Evening star., 1926-11-13
AMPLE SUPPLIES
: OF TURKEYS SEEN
Dealers Not. Sure About
thanksgiving Price, But Ex-
. pect Plenty of Birds.

Probably the question OF turkey
Hyupplies for the Thanksgiving holi
inay trade is the one that is being
given most thought by merchants
who carry the heaviest stocks of the
king fowl. Several days ago, it is
stated, turkey receipts were fairly
heavy and dealers who received the
largest shipments feared warm
weather might force them to put
their supplies in storage.
With the dropping Of the temper
Ature, however, came decrease in
receipts and corresponding decrease
An prices. Several slight changes In
Hrtces have been reported during the
%eek. and it is probable that the
weeks market will close with a price
Vf 3S and 40 cents for the live
turkeys, dressed stock several cents
higher.
Dealers say they have no advance
4nformation as TO the prospects for
xhe approaching holiday season
turkey market. They are confidently
Eertain, however. that there will be
sample supplies to fill all demands, no
matter what the price may be. 1t
as hardly likely. dealers say, that the
Setail price will be much more or
aess than so cents.
Rabbits Are Plentiful.
Immense supplies OF rabbits this
Aeek probably lesSened the demand Tor
meats and poultry. Rabbits were re-
eeived in splendid condition, dealers
reported. and found ready sale at pre-
Nailing prices. This morning the pick
nf the supply brought as much as 5O
and 60 cents, the No. stock selling
BIT 25 and 80 cents.
There is no scarcity OF chickens and
Nucks. and fairly large receipts OF
mOung keats, a species OF poultry al
ways In demand, are reported. A rev
squirrels have appeared in the local
market this week, but not in quantities
kuiIiciently large to quote prices.
a fTm condition of the butter and
&gg market has continued throughout
kae week prices Of both commodities
Hightly advancing. So far as the egg
SIarhet is concerned commented
dealer today, the problem OF prices
FOR the approaching holiday season is
khaolutely a matter of weather condi-
lions. Open weather will have a tend
Fncy to keep prices down, he said,
tvhIIe blizzard weather will force them
fp.
Meat Sales Pick Up.
During the few warm days. accord
FYg TO dealers. the meat market con-
tinued draggy and lifeless. but the
EIclSi nCdtlSI tiIC past I'LL CS Noy
kBcrved TO pu, little life in it and sales
corresponding increased. Stormy
weather resulted in decreased supplies
OF several varieties of fish during the
week. but there was plentiful supply
of other species that We're offered at
3ow prices.
Liberal supplies Of apples continue
Z" be received and low prices prevail.
R}ushel baskets of Maryland. Virginia
nnd Nnw Ynrl. fr1Iit ~. Of
from rs cents to 81 a bushel, most of
the No. ] stock selling round a dollar.
Pennsylvania Grimes brought from
S3 to $3.50 a barrel, while fancy box
stock, chiefly from Virginia and
Washington. brought prices ranging
from 81 to $3.50.
Grapes from New York vineyards
Rontinue plentiful and cheap. Twelve
Quart climax baskets were offered at
h42A and a. cents, many retailers dis
s&osing of them for 90 cents. Only a
moderate demand for the fruit Is
Feported. most of the consumers of
EJarse quantities having completed
Fhefr buying a week or more ago.
Cabbage Abundant.
n Dealers report liberal supplies Of
ksahbage and potatoes. New York,
Danish type cabbage, in bulk, was
AI'AFN NJ %~U anu Tst A tOtl, anu
nearby growers also are supplying
fairly large supplies of the vegetable
" local dealers. a moderate demand
Pas made slightly weaker potato
market
Very few homegrown tomatoes are
~Aft to be offered dealers. They are
chiefly the stock that was ripened
tnder cover, and they are SO scarce
THAT prices are not quoted. Tomatoes
fNNls To 4
from Ohio are coming In good shape,
some ripe and some turning, and are
Fndine ready sale at from $o.o5 to So
D. box OF 10 pounds
Moderate supplies of sweet potatoes
hnd onions and light supplies OF
bring beans are reported String
oeens, product OF South Carolina
growers, are selling at 81 and $3.50,
Fome poor to ordinary Quality and
condition selling as low as $50.
A moderate demand fer moderate
supply of lettuce. is reported, making
b steady market. and a similar condi-
fton was reported OF the celery mar.
ket. Crates OF New York celery this
morning brought So and $3.25. few
sales as low as $3.50 being reported.
Frosty weather early this morning
had the effect Of making the buying
fairly brisk, and much Of the buying
was done during the early hours.
Dealers had ample supplies OF all COM
nodities 10 supply the retail mer-
chants al prices about what they have
been most Of the week
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Putter-Fancy one-pound prints.
asa54. tub. 51a52; store packed. SO.
Eggs-Fresh, selected. o2a53; hen.
rery. a5a6o; current receipts, so; stor-
ege. 40a42.
Poultry alive = Turkeys, 3Sa40;
s.hickens, 25a26: white Leghorns, 23a
~, fowls. 26a@7: roosters, IS; ducks.
young. 20a25; old. Is; keats. Young,
boa70; old. 30a40: rabbits, No I. 5oaSa;
No. >. 25aS0. Dressed-Turaeys. 44a
Is: capons. fancy, heavy. 41a4S;
fanaller. 40a42: chickens. 32a3S; keats,
young. S0a90: old. 45a50: rabbits, No.
: 50a60; No. .. 25a3o.
Meats-BCef 1sa19: Veaj. 12as4
lamb. 25a30, fresh hams. 29a30; shoul-
ders 23a24: loins. 3la32; smoked
hams 33a33: smoked shoulders, 20a22.
Live stoci1--Calves. choice. IS; me-
Fium. II; Thin. Car lambs. 49,