Evening star., 1928-12-18
CHRISTMAS TREES
IN EVIDENCE HERE
Large Displays on View at
Market-Turkey Sup
plies Good.

I
to punches of berries from swamps of
nearby States, proved an attractive
| feature of the wholesale market dis
| trict this morning. Very few pines
and cedars from Maryland and Vlr-
| ginia have reached the local market,
but heavy receipts are expected the
next two or three days.
| It is also expected that some North
Carolina trees will reach here before
the end of the week. Some of them
were offered in the local market last
year and are said to have been par
! ticularly attractive. They also are said
| to hold up better than trees that have
| been cut two or three weeks before
being offered for sale.
Turkey Receipts.
Chief interest in today's market CEN
| tered about turkeys, and dealers were
well pleased with improved conditions.
| The change in the weather meant new
| life to dealers, and continued cold Wea-
ther the remainder of the week Will
| enable the dressing and handling OF
! turkeys without fear of losses.
While there were many turkeys In
market this morning, mostly alive, re-
| ceipts were not heavy. This does not
| suggest a possible shortage for the
| Christmas holiday market, however, ac-
cording to dealers, for it is known that
many turkeys, both live and dressed,
are headed here from distant places.
Then, too, it is said by dealers, there
| are many turkeys in storage, represent
| ing the surplus stock at Thanksgiving,
that will be offered for the approaching
holiday market trade. Dealers say they
see nothing but comparatively cheap
market
1t is said there probably will be much
lie +0 off "a fFn
many turkey raisers shipping stock that
| is not fat enough to offer the best trade.
| Such stock probably will sell from to.
| 10 cents lower htan the stock in good
condition. Dealers predict wholesale
market of about 43 to As cents, which,
| they say, should make a retail market
of from SO to so cents.
ReceintS of chickens we're fairly heavy
this morning, and dealers had addi-
tional shipments of rabbits to offer at
cheap prices. A draggy condition of
the meat market was reported, dealers
saying they do not anticipate much i'm
provement in market conditions until
after the Christmas holiday season.
Wholesalers had their usual attractive
offerings of fruits and vegetables, some
from nearby and some from distant
places. Most of the attractive fruits
came from California and Florida,
growers in the two States also supply
ing top quality vegetables
No changes were reported in butter
and egg prices today, and most COM
modities were offered at prices SUBJ
stantially the same as those quoted yes
terday.
Today's wholesale prices. Jobbers'
prices slightly higher:
Butter-One-pound prints, 51a5215;
tub, 501aa51 u; store packed, 30a35.
Eggs-Hennery. 48a50; fresh select
ed, 43a44; current receipts, 38a40;
storage, 32a33.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 37a3S; Spring
chickens, %; Leghorns, IS; fowls. 26;
roosters. 1920; keats, young, 60a80;
Spring chickens, 30a32; Leghorns, %
a30; fowls, 28a30; capons. large, 45a4S:
small, 38a40; ducks, 30a32; keats,
young, 80a1.00.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, top, 25;
medium, 81 1aa23; common, 17a18: veal,
25a27; lamb %; pork 1oins, 19a21;
fresh hams, 20a22; fresh shoulders, 16
a17 smoked shoulders, 17al8; smoked
hams, 25a26; bacon, %: lard, in tins,
1919: in packages, Halls.
Live stock-Calves, 16al7; lambs,
13a14.
Game-Rabbits, No. grade, 25; No.
2 grade, 15a20.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market News
Service Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics says:
Apples es-Supplies moderate; demand
light market steady; boxes, Washing
ton, medium to large size, extra fancy
Delicious, 3.25; Romes, $50; Staymans,
2.5Oa275; Jonathans, 2.00a2.25; bushel
baskets, Virginia and Pennsylvania,
q. S. No. 1, az inches up, Grimes, best,
$50; poorer, 1.35; Staymans, $50;
U. S. No. /, 234 inches up, mostly
around Its.
Cabbage Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; New York, Danish
type, 90-pound sacks, 2.25a2.50; 100
pound sacks, 2.50a2.65.
Celery-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady; California, crates,
6.00a650; few fancy high as 100; some
ripe, fair condition, 500a5.50; New
York, 2-3 crates, wide range prices, ESQ
a325.
liberal; demand light, market steady;
California, crates, iceberg type, 40
dozen fair quality and condition, $50
a4O0; few, dozen, good quality ana
condition, ATS; Arizona, crates, iceberg
type, As dozen, soft, poorly headed,
3.OOa3.25; Southern stock, supplies
light, demand light, market dull: Flor
ida, 1l2-bushel hampers, big Boston
type, fair to ordinary quality, 75al.2o;
Onions-supplies light; demand light,
market steady; Michigan and Ohio,
1OO-pound sacks yellows, U. S. No. l,
medium to large size, 5.00a5.10; mostly
500.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; Michigan,
150-pound sacks RuSSet RuralS, y. ..
No. /. 2.O0a215; few 225; Idaho, 100
pound sacks, Russet Burbanks. U: S.
No. /, 2.40; Pennsylvania and New
York, 150-pound sacks round whites,
U. S. No. /, mostly around ZOO.
Spinach-Supplies light; demand light,
market about steady; Norfolk section,
overs, 1.00a1.25.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light: de-
mand light, market steady; North Caro-
lima, cloth top barrels yellows, No. /. few
sales, $50; considerably decayed, l.00a
200; nearby Maryland, bushel baskets,
Nancy Halls, No. l, 1.50.
String beans-Supplies limited; de-
mand light, market steady; Florida,
h-bushel hampers, best, 5.00a5. 80; fa1r
quality and condition, 4.00a450; Black
Valentines and Refugees, some fair quail
| ity and condition, 3.00a350.
| Eggplant-No supplies on market.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market about steady; Florida,
pepper crates, fancy, 1O.O0a1l.0O;
choice, 900
Squash-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steady; Florida, pepper
crates white, wrapped, fancy, 6.00a
$50; fair quality and condition, 500.
Cucumbers-Supplies very light; de-
mand good for good stock, market firm;
Florida, 7s-bushel hampers, fancy, 6.00a
$50; ordinary quality and condition, no
sales reported.
Peas-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; California, 40-pound