Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
PLENTY OF TURKEYS
BUT THEY MIGHT BE SCARCE By
THANKSGIVING.

Dealers in the markets are yet unable TO
give any idea as to the supply of turkeys
for the Thanksgiving holiday shippers not
having sent them any advance informa-
tfon The fowls are more plentiful now
than they were a week ago. and are get
ting in better condition every day. There
has been no change in the price of them
since last week, retailers getting from % to
% cents pound for them. While reports
from some sections indicate a scarcity of
turkeys, news comes from other sections
that they are even more plentiful than they
were a year more ago. One Virginia
shipper told Star reporter this morning
that there would be no scarcity of turkeys
in his section unless New York and Ph!a-
dolphia buyers invade the country as they
have done heretofore and pay GOOD prices
for all the turkeys they can get. Last
year and the year before agents of whole
salers in the cities mentioned Visited Mary
land and Virginia, bought turkeys by the
thousands and caused scarcity and high
price in this city.
There are turkeys enough on the benches
in the market this week to remind buyers
of the approach of the holiday season.
Chickens and ducks are plentiful and the
prices are about the same as they were
last week. There Is nothing plentiful in the
game line, rabbits and quail being about as
scarce as dealers have known them to have
been at any season for a number of years
past. 1t was expected that birds would
be scarce, but dealers are surprised at the
scarcity of rabbits. 1t is stated that coun-
try people are killing q great many rab-
bits, but that they are consuming them in
stead of sending them to market. Wild
ducks from the Potomac and other places
in this section are scarce and good prices
prevail.
Butter, Eggs and Vegetables.
Butter and eggs are higher. There
has been a further advance in the
wholesale price of butter, and some deal
ers have increased the retail price to 35
cents for creamery butter. Fresh eggs are
scarce and high. There are so many stor
age eggs Upon the market at this time that
consumers find it difficult to get fresh
stock. Even some of the country haulers,
1t Is stated, have resorted to buying stor-
age stock and dsposing of them for the
fresh article from the country. Storage
eggs are selling at about % cents to the
trade, while fresh stock Is commanding as
much as 81 cents. Many people who are
in business along the country line. 1t Is
stated, arenhandling the storage eggs, but
are charging the prices obtained for fresh
stock. Because of the scarcity of fresh
eggs some of the dealers are asking as
high as 40 cents dozen for selected stock.
Florida produce is beginning to appear in
the markets following closely the end OF
the season for similar produce grown in
this section few tomatoes have been re-
Ceived from Florida and are selling at
fl ON Is to % cents a pound. There are
few home grown tomatoes still to be had,
and the prices range 10 to % cents quar-
ter peck. String beans from Florida are
also in the market and are selling at ~
cents a quarter peck This price is re-
markably cheap, compared with prices dur
ing the past few years. Long Island is
supplying the local market with cauliflower,
prices ranging from 10 to % cents
The demand for cabbage for sourkraut has
caused shortage in the cabbage supply
and higher prices prevail. Other things in
the line of vegetables are plentiful and
comparatively cheap.
There has been no change in the fish and
meat market since last week. Dealers say
there has been nothing to cause change
because business has not yet picked up to
any great extent. They do not expect
much Of an increase IN trade until about
the time Congress meets.