Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-16
MORE IN COUNTRY AND DEALERS
PREDICT PRICE WILL NOT De
OVER % CENTS.
PEOPLE WILL NOT Paw
ABOVE 20, SAY DEALERS
Will Fall Back on Geese, Ducks, and
Chickens Rather Than Pay Fancy
Prices For Thanksgiving Fowl-Many
Good Things in Grocery Line For
Annual Thanksgiving Feasts.

II the predictions of market dealers
are to be relied upon Thanksgiving
turkeys will not cost the consumer as
much this year as last, by 2 cents per
pound. Dealers in the city seen today
said they would not pay over 10 cents
live weight for turkeys, and this would
bring the birds to the consumer at 20
cents dressed. IF the birds can not be
bought at Is cents" said one dealer
will not attempt to handle any, as
people won't pay fancy prices for turk
eys when they can buy geese, ducks
and chickens for less money"
Last year turkeys sold on the market
/ at % cents, and at this price the deal
ers claim that people refused to buy
Turkeys are more plentiful in the coun-
try this year, but so far the farmers
have not offered any for sale.
| Chickens will sell dressed at Is cents
for the Thanksgiving trade. and ducks
i ana geese viii BE at the same figure,
according to the dealers. There are
plenty Of chickens, ducks, and geese on
the market.
Good Things For Thanksgiving.
| There are many good things on the
market for the annual Thanksgiving
spreads, and the grocery stores are
filled with staples and delicacies that
will go toward making up the finest kind
of dinners Some Of the green stuffs
in the vegetable line are high, and
some of the staples for the Thanksgiv-
ing trade are higher than usual. but
if one wants to spend the money there
is an unlimited variety to select from.
Green Vegetables Plentiful.
In the line Of green vegetables there
are on the market head and leaf lettuce
at cents a bunch and 10 cents per
head radishes from to cents per
bunch, caulif1ower from 90 to 20 cents
per head. egg plants at 20 cents each,
and hot house cucumbers ranging from
ll2h cents to Is cents each.
Staples on the Market.
The usual number of staples for the
Thanksgiving trade are on the market
in quantities. Michigan celery Of fine
|ouality is selling at 10 cents per bunch.
Cabbage is selling from to 10 cents
per head, and fine Jersey sweet pota-
toes may be had for cents per pound.
or six pounds for a quarter. Hubbard
SQUASH sell from Is to 20 cents each.
Pie pumpkins are to be had for to 10
cents each. 50 that at least any one
may have the pumpkin pie that is al
ways desirable for Thanksgiving.
cranberriss Good Quality.
Cranberries are of good quality this
wear and there is a varied assortment
to select from. There are Jerseys, and
similar varieties from Massachusetts,,
Connecticut, and Michigan, running
from 10 to 1917 cents per quart. ac-
cording to quality. The Late Howes,
a superior variety. retail at 1914.
| No Home Nuts.
| There are no home nuts on the mar
ket. and the English walnuts, which
are relied upon as the leading staple.
are higher this year than before. Eng
lish walnuts are selling at 25 cents per
pound. Almonds are also high, and are
retailing at 25 cents. Brazils, filberts.
and pecans sell at 20 cents. By next
neck there will be received from Ohio
hickory nuts, black walnuts. and but
ternuts, and they will be high. Hick-
ory nuts will sell from 1917 to Is cents
per quart, and black walnuts from so
to 60 cents per peck.
| Apples Plentiful.
| Apples are plentiful. and there IS a
| wide variety for selections. The best
qualities Of eating and cooking apples,
such as Baldwins, Spies. Greetings. and
| Spitzenbergs. are retailing at SO cents
Per peck. The fancy western apples,
| in boxes, such as JOnathanS. SpltZeh-
bergs, Belleflowers, Willow Twigs. and
Roman Beauties. sell from 30 to 40
cents per dozen.
| The new California crop Of navel or
anges is now arriving they sell from
40 to 60 cents per dozen. Bananas are
worth 25 cents per dozen for the bet
ter grades. Tokay grapes are on the
market at Is cents per pound. and
Malaga grapes sell at 20. Figs are SELL
ing at 10 cents and dates at 20.
Olives Are Higher.
Olives are little higher this year than
last, and in bulk are worth 80 cents
per quart. There are the usual varie-
ties Of pickles on the market. Oysters,
solid meats, are retailing at so cents
per quart.
Cheese for All.
| To wind up the Thanksgiving dinner
the cheese line affords anything that is
desired Full cream New York cheese
is selling a. 90 cents per pound I'm
ported Swiss brings 40, sage %. and
brick %. Choice Limburger sells at
25, Roquefort at so, Edam at $1.10 per
cheese. and Neufchatel at 10 cents per
package. The fancy pirnento cheese in
small bottles. sells at Is cents per pack
age.
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