Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-10
PRODUCTS AND
i SMOKED MEATS DAY
AT Big FOOD SHOW
Second Delegation Of Wash
ingtonians View Exhibit at
Reading Terminal Mar
! ket.

A second out-of-town delegation Of
market experts arrived in this city today
70 visit the Food Exposition now in prog
ress In the Reading Terminal Market.
They represent the Hay and Centre Mar
kets of Washington, d. c.. and are
unanimous in declaring that they have
come to learn as we'll as TO admire.
Today will be marked as Pork Prod
ucts and Smoked Meats Day" Although
these products are being featured the
ether exhibits such as fruit, vegetable.
hsh and meat displays, continue to at
tract much attention.
The visiting experts were introduced to
A. Darlington STROBE. pork specialist
OF the Terminal Market, who outlined for
them some of the features of the business
and the great extent of territory to
which the produce of the Philadelphia
market is sent.
PHILADELPHIA IN LEAD.
1--WE not only ship sausage scrapple
and other pork products to Pittsburgh
and Harrisburg" said Mr.. STROBE, but
as far West as Chicago and Detroit.
This market has a splendid reputation.
The demand from these distant cities is
not occasional. 1t is steady and is con-
stantly increasing. II we are to judge
from letters received from some of the
distant dealers, Philadelphia Is known to
them as city where frst-class produce
can be obtained at reasonable prices"
After n morning spent In examining
the displays, the Washington market men
were taken to the Terminal market res
taurant and given an opportunity to eat
some Of the foods which they had been
examining. This, they declared, was an
unusual and an excellent feature of the
Philadelphia market, as 1t afforded GUS
toners an opportunity to see how the
goods they bought should be prepared.
LAMB AND FISH RISE
Although prices on most produce have
remained steady since the coming of
cold weather there has been slight rise
In the price of lamb and noticeable
increase in the price of such fish as
Spanish mackerel, weakflsh and blue
fish. This is Offset by decline In the
price OF turkey, which Is now quoted at
prices ranging from 2S to 60 cents a
pound for first-class "nearbys." The
poultry dealers say that the holding over
OF many birds intended to be killed for
the Thanksgiving market and the fact
that cold weather has arrived to stay
will keep the prices of this fowl at the
present quotation and may even drop the
price of choice birds as low as % to 2S
cents a pound.
FINE FRUIT CROP REPORTED.
Although prices in the fruit market are
steady, an excellent crop of oranges,
grapefruit and pineapples is reported, and
1t is expected that within a, month there
Will be a decline in prices rather than
the usual rise. At present grapes are
sold at prices ranging from 10 to 20
cents a box, eating apples at 35 cents
half peck, oranges at figures ranging
from 30 TO 60 cents dozen, grapefruit
at from SO cents to 81 q dozen and
seckle pears at so cents a till.
DEMAND FOR GAME GROWING.
There is an increasing demand for
game Is the market and although the
only wildfowl to be had is duck, and the
only meat is venlson, there is a good
market for both. Venison is quoted at
20 cents a pound and wild duck at prices
ranging from 81 to 81 a pair in the Read
Ing Terminal Market
An unusually unique Offering of game
is made at the Salus Department Mar
ket, 18th and South streets today There
as a great bull moose offered for sale
pit the modest figure OF $3.50. The animal
was shot In the Maine Woods by Everett
3. Price. of Boston In addition to the
lmoose there are two bears and two deer
ioffered for sale, but as in the other case
the sale is TO be made "in bulk' and no
price by the pound is quoted.