Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
BUSINESS IS SLOW
IN LOCAL MARKET
Turkey Prices Ease OFF.
Other Poultry Values Re.
garded as Cheap.

The thousands OF turkeys put on
sSie by chsin stores this week are he.
heNed by local wholesalers Ia he re-
sponsible for the lowering OF prices
Tor the fowls.
One FIRM put their turkeys on the
market at ~ and another - III cents.
snd ii is thought il is due To their big
business that local poultry dealers are
experiencing so quiet a turkey market.
Speaking of the condition of the
turkey market today. a local dealer
said The volume of business was not
as great as an average Saturdays
business.
Prices OF poultry of all varieties and
PORK are what dealers regard as low.
buStnS In the meat market was re.
PORTED inactive this morning. condi.
lions suggesting the probability of
buyers holding off until the last few
hours of the Christmas market.
Dealers at Municipal Fish Market
did only a fair amount Of trade this
morning. An Improvement over yes.
terday'S buying was reported, how.
ever, but the volume was not as
great as the average Friday trade.
Prices OF most commodities today
were substantially the same as prices
quoted yesterday.
Wholesale Prices Today.
! Meats. fresh killed-Eeef. e0aoS:
veal, s4aes; lambs, s6as': fresh hams.
1Sa1a; loins, lSa2o: fresh shoulders.
1ss11; smoked hams, oaao9: smoked
shoulders, 1+al6: strip bacon. .2ae5:
lard. le17alS: calves, alive, 14alS:
lambs. alive, 13
Butter-One-pound prints, Sass:
tub. %: store packed, 81.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 44a45; hen.
merry, Is; current receipts. ~.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys. SSa40;
fowls, small and medium, o0aa1: large,
22aeS; Spring chickens, 24a25: ROSTERS,
is; ducks. 1Sa20: keats. young, 70a15;
old. 50. Dressed-Turkeys. 40a45:
Spring chickens. s7a2s; ROSTERS. IL:
capons, fancy, heavy, 45a4S: small.
Ssa4o; ducks. sSa30: keats, S0ae0.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables. complied by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; barrels.
Virginia. u. s. No. ], Staymans. %.
ahCnee UP, c.V"do-ao. u. -. NO. SldS'
mans, 90 inches. 7.00a1 so: Pennsyl-
vania. L.. S. No. /. Yorks, ia inches
up. 500: boxes. Washington. medium
Tn large size. extra fancy Delicious.
400a4ss.
Cabba ge-Supplies moderate: de-
nnand light. market steady; South
Carolina. few sales. barrels. crates,
pointed type. e.00a2.e5; 11s-busheI
hampers. fat type. LOO; Florida. -
bushel hampers. pointed type. fair
quality and condition, Local IS: Vir-
tyne. 1.stsa $50
Celery-Suppiies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady: New York.
"a crates a.,a 25: mostly 200;
poorer iew ~ I so: California. crates.
rest. mostly 100: ordinary quality and
condition bow as 4.00.
Lettuce---Stfppiies moderate: demand
moderate neari.ef steady: California.
crates. Ice.rsrs Tspe. "a dozen. 3.0oa
dozen. 3.sfls "a: few, high as 400:
Florida. duzen crates, Big Boston |
type. hest u."stiv ESQ: IL. .bushel
hampers. Big E,ston. fair to ordinary
quality and condition. 1.s0a2.25.
Onion<--Sup,Ii-s moderate: demand
moderate. msrke: slightly stronger;
Michigan. 1oh-pc.nd sacks. yellows.
I. 8. No. !. medium tn large size.
3.l5a3.s5: few high az 2.40.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes 49, Supplies moderate; de-
msrd moderate. market steady: New
York. 1s0-pound sacks round whites.
L.. s. No. ]. l5a3.2s: Michigan. $50.
pound sacks Russet Rurals. L. s. No.
/. a.25a3.35, mostly as.
Sweet potatoeS--Supplies tight. de.
nend light, market steady: Maryland,
Eastern Shore. tusheI hampers yell
lows, i.e5aI.se.
Srrfng beans - Supple. moderate;
FLORIDA, y -bushei hampers. green,
a.saa3 90: poorer. wide range in price.
cucunnbers-Practical no supplies
on market: no sales reported.
Peppers - Supplies light: derna nd
moderate. market steady: Florida.
pepper crates fancy, z.90a2.25: few
high ~ $50.
Eggplant - Supplies light; de:ns nd
moderate. market steady: Florida. pep.
per crates fancy, 2.ooa2.25.
SQUASH 49, Enrplies very light: too
few seIes reported TO quote
Carrots Supplies very light; de.
Ynsnd moderate. market about STEADY:
California. Western lettuce crates.
1eAa32s.
Eeets--guppiies light: derns nd light,
marker stsady: Texas, Western lettuce
crates. few sales 325a3.50: FLORIDA
pepper crates fancy loose. 2.26az.50.
Toms toes $3.50 Supplies moderate: de-.
ma M moderate, market slightly weak.
or: unknown origin. repacked In New
York City. 3s. fipes. wrapped. fancy
count. z.?5s3,o0. choice count. z.25a
$50
spinach --- Supplies moderate; De
ppand moderate, marker unsettled and
slightly weaker. eepecisliv on korfo'k
sec, ion: Virginia. Norfolk section.
hufhsl Ia skefr "a Yoy type. i.25sl.s8.
iow 81 80. few barrels, 400.