Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-29
Be Thankful for Thus
Price of Turkey Is LOwer
Turkey .CranberrieS and Other
Thanksgiving DeIicacieS Are
Cheaper Say Atlanta Mer-
chants


Thursday will be day Of sure enough
Thanksgiving in Atlanta, at least 1t
should be, for Atlantians have far more
to be thankful for this year than last
the price of turkey, for instance. Yes,
it Ia actually lower than in 1911, and the
barnyard census tells US that there are
less turkeys in existence than asst year.
Assuredly there will be less of the fowl
in existence Friday and there is no prom
Use in a raise in price for a Christmas
or New Years bird.
Even beef comes higher than the
Thanksgiving bird, and many choice cuts
of the beef reach double the price OF
turkey. Dressed turkey, ready to cook
can be purchased for rs. cents per pound,
while one of the fowls robbed of its
feathers but not drawn can be purchased
at % IL cents per pound, and If you
wish to buy a live turkey it win cost
you 20 cents per pound.
whitehall street, between Mitchell and
Trinity, and the wholesale section OF
Broad street is a veritable barnyard this
week. Turkeys chickens, ducks, geese
and pigeons each make. their peculiar
noise, while hanging from the hooks and
piled high on the tables inside the stores
are the carcasses Of dressed turkeys ana
fat hens ready for the oven.
Cranberries, celery, apples, nuts and
other Turkey day accessories are dis
played in the windows and attract the
attention of almost every passerby. The
accessories for a Thanksgiving dinner
are no higher than usual, and in some
instances there are marked reductions.
On the whole, the average Thanksgiv-
ing dinner will cost less this year than
last and is easily within the reach OF
many who couldn't afford it last year.
Cranberries are selling for fifteen
cents per quart or two for 25 cents
Celery at 10 cents per stalk or two for
Is cents; nuts-walnuts, % cents per
pound; Brazil, IS cents almonds, %
eentsi flberts, 10 cents; soft shell pc
cans. rs and So cents; common pecans,
40 to % cents. Raisins are selling for
IL cents, citron 90 Cents and apples at
most any price, according to the grade.
There is but one kind of game offered
in the markets and by the law it is not
considered game" That is the little
bunny. Many carcasses. of rabbits are
strung along the store fronts and are
offered at so cents each. The quail is
not in evidence this being the second
Thanksgiving day in the states history
on which the purchase of quail has been
outlawed His place at the table will be
sadly missed by those who do not go
out and kill him for themselves.
Last year dressed turkey sold from
27 Ia cents per pound to so cents and
turkey on the foot sold for rs cents. the
prices this year will average n saving
of between 30 cents to half dollar on
each bird.
And why is the Thanksgiving dinner
cheaper than last year? The politician
says on account of the national Demo-
cratic victory, of course; the Greek says
because Turkey has lost it's place in the
estimation of Christianity; the bird
fancier says because there are more
turkeys raised in Georgia than ever and
me darkey says it's because the moon
was right last week.