Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-15
HOLIDAY TRIMMINGS
Holly and Mistletoe Grace the
Market Stands.
TREES IN EVIDENCE
QUOTATIONS OF PRESENT PRICES
AND A FORECAST.
Turkeys Selling at Thanksgiving Fig
ures-Good Showing of Fruits
and Vegetables.
TREES IN EVIDENC E

and Vegetables.
Piles OF evergreen punches of holly and
mistletoc and a scattering of what is TO
be found in the woods at this season OF
~thc year have already appeared about the
local markets and given them holiday
appearance. Seated IN the midst of the
snow-covered products of the woods at the
Center market this morning We're scores
OF colored men and women engaged in the
work Of making wreaths, crosses and other
pieces for the Christmas trade. There was
some beautiful holly along the street
line at the market and although it Is more
than a week before the decorations are
to be used, many sales were being made.
Holly that is well flied with red ber-
ries,' said one OF the dealers to Star re-
porter. SIS going to be very scarce this sea-
son. Everybody In the country and many
people from the city have secured the
woods for miles around the city during past
years and cut down almost every holly tree
that was to be found. 1t means hard work
now to get enough holly to fill d wagon
and there is not much mistletoe left Mis-
t.etoe with berries TO make it attractive
viii be very scarce this year unless some
OF the shippers send some here from dis
lance"
but rev trees on Hand.
Very few Christmas trees have yet ap-
peared IN and about the city markets, but
they will come early next week in quaint
ties large enough to give the markets the
appearance Of as many forests. Good trees
will probably be little more expensive this
year than they have been during recent
years. but there will also be plenty of
cheap ones the market.
ha Irpa 11rba
was regarded a high price for a tree"
remarked dealer this morning, but now
such a price Is considered cheap for a. tree
that will make any kind of a showing. For
the best Of the stock this year l expect to
get as much as g or So, but 81 will be
about the ruling price for attractive trees
Ordinary pine and cedar trees will be about
as cheap usual
Il expect TO get several trees of holly
that will bring as much as SIS each and
they will be well worth the money. as
they are beautiful without any of the
usual Christmas trimmings"
Dealers inside the markets have not vet
done anything In the matter of giving their
stands a holiday appearance. but some
of them Will probably contain green deco
rations tomorrow. On the benches tomor-
row there will be supplies that will attract
Christmas buyers and give them an oppor-
tunty to see just what they may expect
next week. There may be a display of ex-
ira fancy fruits and flowers next week, but
in the stocks of poultry meats, vegetables
and other foodstuffs.
Poultry Quotations.
Turkeys are still selling at twenty cents
a pound, the price at which they were sold
during the Thanksgiving holiday Dealers
are not In position to give definite infor-
nation about the price that will be charged
for the fowls for Christmas dinner, but
most of them are inclined to believe they
will sell for about the same price that is
now being charged for them. Reports
from the west indicate that wholesalers are
buying UP the turkeys and putting them in
storage. thereby decreasing the stock on
the market.
From the east the reports Indicate that
there is no likelihood of raise in the price
of turkeys at the Christmas holidays. some
reports stating that there has been de-
crease during the past week. There has
practically been change in the price of
other fowls and game since Thanksgiving.
Wild ducks and quail will be in great de-
mand next week. but quail are still scarce
and high, while ducks are more plentiful
and cheaper. There has been but little
change in the meat market since last week
1t is stated that some New York buyers
have bought large quantities OF beef here
during the past few days and that there
may be a slight advance in the price of the
meat.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Fruits and vegetables are making a SPLEEN
dealers expect they will soon be getting
busy. Florida oranges, grape fruit, tam
gerines and grapes plentiful and in
splendid condition. Oranges are TO be had
at from 20 TO so cents a dozen, grape fruit
at from to - cents each, tangerineS from
20 to 40 cents dozen. and Malaga grapes
at 20 cents pound. Pineapples from Flor
ida are selling at from IS to 80 cents. There
is no likelihood OF there being a scarcity
of celery for the Christmas holidays, large
shipments being received from Ohio, Mich
igan and California, increasing the supply
furnished by growers in this section. Choice
stock Is to be had at from to 10 cents
bunch. Some new tomatoes from Califor-
MIA are 10 assist in supplying the Christ
mas dinner. They are larger than those
from Florida, and sell at cents pound
more, California stock selling at 20 cents
and Florida at 10 cents pound. Cape
Cod Cranberries are selling at Is cents a
quart. There is plenty of new lettuce
from Florida TO be had and cucumhers
are considered cheap at this season at
and 10 cents each
Rise in Price of Butter.
There has been slight rise in the whole
sale butter market, but not enough to af-
feet the retail price. The egg market is
easier, and a drop in prices may occur at
any time Storage eggs are cheap for the
season OF the year, and reports from ship
pers indicate that the hens are no longer
on strike. Along the country line yes
terday evidence of increased supplies
and country people said that they expect
the increase to continue unless there is
a decided change In the weather
From now on" remarked dealer to 8
Star reporter, I'VE viii have strictly
weather market, so far as eggs are con-
cerned. With a continuance OF the open
weather the supply is bound to increase
and prices are bound to decrease. At pres
emit there Is no indication that eggs will
bring the prices they commanded last win
ter"
Nuts, raisins. currants, figs, dates, dried
and evaporated fruits and other Christ
mas goods are being displayed In ,arge
quantities upon the market benches Seed
less raisins and currants for cooking pur-
poses are selling at 10 cents a pound. cit
ron, orange and lemon peel Is cents: dates
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