The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-10-09
BIG SALE OF TURKEYS
Acquires Turkeys l. r.
SoldierS-TaleS $4,000 POun =
Price Close to 40c.-To l. s
100000 Pounds-inSpectorS I
Work Examining Available Bloc,

| New York, Oct. 5.-One of tie
biggest frozen poultry deals OF Is
year was closed Wednesday when 4
! QUartermaster's Department OF { 6
Army at 80 Whitehall street ava" r.
ed a contract to F. NJ. Coughlan =.
! Son for $4,000 pounds OF IurKe. ..
! This is the block which was cen
! trolled by Coughlan-J ohnstone IA
Emerson Sam Murray, assOciat, i
| with w. O. SaXton IL Co., acted =
! broker. There were $4,000 pour.
of box turkeys and 5000 pounds n
/ barrels. 1t could not be learn, i
what price had been paid, but it
understood that it was near the 4 %.
mark Deliveries began today al
| the stock must be in the hands
! the Army by Oct. 10. The turke 5
are to be turned over to vessels 4
/ the harbor. but their names are wit /
held. 1t is generally supposed tn [
the turkeys are intended for the So
diers in France at the ThanksgiviL :
| holiday.
These turkeys were acquired I
December and were Missouri packG&.
At the time they were frozen I 2
market was 33 to SAC, and it is ge.r-
orally believed that the profit " ;
not more than it should have be |
considering the business risk in ca
rying the block. The deal was ii
joint between F. NJ. Coughlan, W..
tombstone and H. A. Emerson.
Several weeks ago The News e.
clusiyely announced Mr.. Murray 5
visit to Washington in an effort -
/ hoe
frozen poultry for the ThanksgiviD ;
holiday. 1t is believed that his SUI
cess can be traced indirectly to L =
Farewell dinner which was given -
the New York troops several wee j
ago. At this dinner frozen turke ?,
were served to the departing soldle )
either at the armory of when the
entrained.
In cleaning up its holdings, tie
owners made a handsome profit II 2
turkeys were taken on six mont )
ago, and at one time it looked as -
they would lose a bunch of none =.
Since the turn in the frozen mark.
however, this poultry has been he
off the market, as the owners 4
that the time would come when thu
would be able to sell it at satisfa
tory figure. This sale, taken in CO.
junction with that of 10000 box
of broilers a week ago, has made tL3
joint account deal a very proftab 2
one. Sam Murray has been in Was ~
ington several times in order ID
complete the sale of this block.
In order to supply enough tur--
eys for the Thanksgiving holiday f.
the soldiers it Will require about =
100000 pounds, and it is eXpect" Z
that acquisitions which are now o.
will result in the closing of co.
tracts next week for this amour.
There are about 100000 pounds -
turkeys in the coolers. If the Co
eminent should take all of IL S
stock it will leave but little for G -
nestle trade The News has repor--
ed the short crop in Texas, viii ,
will largely be taken by the Souts-
ern environments. From all accOun S
there will be but few Texas turhe )
to come here until December. tt 5
has made the Thanksgiving turk Y
outlook appear rather bullish to o.
orators.
Federal inspectors have been bu5 J.
all week examining the frozen to
keys in storage in New York and y
entity. They want to get a line Cl
the available offerings to fill futu' 2
orders. 1t is the Governments po..-
cy to examine all of the stocks 81
that when bids are submitted thu
there will be no delay in alloti1
contracts.-New York Produce New.
Editors Note-If these prices r.
fer tC turkeys in cold storage Ia
December, Maryland turkeys II 5
year ought to bring between - a /
so cents.