Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-22
CHRISTMAS MARKET
PROVES ATTRACTIVE
Stores and Curb Stands Offer
Many Tempting Bargains and
Buyers Are Numerous.

There /. the very atrnorph.re of Christ
mas everywhere The weather ~ ideal,
the holiday crowds are large and the dc
partment stores aud smaller stores n
Wilmington report business "a unusually
active In fact. the same volume ~ huei-
meas "a year ego IL claimed by local rner
chants However profits are less beceuse
prices are lower Retailers have been
forced to lower level than they had es
pected TO reach before January and iher.
arc plenty of real bargains for shnprere
everywhere
Aiding the thousands of Wilmington
shoppers. prices If everything weareble
arc q to 40 per cent lower than lsst De
cemler. according tn department store
"ads
Dealers in Christmas trees report
boom in their trade and in all the markets
daily orders exceed these ~ las, year
James IoRue. pioreer halsam tree dealer.
states that there Is every evidence Of dis
poair q uf hia two carloads of trees prior 10
ChristmeH Day
Wilmington shop uwrern may wei be
cor graduated for their fire display Of
Christmas goods The atoror were never
more throl ged, never more mtiatically
decorated and Their high mark in quantity
Working forces arc dong better than
lsrt year and have been augmented by
fewer special salensonsu Inaspuch
that shoppti in Nilmir gton hns started
fortnight earlier, lends 70 the belief that
"clevcnth-hour shoppers will he Lew
humorous than III some former years
The slogan DO your Christmas shop
pir early. has had it's effect
Only three DAYS till Christmasl Al
though IL seems quite impossible. II IL
nevertheless true During these three
DAYS much remains to he accomplished.
II YOU have failed 20 take advantage of the
offerings Of the local stcrt now IS the
time Last-hour shoppers arc afforded
but very little choice.
IN THE PRODUCE MaRKEr
The produce markets Of Wilmington
opened this morning for period Of three
days Prevailing mild weather has been
an asset IL the farmer and never before
has the supply Of produce been more
plentiful In both King and Madison
street markets the day opened with an
interest on the part Of the consumer
Many customers were seen TO be laying IN
q supply which will last into the new year.
Prices are reasonable, as "A rule
The poultry sale for Christmas has
started in full and the local markets offer.
! the largest supply Of the finest quality OF
| home-dressed poultry. including turkeys
chickens geese and ducks Prices in the
/ poultry market are from 3 to s cents lower
! than at Thanksgiving
/ A decided drop was noticed this morn
/ ing in the retail meat market The follow
! ing quotations effect nearly every retail
/ dealer: Sirloin steak, 10 cents n pound
tender end of rump steak 80 cents; cuts of
round steak, 30 cents; prime rib roast of
beef, % cents; rib roast, 20 cents chuck
roast Is cents pot roast, Is cents; stew
| ing beef, ii cents; plate beef, 10 cents;
leg of lamb, 30 cents; city dressed pork,
| y cents: dressed fresh ham, "a cents;
/ picnic hams, % cents; scrapple, three
pounds. % cents; fresh shoulders, %
cents smoked bacon "a cents.
Oranges are quoted at 25 and 80 cents
the dozen; fancy grapes, 30 cents. grape
fruit, three for % cents; seeded raisins
% cents; figs, 20 cents; dates, % cents
| English walnuts, 35 cents: California wal
nuts. 80 cents; almonds 80 cents; Filbert
nuts. 25 cents, Brazil nuts. 30 cents, mixed
nuts. 80 cents, and Ne Plus almonds, *
| cents.
In many of the stores sugar is quoted a
nine cents the pound creamery butter, 81
cents; tub butter, 81 cents; pure lard p
cents; mixed lard Is cents; flour, - cents
fancy selected eggs 20 cents
Apples are selling for Sl35 the hampe
and potatoes 81 30 the bushe