Evening star., 1928-12-26
SALES OF TURKEY
REACH HIGH MARK
Dealers at D. c. Wholesale
Market Report Good Holi-
day Business.

"a SATISFACTORY turkey I1dIkeG lOE CIe
Christmas holiday season. Many ad-
ditional sales of turkeys we're reported
this morning, chiefly for consumption
in hotels and other public eating places,
such places having done an exceptional
1y big business yesterday.
Dealers are now looking ahead to the
New Year holiday market. Turkeys will
not be anything like in the demand re-
corded for Christmas consumption, how
ever. although it is expected that the
demand for the king of the poultry
family will be greater the approaching
New Year season than heretofore.
Prices during the week probably will
be about the same as prices that pre-
vailed during the Christmas market
season. Live turkeys this morning sold
at 38 and 40 cents, dressed stock being
quoted at fro mao to As cents. Whole
salerS had ample supplies OF dinerent
species Of poultry to meet demands.
Vegetables Plentiful
Business generally was not very active
this morning. Some retailers hao
poultry enough left over from MONDAY
to supply demands today and tomorrow,
and they also had supplies OF other
commodities
Fruit and vegetable displays continue
attractive. There were plentiful sup
plies of all kinds Of fruits and vege-
tables, practically every variety to be
had at the different season with the
exception of watermelons. cantaloupes
and several varieties of berries. Straw
berries. product of Florida growers, were
of exceptionally fine quality. They we're
uuoted from 70 cents to 81 quart box.
New cabbage, pointed type, were re-
ceived from South Carolina growers;
first of the season from there, ano
dealers quoted a price OF 81 ana SOU
a crate. Cucumbers. scarce last week
were q trifie more plentiful, mostly NO.
2 stock, and were offered at 81 ana 30
h bushel hamper.
Egpplants. also more plentiful, were
huoted at So q pepper crate. Peppers
were So and So; peas, $6 and $3.50;
string beans, So and $3.50: new pota-
toes, 81 and $3.50, and white squash,
SIS and Sc a crate.
: A slight decrease in butter prices was
reported, while a slight increase IN
prices Of some meats was shown In
reports. The egg market was firm.
TOday's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints. 4934a50s4;
tub, 4834a493A; Store-packed: 3OaS5.
Egrs-Hennery, 45a4T: fresh, selected,
l3a44: current receipts. 35a36.
Poultry - Alive Turkeys, 38a40;
Spring chickens, 26a27; Leghorns, IS;
fowls. IS; roosters, 19a20; ducks, 20;
geese. 20a25; keats, young, 6oaSo; old,
so. Dressed-Turkeys. 40a45; spring
chickens. 30a32; Leghorns, 28a3U;
fowls, 28a3o; capons, large. 45a48; small
ssa4O; ducks; 80; geese 80; keats
MeatswBeef. top, rs, medium 211aa
23: common, 17a18: veal, 25a27; lamb,
2s: pork 1oins, 22a24: fresh hams, 2la
%: fresh shoulders, 16a19; smoked
hams, 25a26; smoked shoulders, ID;
bacon, 20a22: lard, in tins, 1212; IN
packages, 1872.
Live stock-Calves, IS: lambs, 1Sa14.
Game-Rabbits, No. grade, rs, NO. 2
grade, 15a2O.
Fruit and Vegetable Supply.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables Compiled by the Market News
Bureau of Agricultural Economics)
Apples-SuppIies moderate; demand
light. market dull; barrels, virginia,
llnclassified, Staymans, AZ inches up,
4.5O; boxes, Washington, medium to
large size, extra fancy, Delicious, 3.25a
$50; extra fancy, Romes, Staymans,
$50; extra fancy. Jonathans, 2.OOa2.25;
bushel baskets, Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania, u. S. No. l, 2l2 inches up, Stay
mans. $50.
Cabbage Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: New York, Danish
type. 9O-pound sacks, few sales, $50;
South Carolina, barrel crates, pointed
type, 35oa4.00: 11s-buShel hampers,
20oa2.25.
Celery-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; California, crates, 600
a6.5O: few fancy higher.
Lettuce-Western supplies liberal de-
mand light, market steady; Arizona,
crates; Iceberg type, As dozen, mostly
400: fair quality, leafy, 325a3.50; Cali
,fornia crates, Iceberg type, 4-5 dozen,
$50. Southern supplies light; demand
light, market dull; Florida, 11a-bushel
hampers, Big Boston type, fair quality
and condition, 1.25a150.
Onions Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; Michigan and ONO, lOO-
pound sacks yellows, U. s. No. !; me-
Giium to large size, 4.75a5.00.
Potatoes Supplies liberal; demand
light. market steady; Pennsylvania, 150-
pound sacks round whites, U. s. No. !,
400; New York, 150-pound sacks round
whites, u. S. No. /, 2.15.
Spinach - Supplies light; demand
Nghtligf1t, market stronger: Norfolk Sec
ton Virginia, veneer barrels, Savoy
type, 3.00a3.50: bushel baskets, 1.25.
Peas-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; Mexico, 40-pound crates.
625a6.50.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida, 6s,
ripes and turning, wrapped, fancy
count, 5.50a6.00; choice count, 4.00a4.50;
few 500.
Strawberries Supplies light: demand
slow, market slightly weaker; Florida,
pony refrigerators, Missionaries, 7oa9o
per quart.
Caulifiower-Supplies light; demand
light, market firm; California, pony
crates, $50.
Beets-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; Texas Western lettuce
crates, buches, 5-dozen, 4.00a4.25; few
4.50.
String beans-Supplies moderate; de-
marld light, market steady; Florida, 7s-
bushel, hampers, green, StringleSs, 4.00a