Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
RETAILERS REPORT
BIG HOLIDAY SALES
Trading at D. C. Market Is
Quiet This Morning After
Busy Period.

Fewfmerchants in the wholesale mar
Of business this morning to accommo-
date persons who neglected to get their
Thanksgiving turkeys and other sup
plies yesterday. Others were on hand
to accommodate customers and check
up accounts of the holiday trading.
1t was reported this morning that
while a number Of dealers succeeded
In cleaning up their supplies Of turkeys,
chickens and other lines of poultry,
there were others who had supplies to
carry over for the week end trade.
Much of the receipts remaining un.
sold at the close of yesterdays market,
1t was stated, comprised the rough
stock. At q few places this morning
dealers had their turkeys displayed in
way to attract attention, prices de.
pending entirely upon the quality of the
birds.
,.... ! Turkey Prices.
Thirty-five cents q pound was the
lowest price at which dealers offered
turkeys, choice stock selling around 40
cents. Demand for all commodities
patrons being in evidence. Enough
dealers in various commodities were on
hand to supply all demands.
In several instances yesterday, &C
cording to reports, it was case of
back to the farm" for hundreds of
turkeys, haulers refusing to accept low
prices offered by dealers. These turkeys
probably will return in time for the
Christmas holiday trade.
Retailers last night reported having
had very satisfactory holiday market.
While the city markets and many stores
were closed this morning many retail
merchants opened their places of buSi-
ness as usual, many planning to close
about noon.
Wholesale prices at the close Of the
holiday market, the same rs prices
quoted early in the day, were as fol-
lows:
ssutterEone-pound prints. HAAS; tub,
43a44: store packed, 80.
Eggs-Hepnery, SIS; fresh selected SO;
current receipts, so.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young, 90;
Spring chickens, large, 23a25; medium,
25a26; broilers, 80; Leghorns, 23a24; .
fowls, 26a27; roosters, 18; ducks, Isaac;
keats, young, 40a65; old, 30. Dressed
Turkeys, 30; Spring chickens, 25a2s;
bfuilers. 35a36; ROSTERS, 24a25; ducks,
$3.50; keats, 70a80; caponS, 45a50.
l.r Meat ss.eS r 2oa a.. veal 24s2S
hams, 2Oa22; fresh shoulders, 20a23:
smoked hams, 25a26; smoked shoulders,
1920; bacon, %; lard, in bulk, Is; in
packages. IL.
Live stock-Calves, 14lsa1S; lambs,
121sa13.
Wholesale houses at Municipal Fish
Market and houseS of other dealers In
marine products We're open this morn
ing, most Of them closing about noon.
oyster sales Tor the Thanksgiving holi-
Gay were reported fairly heavy, bivalves
usually being In demand during such
season. At closing hour II was an
nounced by dealers that they will have
plentiful supplies Of marine products
for tomorrow's trade.
"Oyster Outlook.
Oysters may not be so plentiful the
next few days, according to dealers.
many Of the oystern1en taking time of;
TO celebrate the holiday season and
many OF them, It Is stated, remain of
the water several days. While there will
not be the usual heavy receipt Of oye-
terS' dealers say there will be no actual
shortage of tHVm.
Prices tomorrow will be the same AZ
prices quoted most Of the season-S2 81
Tor standards and $3.50 for selects.
SarreI stock OF receipts from Taneier
ana Focomoke Sounds and other places
aiong chesapeake Bay and points OF,
the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers
SOLD around $3.50 q bushel Salts from
the ocean front sold considerably HIGHER
Lump crabmeat from Biloxi, Miss,
packers, promises to prove an interest-
ing Offering for the Friday and wreck
END market being Of much better
quality than meat from nearby places
SO late In the season, according TO i11er-
chants. 1t viii sell at 30 cents o pound.
Shrimp also win be plentiful at rs
cents q pound, the cooked shrimp cell
ing at 80 cents. Boston Holsters are re-
ported scarce at IS cents . pound, the
Holsters from the South selling rs cents
the picked meat OF the latter SELLING al
$1.25 q pound. Frogs continue scarce
Fish Receipts.
Chesapeake Bay meters furnished
local dealers quantities of butterfish and
founders that were offered at 90 cents
today. Rockfish and trout also were
received from the same source, the
former selling at as and the latter at 1S
cents pound.
Salmon, halibut ana swordflsh, frozen
are expected to be in demand tomorrow
Swordhsh, most expensive fish to be
mad at this season, was quoted at IS
cents, halibut and salmon selling Is
cents pound. Cod and lladdock were
quoted at IL cents, fillet Of haCdock al
20 and pollock at 10 cents q pound.
Smells, from Canada and Nova
Scotia, are in demand at IS cents q
pound, while Boston mackerel, frozen
are being furnished retailers at 20 cents
Few catfish, perch, eels and carp are
being received from the Potomac, while
quantities Of both white and black cat
Spanish mackerel and spotted trout
received from Florida are ceiling AT Of