Evening star., 1928-10-27
VEGETABLE SUPPLY
IS INCREASED HERE
Receipts of Pumpkins, Tur-
nipS and Carrots Grow.
Meats Plentiful.

Increased receipts of pumpkins. a
glutted condition of the apple market
and quantities of punched cornstalkS,
in demand for Halloween celebrations
the past few days. gave the market
decided Fall appearance.
Wholesale dealers in all commodi-
ties have had attractive displays
throughout the week, supplies having
been far greater than demands, ac-
cording to reports. In other words,
suggested a dealer, business has been
quiet and probably will continue so
until after the election.
One by one several varieties of
choicest fruits are disappearing from
the market, but other varieties will
continue to come in quantities great
enough to meet demands.
Vegetables Fairly Plentiful.
Vegetables have been fairly plentiful
throughout the week, more especially
green's, turnips carrots, beets and rad
ishes. Spinach continued cheap, but
kale became less plentiful and higher
There has been no scarcity of meats
and poultry, dealers reported although
prices continued with but little change
Egg prices showed additional advances,
while the butter market continued firm.
Retailers, anxious to get first pick
of commodities, more especially fruits
and vegetables, were on hand early this
morning. Prices of most commodities
were reported about the same as prices
quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Market.
Butter-One-pound prints, 4S12a49h;
tub, 4712a4612; store packed 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh. selected, 45a48; hen
merry, 53a55; current receipts, As; stor-
age, 35.
Poultry alive-Turkeys, 35a4O; Spring
chickens, 31a32; LeghornS, 27a28; fowls,
23a30; LeghornS, 22a23; roosters, 1920;
keats, young. 60a80; old, 80. Dressed,
turkeys. 40a45. Spring chickens, large,
38a40; Leghorns, 27a28; capons, large,
42a45; small, 30a35; ducks 20a30;
keats, young, 80a1.00.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 20a25; veal,
20a25 lamb, 25a28; pork loin, %; fresh
hams, 24a25; fresh shoulders, 25a2S;
smoked hams, 27; smoked shoulders,
%; bacon, 20a22: lard, l4a16.
Live stock-Calves, Is; lambs, 13.
Issuance of the Presidents proclama-
ton designating Thursday, November
29, Thanksgiving day, has called at
tention of merchants to the probable
condition of the turkey market for next
months holiday season.
Just what is to be expected" re-
marked a poultry dealer this morning,
sis problematical"
1t is stated that early reports from
Texas, where so many turkeys are
raised each year. and other States in
the South, tell of probable shortage
of the king birds the approaching holi-
day season. Floods and other weather
conditions, it is stated, resulted in the
loss OF thousands of young turkeys, sug-
geSting probable shortage for both
the Thanksgiving and Christmas holi-
day seasons.
Live turkeys the past two or more
weeks have been quoted at 35 and 40
cents, dressed stock selling at 40 and
45 cents. Many of the turkeys offered
at this season are from storage plants,
it is stated. and this supply probably
soon will become exhausted.
Dealers expect prices will advance the
next few days, but are unable to fore
cast prices that will prevail at Thanks
giving. They are reasonably certain
there Will be something like q 60-cent
market. 1t will be no less than so
cents, they say, information from tur-
key-raiSing sections giving no hope of a
possibility Of lower prices.
Chickens, Ducks and Keats.
There probably will be no scarcity Of
chickens, ducks and keats, according to
dealers, and it is probable that there
will be plenty rabbits on sale, the sea-
son for them opening November /. 1t
is reported that rabbits are plentiful in
some sections, while in other sections a.
scarcity of them is reported
Conflicting reports of the probable
condition of the market affecting rab-
bits, about the only game that is per-
mitted to be sold, are usually heard in
advance of the opening Of the season,
according to dealers, but supplies usually
come in quantities greater than the
demand.
Fairly heavy receipts of poultry have
been received since the close Of the
Summer season, it Is reported by deal
ers, the demands being about sufficient
to enable dealers to clean up at the
close of each week. Keats have been in
good demand, especially young stock, at
30 cents and 81, but old birds are hard
TO sell.
One by one several of the more at
tractive varieties of fruits are disappear
ing from the local market. Dealers will
have other fruits to take their places.
however, and are satisfied they will be
able to care properly for their patrons,
Watsrmelons were virtually off the
market month ago, the seasons supply