Evening star., 1927-03-02
POORER TURKEYS
/ FLOODING MARKET
Crooked Breast and Gull
Stock Selling as Low as 30
/ and 35 Cents Today.

Turkey raisers are shipping theil
crooked breast turkeys and culls tc
the local market, apparently anxious
to get rid of the stock they do moi
intend to carry over for this years
Christmas market. Price of such
stock is far below that charged foi
fancy stock, according to market
reports, there being no demand foi
them. Such turkeys sold as low as
80 and 35 cents today.
Weather conditions the past feW
days enabled raisers to ship dressed
stock to market. There still els a
fairly good demand for choice turkeys
hotels and restaurants continuing to
serve them. Choice dressed stock
sold at as and As cents this morning
the live ones bringing 40 and AZ.
Dealers believe the low price has
been reached in the egg market, price
of current receipts remaining at 20
cents. Reports of steady egg markets
in the large cities in the East and
West suggest to local dealers that
prices soon may advance.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1.pound prints, 55a
Sc; tub, SLABS; store packed, 30.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 25a26; hen
merry, 2S; current receipts, %.
Poultry, alive--Turkeys, 40; chick
ems, ISAAC: white Leghorns, 24a25;
fowls, 27a29; roosters. 20; ducks,
20a25; keats. young, IS; old. 30a35.
Dressed-Turkeys. As; old toms. 40;
fowls, 24a30: capons, fancy. heavy,
35; smaller, 30a32; fowls, 2Sa3O; keats.
young, 60a70: old, 25a30; ducks, 2Sa30;
chickens. 3Sa40.
Meats-Beef, 17a17ia; veal, 2Sa26;
lambs. 2Sa30; fresh hams. 26a2S;
shoulders, 21a22: loins, %: smoked
hams, 2SaSO; smoked shoulders, 1Sa20.
Live stock--Calves, choice, 151a;
medium, 11a13; thin. 7aS; lambs, IL.
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 liberal: demand
light, markct steady; barrels. Pennsyl-
vania, No. "a inch Staymans, 800;
boxes, Northwestern, medium to large
sizes extra fancy winesaps, 2.76a3.00;
bushel baskets, no sales reported.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
stock. South Carolina. Ia -bushel
hampers pointed type, 1.25a1.50;
Florida, Il bushel hampers pointed
type, 1.50a1.75; ordinary quality and
condition low as 100; Texas, barrel
crates, approximately 100 pounds net,
round type, 2.25a3.50.
Celery-Supplies limited; demand
moderate, market slightly stronger;
Florida, 10-inch crates, 1.75a3.00;
r <y-y
b.00a5.75. few 800.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market steady; Cali
fornia- crates, Iceberg type, AS dozen,
2.75a300.
Onions-Supplies moderate; de-
naand light, market firm; Ohio, 100
pound sacks, Yellows, L. S. No. i,
medium to large sizes. 2.75a3.00: poor
or. low as $50; New York, 100-pound
sacks, Yellows, L. S. No. /, medium
size. 2.00a2.25: Michigan, l0O-pound
sacks, Yellows, L. S. No. !, large size,
325
4 Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market fairly steady;
Michigan. 150-pound sacks. Russet
Rural. u. S. No. /. 3.65a3.75; Maine,
120-pound sacks, Green Mountains,
u. S. No. ]. 3.00a3.25; New York. 150-
pound sacks. Round Whites, U. S. No
/, $40.
Spinach-Supplies light; demand
moderate. market stronger; South
Carolina cloth-top barrels, Savoy
type. 250a2.75, mostly $50; Virginia,
Norfolk section, bushel baskets, Savoy
type, wide range quality and condi-
ton, 50a90, few 100.
Strawberries-Supplies light: de-
mand light, market steady; Florida,
rn frv. =
poorer as low as 25 per quart.
g. String beans-Supplies very light;
demand light. market steady; Florida,
h-bushel hampers. green. 50Oa5.50.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Florida, skies.
rpes and turning wrapped, fancy
count, 4.50a5.00; choice count, 3.5Oa
400; few good quality and condition.
fancy count, $50.