Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
TOUCH OF CHRISTMAS GREEN
FoRERUNNER OF HOLIDAY
SEASON MANIFEST IN MARKET.
Outlook for the Table - Quotations
on Staples-Game, Meats
and Vegetables.

Evergreens along the lines at the sew
eral markets more particularly at the
Center market, give the patrons of the
markets an idea that the Christmas holt
days are approaching. This morning
along street numerous colored. women
were hard at work weaving the running
pine and cedar into crosses, wreaths and
other shapes for the holiday trade. There
is only a small supply of the evergreens
in the markets at this time. but next
week they will come in wagon and car
load lots. Large consignments of holly
will come from the SOUTH while most of
the large pine and cedar trees will come
from farms about this section. Holly cut
at this time would be unfit to be used
for decorative purposes for the holiday
season, but the running pine that is being
gathered will keep in good condition with
out much trouble
What the majority of buyers are inter-
ested In for the holiday trade. however. is
not evergreens. but the more substantial
Things that are necessary for the dinner
table. First of all is the question of the
price of turkeys. Turkeys were high
about the time of the Thanksgiving holi-
days higher than they were shortly be-
fore and shortly after-and there were
plenty of fowls on the market Last
Saturday they were cheaper than they
selling as low as IL cents a pound, but
today they are quoted at IS and 20 cents.
Tomorrow they may be cent a pound
cheaper or higher. Chickens. ducks and
geese. are sci ing at the prices quoted last
week, chickens being considered cheap.
Rabbits are also i'm demand for the holt
day trade, and although they are plentiful
this year, the demand for them is so great
that prices have continued higher than
usual This morning good, fresh rabbits
were quoted 30 and cents.
Outlook for Game. 49,:
Dealers IN game expect an improvement
in the market between this and the Christ
mas holiday season. Game has been fairly
plentiful this season, and prices have
been the same as they were last year.
but the raids that are being made on the
pot hunters may be the means of decreas-
ing the supply of ducks from the Potomac
and cause higher prices to prevail.
Quail are PLENTIFUL said a dealer to
Star reporter this morning, but prices
are high They are selling at ~ cents
each and are high simply because the
shippers know they can get the prices
they are charging for them
1t was pointed out by the dealer that
the laws in several states provide that
quail cannot be shipped for market pur-
poses, Sunners being permitted to take
out only limited number. and the ship
perS realize that they can get Il little
extra for the risk they take. Many of
the birds received here are shipped in
boxes that are calculated to deceive the
game wardens, sheriffs and other officers
of the law. Woodcock are quoted at 10
cents each and English pheasants are
selling at So each.
It's a good thing everybody does not
know the difference between pheasants
and some other birds" said a dealer to
Star reporter this morning. Many per-
sons who order and pay for pheasants are
served young keats. Young keats are
hard to beat and are considered by some
people as being better than the pleas
ants. 1t all depends upon the cooking.
There was d time. said the dealer. when
keats were hard to sell, but consumers
demand for them is so great that it is not
lnssihla To them at Ill tiIleS