Evening star., 1926-10-19
PRICES OF: TURKEYS
!. HIGHER IN MARKET
Fifty-Cent Retail Basis Seen
by Dealers for Thanks
giving Birds.

| FOultry dealers are giving SOIHo
thought to the question Of turkey sup
plies for the Thanksgiving holiday
season. They have practically no in
formation as to the prospects, 1t Is
stated, but 1t was reported this morn
ing that current receipts include many
young turkeys.
Turkey prices have advanced this
week. Live turkeys, quoted last week
at 35 cents, were quoted at 40 and
| 45 today, while prices of dressed stock
advanced from 40 and AZ to As and so.
Dealers hardly expect anything lower
| than a 50-cent retail market for the
| Thanksgiving trade.
Spring chickens took further drop
in price, today's prices for live
chickens being 26 and 27 cents, dress
ed stock bringing 81 and 80 cents.
An increased demand for meats was
| reported this morning, the market
continuing firm. The demand for
| pork loins was heavy, price of home
| dressed stock being IS cents.
There was no scarcity Of fruits and
| vegetables this morning, dealers hav-
ing ample supplies to meet demands
| at prices substantially the same as
those reported yesterday.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy one-pound prints,
| 81; tub, 49a50; store packed, 3S.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, As; hennery,
| 60a55; current receipts, 40a42; stor-
age, 3Sa39.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, 40a45;
Spring chickens, 28; white Leghorns,
24a25; fowls, 26a27; roosters, 20; ducks,
young, 20; old. Is; keats, young, 5Oa
so; old, 34a40. Dressed-Turkeys, Asa
80; broilers, S3a35; keats, young, 80a
80; old, 40a5O.
Meats-Beef, 1Sa19; veal, %; lamb,
26a3O; fresh hams, 28a30; shoulders,
| 2Sa24; loins. 34a35; smoked hams, 33a
| 35; smoked shoulders, 22a23.
Live stock-Calves, choice, Is; me-
d1um, 13a14; thin, 7a8; lambs, 121aa14.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
| vegetables, compiled by the Market
| News Service Bureau of Agricultural
| Economics, says:
Apples Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady; boxes Washing
ton, medium to large sizes delicious
extra fancy, 3.OOa3.25; Jonathans.
2.10a2.25; combination extra fancy
and fancy Winter Bananas, ripe,
| 1.75a2.00, few higher; bushel baskets
Maryland, No. l 21a inches up Deli
| cious, $50; Maryland and Virginia,
| No. 1 Staymans, 75a1.25, according
| to size; various varieties, medium to
large size, 50a1.00; Maryland and Vir-
ginia, No. Grimes, medium to large
| size, 100.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
| light, market steady; New York and
Pennsylvania, bulk per ton, Danish
type, 25.00a28.00.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; New
York, two-third crates, 2.25a2.75,
mostly around ESQ.
Grapes-Eastern supplies heavy; de-
mand limited, market slightly weaker;
New York, 2-quart climax baskets
Concords and Niagaras, mostly 1S, few
12-quart climax baskets Concords, Goa
IS, mostly so.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, crates, Iceberg type, As dozen.
3.5Oa4.0O; best, mostly, 400; New
York, 2-dozen crates, big Boston type,
fair quality and condition, 1.00a1.25.
Onion Market Steady.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Michigan and
Indiana, 100.pound sacks, Yellows,
u. 8. No. J., mostly 200; New York,
100-pound sacks, Yellows, U. S. No.
1, 1.75a2.00.
Peaches-Supplies light: demand
light, market slightly stronger; New
York, bushel baskets. Elbertas, large
size, ITS.
Pears-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; New York, no sales
reported; Oregon, boxes, Anjous, ex-
ira fancy, 3.75a4.00.
Potatoes-Supplies LIBERAL demand
moderate, market steady; Maine, 150-
pound sacks, Green Mountains, U. s.
No. /, 4.35a45O; mostly 4.50; Michi-
gan, 150-pound sacks, Russet Rurals.
U. s. No. 1, 4.25a4.50; mostly 4.5O;
New York, 150-pound sacks, Round
Whites, 4.35a4.50.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies liberal;
demand slow, market weaker; North
Carolina and Virginia East Shore,
Cloth-top, stave-barrels, Yellows. No.
l, 2.00a2.25.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; hoNe-
crowns, 16-quart baskets, 75a1.00.