Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
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TURKEY PURCHASES.
Consumers Believed Waiting
for Break-Sea Food
Trade Also Dull.


Continued inactivity in the Christ
mas turkey market this morning
showed very clearly that buyers are
holding off. but for what reason deal
ers admitted they were unable to ex-
plain.
1t is generally believed that break
will come before the close of the
weeks market. Reports from Balti-
more and Philadelphia give a wide
range in prices of turkeys, some high.
err and some lower than prices quoted
here.
Additional supplies of turkeys from
Texas We're received yesterday, and
1t is thought turkeys from nearby
MARYLAND and Virginia will begin ar
irving in large quantities late today
and tomorrow.
Due to the unsettled condition of
the market, it was stated this morn
ing, dealers experienced difficulty in
quoting prices. and prices quoted, they
stated, were slightly lower than job
bling prices.
Prices Are Lower.
Prices quoted this morning were
slightly lower than yesterdays prices.
Live turkeys were quoted at SO and
40 cents, the dressed stock at 40 and
IS cents.
Business at Municipal Fish Market.
usually brisk Thursday mornings for
the Friday retail trade, was reported
this morning as being as slow as the
turkey trade.
Dealers in marine products reported
a scarcity of fresh-caught fish and
ample supplies Of frozen stock. Oys-
tiers continue plentiful and in splendid
condition. but dealers, realizing tur.
key Is the principal foodstuff in de.
mand at this season, readily say they
do not expect heavy sales.
Dealers had fresh-caught Spanish
mackereland speckled trout from North
Carolina waters at 25 cents a pound,
croakers from the same waters selling
at IS. They also had supplies of
fresh.caught white and yellow perch
from the lower Potomac at Is cents
a pound, few catfish from the same
waters selling at 10 cents.
Frozen halibut, salmon, Boston
mackerel and filet of paddock were
quoted at 25 cents, the filet of had.
dock being particularly scarce. Select
oysters were quoted at $3.50 gallon,
standards at $2.25 and shell stock at
$3.50 a bushel.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Meats, fresh killed--Beef, 20a25;
veal, 24a26; lambs. 26a27: fresh hams,
1Sa19; loins, 21a22; fresh shoulders,
16a17; smoked hams, 20a22; smoked
shoulders. 14a16; strip bacon, 22a24;
lard, 13a13k; calves, alive, Halls;
lambs. alive, 10.
Butter-One.pound prints, 54a55;
tub, So; store packed, 81.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 44a45; hen.
merry. 48; current receipts, AZ.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, 3Sa40;
fowls, small and medium, 20a21; large,
22a23: Spring chickens, 24a25; roost-
ers, Is; ducks, 18a20. keats, young.
70a75; old, IS. Dressed-Turkeys, 43a
As; Spring chickens, 27a2S; ROSTERS,
IS; capons. fancy. heavy. 45a4S: small,
Ssa4o: ducks. 25a3o: keats, S0a90.
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 moderate; demand
ginia. u. s. No. /, Staymans, ~
inches up, 8.00as.50; u. s. No. Q, Stay
mans, TX inches, 7.00a7.50; Pennsyl-
vania, u. s. No. 1. Yorks, 2h inches
up, 500. Observation-Disclosures, medium
to large sizes. extra fancy Delicious,
5.00a4.25; Spitzenbergers, best, SITS;
ripes. 2.75a3.25; Staymans. 3.00a3.25.
Virginia, u. s. No. /, Jonathans, III
inches up, 1876: Staymans, IA inches
up, tx inches up, 2.50a2.75; Yorks,
2h inches up, 2.25; Pennsylvania, U.
s. No. 2, Romes, TX inches up, mostly
200.
Cabbage - Supplies moderate: de.
mand light, market steady; South
Carolina, few sales, barrels, crates,
pointed type. 2.00a2.25; 11a.bushel
bushel hampers, pointed type, fair
quality and condition, 1.00a1.25; Vir.
ginia. Norfolk section, barrels, Savoy
type. 1.50a2.00.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; New York.
90 crates, 2.00a2.25, mostly 200, poorer
low as $50; California, crates best,
mostly, 500, ordinary quality and con.
dition low as 400.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; California
crates. Iceberg type. AS dozen. S.00a
$50; Arizona, crates Iceberg type, 40
dozen, 3.50a4.O0; Florida. 2-dozen crates
big Boston type, 2.50a2.75; IN -bushel
hampers big Boston type, wide range
prices, 1.50a250.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market firm; Michigan, 100-
pound sacks, Fellows, U. S. No. l.,
medium to large size, 2.00a2.25.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; New
York, 150.pound sacks, round whites,
u. S. No. /, 3.15a3.25; Michigan. 49,
pound sacks Russet Rurals U. s. NO.
/. 3.25a335, mostly 1926.
Spina moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Viz"
ginia. Norfolk section, bushel baskets,
Savoy type, 1.40a1.50.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
unknown origin threes, ripes, wrapped.
fancy count, 2.75a3.25. mostly around
800; choice count, 2.25a2.5o; Texas
lug boxes, ripes and turning. wrap
ped, 3.50a4.00.
String beans--Supplies moderate;
demand moderate. market firm; Flor
ida. "a bushel hampers, green, 2.5Oa
400; poorer, wide range prices. 1.50a
200.
Cucumbers-No supplies on mar
ket; no sales reported.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida,
pepper crates, fancy 2.00a2.25; few
high as ESQ.
Eggplant-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady; Florida
pepper crates, fancy, ,2.00a2.25.
Squash-Supplies very light; de-
mand moderate, market firm; Florida,
pepper crates. fancy, unwrapped, $50.
Carrots-Supplies very light; de-