Evening star., 1926-12-11
YULET|DE TURKEY
FAMINE DOUBTED
Supplies Now Light, How
ever, With Prices Climb
ing, Dealers Report.

Poultry dealers are not in posses.
sion Of definite information as to what
they may expect in the matter of tur-
key shipments for the Christmas holi.
day season. Receipts have dropped
off considerably since the Thanks.
sgiving holiday season, dealers report,
and prices have advanced, not an un-
usual condition at this season.
Dealers do not fear anything like
a turkey famine for the approaching
holiday season, however. although
they expect prices Will be far from
cheap. 1t is hardly expected that
prices will be lower than at Thanks
giving, when a top price Of 65 cents
prevailed for only brief period.
Thanksgiving period was what deal
ers termed a IS and so cent market
and, it is stated, only a few sales were
made at 65 cents. Lower prices pre-
vailed for inferior stock. Receipts of
turkeys the past few days were just
about equal to the demand.
Many to Ship Chickens.
1t is expected by dealers that poultry
raisers may repeat Thanksgiving ship
ments of chickens. So many chickens
were received during that period, a
time when only turkeys were in de-
mand, that prices took a drop.
Rabbits also have been received in
large quantities, and the demand for
them has been great enough to affect
the general poultry market and have
a bearing on lowering the price of
chickens.
Business in the meat market has
not been particularly active during
the week, and prices have undergone
very few changes. The brief spell
of cold weather boosted sales of pork
and made the market firm and steady.
Brisk business is not expected until
genuine Winter weather sets in.
Christmas supplies Of fancy fruits
and vegetables are appearing in the
local market, some coming from far
off South Africa, others from sew
eral of the South American countries
and others from various parts Of the
United States. Florida and California
are sending large supplies of fancy
fruits and vegetables. while fancy
vegetables are coming from several
other States.
Apple Supplies Large.
Supplies Of apples continue large.
receipts being almost too great to
move at prices considered insufficient
TO guarantee profits all along the
line. The fruit sold as low as 80
cents bushel the choicest bringing
$1.25. Pennsylvania No. Grimes
were quoted sat $3.50 barrel this
morning. extra fancy box stock from
Washington bringing as much as
$3.50
Included in the list of products of
Florida growers offered by local
dealers today were peppers. string
beans. squash, cucumbers and lettuce.
supplies of four Of them being light.
Moderate supplies of the lettuce were
on hand.
California growers also sent sup
Ri1es of lettuce of the Iceberg type,
~ dozen crates selling mostly at 81
ana $4.25; few choicest quality
$3.50. Florida lie -bushel hampers.
mostly Boston type lettuce. sold at
from 81 to $2.75.
Bushel crates of eucumbers, fancy
stock, were quoted at $3.50 and 81.
String beans. "a -bushel hampers. sold
at $3.50 and $3.50. while pepper
crates of squash brought S3 Fancy
peppers were quoted at S. and $3.50
crate.
Liberal supplies Of California and
New York celery met a moderate de-
rnand and steady market Some of
the New York product of ordinary
quality sold as low as Sc. the best
California stock bringing as much as
IS.
Tomato Market Dull.
A light demand for light supplies
OF dollhouse tomatoes from Ohio
growers made the market dull Ten
pound boxes of the product were
quoted at $2.75 and $3 California
tomatoes. lug boxes. selling at 1925,
$3.50 and 1915
Spinach from the Norfolk. Va, sec
ton, Savoy type, was quoted at s1.75
and 81 barrel. Moderate supplies of
onions from New York and Michigan
were reported. 100-pound sacks SELL
Ing at 81, $3.50 and $3.50 Moderate
supplies of both white and sweet po-
tatoes were reported. and cabbage re-
ceipts were light.
Buyers were on hand early this
morning to get the first pick Of sup
plies for their retail trade, and buy
ing was fully as brisk as wholesalers
had anticipated.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, 1-pound prints, SO
aS0: tub. 5sa59; store packed. 3s.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 57a58; hen
merry, 60; current receipts, 54a55;
storage, 38.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, 43a45;
chickens, 23a25; White Leghorns, 22a
%; fowls. 23a25; roosters. 16a17;
ducks. young. 20a25: old, 20: keats,
young, 60a70: old, 30a40 Dressed
Turkeys 50a52; capons. fancy, heavy q
47a4S; smaller, 40a42; chickens. S2a33:
keats. young, S0as0: old, 35a40; rab-
bits, No. l. 35a40: No. 2, 2Oa25.
Meats-Beef. 15a17 veal, 22a23;
lamb, 25a27: fresh hams, 26a30; shoul-
dsrs, 23a24; loins, 28a30 smoked
hams, 80; smoked shoulders, 1Sa21.
Live stock--Calves, choice. 13; me-
dunn, H. thin, 6a7: lamb, 13.