The sun., 1913-11-23
TURKEYS TO RETAIL
AT 2S CENTS ABOUND
This Is a Drop From Last Year.
When the Price Was
30 to 3J Cents.
MANY SPOILED ~ HEAT
New York Will Consume | .1OO,'
600 on Thursday. Whole
sale Cost S2.t2O,OOO.

Turkey experts say that the great
American bird will probably retail at rs
cents pound on the day before Thanks
giving This will be a drop from the
prices OF last year. when Thanksgiving;
turkeys sold at 30 and IS cents a pound.
In Washington Market yesterday prices
ranged from o5 to IS cents. But YOU
could pay as high as 35 cents for dry
picked Maryland birds IL you felt 50
disposed.
The best turkeys will undoubtedly be
found in the retail markets on Wednes-
day. the best day to pick out your
Thanksgiving dinner IL you are wise and
do not mind getting jammed in crowd
of housewives all anxious to buy tender
turkeys. Remember that a flexible breast
bone indicates that turkey probably is
tender. although you will have to take
your chances on toothsomeness.
Many Of the turkeys which arrived last
week suffered from the warm weather
and caused the dealers much anguish Of
mind. Not in years have the receivers
of turkeys on Saturday before Thanks
giving been SO disappointed and uncertain
as at the close Of business yesterday.
Maay Turkeys spoil.
As rule the great bulk Of Thanks
giving turkeys are received and sold on
the Saturday preceding the holiday.
Weather conditions have been such In
and around New York. the greatest con-
suming centre. that not one carload Of
perfect dry picked turkeys. the choicest
OF stock. has been received. Fully two
| thirds OF the dry picked turkeys that
ala e1N tit,~a is,Ii
| eating decay. which Is known In the
| trade as struck green Although ship
pers packed in ice because OF the warm
|! weather. they did not succeed In saving
| their stock. Every fourth bird In ice
showed signs that the animal heat was
not out of the carcass when II was
shipped.
The Board OF Health detailed five
| extra inspectors TO watch the receipt Of
| turkeys and prevent bad stock from
| being placed ON sale. The inspectors
| instructed receivers to throw. "strucii
| green birds aside and mark them
| Health Board for future inspection and
| disposal.
The receipts up to Saturday nigh;
were the smallest known in many years
for the week before Thanksgiving. The
| quality also was poor. the birds showing
| more bones than meat.
More Birds Coming Tonight.
owing TO the prevailing warm weather
| tire principal killing In the turkey sec
| tions within twcnty-four hours Of New
York was no, done until last Saturday
These birds will get here by express to-
Night. The bulk OF the turkeys from
more distant points will not arrive until
Tuesday.
| out OF town buyers who are In the
| habit OF getting their turkeys on Satur'
iay held of Yesterday for the better
| grades which are expected tomorrow
and Tuesdav.
| Or. atcr New York needs about 1.Ioo''
| GOO dressed turkeys for the ordinary
| THANKSGIVING trade. That means about
| II oOO. 900 mounds The wholesale cost
of New York's Thanksgiving dinner fo'
| turkeys alon. at an everage Of :. cents
"A pound will therefore he $.,42".ooo
| Live turkeys are demanded ny Inc
| Hebrew population. Last season fottN
| solid cars OF live birds came in. " is eN
| oec,cd trat AT least fifty cars Will ar
| live py Tuesday Thus Tar oniN "o@''
carloads have been received.
| Wholesale prices closed yesterday a
IlS cents a pound. with the prospect %
the price remaining tn" same TINS wc"i
unless the suppl, is less than exepecteh
A. this is poultry week and people
| ,hourh;s :urn TO chickens ana turhN'
m, att have takel a slight drop.