Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-27

his larde,.
Turkeys are abundant. The Stut,. uf
Maine has good supply ana there is
no reason Why the poorest cannot uir,.
On this bird if they car" a.. They arr
even more abundant than they We're
expected To be. \ few days ago IL was
talked among the retail dealers thai
they would be compelled /" get at lcaSt
- cents Tor them but the best Wcrr
selling for -. Yesterday. and some wrl,
going even lower. These birds came
from ArooStook comfy
Fowl are still more, abundant. Deal
crs 40 not have. to 90 ont .. tn" imal--
diate vicinity 81 tn city fnr their sup
! ply. \ large amount ha, been brought
/ in and the retailers hav. been compel
| ed to send them away. fearing that
! they would have NOR. than could ~
used here. Last year il was just thp
! opposite 1t was hard To get a supply
near here and q large quantity vas
! shipped into the city. Fowl is going
ut Il to II cents per pound while the
best chickens can be bought for Il to
| IS cents. yaryin. according 70 quality.
! But if there is an abundance oc tur-
| keys. fowl and chickens thelr iS 4
| scarcity of potatoes in III" city. bnc
dealer said that there was not In"
aniolin. of - bushels in All til" stores OF
the city. Yesterday forenoon. IL nad
been unable 10 ill his orders ana could
then get rid of good pota atnes for 81 =
nushei if they could BE- obtained. 'fut
il is difficult To say what anything is
| worth if You cannot get hold OF II at
all" ~, remarked They ar. booming
ana thc man who can supply a few To
the dealers IS in luck. Sweet potatoes
are also on the boom. \ wholeSa'
dealer who was quoting them at Sl''
per barrel Il short time ago is selling
the same quality for 81 now. The re-
| tail,rS are giving hut pounds for a
quarter. while they had been giving
twice that amount.
Fruits IRE Il necessary pant ot lh''
THANKSGIVING dinr"r. 4 local dealer
is ready to supply limited quantity
Of pomegranat.s 20 those VINO are ne-
sirous of emulatirg the example "t the
biblical characters in theil diet. THIS
man states that this is the first time
This variety of fruit has ever been ru'
on sale in this city. Rut TO those "h"
arc satisfied With the old hnc FRUITS
there are also opportunities to purcha9''
az surprisingly low figures Ma'aE'
grapes are VERY cheap. oranges are
nleptv and cheap. Lemons have corn"
down with n crash. \ feW ga! : az"
lhecs Ntere vffoles;ilinG at *'.3o 70 -
] -nA,. box but can now be purchased 10.
81 20 \ good quality can be purchaS'I'
! 4or - cents per dozen at retail.
Crapbcrries-what would fhanksSN
! i,,e, H.. Uithout cranberry sauce. .iht4
ara not subjects to radical changes III
| ,he retail M? rk-t ana can bn bought ~
IA cents or thrc" quarts for a uuarr''
Nybrn a.. rcach that part 81 th'
.,>h.,nkspiyiug menu which requires
fresh eggs in its preparation 'he'f w
find another boorn. As usual ~ ~,
season they have gone mp III = r"i''
,,ta Almost daily during thc pas Is"
a.l.c has seen the strengthening -
: sbn market The last jump "aS t'N'
yesterday. IN the morning tnerc "'a .
ii,,,itol m,,ntity to be obtaihtd at "'
.ants hut during the day the4 N"'' =.
-. q c,.nrs where they STOOD i"S
evening. They are
any price .o,.,l INN,
celery has also taken SINAI, lu',!
- is ,,o,,. selling at % cents Il bunc"
~, ,,.,,oIcsaIe price Of squash haS COZ
.;,,,,,,,,. .dyanccd this fan but IN" ~
,I ,,,ico has remained unrhahS'u' :
: is on,v :: question of time h""''t'
hon tbev will make an advance oi
l a,,+ nouud. Pumpkins remain a"""
49,, ,,n,o AZ they have been Tor 1"
IL, fav. weeks. The promised sea-
;.,. b,s not materialiZed as YET hut o'
~. ~ ann,rary the supply still seems !.
,, .,t onions are i'll line with III
~ ,.;r. advance and have jump
,',,'N - 60 =" to $4.5o per barrel q
80 l,'ii' RI. retailers will soon D