The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-20
Thanksgiving Turkeys to be
Scarce and the Prices High

No matter what the live turkey itself
may think of the performance of the
prospective domestic g%uillotine. it is
me only real Thanksgiving turkey for
the epicurean and thankful human,
W course there will he tens Of thous-
ands who will he thankful for the cold
storage bird If they "a have no other.
Out mat does not alter the poetico-
tragica view OF the matter.
An Encouraging Statement.
Turkeys will he here galore toward
me last of the week. and there will be
such gohhling as can he heard at the
averase newspaper office" was
the dietum OF n of the most prom
lnent Of the commission merchants.
While IL is our information
from nearly all Of our CORE.
spondents thai it is not a good turkey
Year. We have consignments due mex,
Week that will make il look lige a good
year; we don't want them now. They
would occupy a LOT of space and we
woul have to feed them. Let the
breeders feed them until the date for
business. \ turkey eats as much as A
hog. and the lordly turkey demands
inner o than that which satisfies the
lowlN hog. Corn is not cheap this
year. The country over We are using
TOT ali purposes the crop Of last year.
which on account of the drouth was
not a great crop. This year we have a
bumper Yield. but it is NOT vet avail
ahle. The husking bees are no, Vet
ripe. But accepting the word Of our
eonsienees. the retail dealers who pa-
tronlze US. and our individual BUYERS
as Well. will hardly realize that the
a is not a good turkey year.
AS to prices, that is Yet problem.
atie. We can't figure until We know
Mnat We snail have TO pay the breed
ers and what the WELD exactly is. Tn.
nse turkey Is now 20 cents a pound to
the retail dealers. What they will
charge is another question. 1t is pos
sinle n wholesale price will 20 to
- cents. but even at that YOU can
ilGure that the THANKSGIVING dinner
before the diners line the inwards with
good fat turkey. will be just a bit en-
penslve in this one item. The price
IN the retail market will certainly not
oe less than 25 cents, and at that a
lo-pounder would cost, $3.50. and YOU
can fgure what a 20-pounder would
cost. and many a large family with
lrlends must have the a0-pounder or
the two l0-pounders.
Without making my pessimis,ic
predictions" said another Terminal
commission merchant. Il think thar
the Thanksgiving supply Of turkeys
VIII be short, and in that even, prices
VIII rule high. 1t is our information
from most of the regions in penn
.lsylvania. Ohio. the virginias and
Maryland. from which in other wears
We have had most of our Thankssiv-
ms shipments. the breeding mas been
light this year. OF course. the broods
OF this year are not available for the
marker. Make a note of that. Only
a small part Of the chicks of this year.
and that only those of the earliest
spring. can he used for this Thanks
giving market. Last years demand
was tulH up to the supply. and so yo,
see there is a prospect for d Shortage.
But lets not cross the bridge until
we come to it.
\ Year of Prosperity.
Notwithstanding the growing of
the g~rouchers. we have had a wear of
mighty prosperity. More people have
thanksgiving money. and more Of it.
than Tor many preceding years, and
tnere Will be enough money TO buv all
OF the turkeys that come to the mark
cts no matter what the price may he.
Thanksgiving ONE but once a wear.
and even those VINO have not so much
money as they would like to have can
squeeze a bit for a turkey. even in
the face Of holiday expenditures. Let
US give thanks and be happy in the
family reunions.