Evening star., 1928-11-28
TURKEY SUPPLIES
PLENTIFUL HERE
Live and Dressed Varieties
on Display at District
Wholesale Market.

Turkeys. alive and dressed many OF
the dressed ones being storage stock,
were very much in evidence in both the
retail and wholesale markets and COM
mission houses this morning, and, In
the words of q dealer, there was a
turkey for everybody and there will be
plenty on hand when all are served"
Dealers also had plentiful supplies of
chickens, geese, ducks and keats, and
rabbits, killed or trapped in nearby
Maryland and Virginia, also we're plen-
tiful and in fairly good demand. Early
morning business was not especially
brisk, but wholesalers expected buyers
to increase later on.
Everybody looking at turkeys did not
make purchases" was the comment OF
a dealer. Many Of them just looked the
turkeys over, learned prices and went
their way. They delayed making pur-
chases, hoping for drop in prices later
in the day"
Prices Are Varied.
It was reported early in the morning
that there was an easing Of the turkey
market, with an indication that prices
certainly would go no higher. There
were plenty good turkeys offered at 80
cents in the retail market, prices going
as high as SIS and so cents.
Wholesale prices also varied. Fancy
hens brought 48 and so cents during
the early hours of the days market,
toms selling at 40 and As cents. Prices
of live turkeys were around 40 and
40 cents. some thin stock selling at
lower prices.
There was fairly large quantity of
thin and rough turkeys on the market
today, according to dealers, and such
stock probably will be offered at prices
far below quotations before the close
of the days market.
Chickens ducks and geese were in
good demand this morning, due, it is
thought, to many consumers not want
ing to spend the amount Of money
necessary to purchase a king OF the
barnyard fowls.
Filling orders for numerous institu-
tionS meant the sale Of thousands OF
turkeys at contract prices, Government
institutions consuming thousands. OF
pounds. Private institutions, includ-
Ing homes and hospitals, also MADE
heavy purchases, while in numerous
instances, according to reports. many
turkeys were distributed to employed
persons by their employers.
A number of shipments OF both 1--we
and dressed turkeys were received as
late as this morning, requiring dressing
plants to continue operations. In GER
tain sections of the city, it is reported,
grocers offered live turkeys to their pa
irons, many Of the latter preferring to
do their own killing and dressing.
Meats were not so much In demand
today. Dealers in meats always expect
slow or draggy market the day before
Thanksgiving, they say. and business
was not disappointing. There was
normal demand for meats, however, and
while business was nothing like brisk,
it was reported, many consumers did
purchase roasts for tomorrow's dinner.
Vegetables Plentiful.
Fruit and vegetable dealers reported
fairly brisk trading this week, cram
berries and celery, trimmings for the
turkey dinner, proving especially good
sellers. Snow and hail early this morn
ing caused dealers to fear the weather
would continue stormy throughout the
day and interfere with business, but the
short while the storm lasted meant vir-
tually no interference.
There was the usual attractive dis
plays of fruits and vegetables to claim
the attention Of retailers looking for
supplies during the early morning hours:
Green peas, string beans, tomatoes ana
numerous other vegetables that are
plentiful in the Summer season, chiefly
from Florida and California, were In
cluded among the vegetables offered: =.
Oranges and apples were plentiful
and offered at prices dealers termed
cheap. They also had tangerines, sat-
sumas, pears, grapefruit and grapes, ana
caSabaS were among the more attractive
fruits. Prices of most commodities to-
day were about the same as those re-
ported yesterday.
Today's Wholesale PriceS-JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 53a54;
tub, 52a53: store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 47a48; hen
merry, 53a55; current receipts, 45a46;
storage, 33a35.
Poultry alive-Turkeys, 40a42; Spring
chickens, 80; Leghorns, 25; fowls, 25a
26: roosters, 1920; keats, young, Goa
80; old, 80. Dressed-Turkeys, 46a52;
Spring chickens, 33a35; Leghorns, 35;
fowls, 28a30: capons, large, 40a45;
small. 30a35; ducks, 30aS2; keats.
young, s0a1.oO.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 18a25;
1922; fresh hams, 81; fresh shoulders,
1e; smoked hams, 25a27; smoked
shoulders, %; bacon, %; lard, 13a14.
Live stock-Calves, 1872; lambs, 13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
106 Od11y LldIkGb I0pOIt OI1 II ullc
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples-SupplieS liberal; demand and
trading light, market dull; few sales;
boxes, Washington, medium to large
size, extra fancy Delicious, $685. Stay
mans and Romes, 2.50; Jonathans, 2.25;
bushel baskets, Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania, U. S. No. !, az inches, Grimes
125a1.50; few higher; "a inches up
Grimes, 1.50a1 so; mostly $50; U. 8. No
/, Staymans, 2A inches up, 1.75al.90i
few higher.
Cabbage-Supplies limited; demand
light, market steady; New York, 100
pound sacks, Danish type, ESQ; few
higher.
Celery-Supplies liberal; demand mod
crate, market steady; California, crates
550a6.50; New York, 2-3 crates, 325a
$50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; Cali
fornia, crates, Iceberg type, AS dozen
5.50a5.75.
Onions-supplies light; demand mod.
crate, market steady; Michigan and
Indiana 100-pound sacks yellows, U
S. No. /, medium to large size, 4.75a
500; small size, fair quality. 3.75.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand