Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-19
THANKSGIVING FEAST
Indications That Price Of
Turkey Will Be High.
SLUMP Is POSSIBLE
WHAT OTHER THINGS FOR DIN
NER MAY COST.
Rabbits Are Scarce This Year-Wild
Turkeys, Ducks and Quail
in Market.
SLUMP Is POSSIBLE

The indication are, according to commits
sion merchants and poultry dealers who
were interviewed today by Star reporter.
that the toothsome turkey will be rather
high-priced bird for the Thanksgiving din
ner.
I'VE expect" said the representative OF a
large commission firm, that by Thanksgiv-
ing eve the price of dressed turkeys will go
up to 20 cents pound wholesale, while live
fowls will bring from 16 to II cents
A dealer in the Center Market stated that
turkeys are thin and poor at this season
of the year and that at Thanksgiving
fancy turkeys will bring fancy prices" He
said New York wholesalers are already
offering p and % cents pound for extra
fancy fowls" meaning those weighing from
twelve to eighteen pounds each. He
thought the retail price here would go over
20 cents per pound.
Another Center market dealer was more
optimistic. 1t was his opinion that turkeys
could be bought up to Thanksgiving day for
20 cents a pound.
Market May Drop.
There may be an unexpected glut In the
market and a warm wave" he added. and
then the price will go down with rush 30
that the poorest people may have roast
turkey on their tables. Such condition Is
possible 1t has happened before
Inspector Harris, who is stationed on the
river front, stated today that the river
steamboats, brought more turkeys and other
poultry from the lower river and the south
yesterday than on any previous day TOT
some time. Heavy shipments by steamer
and rail may, 1t is said, cause a slump
in the market such as the optimistic poul-
try dealer referred to.
Rabbits, which have in past years been
known as the poor mans substitute for the
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scarce. Those received are selling at from
$1.75 to 81. 10 per dozen, wholesale and re-
failing at from % to 80 cents apiece.
Price Of Turkeys.
There are some Wild turkeys In the mar
ket and they are bringing (undressed) 70
cents pound. Canvas back wild ducks are
quoted at s. a pair; redheads, 50 a pair:
mallard, 81 so and common ducks, rs cents
a pair Quail are bringing 30 cents each and
pheasants 81 apiece
There was slight advance in the prices
of fish as noted in The Star last week.
Turkeys today sold at 20 and % cents a
pound; chickens, according to quality at
from 10 to 20 cents pound; ducks, scarce.
at 1S and 20 cents a pound, and geese, very
scarce, at 10 to IS cents a pound. Live
turkeys were selling at 10 and II cents a
pound; live chickens at Ii to 15 cents and
hens at IL and II cents pound
Other Quotations Today.
Other market quotations were: Porter
house steak, 20 and Is cents a pound; sir
loin, 49, tenderloin, 20: roast beef. IL to 49,;
round steak, 121a to 10; corned beef, to
1917; stew beef, to 10; roast lamb, 10 to
10; lamb chops, Is to %; veal roast, 1915
to 10; veal chops, 10: outlets, %; pork, 10
cents a pound.
Caulifiower 10 to 25 cents a head; BrusseI
sprouts, 1o cents a quart: egg plants, 10 to
20 cents apiece; oyster plants. cents a
bunch: peppers, % cents a dozen; onions
(yellow) 10 cents a quarter peck; onions
(white), 20 cents quarter peck; sweet po-
tatoes. 20 cents a half peck: Irish potatoes,
Is cents half peck; tomatoes (nearbys),
Is cents a quarter peck; tomatoes (hot
house,, 10 cents pound; Spanish onions. 5
and 10 cents apiece; spinach. 10 cents q
half peck; cabbage, from to 10 cents a
head; kale, Is cents half peck; celery, 5
to 10 cents a stalk: cranberries. 10 cents a
quart; squash. 10 to 20 cents apiece; pars-
nips, 10 cents quarter peck lettuce. 5
to Is cents head; radishes, two punches
for cents; watercress, 5 cents a box; GU
cumbers, to 10 cents apiece; spring onions
two punches for cents
The Price Of Fruit.
Florida and California oranges were
quoted at 20 to 10 cents a dozen; apples
(cooking), Is cents half peck: eating ap-
pies, 20 cents half peck: pears. from IS
to % cents a quarter peck: pineapples, 10
to 20 cents apiece; bananas, to 20 cents
q dozen; grapes, becoming scarce from Is
to % cents a basket; Malagas. Is to 20
cents a pound; Tokays, IL to 15 cents a
pound; lemons, ID to 20 cents a dozen.