Evening star., 1927-11-22
TRADE IN TURKEYS
SLOW IN MARKET
Offerings of Retail Chain
Store at 49 Cents Big Sur
prise to Wholesalers.

Offering Of several thousand turkeys
in business houses OF chaln store
concern yesterday at 40 cents pound
retail, came as a complete surprise 10
dealers and consumers the price being
several cents cheaper than WloIcSdh
prices in most quarters.
1t had been stated that this parucu
lar firm would sell at lowest prices foi
the Thanksgiving holiday trade. and
it is stated. many of the patrone al
ready had bought from other dealers
at prices as high as 60 and 90 cents
pound.
MANY poultry dealers and haulers
from the country. the latter on the So
called country line at Center Market,
were holding their prices at 60 and %
cents this morning. but trading, IL was
reported, was not active.
Warmer weather today may have its
effect upon the turkey market in the
matter of reducing prices tomorrow
Wholesale dealers reported no change
in prices this morning, quoting prices
quoted the past few days, 30 cents be
ing the top wholesale price.
Live turkeys We're quoted at 40 and
42 cents. and dressed stock at 45 and
so cents. very few dealers. it is stated
going as high as 80 cents.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-F'resh. 1-pound prints, 54
tub. 51a52; store packed, 30a31.
Eggs-Fresh selected. 50a52; hen
merry, 5Ja60; current receipts, AS.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 40a42:
fowls. small and medium, 22a23; large,
%; Spring chickens, 26a2S; roosters
lGa17: ducks, 1Sa20: keats young. 7oa
Is; old, 81. Dressed-Turkeys, 45a30;
Spring chickens, 32a33; roosters. 1Sa
20 ducks, 1Sa2O; capons, fancy, heavy.
40a45: ducks, 25; keats, S0a9O.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 1Sa20:
veal. 25a27: lambs, 25a27; fresh ham.
20a21: loins, 23a25: shoulders. 1Sa19;
smoked hams. 24a25; smoked shout
ders. 17a1S: strip bacon, "a; lard, IA;
calves, Is; lambs, 13.
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
moderate, market steady; boxes. Wash
ington, medium to large size, extra
fancy. Delicious. 4.00a4.25; Staymans
and Jonathans, 3.00a3.25 Romes, 2.75a
325, mostly around 800; fancy Romes,
2.64a375: bushel baskets. Virginia
unclassified Grimes, "a inches up,
160. Pennsylvania. pa inches up, un-
classified Staymans and Black Twigs,
LIS; 21a inches up, 1.25a1.50; Yorks,
1.50al.T5.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; beman6
moderate. market dun: New York.
sacked per hundredweight. Danish
type, 1.00a1.15; South Carolina, barrel
pr TO- cd 70 x
Celery-Supplies liberal; demand
good. market steady; New York. 2-3
crates. 2.o0a2 .2J; California. full crates
CT dozen, best. 4.75a5.00: few higher;
fair quality and condition, 4.25a4.50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady; California,
crates, Iceberg type, 40 dozen. 4.50a
4.75; Arizona. crates. Iceberg type 4-5
dozen, fair quality and condition. 4.25
few low as 400.
Onions-Supplics moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; New York.
100-pound sacks, yelows. U. s.. No. I.
medium to large size. .60al.75; Michi'
gan, 100-pound sacks, yelioWs, u. S,
No. J. large size, 1.75a1.90, mostly
around 1S5
Potatoes Unsettled.
Potatoes-Supplies limited; demand
tlodefdte, market unsettled ana Sl2nt
ly weaker: Pennsylvania 150-pound
sacks. round whites. u. s., No |, 3.15a
3.25; Michigan. 150-pound sacks, Rus
set Rurals, u. S, No. / 3.25a3. 40.
Peppers-Supplies moderate; dc.
mand moderate. market about steady;
Florida, pepper crates. fancy, 800.
String beans--SuppjieS liberal; de-
mand moderate, market dull and weak;
Florida, 7sbushel hampers green,
best, 2.Ooa2.25; fair quality and cond-
tion, l.50a1.75: South Carolina, bushel
hampers green, ordinary to fair quail
ity and condition, 75a1.5 few higher.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
good for good stock, market firm; Cal
ifornia, lues. ripes and turning.
wrapped, 3,50a3.75, few higher: Ohio,
10pOund baskets hothouse stock, few
sales. 800.
Eggplant--Supplies light; demand
moderate, market about steady; Flor.
ida pepper crates fancy. 3.00a3.50;
choice. $50.
Squash - Supplies light; demand
moderate. market about steady: Flor
ida, pepper crates fancy white. 800;
bushel crates fancy yellows. 200.
Cucumbcrs-Supplles very light: de
mand light. market duh: Florida,
square bushel crates. fair quality and
condition, 400; choice, 2.J0a3.00; culls,