Evening star., 1928-12-22
TURKEY RECEIPTS
ARE HEAVY IN D. c.
Dealers at Wholesale Market
Report improved Business
During Week.

doors of the markets close to the Christ
mas buyers Monday night. Buyers were
out in fairly large numbers this morn
ing, practically every one interested IN
turkeys. Many of the shoppers made
their purchases of turkeys for Christ
mas, others holding back in anticipa-
ton of the possibility of cheaper prices
Monday.
None of the markets will be open for
business tomorrow. Poultry dealers on
Louisiana avenue and Tenth street,
where most of the dressing of poultry
in the city is done, have arranged to
keep open practically all day tomorrow,
such opening being necessary in order
to receive late shipments and supply
poultry to persons too busy to DO theN
buying today or Monday.
Leftover Supplies.
Much of the supplies of turkeys left
over from the Thanksgiving market
and placed in storage appeared IN the
local markets, wholesale and retail. to-
day, these supplies being offered at low
prices. There were many thin turkeys,
called by dealers No 2 stock, received
the past few days, some being SO tnln
that they were scarcely worth having;
Raisers shipped them here, however. and
wholesalers are doing the best they can
with them.
Warm weather earlier in the month
had its effect upon the turkey market,
dressing plants in the South delaying
operations because of the danger OF
losses. From all sections of the coun-
try came reports early in the season
that there would be no scarcity OF
turkeys, some reports suggesting supplies
probably would be largely in excess OF
demand.
Realizing the possibility of a cheaper
market, most local dealers went SLOW
in giving quotations and ordering sup
plies, wanting to guard against losses.
It was suggested in some quarters early
in the month that Christmas would see
a 60-cent market, but in this city deal
erS predicted that so cents would be
the highest probable retail price, and
expressed the belief that only few sales
would be made at that top price.
It was evident late last week that a
break in the market would come, and
prices soon started downward, until
dealers gladly accepted 35 and 36 cents
for top turkeys alive, and offered dressed
stock at prices ranging for IS to AZ
cents. Prices today covered SINH
larly wide range, and just what closing
prices Monday night will be is prob
lematical.
Buyers not wanting to pay the prices
quoted for turkeys were able to get
other lines of poultry at lower prices,
although, according to dealers, prices
of small turkeys will not run into much
more money than the prices of geese,
ducks and chickens, considering the
difference in the quantity of meat
represented.
There are many persons in the city
who will have big, fat goose grace
CoffSfn7aG a
decided preference for the meat of the
goose compared with other species of
the barnyard fowls. Hundreds of the
geese reached here this week from
Maryland and Virginia, coming in
coops along with turkeys, ducks, chick
ems and keats.
Live geese this morning were quoted
at 20 and Is cents, dressed stock SELL
ing at 80 cents. Ducks, alive, were Of
fered at IS cents, dressed stock selling
at 80 cents. Spring chickens and fowls
have been cheaper the past few days,
keats selling at 80 cents and 81, price
that has prevailed the entire Winter.
improvement in business this week,
something that was naturally expected,
was reported by dealers this morning.
While the chief interest of the week
was in the turkey market. according to
reports of dealers, trimmings for the
turkey and fruits of all varieties were
in demand. Poultry prices were cheaper
than prices reported a week ago, but
very little changes in prices of fruits
and vegetables were reported.
TOday's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 51I2a521a; !;
tub, 501a a51 z; store-packed, 30a35.
Eggs-Hennery, 45a47; fresh, selected,
A3a44; current receipts, 35a36
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 35a36; Spring
chickens, 26a27; Leghorns, 25; fowls
IS; roosterS, 19a20; ducks, IS; geese
2oa25; keats, young 60a80, old 80
Dressed-Turkeys 35a42; Spring chick
ems, 30a32: Leghorns, 28a30; fowls, 28a
80: capons, large, 45a48; small, 38a40;
ducks, 80; geese, 80; keats, young, goa
100.
Meats-Beef, top 25, medium 2112a
%, common l7a18: veal, 25a27; lamb,
%; pork loins, ID: fresh hams, 21a23;
fresh shoulders, 17a18; smoked hams
25a26; smoked shoulders, 13: bacon
20a22; lard, in tins 1872, in packages
1872.
Live stock-Calves, 16; lambs, 13a14.
Game-Rabbits, No. ! grade 25, No
3 grade 15a20.
Butter and eggs were in greater de.
occasions, and realization of the antici.
pated drop in prices of eggs proved q
boon to both dealers and consumers
So great was the drop in wholesale
prices that retailers also had to sell al
lower prices
Change in the condition of the egs
market was anticipated fully two weeks
ago, it is stated, and merchants exer.
'cised more care in making purchases
1nf 1gArY fx I.a I,% L, la7,r
quantities of the product Of the henner,
for which high prices we're paid. In
creased receipts and heavy sales o
storage eggs are said to have beer
factors in bringing down prices of tht
fresh stock.
There still are plenty eggs in storage
1t is reported, and it is probable tina
they will be turned out at lower price
4n the near future, which, it is believed
will go far toward further reducing th'
price of fresh eggs. 1t is thought b,
weather will cause increased prices Il
prevail the remainder of the Winte
season.
Meat dealers reported a slow marke
this week, a condition that was naturall
to be expected, meats never being il
great demand just prior to the Christ
mas holiday season. There were ampl
supplies of all kinds of meats in tn
market throughout the week, however
and prices were reported reasonable O
cheap.
Pork Loin Prices Drop.
Pork loins dropped as low as 18 cent
for the fresh-killed stock, the loves
price in recent years, it is stated, an
other cuts also were cheaper. Lam
prices continued cheap, while the mar
ket on veal continued high and firm
Farmers along the B street line outsid
Center Market offered fresh-killed por
to the retail trade. They also offere
country sausage, link sausage and othc
pork products.
Business at Municipal Fish Markt
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