Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-14
FURTHER DECREASE
|NPOULTRY PRICES
Warm Weather Is Playing
Havoc With Christmas
Turkey Market.

Continued warm and mufky
weather is playing havoc with the
Christmas holiday turkey market.
Shippers already are sending fairly
heavy supplies to the local market,
mostly alive. although some dressed
stock has made its appearance.
1t Is believed receipts for next week
trade will be heavier than those for
the Thanksgiving holiday trade.
Weather conditions will prove an nm
portant factor in prices, but Just what
the prices will be dealers are unable
TO forecast.
Poultry prices continue low ana
business Is reported slow. Dealers are
not moving their supplies so We'll
Further decreases in poultry prices
were reported today.
Dealers reported continued nrm
condition of the butter market and
the egg market remains unchanged.
Fruits are being received in fairly
large quantities for next weeks mar
ket. prices being about normal. and
vegetables are plentiful and cheap.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 20a %;
veal. 24a"6. lamb. 26a27; fresh hams,
1Sa19; lons. 2la22; fresh shoulders,
1Ga17; smoked hams, 20a22; smoked
shoulders, HALF; strip bacon. 22a24;
lard, 13a1312; calves, alive. 14al6;
lambs, alive, l3.
Butter-Fresh. 1-pound prints, 55:
tub, Sass; street packed, 3la32.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 47a48; hen
merry, so: current receipts. Is.
Poultry, alive -- Turkeys, 38a4O;
fowls, small and medium. 20a21; large,
20; Spring chickens, %: ROSTERS, 49,;
ducks. 1Sao0: keats. young. 70a75; old,
~. Dressed-Turkeys. 42a45; Spring
chickens, 27a2S; roosters, 18a3o;
capons, fancy. heavy, 4ba4S; small,
ISAAC; ducks, %; keats, S0a90.
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 about steady; barrels,
Pennsylvania, "a inches up, U. $.
No. ]. Yorks, 900: Black Twigs, $50;
boxes, Washington medium to large
size extra fancy Romes. mostly 800;
Staymans. S.00a3.25; Spitzbergens,
3.75a400: Delicious, 3.S5a4.25; bushel
baskets, Maryland. unclassified Yorks,
"a inches up, $50; Pennsylvania, u.
s. No. /, Staymans, "a inches up,
$50; u. S. No. 2 Black Twigs, "a
inches up, It's. few higher.
bbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market about steady;
New York, sacked, per hundredweight
Danish type, mostly LOO; South Caro-.
lima, barrel crates, pointed type, most
ly 2.25.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; New
York, 2-3 crates, 2.00a2.25, mostly 200;
California, crates mostly around 500.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: California
crates iceberg type. As dozen, 3.50a
400; Arizona, crates iceberg type, As
dozen, 4.O0a4.25; Florida, Il -bushel
hampers. Big Boston type. 2.00a2.25.
Onions Supplies light; demand
light, market firm; Michigan. 100
pound sacks yellows, u. s. No. /, me-
dunn to large size. 1.90a2.00.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Michigan. 150-pound sacks Russet Ru-
rails, u. s. No. /. 1925; Maine. 150-
pound sacks Green Mountain. II. s.
No /. $50: 120-pound sacks. 2.75a2.S5.
String beans-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady: Flor
ida. 7sbushel hampers, green. best,
2.50a2.75; few high as 400; poorer
wide range prices. 1.50a2.25.
Tomato Market Steady.
Tomatoes--Supplies light: demand
light. market steady; Bahama Islands
repacked 3s ripes wrapped fancy
count. 375a3.90; choice count. 3.25a
$40; Florida. originals SIS ripes and
turning, wrapped, fancy count, 6.00a
$50: choice count, 5.00a5.50.
Cucumbers-Supplies light; demand
light. market dull; Florida. square
bushel crates. fancy. 3.0Oa3.50.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
light. market steady; Florida, pepper
crates. fancy. 2.00a225.
Eggplant-Too few sales reported TO
quote.
Squash-Supplies very light: de-
mand light, market steady; Florida
pepper crates, fancy white. wrapped,
3.O0a3.50; poorer, low as $50.
Carrots-Supplies limited; demand
light, market steady: California.
Western lettuce crates. 2.S5aS.00.
Beets-No supplies on market.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
light for good stock, market slightly
weaker: considerable ordinary cordi-
ton; Virginia, Norfolk section. cloth
top barrels, Savoy type, 1.50a2 90;
poorer. low as LOO.
Caulifiower-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market about steady: Cali
fornia, crates. 2.50a2.75; mostly ESQ.
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