Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-28
TRADING IS LIGHT
At D. c. MARKET
Buying for New Year Holiday
Smaller Than for Christ
mas Period.

Trading for the New Year holiday
this morning was nothing like as heavy
as trading week ago for the Christ
mas holiday, but the much slower
market did not prove disappointing to
wholesalers.
Christmas buying always is the
heaviest Of the year." was the comment
of a dealer, 1.-THE buying for the New
Year holiday invariably being much
smaller.
Consumers usually spread them
selves for the Christmas holidays" the
dealer added, spending so much
money that they necessarily have to
hold in for the New Year"
1t was related by the dealer that
buying for the New Year holiday usu-
ally does not get exceptionally heavy
until the last day of the old year, pay
day with so many consumers, when
newed bullying.
Poultry in Demand.
In spite of the financial drawbacks
so soon after the Christmas holiday,
there was a good sprinkling of retail
ers on hand this morning looking for
supplies for the weekend trade.
Chickens and ducks were in much
greater demand than turkeys, accord
ing to dealers, while meat dealers re-
ported fairly good demand for all va
rietieS of meats and meat products.
There was not the usual heavy de-
mand for marine products reported yes
terday. Wholesalers had supplies suffi-
Gent to meet demands at prevailing
prices, although some varieties Of fish
were scarce.
Oysters were reported in greater de-
mand than fish. Receipts of the BIZ
valves were not so heavy, however, but
the quality was all that could be desired.
Prices continued at levels which have
prevailed the past month or more, Sc
lects selling at $3.50 and standards at
$235.
A continued firm condition of the
butter and egg markets was reported,
but it is expected that break in the
egg market will come before long. The
market already has become easier with
prices cheaper than they were a month
ago.
There was an increased number of
haulers on the farmers line this MORN
ing, although offerings we're not espe-
cially heavy. Commission merchants
continued with their accustomed at
tractive displays of fruits and both
home grown and shipped-in vegetables.
Prices this morning were Substan-
TALLY the same as those quoted yes
terday.
TOday's Wholesale Prices-JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 41Iaa421a;
tub. 4012a41 u; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Hennery, 55a58: fresh selected,
53a54; current receipts. 48a50.
Poultry-Alive: Turkeys, young, ga
IS; old toms, 27a28; Spring chickens,
large, 28a30; medium 28a30: broilers,
30a32: fowls, 27a2S; Leghorns. 20a23;
Turkeys, young, 4Oa42; old, 35a3G;
Spring chickens, large. 35a36: medium,
35a36; broilers, 38a40; fowls. 33a34;
Leghorns, 26a27: ducks, 28a30; ROSTERS,
23a25; capons, 35a4O; keats, 5Oa6O
Meats-Beef, 20a22; veal 26a28:
lamb, 26a28; pork loins, 24a26; fresh
hams, IS; fresh shoulders, %; bacon,
25a26; smoked hams, Is; smoked Shout
ders, 20; lard, in bulk, l2h; in pack
ages, 1871.
Live stock-Calves, IA; lambs, 13a14.
Chief interest in the morning trading
was directed toward the poultry market.
considerable interest being displayed in
the question of receipts and prices of
turkeys. Additional receipts Of the king
of the barnyard fowls made it evident
that dealers will be amply able to sup
ply demands for the New Year dinner.
There were not many turkeys carried
over from the Christmas supply, dealers
stated, and slow receipts from nearby
Maryland and Virginia followed the
Christmas market trading. Since the
close of the Christmas market, how
ever, dealers have received supplies
Nau ha
being of splendid quality and in fine
condition.
Chickens, ducks. geese and keats
were In demand this morning. the sew
ersl varieties of poultry promising to
grace many dinner tables the first day
of 1880, taking the place of turkeys
Capons also were in demand around IS
and 40 cents a pound. There we're
plentiful supplies of rabbits to be had
today, most of them being in splendid
condition, and fair demand for them
was registered.
Retailers this morning were much in
evidence In the commission house dis
trict and ON the farmers line, looking
for supplies of fruits and vegetables for
the week end trade for New Year cele-
brations and they we're confronted with
heavy supplies.
There were supplies of vegetables
from Mexico, Cuba and various sections
of this country, displays giving the
wholesale district much the appearance
of Summer trading. Lima beans and
okra, product of Cuban growers, and
peas from Mexico were among the vege-
tables which attracted much attention.
Lima beans, gathered several days
ago" commented a dealer, look as
good as those grown nearby and re-
ceived several hours after being gath
cred, the pods being exceptionally well
filled"
Lima beans were offered at Sc a bas-
ket, while the okra was to be had for
SIS. Peas, also in splendid condition,
were offered in 45-pound crates at SIS
and $3.50. Green peppers were sold at
SIS a crate or IS cents a pan: prices of
beetS, carrots, onions and other Vege-
tables selling at a wide range of prices,
size and quality of the vegetables being
the determining factors.
Several grades of tomatoes, some re-
packs from California. Florida and
Cuba, and hot house stock from Ash
tabula, Ohio, claimed attention Of re-
tailers. The several sizes of the re-
packs sold at prices ranging from $50
to So. so for Span crates, baskets Of the
hot house stock selling from $1.25 to
$3.50.
Fruit Receipts.
Strawberries, plentiful last week,
were not so plentiful today. Only a
ed at 40 and so cents a quart. Sup
plies of oranges and grapefruit were
light, receipts OF cranberries
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