Evening star., 1928-12-24
POULTRY SUPPLIES
PLENTIFUL IN D. c.
Dealers Expect to Clean Up
Stocks Prior to Holiday
Tomorrow.

A slight stiffening of the poultry
market was reported this morning
Prices were not changed to any material
extent, however, and dealers had sup
plies more than ample to meet demands
Commission houses were kept open
yesterday both for the reception of
receipts and accommodation of buyers
who failed to get supplies Saturday and
did not want to wait for this mornings
rush.
Higher prices in Baltimore and Phila-
delphia Friday and Saturday for live
turkeys resulted in several cars intended
for this city being diverted to Mary
land and Pennsylvania cities.
Dealers this morning expressed the
belief that they would be able to clean
up supplies before the close of the
Christmas market at prevailing prices.
Cheaper prices meant heavier trad
Ing" commented a dealer this morn
ing. "and this mornings trading had
more life in it."
Wide Range of Prices.
Wholesale prices this morning were
substantially the same as prices quoted
Saturday, live turkeys selling around 35
cents, dressed stock selling from 38 to
43 cents.
Retail prices covered a wide range
size and condition of the birds being
the important factors, and different
the same grades. Prices ranged from
43 to so cents, some few dealers get
ting as high as SIS cents.
Prices OF other poultry. chickens,
ducks, geese and keats, this morning
were about the same as prices quoted
at the close of last weeks market.
Fruit and vegetable dealers this morn
ing were fairly busy, many retailers
wanting additional supplies of various,
commodities to carry them over until
tomorrow, and the same was true in the
meat butter and egg market.
Eggs continued plentiful and in de-
sections told of ScarcitieS of the product
Of the hennery. This apparently tenn
porary shortage Is believed to be due
to extra consumption of the eggs by
people in the country.
Local markets and wholesale and
hetal stores will remain open tonight
later than usual All such places will be
closed tomorrow with the possible ex-
ception of some of the poultry houses.
some of which will be open tomorrow
morning for emergency trading.
Elne, CeQar ana molly LOT OecOTaClVe
purposes continued plentiful this morn
ing. and dealers suggested that there
will be thousands of trees on hand at
the close of the holiday market. Such
trees viii be burned or sent to the trash
pile.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pou prints, 5115a52a;
tub, 501aa5112; store-packed, 30a35.
Eggs-Hennery, 45a47; fresh. selected,
43a44: current receipts, 35a36.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 35a36; Spring
chickens, 26a27; Leghorns, 25; fowls,
25: roosters, 19a20; ducks, Is; geese,
20a25; keats, young, 60a80, old, 80.
DresSed-Turkeys, 35a42; Spring chick
ems, 30a32; Leghorns, 28a30; fowls, 28a
so; capons, large, 45a48; small, 38a40:
ducks, 80; geese, 80; keats, young, 80a
100
Meats-Beef, top, 25, medium, 21laa
%, common, 17a18; veal, 25a27; lamb,
%; pork loins, 18: fresh hams, 21a23;
fresh shoulders, 17a18; smoked hams,
25a26; smoked shoulders, 10; bacon,
20a22; lard, in tins, 1912, in packages,
1877.
Live stock-Calves, 16; lambs, 13a14
Game-Rabbits, No. / grade, 25, No.
2 grade, 15a20.