Evening star., 1925-05-22
NEARBY TURKEYS
PUT IN STORAGE
Supply Exceeds Demand.
Rise in Chicken Prices-Beef
Unchanged Today.

An unprecedentedly large number OF
turkeys have reached the local market
this Spring. They are not in demand,
however, and dealers are dressing
them and putting them in storage.
Prices have been much lower the past
month than usual, due to the heavier
receipts, but comparatively few of
them are reaching consumers.
Turkeys are not much in demand
during the warm weather, dealers
state, although fat hens are attrac-
tive for food purposes during such
weather.
1t is explained that increased re-
ceipts this Spring resulted from trou-
BILE experienced by turkey raisers dur
ing the wet Spring season a year ago.
Turkeys do not thrive in wet weather,
and the continued wet spell last year
delayed the Matching period.
Spring chickens are slightly higher
than they were last week. The mar
ket was glutted during portion of
last week, according to dealers, and
prices took drop. When the market
returned TO its normal condition
prices advanced.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, 81; prints, So;
store-packed, 90.
Eggs-Fancy, selected, candled, 30;
average receipts, 30a3012.
Poultry-Alive, broilers, 45a4S; white
Leghorns, 35; heavy fowls, 2Sa29; me-
dunn fowls, 26a27 keats, 40a75; geese,
: 15a1S; ducks, 25; turkeys, 22a2S.
Dressed fowls; 80; turkeys, 2sa32;
ducks. 2Oa25.
Live stock-Calves. choice, II; me-
dlum, 10a11; lean, ,d9. Lambs, Spring,
16a1S. Live hogs, 13a1312.
Meats-Beef, 17a1S; veal, IS; Spring
lamb. 80; hogs. 2112a22; loins, 32a34;
hams, 27a3O; shoulders, 19a20.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
fnd vegetables FURNISHED by the
TMarket News Service Bureau of Agri-
Fultural Economics) said:
Cabbage liberal: demand
enoderate. market slightly weaker;
Virginia, Norfolk section, pointed type
tbarrel crates, 2.OOa225; IL -bu. ham
hers. mostly 125.
| ucumbers-Supplies light: demand
good for good stock, market steady;
tElorida, 1s-bu. and So. bu. crates No.
n, 3.50a4.00: South Carolina. bu. ham
pers No. 1, 4.00a4.50; Virginia, Norfolk
fsection, hotbed stock, bu. hampers
fancy, 500; choice, 500.
/ LSIluCS-SupplleS
moderate, market firm: California,
central district, crates Iceberg type,
f-5 doZ., 3.50a3.75, few 400; ordinary
condition, 2.50a3.00; Virginia, Norfolk
section, 5-pk. hampers Big Boston
type, mostly 1.50.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market fairly steady; new
stock. California and Texas, standard
crates Yellow Bermudas, commercial
ofr n12
old stock, Egypt, approximate 100lb.
sacks, $50.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; old
stock, New York. 15o-lb. sacks Round
White U. S. No. |. 2.25a2.S5; new
stock, Florida. double-head barrels
Spaulding Rose L. S. No. l, 6.75a7.00:
South Carolina, cloth-tOp, stave bar
rels Irish Cobblers U. S. No. 1. COCA
6.25; some medium size low as $50.
rawberries-Supplies limited; de-
mand limited, market steady; North
rieties. 3.00a5.50, mostly 4.00a4.50;
Virginia, Norfolk section, 32-quart
and 60-quart crates, various varieties,
fair condition, 11a13 per quart.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
nand moderate, market firm; Florida,
IS, ripeS and turning, wrapped, origi-
nails, fancy count, 4.00a425, mostly
4 90: choice count. 3.00a3.25; ordinary
quality and condition, fancy and
tt1oice count, 2.00a3.00.
String beans-Supplies limited: de-
mand good for good stock, market
firm; South Carolina. bushel hampers,
green, best. 4.00a4.25; some ordinary
condition, 2.50a3.50; North Carolina.
5-peck hampers, green, few sales 500.
=.
for good stock, market about steady;
Virginia, Norfolk section. large pod
varieties, 2.50a3.0o; smallpod varie
ties, 2.ooa2.25.