Evening star., 1926-11-27
BIC TURKEY STOCK
WELL CLEANED Up
Inferior Birds From Distant
Points Spurred Demand
for Nearby Product.


for Nearby Product.
Casual observers along the market
lines expressed surprise that tne
Health Department did not interfere
to prevent the sale of some Of the
turkeys offered 20 tn" Tha nksglFlhe
holiday trade There was much poor
and thin stock on hand this week, ac-
cor1ing to dealers. and its presence
made the demand for choice bras
much greater.
Dealers say that most of the IN
ferior stock came from far distant
shipping points. turkeys that came
from raisers in nearby Maryland and
Virginia being included in tn" choicest
of the supplies for the holiday trade.
wide range uf prices was reported
the eve OF THANKSGIVING. some of the
less attrart}N" birds selling aS low as
80 cents q pound. White ~ a few m
stances. it i. stated. Tho retail price
went a~ high a.: 60 cents. Practical
" ali uf the inferior stock WAS dis-
posed Of Nedn" ,.ay night. ii Is stated.
and d"ale WHo handle only the best
stock had very few turkeys To carry
over to todaN'S ;itdc.
Planning Christmas supplies.
Dealers already are giving Thought
to turkey supplies for the Christmas
holiday trade, christmas being lhe
holiday when the demand tor the
king bird is the greatest. IT Is YET
too early to forecast probable prices
for the Christmas turkeys. but deal
ers believe prices will he no lower
than the Thanksgiving marked prices
Due tos the hie demand for turkeys
and heavy receipts of other poultry
this week prices of chickens TOOK an
appreciab,e drep, price OF llNP chick
ems dropping to 20 cents. immense
supplies of rabbits Also reached the
local market. and the demand iot
them this week was fairly large. many
consumers purchasing them hlsteaod
of the more expensive turkeys.
A firm condition of the butter ana
ccg markets has continued throughout
the week Egg prices have continued
unusually high according TO dealers
due il is stated, to the scarcity VI
the hennpry product, and dealers inns
morning said they were experiencing
difficulty getting enough ffeSh eSSS W
supply the demands.
Butter Goes Higher.
Dealers say they hardly expect
cheaper prices to rule before Decem-
hcr 1J. when storage eggs Wlll appear
in increased quantities and POSSIBLY
at lower uriceS. Prices OF storage
eggs have kept pace with thoSe ol
the fresh product. dealers state, puI
they have every reason To pSneFe li,e
prices will be lowered by the miudle
of the coming month.
Several increases in butter prices
have hecn reported during the week,
the latest an increase OF halt d Cetl
a pound. being reported IN New oi h
and Chicago butter markets W euheS-
d..v II is imtoSSible for dealers 10
venture a prediction as TO tnP proH-
ability of lower prices prevailing pe
fore the christmas holiday season.
A surprise Offering in market Tor
the Thanksgiving trade was ii small
consignment of WdtermeionS. me
melons had been put away by near
hv grower expressly for the hollday
market, but the quantity WAS 50 small
that they were sold only at retail. and
there Was no demand for the irut
shippers have Curtailed the size OF
their shipments of apples. the heavy
ket and resulted in decreased prices.
Maryland and Virginia Staymans
were offered at 81 d Dushel this morn
ing. few ungraded stock selling con
Siderably cheaper.
Potato Prices Steady.
Moderate supplies of potatoes have
been received this week, No. | quail
ity. Michigan RuralS tJU-pound sacks,
.,.>IIi t,,l.l 81
from North Carolina are beng re-
ceived in moderate supplies. encount-
priug "A moderate demand and steady
market.
tuCUmberS were more plentiful to-
day They are received from Florida
2roN"rS. average receipts selling at
81 "A hushel crate, fancy stock bring
lus Sc. Pepper crates of cggplants,
also a Florida product, were quoted
at from So to $3.50.
Supplies of string beans are very
light, meeting light demand at from
s. to $3.50 a hamper of scven-eighth
buShcl. Green peppers. another
Florida product. are scare and not
in great demand a. - a crate.
Moderate supplies of lettuce and
light supplies of celery are reported.
Receipts of both vegetables were
ample to ill all demands for the hon-
UdN lf1pt al lfeNdlllnS prices. only
moderate supplies of cabbage are be
Ing received from New York and else
whore, mostly of Danish type. and
few sales at $2S and $50 .. ton were
reported toward the close Of the week
Todays Wholesale Prices.
Butter Fancy. lpound prints, 54a
%; tuh 53a5l: store packed. 3S.
EggS-treSh, selected, 81: hennery,
51a56; current receipts, D.; storage,
4Da42
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. 40 chick
ems. %; White Leghorns, 22a23: fowls,
%; roOSters, s: ducks. young, 20a25;
old, ! ); keats. young, 60a70; old, 30a40.
Dressed - Turkeys. Asa As; caponS,
fancy. heavy. 47A4S; smaller. 40a42;
chickens. 32a33; keats. young, S0a90;
old. 45a50.
Meats-Beef. l5alS; veal, o2a23;
lamb, 25a27; fresh hams. 27a2S: shoul-
ders 2Sa24; Ioins. 28a30: smoked hams,
Sla32: smoked shoulders. 1Sa2I
Live stock--C CalveS, choice, Is, me
dunn, IL; thin. 6aT: lamb IS.