Evening star., 1924-11-20
TURKEYS CHEAPER
IN LOCAL MARKET
Thanksgiving Birds Tumble
5 Cents Per Pound
on Heavy Receipts.

Something happened in the turkey
market. Breaking of the New York
market was reflected in the local mar
ket with drop of cents.
1T seems as if all the Thanksgiving
stock has been diverted to the local
market" observed a dealer this morn
ing.
Local dealers were caught with
fairly heavy supplies, it is stated, ana
some of them may lose considerable
sums of money.
Live turkeys We're quoted at 80
cents this morning, dressed stock sell
Sing at 35. Dealers think prices Will
go lower in another day or two
Vegetable Supplies Lighter.
Low temperature the past few days
affected growing vegetables in this
. section and contributed to prooaple
scarcity of some of them in the near
future. Frosty weather has not al
fected the cabbage crop, growers re-
ported. and moderate supplies are
being received, mostly from distant
roints.
Tomato plants have been ruined by
the frost. and the vegetable Is So
scarce that prices are not quoteo.
Supplies on hand are chiefly tomatoes
ripened under glass or in barns.
Moderate supplies of potatoes are
being received and sod at prices con
sidered by dealers as being reasonaple'
and liberal supplies of celery from
New York and California have made
steady market with moderate demands.
Only light supplies of peas are belhs
received from the Norfolk. va, sec
tion and string beans from FLORIDA.
Only light supplies of cucumbers from
Florida and lettuce from the West are
being received.
Agriculture Reports.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples-Supplies liberal, demand
moderate; market steady: barrels
= Maryland, Virginia and West Vlr-
ginia, A 2L inches up. Grimes, 5.O0a
$50; B 2E inches, 300a3.5O; A 212
inches up. Stayman Winesaps, 4.5oa
$50: boxes. Washington, medium TO
large sizes extra fancy Stayman
Winesaps and Spitzenbergs, 3.0Oa3.25'
Jonathans ripes. 2.50a2.75: Delicious,
4.00a425; bushels. Maryland and Vir-
ginia, various varieties, unc assined,
75a1.25; No. l Stayman Winesaps and
Grimes, 1.25aI75.
Cabbage-Suppiies moderate. de-
mand light: market steady; New York,
bulk per ton, Danish type, 18.OOa2O.0
Celery Market Steady.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady. New YORK,
2-3 crates, Golden, self-blanchlns in
the rough, best mostly 800; Califor-
mia, crates, Golden Hearts, So dozen,
t6.50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate, de-
mand moderate, market about steady.
California crates, Iceberg type, Cali
fornia, Watsonville section, 3.I5a4Oo'
few higher; Los Angeles section, 800
a3.50
Onions-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady. New YORK ana
Ohio, 1OO-pound sacks, yellow varie-
ties L.. S. No. /, medium to large
size. 2.0Oa2.1O; small size, 1.75a190.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady. New
York. 150-pound sacks. round whites,
o. S. No. 1, 1.90a2 90 per sack; Mlchl-
gan, 15O-pound sacks, Russet Rurais,
q. s. No. l, 2.00a210 per sack.
aulifiower-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady; New York.
Long Island crates best, 2.oOa2.2s.
No Sales Reported.
String beans, peas, eggplant, squash
Supplies very light; no early sales
reported.
ucumbers-Supplies light; demand
light; market STEADY, loliud pu'
crates No. /, mostly $50.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady; hothouse
Ohio; 10-lb. baskets, medium size,
S2s; small size, 2.75.
Oranges-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market steady; Florida,
boxes Brights and Golden Navals
mostly AS; Parson Browns, 4.5Oa
AIS; other varieties, fair quality,
35Oa4.OO; small size, wide range in
prices, low at ESQ.