Evening star., 1928-11-24
ADEQUATE TURKEY
SUPPLY EXPECTED
Dealers Are Unable to Predict
Prices on D. c. Whole
sale Market.

coming week. Retailers getting their
week end supplies this morning made
anxious inquiries about probable tur-
key prices the coming week, but whole-
salers we're unable to enlighten them.
Conflicting opinions are being ex-
pressed by wholesale poultry dealers
concerning the Thanksgiving turkey
market. All are satisfied, however that
supplies will be sufficient to enable con-
sumers to obtain all the turkeys they
want at whatever price prevails.
II doubt If the demand for turkeys
will be as heavy as usual at Thanks
giving" said one dealer. while another
predicted fairly good demand.
Predictions Made.
On one hand, it was predicted that
the retail price probably would be
around 60 cents, another dealer sug-
costing the probability of a cheaper
market. Reports from Texas tell OF a
comparatively dull market In the
northern part of the State, where buy
ers were offering IS cents for No: l
stock, alive, delivered at dressing
plants, % cents being reported Tor
small lots for the nearby demand.
tomo, southern part of Texas, the past
few days, told Of a wide range OF
prices-24 to % cents for live turkeys.
It also was reported that all dressing
plants in that section were trying to
get out the stock they had on hand.
Dressed stock was reported arm at 40
and AZ cents.
More liberal receipts Of turkeys in
New York were mentioned in Agricul-
tural Department reports from that
State, with a slow demand that was ex-
pected to improve. Small sales were
reported at prices ranging from 4S to
So cents.
Receipts of turkeys in this city the
past few days have been anything but
liberal, according to reports, although
dealers do not expect heavy shipments
before tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday.
Weather conditions have been such in
nearby States, it is stated, that turkey
raisers lost their usual interest in the
Thanksgiving market and concluded to
hold back their stock for the Christmas
market.
SHOULD immense quantities of them
be held back for the Christmas mar
ket," observed a dealer this morning,
sit may result in higher prices next
week and lower prices for the Christ
mas market"
This particular dealer sent out to
shippers probable prices Of 40 and ~
cents for live turkeys and IS and 4S
cents for dressed stock. admitting next
weeks prices may be lower or higher.
He said, however. he did not look for
particularly high market.
There we're many early morning re-
tailers about the Wholesale Market this
morning anxious for definite informa-
ton as to probable prices in order that
they may take orders from their GUS
toners tomorrow for their turkeys for
their Thanksgiving dinner.
Chickens, ducks, keats and rabbits
were fairly plentiful this morning and
probably will continue so until the close
of the market the day before Thanks
giving Rabbits this morning were
plentiful and in much better condition
than during the early part Of the week.
Prices ranged from 35 to so cents.
Buying this morning for the week
end trade was fairly brisk. Retailers
we're out early, as usual. wanting the
first pick of commodities for their early
store trade.
Today's Wholesale Prices--J0bbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 51iZa
52h: tub, 5olaa5ll2; storepacked,
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 5Oa52; hem
merry. 54a58: current receipts, 4Sa49;
storage, 33a35.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 38a40: Spring
chickens. %; Leghorns, IS; fowls, 25a
%: roosters. 19a20; keats, young. Goa
so; old, 30 Dressed-Turkeys. As;
Spring chickens, 36a38; Leghorns, 35;
Ia
small. small, soass: ducks ducks, soas2; Keats, keats.
young. 8Oal 90.
Meats, fresh-killed - Beef, 18a25;
veal, 27; lamb, 20a25; fresh pork loinS,
19a22; fresh hams, 81; fresh shoulders,
10; smoked hams, 25a27: smoked
shoulders. %; bacon, 90; lard, 13a14.
Live stock-Calves, 1917; lambs, Is.
Attractive displays of fruits along the
B street wholesale line this week gave
the block a decided Summer appear
ance. Piled high along both the build
ing and curb lines were apples. oranges,
satsumas. casabas, pears and other
fruits, receipts suggesting plentiful sup
plies of all varieties. Prices were
quoted at a wide range, dealers re-
porting them reasonable or cheap.
Apples, most plentiful of fruits, were
from nearby and distant States, prices
depending entirely upon size, variety
and condition Of the fruit. Government
reports showed shipment Of $50 car
loads one day this week. the State of
washington leading with total of go
carloads, Virginia being second with
105 carloads.
Only moderate supplies of the fruit
reached this city the past few days,
according to Government reports, prices
depending entirely upon size, variety
and condition of the fruit. Box stock
from Washington sold from $3.50 TO
1925 a box various varieties of the fruit
from other States selling from 81 to
Sl65 bushel.
Supplies of Eastern stock grapes have
become lighter, the same being true OF
grapes from the West shipped In boxes.
only a slight demand for grapes was
reported the past few days. and prices
covered wide range. Keg stock soon
will reach the local market.
Oranges and Grapefruit.
Moderate supplies of oranges in this
city the past few days met moderate
demand and steady market. Receipts
were heavy enough to reduce prices ac-
cording to merchants, the smallest OF
the stock selling as low as Is cents
dozen at retail Some choice OrargeS
are being received from Florida and the
West, those of the navel variety being
large and selling at advanced prices.
Grapefruit have been received In
moderate quantities this week. meeting
a moderate demand and steady market.
Florida boxes, medium size. No. fruit,
sold at $4 and $3.50; No. 2 stock SELL
ing at $3.50 and $375. Cranberries, in
liberal supply, sold at prices covering
a wide range Dealers have had small
quantities of honeydews this week,
second crop, it is stated. that was OF
much better quality than the first crop.
Bananas are plentiful.
Wholesalers this week also had at
tractive displays of vegetables to of1er
the trade, some from nearby farms and