The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-23
This Year Richmond Resident
Can Grace His Thanksgiv-
ing Table Without Spending
A Fortune.
ONLY TURKEYS WILL
BE COSTLY EATABLES
There Will Be Enough of the
Birds to Meet the Demand.
But They Come High
What Quoted Prices Are.

Oh. be joyful, even though the price
of dressed turkeys is "A cents a pound
and the price promises to go higher be-
fore Thursday, because the prices of
other products. which usually grace the
Thanksgiving dinner. are said to be
chaper than ordinarily The careful
purchaser may Heretofore be able, b.
thrift, to furnish the Thanksgiving
feast without spending a small fortune
A visit paid to number of grocers
this morning proved that turkeys
promise to be plentiful. at high prices
However, they are not over confident
that the demand will be extraordina =
ry and therefore are stocking up on
dressed turkeys in careful manner.
Chickens in Demand.
In fact, ducks. chickens and geese
promise to be more in demand than the
high priced turkey. Nearly all ponl-
try sold will be dressed. ducks retail
ing at Is cents per pound. geese at 121a
cents and chickens, for frying purpos-
es. 20 cents. Chickens for stews range
in price from Is to IS cents a pound.
according to the size and quality.
There are no rabbits. Oysters ara
quoted at 2Oc pint.
Thanksgiving is always a day when
one feels that his pocketbook is am
pie to supply a dinner fit for king.
Consequently only the best is procur-
ed. Three of the leading grocers Of
the city gave out the following price
lists on staples to be popular fo-
Thanksgiving: Cranberries, good quail
ity. hard to get owing to many ship
ments spoiling due to the warm wealth
er. retailing at 10 and 121!. cents a
quart: celery, also of poor quality be
cause Of the warm weather. three
punches for ten cents.
Florida hot house green stuffs-
Green beans, 20 cents small measure:
brussels sprouts, 20 cents a quart: eau
liflower. 90 and % cents a head: Gu
cumbers 10 and 1913 cents each. ac.
cording to size: egg plants, II and 90
cents each, according to quality: head
lettuce. 10 cents head: oyster plants
5 c>nts plant: tomatoes. cents
e/ch: mushrooms. 10 cents a pound
endive, 5 cents a head:
Hickory Nuts Scarce.
The prices for new dates. figs. nuts
and other new goods are reasonable
and about the same as last year Hick
ory nuts are scarce and retail at $3.50
bushel.
Florida oranges are improving in
quality, being sweeter in flavor and
are quoted at 20 to 10 cents a dozen
Catawba. Concord and Delaware
grapes are quoted at II and 30 cents a
basket Apples are abundant the
Michigan varieties retailing at 4O cents
peck, while the Oregon "Johna
thans" and the Colorado "Belliflow-
ers'' are selling at $40 box Fresh
pineapples retail at 30 cents each.
Home grown curly lettuce is sold a.
Is cents a pound. while radishes are
three punches for 10 cents.
All kinds of new canned goods are
now on hand. wholesalers having been
able this year to get their shipments
in time for Thanksgiving. The prices
vary according to the quality and
quantity, but are about the same as
usual.
Potatoes and other staples are re-
failing at the same price as has pre-
vailed for the past week or so. Irish
potatoes will be 30 cents a peck, sweet
potatoes at 40 to 30 cents peck: mince
meat at 10 to 121, cents pint. eggs. s.
cents a dozen and New York cream
cheese at % cents a pound.