Evening star., 1928-11-10
OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
At D. c. MARKET
Draggy Conditions of Past
Week Laid to Effect of
Election.

Sunshine and warm weather most OF
the week gave the local markets much
the appearance of what is expected
during Summer seasons. There wee
attractive supplies of fruits and vege-
tables from all sections of the country
some from open country and some
grown under glass.
A generally draggy condition of the
market was reported Now that the
| election 4s ever. however, more active
conditions are anticipated for the neaI
future.
| Not many changes in prices of food
StuffS were reported since last week
Butter prices took slight advance the
, first of the week, and the egg market
continued firm. Slightly increased re-
ceipts of eggs were reported this week
but prices remained about the same.
Meat Prices Lower.
Dealers reported an easing of prices
of beef and some other meats, and the
pric, of lamb continued as low as last
weeks prices. No heavy demands for
any meats we're reported, according to
reports, but dealers anticipate better
business as soon as the weather gets
cold.
Pork prices have taken drop the
past 10 days Usually at this season
hog killing in the surrounding country
| is we'll under way, increasing supplies
and lowering prices. but warm weather
this Fall has delayed such killings on a
large scale.
There have been some few farmers in
Virginia and Maryland bringing small
quantities of dressed pork to the local
| market, the quantities being so small
that they were retailed on the farmers
| line.
Retailers were out early this morning
getting supplies for their weekend
| trade, and wholesalers were equal to the
occasion, having large and attractive
supplies of most commodities that were
offered at prices that have prevailed
most of the week.
TOday's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints. 51a52;
tub, 5Oa51; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 48a50; hen
merry 53a55; current receipts, 46a47;
storage, 33a35.
Poultry - Alive: Turkeys, 4Oa45;
Spring chickens, 30a32; Leghorns, 27a
28: fowls, 27a28; roosters, 19a20; keats
young 60a80, old 80. Dressed: Turkeys
horns, 37a38: capons, large 32a45
small 30a35; ducks, 30a32; keats young
| 80a1 90.
Meats, fresh-killed-Beef, 18a27; yea!
22a27; lamb, 20a25; pork loins 26a27;
| fresh lambs, 22a23; fresh shoulders, 18a
| 20; smoked hams, 25a27; smoked Shoul-
ders, 21a22; bacon, %; lard, 14a1412.
Live stock-Calves, 15a16' lambs, 13.
Realizing the Thanksgiving holiday
season Is less than three weeks off
poultry dealers are anxious to obtain
information as to the prospects for sup
| plies of turkeys to meet the demand
that is certain to prevail at that time
Thus far, it is stated. no information
from the turkey raising sections has
reached here.
"There certainly will be plenty of
turkeys to go around" was the obServa-
ton Of a dealer this morning, land If
prices are too high sales probably will
not be so brisk.
II think the day for extreme high
prices for turkeys is a thing of the
past" the dealer added. During and
subsequent to the World War prices
went as high as IS cents a pound. Eut
I doubt If such prices will again pre-
vail. If they do, people probably will
be content with chickens or meats for
their Thanksgiving dinner"
There was time when scarcity OF
turkeys in nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia meant high prices here, the
dealer stated, but such is not the case
now, the great bulk of the turkeys
offered here coming from other sections.
It Is feared that continued warm
weather will prevent the fattening of
turkeys raised in this vicinity and in
the South, and during the Thanksgiving
holiday market dealers may have to
draw upon raisers in Michigan, Mime
sofa and Illinois. It Is expected that
local dealers will get their accustomed
supplies from Texas, Missouri, Ten
nessee, Southwest Virginia and North
Carolina.
Turkey Shipments Expected.
Should high prices for selected stock
prevail, according to local merchant,
lower prices for thin stock may have a
tendency to weaken the maj ket. Some
of the thin stock, the merchant stated
| is all right and will answer all pur-
| poses. The only thing needed Is for
them.
1t is expected that turkeys for the
Thanksgiving trade will begin reaching
here the latter part of next week. A
few scattering ones reached here this
week. They found ready sale, however
at prevailing prices.
Increased receipts of poultry this
week weakened the market and made
prices of some varieties lower. Most oi
the poultry received this week came BY
motor truck from points in Maryland
and Virginia. poultry raisers sending
very few chickens by rail and steamer.
One hauler, from Harrisonburg, Va.
brought 100 coops of chickens here in
a motor truck, a total of approx
mately $500 chickens. The trip was
made in a comparatively short time, II
was reported, and not chicken dice
on the way.
Ducks, geese and k-2ts may reach
here duri--g the Thanksgiving market
season in quantities sufficiently grea'
to relieve the turkey situation, anc
dealers also expect heavy shipments
of rabbits about that time. 1t is prob
able that the ducks and geese will be
fairly cheap, while keats probably viii
be at the prices they bring during thu
entire year.
Fruit and vegetable displa on the
B street wholesale line this week con-
tinue>. as attractive as those earlier II
the season. Watermelons, cantaloupe!
and honeyballs are entirely off thu
market, and dealers had anticipated
the early disappearance of honeydeWs
but the second crop of that fruit ap
peared the middle of the week, 1t Il
| cfatad moro attractive and deliciOIl.