great
increase of supply a day or two before that
holiday will probably lower prices again
somewhat"
Speaking of quails. Mr.. Potts said there
Is a brisk demand for them and not as many
birds on the market as they could use. The
establishment with which he is connected
depends principally upon the southern part
of the State for supply, and the birds COM
ing in are very fat and we'll grown.