The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-25
'CLUT OF TURKEYS
CUTS PRICE SHARPLY
High Figures Monday Caused
Rush Of Orders to West
crn Points.

There was n big slump in the turkey
market yesterday and the houswi'e who
postponed buying the chief item for her
Thanksgiving dinner until late In the
day saved money. This was especially
trus In those neighborhood markets
where the butchers didn't make a spe-
cialty Of the fanciest stock
On Monday IL looked as though there
would be n scarcity of good fresh tur-
keys because stock from Maryland,
| Virginia, Pennsylvania n Delaware
sold a. high as 81 cents from first
hands The prospective high prices
caused receivers to rush orders to West
ern points and this made full deliveries
! late. From Monday morning until noon
yesterday the express terminals in Jer-
sey City were - badly congcsted with
turkeys that It was difficult for the
army Of delivery wagons to get a clear
ance.
At least 1000. 900 pounds Of turkeys
. were sent to New York by express be-
cause the transportation was considered
| mora certain. THIS caused h trans
portltion to he about as uncertain as
stock by freight. Turkeys which should
" arrived Monday night did not
reach the rcceiy ers until yesterday
morning and the deliveries continued UNI
I'll late afternoon.
Good Western turkeys. which COM
manded % to % cents Tuesday. were
bought yesterday NJ the close OF the
| market as low as 20 cents. and In Some
| nett Is cents. The nearby tur-
keys were down to "a TO % cents with
moro than enough 10 meet the demand.
Nearby cities such as Hartford. Provi-
dence, New Haven and other towns de-
pend upon New York for their turkeys.
As a rule these buyers were on the mar
ket Monday and paid the high prices
The local butchers secured their stool;
fully . cents a pound less.
A. a rule the butchers are selling al
retail CSC. TO 30c. for good stock and
the medium grades go at 25c. Where
consumers demand near by turkeys the
prices were 35 to 40c. In many In
stances Texas turkeys. which are con.
sidcred the least valuable. sold ~ high
"a 35c. at retail. because the butchers
said they were from Maryland
So high did the prospects look ir
New York last week that a unibe OF
cars Of Canadian turkeys were dressed
quickly and rushed to this market. Yes
| 'eTldN nedlln inspectors to'uefillltu =,
per cent. of this stock because II wa
shipped before the animal heat was OIL
and the carcasses were green. In TeSa
the turkeys are driven to the slaughter
ing houses IN fochs. Many operator,
follow the nocks in wagons, and wheel
the turkeys drop out from exhaustion
or sickness they are killed and thrown
into the wagon and shipped as seconC
grade stock. Part OF these were con
denned by the Health Board after thc!
we're offered for sale.
Although wholesalers in Garsevoor
Market succeeded in d~isposing of mos
Of their Maryland stock and other near
by birds. many OF them found them
selves with large quantities Of Western
and Texas turkeys on hand. and thes
went into refrigerators. They will ap
pear around Christmas time.
In Washington Market the prcvail'nI
price for the Rest turkey was 80 cent
a pound. The next grade was quote,
at % cents and cold storage birds sol,
for less han that.