Evening star., 1925-07-20
CHEAPER POULTRY
SEEN THIS WEEK
Supplies Likely to Cause
Price Break-TurkeyS Lower
Than Last Winter.

Should an anticipated break in the
poultry materialize, cheaper poultry
prices will prevail later in the week.
Dealers have experienced no difficulty
getting supplies of poultry of all
kinds the past month and prices have
fuctuated according to the quantities
of supplies and the demand.
( Turkeys are reported to have been
more plentiful this Summer than
usual. Years ago. 1t is stated, very
few freSh-killed turkeys were to be
had during the heated season. Last
years wet season played havoc with
Young turkeys, however, and the fowl
continued to mature late in the sea
son and find a ready market.
Dealers have been selling live
turkeys as low as 25 cents. 80 being
the price for fat hen turkeys.
Prices have continued much lower
7 they were during the past Winter.
They are not in great demand, how
ever, but dealers manage to get rid
of most of them. Surplus stock hndS
its way to cold storage.
This mornings prices of most COM
modities were practically the same as
, at the close of last weeks market
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, As; prints, 81;
store packed, 2Sa30.
Eggs-Fancy, selected, candled, "a;
average receipts, 31a33.
Poultry-Alive. Spring chickens.
large, 35a3S; Leghorns, small, 20;
heavy fowls. 81; ducks, %: keets. 40
TO rs; turkeys, 25; geece, 12al5; dress
ed Spring chickens, large, 40; small,
30; turkeys. 80; ducks, 20; geese, 10.
Live stock-Calves, 812 to 10; lambs,
Enrinp 161a. hogs IL
Meats-Beef, 17a1S; veal, 10; Spring
lambs, 30aS2; hogs, 2112a22; loins, 3la
30; shoulders, 20a22; smoked hams, 81;
smoked shoulders, 20a22.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits and
vegetables FURNISHED by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) said:
, Cantaloupes-S Supplies LIBERAL; de
rland light. market steady; Arizona.
Salmon Tints, standards, ASS, 2.5Oa
500, mostly around 2.75; jumbos, 45s,
275a3.5O, mostly around 800: ponys.
54s. 1.5Oa2.25, mostly around ZOO
flats, 12s and 15s, 75al.25, mostly loo;
Pink Meats, standard flats, 9s and
12s, 1.OOa125. California, Kern Coun-
ty, Salmon Tints, standards. 45s, 800
a325; jumbos, ass, 3.25a3.50; Imperial
Valley, wide range quality and con-
dition; Salmon Tints, standards. 45s.
1.5Oa250. North Carolina, Ridgeway
section, Salmon, Tints, standards, 45s,
400; other sections, 1.50a2.25, mostly
2.00a2.25.
Peach Market Firm.
Peaches-Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate, market firm; Georgia
6s, Elbertas, large size, 2.75a3-0O: me-
dium size, 2.5Oa2.75' bushel baskets.
Elbertas, large size, 3.25. North Caro-
lima, bushel baskets. iileys, large size,
3 300a3.25, mostly 800; some ripe low
er, SKIES Hileys, medium to large size,
. 50a2.75.
Potatoes = Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm; Nir-
ginia, East Shore, cloth-top stave bar
reIs, Irish CobblerS. L. :. No. /, 6.00a
625; few, $50; Norfolk section, cloth
top stave barrels, Irish Cobblers, L. 5.
No. /, 5.75a6.00.
WatermeIons Cheaper.
Watermelons - Supplies moderate: |
demand limited, market slightly weak |
er. Sales direct to retailers: South |
Carolina, Thurmond Grays and Tom
Watsons, 80 to 81 pound average, 75a
S5; 26 to % pound average, 60a65 each. |
Lettuce = Supplies light; demand
moderate, market slightly stronger:
New York. 2-dOzen crates, Big Boston
type, 1.35a1.50.
Apples-Suppiies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: Delaware
and Virginia, bushel baskets, Trans
large size, 2.00a2.25. mostly
- 90; small to medium size. 1.25a1.75.
Peas-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market slightly weaker; New
York, bushel baskets, Telephones,
2.50a2.75.
Cucumbers-Supplies moderate; de-
mand good for good stock. market
steady; Maryland and Delaware, bush
e baskets. fancy, 1.50a1.75; Virginia,
Norfolk section. 5-peck hampers, or
dinary quality, LOO.