Evening star., 1927-11-28
POULTRY MARKET.
BACK TO NORMAL
Prices Following Thanksgiv'
ing Held Reasonable.
General Business Fair.

Dealers In the poultry market this
morning reported return to normal
conditions, following the heavy
| THANKSGIVING holiday trade, and they
now are looking forward to the trade
for the approaching Christmas holi.
day season.
Prices have undergone slight
changes the past few days. Today's
prices, however, were what dealers
termed fairly reasonable. They had
supplies more than ample to meet de.
mands, they reported, and business
was about normal for the first buying
day of the week.
Business along all lines was only
fair, according to dealers, but it Is ex.
pected conditions tomorrow will show
an improvement. Prices of most com.
modities this morning were substan-
TALLY the same as prices quoted Sat.
urday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1.pound prints, 81:
tub, 51a52; store packed, 30a31.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 50a52: hen.
merry, 55a60; current receipts. 4S.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 42a43;
fowls. small and medium. 22a23; large.
25: Spring chickens, 25; roosters, lea
T.,
old. 35. Dressed-Turkeys, As; Spring
chickens, 2Sa30; roosters, 1Sa20; ca.
pons, fancy, heavy, 40a45; ducks, 25;
keats, 80a90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef. 1Sa2O:
veal. 25a27; lambs, 25a27; fresh ham.
20a21; loins, 23a25; shoulders. 18a19;
smoked hams, 24a25; smoked shoul-
ders, 17a1S; strip bacon, "a; lard. IA;
calves, Is; lambs, 13.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Daily report on fruits and vege.
tables. compiled by the Market News
Service Bureau Of Agriculture Eco.
nomics:
Apples-supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady; boxes,
ira fancy Delicious. 4.00a4.25; extra
fancy Romes and Staymans, 3.00a3. .25;
bushel baskets, Virginia. unclassified
Staymans, 2h inches up, LIS: 2%
inches up, 1.75a2.00.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal: demand
light, market dull: New York, sacked,
per hundredweight; Danish type, 100,
few higher. South Carolina, barrel
crates, pointed type. ESQ.
Celery-Supplies limited: demand
moderate, market steady; New York.
2.25; California, crates, 6-7.dozen,
4.50a5 90: few best high as 5.25.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market slightly
stronger: California, crates Iceberg
type. As dozen, 450a5. 90: Florida, / n.
bushel hampers. big Boston type
Q 2OOa2.50.
Onions-supplies light; demand light,
market steady; Michigan, 100-pound,
Cs ~
to large size, 1.75a1.S5; New York
medium size, some fair quality, 1.50a
It's.
Potatoe Supply Moderate.
|, Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de.
mand light, market unsettled; prices
Slightly lower; Michigan, 150-lb.
sacks Russet Rurals, u. S. No. /,
3.15a3.25; few higher; Pennsylvania,
150-lb. sacks round whites, u. S. No
1, 3.00a315: few high as 3.25.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand light, market dull; Eastern
Shore, Va, cloth.top barrels Yellows,
200: few higher: North Carolina
cloth.top barrel Yellows, few sales,
200.
String beans-Supplies liberal; de-
UldHtt SHOW, IfldTket uull3 Il lOIiuds N-
bushel hampers green. 1.25a1.50: few
LIS; some refused; wax, no sales;
South Carolina, no early sales; few
refused.
Tomatoes-Supplies light: demand
light, market slightly stronger: Cali
fornia, lugs ripes and turning
wrapped. few sales: mostly around
400; poorer wide-range prices. 1.00e
800; Ohio, 10-lb. baskets hothouse
stock, medium size. 2.75; small size.
2.25.
Cucumbers--Supplies very light.
Too few sales reported to quote.
Eggplant-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market dull; Florida, pep
per crates Fancy, 2.00a2.50.
Peppers-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market dull; Florida, pep
per crates, fancy, 2.25a2.75.
Squash-Supplies very light. Too
few sales reported to quote.
aulifiower-Supplies light; demand
moderate. market firm; California,
orates 9 SN