Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-14
CHICKENS CHEAPER
IN LOCAL MARKET
Fowls Also LoWer-48-Cent
Turkeys at Wholesale
Holiday Forecast.

Spring chickens and fowls were
cheaper today. The market was plen.
tituily supplied with them the latter
part of last week, some dealers being
oVerStockod, ana stock carried over
The week end was sufficiently large to
accommodate this mornings demands
Live Spring chickens were quoted at
and IS. dressed stock bringing 80
ana So. Live fowls were - and %
dressed stock being quoted at y
and IS
Turkeys for the Christmas holiday
season have not yet started arriving
IN large numbers, but thousands of
them probably will be here before the
close of the week. The rush will come
The first of next week
A local dealer said ne thought a IS
cent wholesale turkey market will pre-
vail next week, which should make a
90 or 60 cent retail market. Butter
and egg prices remain unchanged, 30
cents being the low wholesale price
on average receipts.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-FanCy. 1-pound prints, 55a
81: tub. 53a54: store packed, 4Oa46
Eggs-Local. fresh, fancy selected,
candied, 5Sa62; average receipts, ga
5S; storage, 35a39.
Poultry-Aliye, turkeys, top, 40;
small and thin, So; Spring chickens,
27a2S; fowls, 25a26: Leghorns. 20a23;
ducks, 70; geese. %; keats, G0a75; rab-
bits, top, 30a35; seconds, 15a20.
DreSSed-TUrkeyS, top, 43a45; small
and thin, 35a3S; Spring chickens, 30a
81, fowls, 27a2S; LeShorns. %; ducks,
80: geese, SO: keats. S0a1.O0.
Live StOCk-CalveS, Il; hogs, 12la.
Meat-Beef, L; lamb. 80; pork luins,
2SaS0; pork shoulders, -; fresh hams,
22a25.
Fruit and Vegetable Report.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau Of Agricul-
tural Economics says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady. Barrels
Virginia and Maryland, y, 212 inches
up, Works, 4.5oa4.75; Is, PA inches up,
Works, S.50a4.0O: y, 212 inches up,
StaymanS, 5.0Oa5.5O, few 600; r, "a
inches up, Staymans, 3.50a400.
Observation-Disclosures medium to large
size, fancy Delicious, 3.25; extra
fancy Staymans mostly 800. Bushel
baskets-No sales reported.
CabbaSe-Supplies moderate; de
mand light, market steady. New York,
bulk. per ton, Danish type, 40.O0a
1900.
Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market about steady. Cali
fornia, crates, Cd dozen, mostly so;
41&-JI2 dozen. 6.00a6.25. New York,
% crates, fair quality, some short,
3.00a3.50.
Lettuce-Supplies LIBERAL demand
moderate, market steady. California,
crates, Iceberg type, 40 dozen, 5.50a
$50; Florida, IL bushel hampers,
Big Boston type, ordinary quality,
2.25a2.50.
Potato Market Firm.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market firm; Michigan, 100
pound sacks, yelloWs, |. 5. No. l,
large size, mostly 3.25
Potatoes - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm; Mich
igan, 150-pOund sacks. russell rurals,
L. :. No. l. mostly 90; New York
150-pound sacks, round whites, l.. 5.
No. l, 6.0Oa6.2J.
Spinach - Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; Virginia, Nor
folk section, cloth top veneer barrels,
Savoy type. mostly $50.
Sweet Potatoes - Supplies liberal;
demand moderate, market slightly
weaker; North Carolina, cloth top
stave barrels, Porto Ricans No. /,
4.00a4.50; yellow. No. 1, 4.00a5.00, &C.
cording to condition; Georgia, bushel
era eS, Porto hlcanS, 1.bOaI.I0; Mary
land, bushel hampers, yellows, 200.
aulitlower-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, crates, 2.25a2.50.
Tomato Supplies Light.
Tcmatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; cuba skies,
ripe, wrapped. fancy count. repacked.
6.50a7.5o; choice count. 6.50a6.7J: Ohio.
dollhouse stock. 10-pound baskets,
medium size, $50: small size. 20.
String beaus-Suppliea light; de-
mand good, market firm; Florida, "a
bushel hampers, green, ordinary 10
fair quality and condition, 4.00a5. 90:
late Saturday, few sales, fancy stock,
700.
ucumbers-Supplies very light, no
sales reported.
Squash-Supplies light. demand
moderate. market firm: Florida pep
per crates, white, wrapped, large size,
500.
Peppers-Supplies light, demand
moderate. market firm: Florida. pep
per crates, fancy stock, 'G.00aG.50.
kale-SuprIies liberal, demand light
market slightly weaker: Virginia
Norfolk section, cloth-tup veneer bar
rels, l.2Jal. 30.