Evening star., 1922-11-22
COLDER WEATHER
IS HOLIDAY NEED
Temperature Has Much to Do
With Market Condition
of Turkeys.
BY JOHN e. ROYLE.

specihi Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK. November o2.-The
actions Of the thermometer between
now and next Wednesday will have
decided bearing on the cost and
the quality of Thanksgiving dinners
In all sections of the country. TIL
transportation situation as it affect
the movement of freight and express
shipments also will be a decided
factor.
Lack OF cold weather this fall has
been detrimental to the Thanksgivine
olrds, according to Herschel Jones
one OF the leading marketing experts
OF New York state Although tn.
lateness of Thanksgiving this year
gave the birds an extra week t.
reach prime condition, this advau-
tage was overcome by the warm
weather. as turkeys seldom put on
weight or feed to best advantage un-
III the frosts come. Jones said to,iay
Car Shortage Also Factor.
Car shortage will exercise a de
cided effect on the supplies in sonle
centers and will have an even create
effect on the condition of the stocks
offered the public. If the first o,
next week is warm there is a prospect
that many shipments will arrive in
poor condition and that many birds
VIII be UNIT for use in spite of sal
yaging methods.
This VIII be especially noticeable 4
the last days of this week are cold and
the weather moderates. In sections
where warm weather prevails this
week 1t is probable that many ship
ments will be iced, and if not undull
delayed Will arrive in good condition.
The necessity for icing, however, viii
add to the final cost.
Potatoes Very Cheap.
The potatoes which will flank the
Thanksgiving turkeys on the dinner
tables will be exceedingly ineXpen-
sive this year. New York. like nearly
every other center. is glutted with
tubers. New Jersey and New York
producers have rushed stocks into thi-
market until the price has declined t.
$3.50 for a l5o-pound sack, and ther"
is no probability of cleaning up the
surplus stocks for some time to come.
Sweet potatoes also are very cheap,
selling here at from 81 to $1.25 a bar
rel, due to the influx of shipments
from Maryland. Virginia and North
Carolina. Nuts, which were high in
price earlier in the season, have de-
clined somewhat, and citrus fruits are
coming freely from Florida. with
prices about normal for this season of
the year.
Cranberry Prices Firm.
The price of cranberries will be well
stabilized, for the growers of New
Jersey and Cape Cod have one of the
most efficient marketing organiZa
tions in the country, and the entire
production passed out of growers
hands in the late summer and early
fall.
Prices for candies and sweet meats
have not advanced. although demand
has been exceedingly active and
makers have been working day and
night to fill il.
Pennsylvania and Connecticut Leaf
prices, while the purchase of Su
matra and Havana tobacco is less
active. Cigar manufacturers are cN-
tremely busy in preparation Tor the
holiday trade and prices are stable.
Paper box manufacturers are doing
a tremendous business for pre-hol-
day delivery. Prices are Very firm.
due to the advance in the costs of
raw materials used in box construc-
ton and the upward trend of wages.
Wrapping paper is in greater de-
mand and paper mills are well oc-
cupied on this grade. Cordage mills
are busy and the demand tor rope
and twine indicates that business
will be active for the next six months
at least.
Announcement that the Pennsyl-
vania railroad is adding materially to
its shop forces and a statement that
the ST. Louis and San Francisco rail-
road will build 1873 miles of new line
after January l indicate that there
will be no let-up in the equipment and
maintenance programs of the car
riers.