Evening star., 1928-12-29
MARKET IS QUIET
AFTER CHRISTMAS
Poultry and Other Receipts
Sufficient to Meet De-
creased Demand.


factory Christmas market, condition
that was naturally to be expected. and
dealers do not anticipate brisk business
- again until after January /, when nor
NAL conditions will be restored
Fairly large quantities of turkeys were
held over from the Christmas market,
but the weather conditions were such
that no losses were experienced, and 1t
ia probable that the last of the Christ
mas supplies will be disposed of before
the close of today's market.
Poultry Active.
Poultry dealers had the best of the
market trading during the past week,
although fruit and vegetable dealers also
disposed of volume of commodities from
nearby and distant points
1T is natural to expect slow trading
just after Christmas" observed whole
saler this morning. Consumers set
supplies lust prior to Christmas IN
quantities sufficient to run them several
days, and many consumers probably
will not finish their Christmas turkeys
, before tomorrow"
Additional supplies of all commodi-
ties have reached the local market this
week, and, according to dealers, there
has been no particular scarcity OF any
. foodstuffs. prices of most commodltleS
being approximately the same as quoted
Q week ago.
some few changes in prices have been
reported, but they were for the most
mart so small that retail prices were
scarcely affectGI.
Butter-One- pound prints, 4934 a50A;
tub, 4834a4934; store-packed, 30a35,
Eggs-Hennery, as fresh, selected,
A3a44; current receipts, So.
Poultry - Alive: Turkeys. 38a40;
Spring chickens, 30a32; Leghorns, 25;
fowls, 25; roosters. 19a20; ducks, 25:
geese, 20a25; keats, young 60a8O, o'd
so. Dressed-Turkeys. 40a45; Spring
Chickens. 33a35: Ieghorns, 28a3o; fowls,
28aS0; capons, large 45a43, small 38a4O;
ducks. 30; geese, 30; keats, young,
80a100.
MeatS-Beef, top 25. medium 2l12a
%. comon 17a1S: ceal, 25a27; lamb,
%: pork loins, 20a22; fresh hams, %;
fresh shoulders, 17al8; smoked hams,
25a26; smoked shoulders, II; bacon,
20a22; lard, in tins 1919, in packages,
1872.
Game-Rabbits, No. l grade 25, NO.
2 grade 15a20.
Demand for turkeys for the New
Year holiday never is anything like as
great as the Christmas demand. 1t is
expected, however, that this years de-
mand for the formal holiday dinners
will be greater than usual because OF
the number of birds that are expected
to be served in hotels and other places
where turkey dinners are scheduled for
Monday night and Tuesday.
Scarcely any change in turkey prices
has been reported since the close of the
Christmas turkey market. Only lew
small shipments of turkeys have been
received since Monday, according to
dealers, but should there be any short
age of fresh-killed stock, it is stated,
some of the storage supplies will be re-
leased. Live turkey prices have been
around 38 and 40 cents the past few
days, dressed stock bringing 40 and 40
cents.
Chickens became fairly scarce the
past three days, due, it is stated, TO
haulers remaining at home to enjoy
the holiday season, and prices were
advanced. It is expected there will be
= fairly big demand for chickens until
the close of Mondays market, the de-
mand for them for New Year consump-
tion always being greater than that at
Christmas.
Shipments Large.
Many ducks, geese and keats have
been received from nearby Maryland
and Virginia this week. Ducks and
geese proved ready sellers to the retail
trade, while the hotel trade demanded
Young keats at 80 cents and 81. Keats,
according to dealers, have been more
plentiful this season than usual.
Rabbits, also handled by poultry
dealers, continue plentiful and cheap,
and many consumers will have them
take the place of poultry Supplies of
rabbits received the past few days were
In much better condition than those
received earlier in the season, 1t is
stated, but prices continued unchanged,
No. / stock selling at 25 and 80 cents,
while No. stock sold at Is and 20
cents.
Lima beans, grown in Cuba. were the
latest addition to the splendid array OF
green vegetables offered this week. The
beans were of exceptionally fine quality
and the pods were well filled. They
presented the appearance of having
been off the vines only few hours,
dealers reported, and found ready sale
at $6 and 81.
Supplies of tomatoes have been light
this week. Florida 6s, ripes and turn
ing. wrapped, this morning were quoted
at $3.50 and S. choice counts selling
at 81 and $450 few at SIS. Receipts
of celery have been lighter since
Christmas, the demand also being
at So and $3.50, some choicest stock
selling trif1e higher
Light supplies of beets from Texas
have been reported this week. De-
mands have been light, however and
dealers had no trouble filling orders.
,Five-doZen crates of the beets sold at
81 and $3.50. Dealers reported light
supplies of peas, cauliflower, onions and
squash, and very light receipts of Gu
cumbers and eggplants.
CucumberS have not been plentiful
since the growing crops suffered from
the frost that cid SO much damage in
Florida earlier in the season, and many
late arrivals were No. stock. They
were quoted at 81 and SIS for seven
eiglhthS bushel baskets. The few egg
plants received found ready sale at So
and SO crate.
Moderate receipts of string beans,
- peppers and cabbage were reported the
past few days. The string and string
less beans, of splendid quality, growing
crops in Florida having recovered from
the recent frost, sold at S425 crate.
New York, Danish-type cabbage and
South Carolina pointed type, and kale
and spinach from Norfolk were among
the vegetables offered the retail trade.
Spinach, always in fairly good demand,
brought 50 and $2.25 a bushel, while
the kale was offered at Sl.75.
Other Commodities.
Pctatoes continued in liberal supply
se,lng around So and $215 for 150-
pound sacks. Lettuce also has been
plentiful Throughout the week, coming
from Arizona, California and Florida.
Prices depended upon size and quality
of the vegetable.
Moderate supplies of apples continued
to be received throughout the week,
meeting a light demand and dull mar
ket Barrels of unclassified Virginia
Staymans, az inches up. sold around
$3.50, bushel baskets selling at about