Evening star., 1928-11-14
TURKEY RECEIPTS:
ON|NCREASE HERE
Dealers Report Heavy Gain
in Supplies of Birds for
Holiday Trade.

Receipts Oh turkeys IOA IllC l1oAAho-
giving market show steady increase.
They are not coming In large quantlIles,
however, and dealers believe heavy
shipments will not be well under way
until early the coming week. Prices
this morning were the same as prices
quoted yesterday
Fairly heavy receipts of chickens.
ducks and keats also were reported
this morning Dealers also have re-
ceived large quantities of rabbits. but
the quality has not been up to- the
standard. Opening of the cunning
season in Virginia tomorrow morning
is expected to result in heavier recelpts
and better quality rabbits
There were few homegrown tomatoes
offered the retail trade this morning
Thev found slow sale, however, the
California stock being of such good
quality and selling at prices dealers con-
slider cheap Thirty-pound boxes OF the
California products were offered at
$3.50.
Florida Vegetables. ~
Florida vegetables are gradually be-
coming more plentiful. String beans,
peas. squash and cucumbers are In
cluded in the Florida shipments, and
dealers expect tomatoes from there
early next month.
Dealers this morning received re-
ports from the Norfolk, Va, trucking
section telling of immense quantities Of
spinach and kale ready for market, be-
ing the second or late Fall crop. Grow
erS are not gathering crops to any
great extent, it Is stated, due to low
prices. Homegrown kale' and spinach
were quoted at rs cents and 81 bushel
basket this morning.
Brussels sprouts 32-quart crates, New
York product, were quoted at So and
81 today. Mushrooms, 3-pound baskets,
sold at prices ranging from rs cents
to SIPS, according to quality New
York celery is plentiful at $3.50 crate:
,cucumbers are $3.50 and $5 a bushel
and peas were quoted at $3.50.
Spanish melons, something on the
order of casabas,' have reached the
local market. They come eight to the
crate and were offered this morning
at $3.50. There are still plenty Of
casabas in market. but Honeydews are
getting scarce. Apples continue plentt-
full, oranges are more plentiful and only
moderate receipts of pears were, re-
ported.
Prices of most commodities this
morning were about the same as
prices quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices--Jobbers'
e Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter - One pound prints, 5124a
52s4; tub, 5o24a5l'4; store packed
30a32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected. 4Sa5O; hem
merry, 53a55: current receipts, 46a47;
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 4Oa43 Spring
chickens, 30a32; Leghorns, 27a28;
fowls, 27a28: roosters, 1920; keats,
young, 60aS0; old, 30. Dressed turkeys,
45a50; Spring chickens, 3Sa40; Leg
horns, 37a38; capons, large, 32a45;
small, 3oa35; ducks, 30a32; keats, young,
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 1sa27; veal,
22a27: lamb. 2Oa25: pork loins, 26a27;
fresh lambs, 22a23; fresh shoulders,
18a20: smoked hams 25a27;. smoked
shoulders, 21a22; bacon, %; lard, l4a
1412.
Live stock-Calves, 15a16; lambs, 10.
Fruit and Vegetable Review,
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural.
Economics) says: .''se -. y
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate market steady; boxes, WASH
ington, medium to large size extra
fancy Delicious, 3.10a325; extra fancy
Staymans, 2.50a275; extra fancy Jona-
thans, 2,25a250; bushel baskets. Mary
land and Virginia, U. s. No. !, 212
inches up, Staymans, 1.25a1 so; U. s.
No. /, "a inches up, 1,5oal. 80; few
fancy, higher; U. S. No. 1, 2l2 inches
UP, Grimes, 1.25a1 so: mostly 1.50.
Z Cabbage-Supphes moderate; demand
light, market steady; New York. 90
pound sacks, Danish type, l.60al.7S;
i00-pound sacks, Danish type, l.75al 80.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady; New, York.
"a crates, 2.50a3.00: few fancy. 3.25;
California, crates 5.ooa5.5O; few high
as 800.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about STEADY; Cali
fornia. crates, Iceberg type. 4-5-dozen,
ATS. - t.~s3.,e
Onions-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady: Michigan and New
York, 100-pound sacks, yellows, U. S.
No. /. medium to large size. 4,25a4.50.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Pennsylvania,
150-pound sacks, round, whites. u. s..
No. /, 1.75a1 90; New York, 150-pound
sacks, round whites, u. S. No. J., mostly
200; Michigan. 150-pound sacks, Russet
Rurals, u. s. No. !. branded, 2.10a2.25;
Idaho, 50-pound boxes Russet Bur-