Evening star., 1925-11-28
COLD TURKEY
: CHECK ON BUYING
Leftover Supplies Cause of
, Slow Market Today.
Prices Hold Firm.

A Nfeless market was reported this
morning. II was suggested by dealers
that cold turkey from Tha nksgiving.
held for Sunday dinner. was respon.
sible for decreasing the dema nds for
meats and poultry.
Numerous poultry dealers had stock
on hand this morning that had been
carried over from the Thanksgiving
market. 1t was in good shape. how
ever, and sold at prices about the
same as those that prevailed at the
close of Wednesdays market.
Chickens. ducks. keats and geese
were more in dema nd today than tur
keys. The butter and egg markets
continued firm, and dealers expect an
ticipated decrease in price of fresh
eggs will materialiZe early next week.
Moderate and light supplies OF t'lori-
ia vegetables are being received. and
only light supplies of early Califor.
mia tomatoes are offered. Liberal sup
plies Of apples from Pennsylvania.
New York. Virginia and the West
and p limited demand make steady
market.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butt er-F'ancy. lib. prints. ~ TO
go; tub, IS TO SIS: store packed. 3S.
Isgs-Local. fresh. fancy. selected.
Candled. 15a76: average receipts. 1oa
a: hennery. white. 75as5: storage.
4oai IL.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. top. S7a4o:
small and thin. 30; Spring chickens.
27a2s; fowls, 20e26: Leshorns. lsazo'
ducks. o0a2S: geese. 1sa20: keats. 60a
IS: rabbits. top. 80: seconds. 15a20
Dressed-Turkeys, top. 4oa50: small
end thin. 37a3S: Spring chickens. 30;
fowls. 27aoS; Leghorns. %: ducks.
2sa30: geese. -: keats, s0al.o".
Live stock-Calves. Il; hogs, llal2.
Meat-Beef, 17a1S: lamb. 3oa3s;
pork loins. 2Sa30: pork shoulders, ga
a.: fresh hams. 25a26.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report OF fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
EconomicSl said:
Apples-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market steady. Barrels
lew York. \ Ain. Kings. $50: ia
H. up Ehode Island Greetings. $50;
Virginia. No. !. Black Twiss. "a in.
500: Staymans. mostly $50. few
higher. Washington. medium
$50: extra fancy Staymans iona.
thans. 2.75a3.o0. mostly 400. Bushel
ba skets-No sales reported.
Cahba ge-Supplies moderate: de.
rand limited market steady; New
York. bulk. per ton. Danish type
$500.
Celery-Supplies liberal; dmeand
light. market steady: California,
crates. So dozen. s.00a6.50.
Lettuce-No supplies on market.
Potato Market Steady.
Onions-supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: New York, 100
In. sacks yellows, u. 6. No. !. medium
size. e.50a2.7s; Indiana. 10o-lb. sacks.
yellows. L. S. No. l. large size. 500.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
litht. market steady: Michigan. SOLD.
sacks. Russet Rurals. L. &. NO. L.
mostly 500: New York. l5a-lh. sacks
round whites. T.. S. No. !. mostly
eo5
Caulif1ower-Supplie light: demand
light market firm: California. crates,
2anae.75: New York. crates. % 9a2.5e
Tomatoes-Supplies very light; no
sales reported.
String heans-Supplies moderate:
demand light. market steady: FLORIDA.
x -hushel hampers. green. 2.o0a3.ao;
hest mostly 500: some poor quality
and condition low as so.
Peppers-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady; Flor
ida. crates. fancy. 3.50a3.'o.
Squash Demand Good.
EggpIant-Supplies light; demand
limited. market steady: Florida, pep
per crates, fancy stock, 3.OOa3.o0:
some small size. $50.
Suuash-Supplies light: demand
good. market firm: Florida, bushel
crates. white. 3.00a3.50.
Peas-Supplies moderate: demand
light. market steady: California, As
pound crates. 6.00a7 100.
Spina ach-Supplies light: demand
moderate market steady: Virginia.
Norfolk section. cloth-top veneer bar
rels. SAVOY type. 3.75a4.oo.