Evening star., 1913-11-21
PLENTY Of GOOD THINGS
TO Be FOUND IN MARKET
Near Approach of Thanksgiv-
ing Has Effect of Causing
Attractive Display.
Prices Generally Which Will Pre-
vail Tomorrow About the Same
as Those of Last Week.

| The near approach of Thanksgiving is
| having Its effect on the display of good
| things to eat in the local markets. and
there was hardly fruit or A vegetable
grown that could not be obtained today.
IL is not until next week, however. that
the holiday display will be made, and
while the dealers are unwilling to make
prediction, the general opinion seems
to be that prices then will be about those
prevailing today.
The poultry dealers say that home
dressed turkeys will sell at about % cents
a pound, while those shipped in from the
country districts will sell as low as 20
cents pound, unless the warm weather
continues and prevents the country peo-
pie from killing and shipping. In that
event, prices will be higher. but should
they kill and ship and warm days come
next week prices will drop and turkeys
for Thanksgiving dinner may then be
bought very cheaply.
Close inquiry among the dealers in eggs
this morning indicated practically no
change from prices of last week. Strictly
fresh eggs are still selling at from % to
90 cents a dozen. Eggs gathered in the
country and shipped in. the eggs that
are ordinarily sold if something extra is
not demanded, are quoted at 40 to 5O
good enough for any ordinary use. it is
said, can be had at 81 to 80 cents
dozen.
AS a general thing prices in the market
today, which will prevail tomorrow, are
about the same as those. of last week.
Prices of Vegetables.
In the vegetable market prices are:
Sweet potatoes 10 cents quarter peck,
or Ir;-
10 cents bunch. or three punches for -
turnips. 10 cents quarter peck: satisfy,
10 cents a bunch or three punches for -
cents; parsnips, 10 cents a quarter peck;
cabbage. 3 and 10 cents a head kale, -
cents peck. Spanish onions, to S
cents each; spring onions, three punches,
cents; celery. ) to 10 cents a bunch:
spinach, 10 cents a quarter peck, or 10
cents half peck: eggplant, to 10 cents
each, lettuce. > to 10 cents head: Gu
cumbers, ) to 10 cents each: caulifiower,
10 to % cents head; string beans, ~
cents quart: California tomatoes, 10 to
20 cents pound; squash, 10 to 20 cents
each: pumpkins 10 to Is cents each;
sweet peppers, 20 to 35 cents Il Dozen
Game of all kinds, except wild turkeys.
seemed to be plentiful and prices asked
are rather below the average. Those who
wish wild turkey for Thanksgiving will
find them scarce. but not overhigh in
price. Rabbits are selling at p to 80
cents each; wild geese. $1.5O each; wild
ducks, according to kind from so cents to
81 pair; quail, 30 to 30 cents each: opos-
sums. 30 cents to S1.2j each; wild turkeys
30 cents per pound; pheasants, $1.J0 to
81 each.
The fish market is fairly well supplied
and prices are: Potomac bass. 10 to -
cents a pound founders. 10 to ID cents a
pound, carp 10 cents pound: yellow
perch, 10 cents a pound; white perch, -
to 20 cents a pound: gray trout, 10 to IL
cents pound; salmon trout, II to 10 cents
a pound: fresh salmon, % cents a pound :;
fresh cod. l21a cents pound: bluefsh. 10
to ~ cents a pound rock, IL to % cents a
pound; catfish, Is cents pound: croakers,
10 to II cents pound; ling, cents a
pound, and whiting, cents pound
Oysters are selling at from 81 to 81 40 a
gallon.