Evening star., 1926-11-20
HOLIDAY BUYING
SEEN IN MARKET
Wholesalers Receiving Larg-
er Consiunments of Turkeys
: 49, for Thanksgiving.

toC8l markets. TINS morning.
Not only were local wholesalers re-
ceiving larger consignments OF live
turkeys for the holiday trade, but re-
tailers were making anxious inquiries
es to prices likely TO prevail next
week. No definite responses were
made. It is stated. dealers merely ven.
turing the prediction OF a IS or so
cent retail market.
Dealers are more than satisfied with
the quality of the turkeys they have
thus far received. the birds maintain
Ing a much larger average than those
usually received for the Thanksgiving
holiday season. The reason for their
being larger than llsual so early in
the season. II is stated, ia due to the
low price Of grain, raisers feeding
their stock the grain they formerly
sent to market.
Poultry Is Abundant.
L is predicted by dealers that there
will be no shortage of chickens and
other poultry for the holiday market
trade and tina piIte.
paratiyely reasonable. The heavy re-
ceipts of rabbIts and cheaper prices
quoted 1t - stated. is calculated to
reduce the demand for poultry.
Prices of pork dropped this week.
cheaper prices resulting in increased
derands Due to weather conditions,
1t is stated. the demand has not been
very great during The week. Beef.
veal and lamb prices have not
nuctuated to any considerable extent
this week. according to dealers, and
the market has been somewhat
draggy.
Butter and egg prices have shown
nc: evidence Of declining, according to
reports, with the exception OF storage
eggs. A weaker condition of the
and dealers look for lower prices for
them. Butter prices experienced
another advance of | cent a pound.
and dealers are unable to suggest q
proha BILE relief from high prices of
the product Of the creameries.
Apples in Good Supply.
Apples, pears. grapefruit, oranges
and cranberries are leaders In the
fruit market Apples continue very
plentiful. liberal supplies coming from
Maryland and Virginia. and it is re-
ported that there are ample supplies
In cold storage plants in the two
States to fill all demands throughout
tho; Winter season. No. l stock of
Maryland and Virginia varieties were
quoted at from IS cents to Sl.25 a
bushel. some not so good selling at
10 and so cents
from Florida are being received, and
the market .is reported dull Prices
quoted range from $3.50 to s., few
bringing higher prices. Moderate sup
plies of oranges from Florida are re-
ported. making the market firmer, the
fruit selling at from - to $6.
Only moderate supplies of pears
from Eastern points found a dull mar
ket this week Sheldons and seckles
from New York found fairly good
demand. while kiefers found slow sale
at a wide range of prices. A fairly
nbera supply of cranberries is in
the local market but the demand
for them is nothing like as great as
It will be neXi week. HaHbushel
boxes are quoted at from $3.50 to
$4.25.
String Beans Received.
Light Florida express receipts Of
string beans are reported and there
is a good demand for good stock.
Bushel hampers were quoted at IS
and S. some poor quality selling as
low as 81 South Carolina beans,
mostly green, brought SIS this morn
ing.
Brussel sprouts from Long Island
and New Jersey are being received in
moderate quantities, 20 and 25 cents
quart being the price quoted.
Florida growers are sending local deal
ers light supplies Of eggplants. pepper
crates of the vegetable selling at Sc so.
A steady market resulted from mod
crate supplies North Carolina sweet
potatoes. cloth-top stave barrels,
mostly yellow. selling at So and s2.25.
few ordinary quality selling at $1.75.
Michigan. New ork ana Pennsyl-
vania growers are furnishing the local
trade moderate supplies Of white pots-
toes, $50 no"s,d SACKS selling a. LON
94.25 to $3.50.
Heavy supplies of celery are being
received from New York, Michigan
and Oregon. prices. according TO
quality. ranging from s25o 10 IS.
Moderate supplies of cabbage made a
steady market, New York Danish-type
stock selling az $25 and $cs O ton.
A firm market on limited supplies
Of lettuce was reported this morning.
California product, Iceberg type. sold
at from S2.75 to $3.50: California and
Oregon crates, mostly $3.50.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-F'ancy. l-round prints, 64a
EEgs-FreSh. seles.ted. 52aas: hen
emery, 65a5s; current receipts, so;
storage, 4aa42.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys. ISAAC.
chickens. 27aos, white I1eehorns, 2Sa
"a fowls, 26a27; roosters. IS; ducks.
young. 2oa25: old. Is; keats, young,
6oa7o, old. Soa4o. Dressed-Turkeys
44a45; capcns, fancy. heavy. 47a4s;
smaller 40a42; chicken 32aS3: keats,
young. soao0. old, 45a5o.
Meats - Beef. 15a1s veal. 2ca73;
lamb. 25ac-: fresh hams, 27a2s: shoul.
ders. 2sa24; lcins, 2sa20; smoked hams,
SlaSc. smoked shoulders. 1Sa21.
Live stock-Calves. choice. 10; me-
dunn. II; thin. sa7 lamb. 1s.
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 dull; barrels. no sales
reported: boxes. Washington. me-
dunn to large sizes extra fancy. De-
licious. 3Ooas.2S: Spitzenburgs. 200
a225, few higher: Rcmes. 175a2.oo;
busliel baskets. Maryland and Nir-
ginia. No. !. Staymans. 2S inches
up, 75a1.00, few high as 1.2H: New
York, A zig inch Kings and Twenty
Ounce, medium TO large size, 75al 90.
loo.
> cabbage-Supplies light: demand
light. market steady; New York.
bulk per ton Danish type. c5.ona3o.oo.
Celery-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady: New York,
two.thirds crates 25naS 90. few. 3cs,
reorer. low as 200. California, crates,
kEea65n; hest. mostly {. 90.
0rapes-Eastern supplies light: de-
yuand moderate. market steady for