Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-15
TURKEY RECEIPTS
ARE FAIRLY HEAVY
Fish Market Supplies Are
Attractive, but Trade Is
Not Brisk.

Not Brisk.
Considering weather conditions. re
ceipts OF turkeys thus far this week
nave been fairly heavy. Continued
warm weather makes it difficult for
ratsers TO dress their stock and make
shipments TO the city.
wouldn't like 10 guess. was the
response of a dealer this morning
when asked the probable retail price
or turkeys next week.
Should the weather get cooler, he
added, prices probably will be the
same rs they were Thanksgiving
week. but continued warm weather
probably would result in q higher
market. preventing raisers from Dress
ms their turkeys before sending tneh'
10 market. and 1t would be next 10
impossible for dealers 10 dress inc
quantity of turkeys required Tor the
trade.
Fish Trade Not Brisk.
Dealers at Municipal Fish Market
this morning had attractive supplies
Of marine products from all sections
some fresh-causht and some frozen
hut business was not especially Drlsk'
An increased volume OF business Is e&-
pected tomorrow.
Boston shippers supplied local deal.
ers quantities OF fresh-caught haddock
at Is. filet OF haddock at - and coo
at Is cents a pound They also sent
supplies Of frozen Boston msckerel
dealers reporting the fish in splendid
condition and Offering them at 20
cents. I1slbut and salmon were
quoted at 25 cents.
Supplies OF smelts We've received
from Maine and sold AT 30 cents, the
demand being about equal 10 the sup,
ply. Maine shippers also supplied
fancy live Holsters at 55 cents, and
scallops from there were quoted at "a
q gallon.
Founders and Tile Bought.
Founders and tiIefsh. received from
New York shippers. found ready sale,
the former at 10 cents and the latter
AZ Is cents a pound. New Jersey
coGst fishermen supplied quantities OF
ling at 20 cents. IT is said by dealers
that the ling is an attractive fish with
out bones and the price charged for
them is cheap.
Small white and yellow perch from
Il
cents this morning. Other fish Of
fered were: rockfish. IS: founders,
%; carp. is; kinEhsh, Is; spotted trout,
IS; gray trout. Is.
Prices of most commodities this
morning were substantially the same
as prices quoted yesterday.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Meats. fresh kilIed-Beef 20a25:
veal. 24a2e; lamb. 26a27: fresh hams,
1sa1s: loins. Glaze; fresh shoulders.
16a11: smoked hams. 20a22: smoked
shoulders. 14a16: strip bacon, 22a24;
lambs. alive. IS.
Butter--Fresh 1-pound prints, So;
tub, Sass: store packed, S1a32.
EGgs-Fresh selected, 47a4S; hem
merry. so; current receipts. 4S.
Poultry. alive Turkeys. 38a 40;
fowls, small and medium, 2Oa21; large
80: Spring chickens, 23: ROSTERS, 10;
ducks. 18a20; keats, young. 7Oa75; old.
IS. Dressed--Turkeys 42a45: Spring
chickens. e7a2S: roosters. 1Sa2O; ca
mons. fancy. heavy. 45a4S: small, SSa
40: ducks. %; keats. Soa9o.
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
n,oierate. market steady; barrels,
PennsvIyanla. "a inches up, U. 5.
No i. Yorks, 500: Black Twigs. $50;
l,oxes. washington, medium to large
size. extra fancy Romes. mostly $50;
Staymans, S.00a3.25: Spitzenbergs, 3.7O
"a. 90; Delicious. 3.S5a4.26: bushel bas'
kets. Maryland, unclassified, Yorks,
90 inches up, 1.50: Pennsylvania, u.
8. No. /. Staymans. az inches up
$50; u. s. No. .. Black Twigs, "a
inches up. LIS; few higher.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market slightly
weaker; New York. sacked, per hun
south Carolina, barrel crates. pointed
type, 2.00a2.25.
Celery-4Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market. slightly weaker;
New York, % crates. 1.75a2.00: some
NOR condition low as 100; California,
crates. best, few sales, 500.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market about steady; Cali.
fornia, crates, iceberg type. As dozen,
z 50a3.75; Arizona. crates, Iceberg
fvne. As dozen, 3.75a4.25; mostly 400.
Onions-Supplies light; demand mod
srate, market slightly stronger; Michi'
gan. 100-pound sacks. yellows. U. $.
No. 1, medium to large size, 1.90a2.00;
best, mostly 200.
pota toes-Supplies moderate; de-
y,and moderate, market about steady
MICHIGAN, 150-pound sacks. Russet
Rurals, u. S. No. 1, 3.25; Maine, $50
hound sacks. Green Mountains, U. s.
No. j, $50: 100 pound sacks, 2.75a2.S5'
String beans-Supplies limited; de-
nand moderate, market steady;
FLORIDA. 5s-bushel hampers. green,
round type stringless, 2.25a2.5O, mostly
$50.
Tomato Market Dull.
Tomatoes-Supplies limited; demand
light. market dull: Ohio, 10-pound
baskets dollhouse stock, medium size,
2 00a3.5o: Bahama Islands repacked
sizes. fancy count, $50; threes, fancy
count, 375; choice count, S.00a3.40.
Cucumbers-Supplies very light;
demand light, market dull; Florida
square bushel crates, fancy. 3.00a3.25
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Florida, pepper
crates, fancy. 2.00a2.25.
Ergplant-Supplies light; demand
light, market dull; Florida, pepper
crates, fancy. 2.00a2.25; poorer hold
overs low as 1.50.
Beets-No supplies on market.
Csrrots-Supplies light; demand
light. market dull; California. Western
lettuce, crates, punched, 3.25.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Virginia, Norfolk
section, cloth top veneer barrels
...,ox, TYNE hest mostly > 90. noOrer