Evening star., 1927-11-14
TURKEYS MOVING
WELL IN MARKET
Dealers Unable to Forecast
Thanksgiving Bird Prices.
Weather Factor.

Turkey killing for the Thanksgiv'
ing holiday season has begun in
earnest by local dealers. Several sur
prise shipments were received Satur-
day, and other heavy shipments are
expected tomorrow. Monday being an
off day with wholesalers.
Shippers seldom do much shipping
on SUNDAYS, according to local merch-
ants.
TURKEYS received Saturday were in
the pink of condition, dealers reported,
many of them being very large and
fat. Dealers were unable this morn
j ing to give a definite forecast OF
prices that will prevail next week.
/ Live turkeys sold at 40 and az
cents this morning, while dressed
stock brought As and so. Prices next
week will depend entirely upon the
question of supply and demand and
weather conditions.
Buying of foodstuffs this morning
was not especially active, dealers re-
ported, representing only normal con-
dition for the first market day OF the
week. Prices were substantially the
same as those quoted Saturday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-pound prints, 54;
tub. sla52; store packed, 3oa3l.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 47a4S; hen
merry, 55a60; current receipts, %.
Poultry. alive - Turkeys. 40a42;
fowls. small and medium. 22a23: large,
24a25; Spring chickens, 25a26; roosters,
16a17: ducks, Isaac; keats, young, tOa
as; old, IS. Dressed-Turkeys, Asa
30: Spring chickens, 3oaS2; roosters,
1Sa2O; ducks, 1Sa20; capons, fancy,
heavy. 40a45: ducks, 25; keats, S0aS0. |
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 18a20;
veal, 25a27; lamb. 25a27; fresh ham,
21a22; loins, 24a25; shoulders, 1Sa19;
smoked hams, 24a25; smoked Shout |
ders, IS; strip bacon, %: lard, 1412 2a15;
calves, 16; lambs, 1S.
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
light, market steady; boxes, Wash |
ington, medium to large size, extra |
fancy Delicious, 4.00a425; Romes and
Staymans, 3.00a3.25; bushel baskets,
PENNSYLVANIA, unclassified Yorks and
Staymans and Black Twigs, 21s lncnes
up, windfalls. mostly around LOU; zA
2iL inches, windfalls, mostly around
125; unclassified Grimes, 2l2 lncnes
up. good quality but russeted, 2.25; Vir-
ginia, u. S. No. !, 212 inches up, stay
mans. 2.25, few higher.
Cabbage--Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market steady; New
York, sacked, per hundredWelgnt,
Danish type, 1.OOa1.15, few 1.25.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market slightly stronger;
New York, 2-3 crates, 2.25a2.o0.
Grapes-Supplies of Eastern STOCK
light; no early sales reported; supplies
of Western stock moderate: oernanu
light. market dull; California, lugs''
Flame Tokays, 1.25a1.50. few higher:
20.pound lugs, lis; lugs, Muscats'
75a1.00
Lettuce-supplies of Western stock
light: demand moderate. market about
steady: California, crates. Iceberg
fyne, as dozen. 450a5.00.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
Hight, market dull; few sales; New
York. 100-pound sacks. yellows, =. .
No. /. medium to large size, 1.o0al,To:
Mich;ran. 10O-pound sacks. yellows.
L. s. No. 1, large size, l-Ioal-so.
State of Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market ABOUT Sledoy'
Idaho. 11e-pound sacks, Rurals, U. >.
No. 1. $50: Pennsylvania, 150.pound
sacks, round whites, u. S. No. i, 3.25a
3.3s: Michigan, 150-pound sacks. Rus
set Rurals, u. S. No. /. 3.40; Mime
sofa, 150-pound sacks, round whites
L. S. No. !, 3.25.
Sweet Potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand light. market firm; North |
Carolina, cloth-top barrels, yellows. |
It's; Virginia. East Shore. cloth-top |
barrels, yellows. 200: few higher.
String Beans-Supplies moderate; |
demand light, market steady: South |
Carolina, bushel hampers. green. 2.O0a |
$50; few fancy high as 800: Florida. |
y -bushel hampers, green, good quail |
itv and condition. $50.
Cucumbers-Supplies light: demand |
light, market dull; Florida. square |
bushel crates, No. 1, 4.00a5.00; mostly |
around 4.50.
Eggplant--Supplies light: demand
light, market dull: Florida, pepper
crates. ordinary. $50; few best. 800: |
bushel hampers, fancy. $50.
Squash-Supplies light; demand
light. market firm for good stock: |
Florida. pepper crates, fancy wrapped. |
2.7s: holdovers. 2.25a2.50.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market slightly stronger;
california, lugs. ripes. wrapped. 2.75a
20; Ohio. 1o-pound baskets. hothouse