Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
CHRISTMAS FOODS
ABOUND IN MARKET
Variety Of Seasonal Good Things
Offered Today at Usual
Prices.

Washington went to market in
earnest this morning to lay in stocks
of foodstuffs for the Christmas festivi.
ties, and Mrs. Housewife found com.
mission stands generally at Center
Market and throughout the city load.
ed with good things Of q great variety
and at prices not unusual for the
season.
Buying earlier this week, market
officials report, was tagging a bit de-
spite elaborate preparations made by
merchants to care for early buyers,
but indications this morning were that
great increase in trading had start
ed and that record Christmas was
in prospect.
Center Market is packed far beyond
belief with poultry, meats, fancy
fruits and delicacies OF the season,
and the market is surrounded by a
very forest of greenery, holly. artificial
flowers, mistletoe and wreaths.
Despite fears Of turkey lovers,
that Christmas bird is selling gen.
orally at IS cents, with perhaps a
few merchants clinging even to the
60-cent level. which has been current
since Thanksgiving time. The alb
sence of freezing weather, which
would have made 1t possible for mer-
chants to hold stocks of birds for
higher prices without fear Of their
spelling, 1t is said, has served to keen
the price down as low as IS cents a
pound.
Fowls Fresh Killed.
1t is also pointed out that the vast
majority of turkeys in Center Market
are fresh killed and dressed, few
having come from cold storage.
The same Is true of chickens, which
sell at so cents for capons, 45 cents
for gryers and bakers and 40 cents for
fowl-prices that have been the rule
for weeks.
Rabbits. plentiful, are 60 cents each.
keats are 90 cents each and ducks
and geese are As cents a pound,
dressed.
Other articles on the market gen.
orally are available in great quaint
ties at steady price levels.
Top-grade eggs from nearby hem
neries are quoted at 70 and IS cents,
the high peak reached several weeks
ago, and butter Of best creamery
brand Is IS and 20 cents for 1.pound
prints.
American mild cheese is 40 cents a
pound and sharp cheese is as, with
foreign bands at 20 cents and up,
Single cream Is Is cents a half pint,
double or whipping cream 36 cents q
half pint, and bulk cream is so cents
pound. Milk is bringing Is cents
a quart.
Vegetables Hold Firm.
Potatoes, Irish, are offered at 9
pounds for 25 cents, and sweets are
pounds for Is cents. Hothouse to-
matoes are 80 cents a pound. Ruta-
bagas are cents a pound, asparagus
Is so cents a bunch, caulif1ower is
bringing 80 to 60 cents head, de-
pending on the size, and mushrooms
are so cents a pound.
String beans are 25 cents q pound,
peas % cents. lettuce 10 and 20 cents
a head, celery Is to 25 cents a bunch.
cranberries 20 cents a quart, pump
kins of varying sizes scents pound,
Hubbard squash cents a pound and
yellow squash 5 cents a pound.
Tokay and Malaga grapes are Is
cents a pound, Sugar Loaf pineapples
are rs cents each, with other pine
apples at so cents.
Oranges range in price from so
cents to 81, according to size and
grade, and eating apples are and
10 cents each, with cooking apples at
pounds for % cents. Tangerines
are so cents a dozen. and grapefruit
Is 10 and 30 cents each.
Fruit cake of all sizes and manner
OF appearance Is offered at prices
ranging from 40 to rs cents pound.