The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-23
ANNUAL FEED To
COST LESS SAYS
LOCAL ESTIMATE
Thanksgiving Dinner 10 Nc About
20 Percent less Than Quotation
Of 1870 Declare Market Men
and oroesfs.
TURKEYS BEING QUOTED
AT IS TO IS CENTS POUND
Fresh Vegetables Practically Same;
Sugar less. Meats Take Decline;
Charity Organizations Arc
Helping Poor.

That Thanksgiving dinner iomoI
row will cost approximately 20 pct
cent less than the one year ago
Is tho information gathered at loca
markets.
Take the turkey. for instance
last year the fowl sold for IS 10 -
cents per pound while today an am
pie supply Of the birds are bcinF
offered at 30 cents per pound
Dressed turkeys come tlgscr. SO tho
principal dish on the Thanksgiving
dinner menu viii not cUsi quite 90
much rs was paid twelve months
ago.
Chicken. probably the turkeys
nearest rival for the supremacy on
the Thanksgiving dinner plate. h
being quoted at prices ranging from
20 10 g cents per pound. 10 cciiia
less than the market price Nov. %.
1920. Dealers say few chickens arc
being sold. Indicating that the tur
key Is the choice Of a majority OF
the housewives.
Muat market proprletors say that
beef and pork roasts are big sellers
on the day proceeding Thanksgiving.
Doth are now selling at prices ap-
rroximately 90 percent cheaper than
last year. grocsrymen say. With but
torday ranged from 10 to 20 cents
and for pork roasts. 20 to % cents.
Beef steak which last year sold for
35 cents per pound can be had to.
day at from 20 to 25 cents per
pound.
twenty-five cents per pound IL
being asked for geese. Few of these
birds are being sold, market prop
rietors said The price is about the
odiut DO thdN VI is@Vs
Fancy Groceries Cheaper.
Both staple and fancy grocery
prices have declined approximately
20 percent since Thanksgiving dav
lats year, grocerymen say. With but
few exceptions, every article car.
ried in the modern grocery store has
been included in the price decline.
While cranberries at % cents per
pound, are about the same, canned
goods prices have slumped since
the nation last observed the day o.
Thanksgiving. Fresh vegetable prices
remain about the same, probably
slightly less. Practically all fresh
vegetables being consumed in Chick
asha are shipped in and the hign
freight rates are. keeping the prices
up, it is said.
Fresh fruit prices have not been
materially changed. Sugar for those
cakes and pies can be bought for
six and one-half cents per pound.
Last year, the sweet sand sold for
10 cents per pound. Eggs are now
being offered at so cents per dozen,
Is cents lower than the price last
year. Butter is 35 cents per pound
cheaper. The price quoted yesterday
was 40 cents.
None to Go Hungry.
Chickasha's poor will not be for
gotten tomorrow, according to re-
ports from local charity organiza-
tions, including the Chickasha
United Charities, the Volunteers OF
America of Chickasha, the Oklahoma
College for Women Y w. G. A. and
the Red Cross.
The United Charities, Volunteers
of America and Y. w. have an
nounced plans to distribute baskets
containing eats for pleasing dinners.
The Grady county Red Cross chapter
will see that the disabled ex-service
man has plenty to eat on that day
and if his funds are short, he pro-
badly can obtain some assistance
from Mother Red Cross"
There will not be a hungry fam
lily in Chickasha on Thanksgiving
day. one United Charities official
said yesterday afternoon.
The Volunteers of America or
ganization here has distributed q
large amount of clothing which will
lhep make tomorrow happy
Thanksgiving. Approximately 5000
pounds of coal has been distributed
this week among those who have
been found worthy, Mrs. Frank Man.
ping, v. Of A, official, stated. "The