Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
TURKEYS HIGHER
IN LOCAL MARKET
Eggs Decline--Fish Dealers
Report Increased Demand
for Sea Food.

Colder weather predicted by the
weather Bureau will be given hearty
welcome by turkey raisers in nearby
and distant States, recent warm
weather having caused worry about
me dressing and shipping of turkeys
10 the local market.
Additional supplies of turkeys for
the Christmas holiday trade continue
TO arrive in the local market Re-
.ceipts are not exceptionally heavy,
however. and advanced prices were re-
ported this morning.
With the increa sed price for the
king bird came a weakening OF the
egg market and lowering Of prices.
Prices of butter. meats and other COM
modities remained unchanged.
Live Turkeys Higher.
Price Of live turkeys, quoted early
In the week at 3S and 40 cents, were
quoted at 40 and AZ cents this morn
ing, the prices of dressed turkeys in
creasing from AZ and As to 43 and as
cents.
Current receipt eggs dropped from
IS to AZ cents, hennery stock from
80 to IS and fresh selected from AZ and
IS to A and As cents.
Municipal Fish Market dealers this
morning reported increased demands
for marine products for the Friday
trade. They had attractive displays of
oysters, fish, crabmeat, Holsters. clans
and other products Of far distant and
nearby waters to meet all demands.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 20a25;
veal, 24a26; lamb, 26a27; fresh hams,
1saf9; loins, 21a22; fresh shoulders,
16a17; smoked hams. 20a22; smoked
shoulders, 14a16; strip bacon, 22a24:
lard, 13a13h; calves, alive, 14a15;
lambs. alive, 10.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 44a45; hen
merry, As: current receipts, AZ.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 40a42;
fowls, small and medium, 20a21; large,
22a23; Spring chickens, 24a25; ROSTERS,
is; ducks, 1Sa20; keats, young, 70a75;
old, IS. Dressed-Turkeys 4Sa46;
Spring chickens. 27a2S; ROSTERS, Is:
capons. fancy, heavy, 45a4S; small, SSa
40: ducks, 25a30; keats, 80a90.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
Agriculture, says:
Appies-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; barrels,
Pennsylvania, 21a inches up, u. S. No.
j, Yorks, 500; Black Twigs, $50; Vir-
GINA, u. ST. No. /, Staymans, az
inches up. fine quality and condition,
few sales direct to retailers, 900;
boxes, Washington, medium to large
size extra fancy Romes, mostly 800:
Staymans. 3.00a3.25; Spitzenbergs, 3.75
a4.00; Delicious, 4.00a4.25; bushel bas.
kets. Maryland, unclassified Yorlzs,
~ inches up. 1.50; Pennsylvania.
II
ESQ; u. S. No. 2, Black Twigs, ~
inches up. LIS. few higher; unclassi-
fed Romes, 2% up, 2.25; Virginia,
u. S. No. 1, Staymans, 2% inches up,
fine quality and condition, 800.
Cabbage-SupplieS moderate; de.
mand moderate, market about steady;
New York, sacked, per hundredweight,
Danish type, 90a1.0o; South Carolina,
barrel crates, pointed type, 2.00a2.25.
Celery-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; New York,
% crates, 1.75a2.00: some poor con-
dition. low as 100; California, crates,
best, few sales, 500.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market dull and slightly
weaker; California, crates, iceberg
type, AS dozen, $50, few higher; Ari.
iona. crates. Iceberg type, AS dozen.
3.75a4.00.
onions-Suppli,ss light; demand mod
crate, market 4Ieady: Michigan, 100
pound sacks, Ya ows, U. s. No. /, me-
dunn to large SIP. 1.90a2.00. best most
ly 200.
Potato tarket Steady.
Potatoes-Su slies moderate; de-
mand moderator market steady: Michi-
gan, 150.pound BACKS, Russet Rurals,
u. S. No. 1, WIS; Maine, 150-pound
sacks, Green Mountains, u. S. No. 1,
$50; 120-pound sacks, 2.75a2.s5.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market steady;
Eastern Shore, Maryland, bushel