Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-28
TWENTY THOUSAND
POUNDS OF
TURKEY
BOUGHT BY ALBUQUERQUE
PEOPLE THIS WEEK
70 Say Nothing of Geese,
Ducks, Little Roast Pigs and
Every Day Meats Currency
Stdngency Skidoo.

That upward Of twenty thousand
pounds ui turkey. dressed n alive.
nave been sold 20 the people of Albu-
guerque within the past two weeks j.
the rather surprising fact brought out
bN a Morning Journal reporter }cstef-
day through visits q a dozen or more
local markets and from figures fur
ulshed by the larger dealers IN p0ul-
try The number Of turkeys this
means. n ls difficult % compute, be-
cause turkeys vary tn weight accord
ing 10 the dealers. much more than
do chickens, geese and ducks. and the
TURKEYS this year are averaging
greater weight han ever before. The
reason for the increase in weight
brings out the further interesting fact
that u very large proportion 81 the
turkeys sold here this year were
grown In the vicinity Of Albuquerque
and sold alive or fresh dressed and
that there has been a sharp decrease
In the number Of culd-storage birds
showing hat Albuquerque - bec0m-
lug Q poultry producing center. The
home bird Invariably weighs moro
than the Cold storage article.
At a safe estimate. gathered from
the statements of the dealers. more
than six hundred turkeys viii be con
ruined In Albuquerque todHy-the rest
going for Christmas and New Years
dinners. For apparently II j. the cus
tom % the prudent Albuquerque
housewife to buy two or even three
turkeys "a once. " she has a mean of
caring for them. the left over bird on
birds being carefully fattcned for
Christmas o. New Years dinner.
Talk about the financial furry
said one Of the big dealers IN live and
dressed birds yesterday. Why, y
there h 4 furry 1t hasn't hit Albu-
About the first place people
down. when hard times come h.
IN household expenses. and the de-
mand FOR turkeys and Thanksgiving
hxings has broken ous record
The proprietor Of this market said
his books showed a sale Of more
Than 1000 pounds Of turkeys for this
alone. and the buying has been
going on for two weeks. The other
large markets sho similar records
for business and the smaller ones ana
those which only do an occasional
business have an had lots OF
trade
And when one considers that turkey
Gusts more this year han ever before
to the tune OF two Or three cents tho
pound. the sale Of Rohhlers here does
make a noise like Il panic, The
Thanksgiving business this year has
smashed last years high record
Kansas Product stin Ia Demand
While the local product b. rapidly
place tn the market aud while
he turkey industry h. becoming inn
portant hcrcab0utE. the kansaS turkey
to hold D premier position
n the market. The live Kansas tur-
Key Is larger and generally fatter than
he native bird. having been carefully
snfn fed on a system. Albuquerque
birds have been ncond choice. all
though a few feeders have been able
% command top prices Next year the
dealers say some Of the poultry %raistrs
the valley will have brought their
up to The top notch. Another
feature which has worked against the
.ocal raisers his year b. hat The tur-
xey season was a little late, and q
many growers are holding thcit
for Christmas. Whtn they VIII
a good deal more weight
Guiding their orders hN thp ThnHkss
giving demand. A|lbuqucrque dealers
ARE placing larger orders than ever
for the Christmas dinner bust
ness. TeNaS appeared on the market
his year with some fairly good tur-
but they did not take place with
The Kansas or even with the home
Robblcr.
Ia addition 90 the call Tor turkeys
there has been an unprecedented cali
Tor ducks and geese. the former sell-
Ing at from ih 60 20 cents tho pound
the latter al from ~ Go % cents
many chickens ave been sold
during the week showing that AIhu-
1ucrquc people aro returning steadily
IA. tradifluuuf Thanksgiving menu ]