Evening star., 1926-12-27
BUSINESS IS QUIET
IN CENTER MARKET
Some Dealers Left With Big
Supplies of Turkeys After
Christmas Buying.

A weak closing characterized the
Christmas holiday turkey market
Efforts on part of many dealers To
keep up prices to the 60cent market
proved a dismal failure, according to
reports. and some turkey holders
offered fancy stock as low IS 80 cents.
BUYERS were not numerous enough
to take all the stock off the hands OF
dealers who had them, the drop TO 80
cents not proving sufficiently inter
esting to late shoppers who were
about the market looking for cheaper
meats for their Christmas dinners.
Market closed with many dealers
having large supplies on hand, and
some country people, it is reported,
failed to dispose of the turkeys they
had on hand.
Business this morning was very
quiet, dealers reported, very few buy
ers being in evidence. New prices Ter
turkeys were not established, whole
salers reported, and prices quoted Fri
day prevailed.
A fairly good demand for fowls was
reported this morning, while the de-
mand for chickens was slow. Butter
and egg prices continued the same as
at the close of last weeks market. IL
is probable that tomorrow's 5 prices VIII
he somewhat different.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. one-pound prints,
59a60: tub, 5Sa59; store packed. 3S.
Eggs-Fresh. selected. As: hennery,
50a52; current receipts, 43a4S; storage,
3S.
Poultry. alive - Turkeys, 42a44;
chickens. 23a25; white Leghorns, Pa
IS; fowls. 23a25: rOosterS, 16a17; ducks,
young. 20a25 old, 20; keats. young.
60a70; old. 30a40. Dressed turkeys.
5Oa52: capons, fancy, heavy. 41a4S;
smaller, 40a42. chickens, 27a2S; keats,
young, SOa90: old. 35a40; rabbits, No. /.
S5a40; No. ., 20a25.
Meats-Beef, 15a17; veal, 22a23;
lamb, 25a27: fresh hams, 26a2S;
shoulders, 23a24; loins, 2Sa3o; smoked
hams, %; smoked shoulders. l6a22-
Live stock-Calves, choice, Is; me-
dunn, %: thin, 6a7: lamb, l3.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits ana
vegetables, furnished by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples - Supplies liberal; demand
and trading slow. market dull; barrels,
few sales; Pennsylvania, Nc. Grimes
4 = y inches up, 3.25.
Cabbage - Supplies moderate; de
mand light, market dull; too few sales
10 establish market.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market duh; California, crates,
medium size, 5.50a6 90; mostly $50.
Lettuce - Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady: California,
crates. Iceberg type, As dozen, mostly
$50; few higher; Arizona. crates, Ice
berg type, AS dozen, 3.75a4o0: Flor
ida, / IL -bushel hampers, Big Boston
type, 1.50a2 90.
Onions = supplies light; demand
light, market steady: Michigan. Iea-
pound sacks, yellows, L. s. No. I.
large size, 2.75aS.00.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market steady; Michigan,
150 pound sacks, Russet RuraIs. L. :.
No. /. 450a4.65: Pennsylvania and
New York, 150-pound sacks. round
whites. Z. S. No. /. 4.25a4.35: Maine,
150-pound sacks, Green Mountains.
L. S. No. 1. 4.75a4S5; 120-pound sacks,
Green Mountains, U. s.. 3.90a4.00.
Spinach-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light, market steady; Texas,
bushel baskets. Savoy type, 1.10a1.15.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies very light;
too few sales reported to quote.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Florida, pepper
crates fancy stock. 400; few higher.
String beans-Supplies liberal; de-
mand light, market dull; Florida, Is
bushel hampers, green, 1.5Oa2.OO.