The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-24
Turkey Dinner on Thanksgiving May Be
Had at Medium Expense; Some
Staples Scarce
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
HOLDS PRICES DOWN
Storage Fowls TO Go Fist; Regulation as
10 Size For First Time; Side
Dishes Plentiful


Those who are going to indulge
in the luxury OF turkey for Thanks
giving dinner are to be thankful to
the food administration that the ma.
tionai bird will cost little more than
it did last year. In fact there will
not be more than five per cent In.
crease in the cost Of any OF the arti-
cles that 60 to make up Thanks
giving dinner,
The wholesale. market on turkeys
is as good as it has been in other
years and since the Thanksgiving
market has opened the Chickasha
Hide and Produce company has
shipped twelve carl Dads to the east
ern markets and the Aaron Poultry
and Egg company has been shipping
on an average Of ~ barrels Of dress
ed turkeys ont each day for some
time.
Turkeys are being retailed here at
from % to "a cents pound which
| is about the same that was paid for
fowls last year at this time One
feature Of the turkey market this
year which has been brought about
by the food administration is the fact
that no hen turkey viii be allowed to
be sold that weighs less than seven
pounds and no Toms can be purchas-
ed under a weight Of - pounds. For
this reason there are perhaps not
quiet so many birds on the market
but effect on the market is hardly
noticeable.
That there is hardly a probability
Of an advance in the price Of tur-
keys is the belief of wholesale deal
ers in Chickasha Since the food ad-
ministration has regulated the size
of the fowls that may be purchased
and sold they think that it will only
be question Of time until a maxi
mum and minimum price will be plac-
ed on the sale of turkeys. This
means that only a limited amount OF
the birds are going to be bought by
the wholesalers as they are not go
ing to stock up on a lot of fowls
and at a high price and probably
have to sell them at a loss.
It is said that there is a great
amount Of turkeys that have been
kept in cold storage since last year.
II is the belief Of dealers that the
food administration will see that this
cold storage stuff is put on the mar
ket before any inroad is allowed to
be made on this years supply Of
birds. The result will be that fowls
will be held at a reasonable price and
kept at home for consumption here
while more Of the other kinds Of
meat are sent across the waters.
With the exception Of sugar and
eggs the other food stuffs that 60 to
make up the Thanksgiving dinner
have advanced very little, since thls
time last year Eggs are ten cents
higher and sugar is hard to obtain.
Pumpkins and mince meat are sell
ing at the same price as last year
while the articles that 20 in fruit
cake have advanced probably ten per
cent. Celery, cranberries and nuts
are selling at about the same price.
In all it is estimated by those who
are familiar with preparing special
dinners, such are are given at this
time Of the year that where chicken
is used instead Of turkey, a dinner
for five or six persons can be pre-
pared for $500 or $40O On the 9th
er hand If turkey is included in the
menu dinner can be prepared for
like number Of persons for from
six to ten dollars.
And SO It seems that most any fam
lily in ordinary circumstances VIII not
have to go without the annual feast.