Evening star., 1926-11-03
RABBITS APPEAR
| INL0CAL MARKET
Increased Turkey Receipts
Give Market Thanksgiving
[. Air Today.

Season for sale and possession of
rabbits in the District of Columbia
opened Monday morning, November /,
but the law does not permit gunners
10 kill them in the District. In Mary
land the season opens November 10,
while the Virginia season opens nve
days later.
In spite of the fact that November
10 is the earliest date for shooting the
game in either of the nearby States.
rabbits have appeared in the local
ciently large to quote wholesale prices.
The few that have reached here
brought 20 and Is cents.
Increased receipts of live turkeys
from nearby poultry raisers IS begl-
ming to give the market a Thanks
giving holiday appearance. Reports
from Maryland and Virginia make 1t
appear that there is every Likelihood
that there will be a plentiful supply
of turkeys in the local market for the
approaching holiday season.
1t Is stated that the cheap price
OF corn has resulted in much heavier
feeding and advanced the turkeys to
@ size usually found at the Christmas
holiday season and many rafsers have
planned to ship much of their stock
here for Thanksgiving, believing bet
during the Christmas season,
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, one-pound prints.
b2a53; tub, 50a51; store packed. $S.
E,ggs-F'resh. selected. 45a5o; hen
merry. 50a55; current receipts, "A; stor-
age, 3Sa39.
ems, 25a26: White Leghorns, 24a25;
fowls, 26a27; roosters. 20; ducks,
young, 20; old, 10; keats, young, Boa
60; old, 34a40. Dressed-Turkeys.
A5a50; chickens, 32a33; keats, young.
S0as0; old, 45a5O.
Meats-Beef, 1sa19; veal, 22a24;
lamb. 26a3O; fresh hams. 28a30; shoul-
ders, 23a24; loins, SO; smoked hams,
33: smoked shoulders, 20a22.
Live stock-Calves, choice, 14a14 n !;
medium, 13a14; thin, 7aS; lambs, 13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables, compiled by the Mar
ket News Service, Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics, says:
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; barrels, Vir.
ginia and Maryland, No. l, Grimes, 2 4
inches, 800. Boxes, Northwestern,
medium to large size, extra fancy
Delicious, 3.00a3.25; extra fancy jon
athans, 2.00a2.25; extra fancy Spitz-
enburgs, 2.25a2. 40; extra fancy Stay
mans, 2.10a2.25. Bushel baskets,
Maryland and Virginia No. I. various
varieties, medium to large size, 75a-
100; few, 1:25. Maryland No. /. Stay
mans. 21s inches, 100; Pa inch and
S-inch. 1926.
Cabbage-SuppIies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; New York,
1Nv,1l fn1, noy ,{cb fx-nn
size, 27.00a30.00: large size, $500
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; New York,
"a crates, 2.50a3.00, mostly around
2.75; full crates best, mostly 4.50.
Grapes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; Michigan,
12-quart climax baskets Concords, Asa
SO: few low as 40. New York, 2-quart
climax baskets, Concords. mostly IA;
12-quart climax baskets, Concords. so
ass; 12-quart climax baskets, Con-
cords, few low as 45.
Lettuce-Western supplies liberal;
demand moderate; market fairly
steady; California, crates, Iceberg
type. 4-5-dozen. 3.00aS.25; mostly 800;
few high as $50.
Onion Market Steady.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Indiana
Ohio and Michigan, 1O0-pound sacks.
yellows, 200. Indiana, 100-pound
sacks, whites. 3.50a3.75.
Pears-Supplies light; demand light,
market dull; Oregon. boxes Anjous,
4.00a4.25. New York, bushel kegs,
Seckels, 4.00a4.50; bushel baskets
Bartletts, sales from cold storage, No.
!, ripe, 1.00a200; soft, low as so.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
gan, 150-pound sacks Russet Rurals,
United States No. /. 4.90a5.00; Penn
sylvania 150-pound sacks Round
Whites, United States No. /, 4.15a4 IS:
New York 150-pound sacks Round
Whites, United States No. l. 4.75;
Maine 150-pound sacks Cobblers. ordi-
nary quality and condition, 4.50.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand moderate. market slightly
stronger; North Carolina, cloth top,
stave barrels, yellows, best, mostly,
225; some medium size. 200.
String beans-Supplies light: de-
mand light, market steady; South Car
elina, 5-peck hampers. green. few
sales, best ESQ; ordinary quality and
condition wider range in prices. 50a
$50.
CaulifiOwer-SupplieS liberal: demand
moderate, market steady; New York,
Long Island. crates. 1.50.
Tontatoes-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady: California
lugs. ripes, wrapped. 2.50a2.75; Ohio
1O-pound baskets hothOuse, medium