Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-06
GAIN IN POULTRY
| RECEIPTS IS SEEN
D. c. Dealers Look for Heavy
Shipments for Holiday
Trade.

) Dealers in poultry are continuing Il
receive information relative to the tur-
ley supplies for the Thanksgiving hol-
tday season, about weeks off, all the
reports telling of probably increased
receipts and correSpondingly lower
prices.
Next week." commented a dealer
Eve will have to give much more sert-
Gus thought to the question of supplies,
Is live turkeys for the holiday season
will begin to arrive"
! Receipts of the king fowl have been
fairly heavy thus far this season. ac-
eording to reports, dealers ordering
enough to meet demands, and prices
have been what wholesalers termed
reasonable.
Poultry Receipts.
Many of the turkeys were small,
Weighing pounds or under, just the
size wanted early in the season when
the weather is not cold. Some heavy
turkeys also have been received, the
Heavy ones being in greatest demand In
hotels and restaurants.
dealers also reported fairly heaVy
receipts of chickens, ducks and keats,
prices today being about the same as
those quoted yesterday. Increased guam
titles of keats were mentioned IN TINS
mornings reports.
s"Keats have been more plentiful TINS
season than ever before" said a dealer,
Increased receipts not meeting an in
creased demand and prices taking a
drop"
: Wholesalers also reported increased
receipts of ducks that found ready sale.
In the commission-house district there
was a continued attractive display of
fruits and vegetables to claim the at
tention of retailers, the list of fruits
Including apples oranges, pears, grape
fruit, bananas, pineapples, papayas,
uersimmons, honeydewS and honeyballS.
Lima beans were not SO plentltul,
while dealers had large quantities of
string beans to offer, many of the latter
not being in the best possible condition.
Caulifiower, beetS, carrots, potatoes, cab
bage. onions. artichokes and several
varieties of greens were in plentiful sup
plies.
A continued firm condition of the
eng market was reported, butter sup
plies continued fairly heavy and there
t.as no scarcity of meats. Prices of
most commodities this morning were
Substantially the same as those quoted
yesterday.
ii TOday's Wholesale Prices.
stButter-One- pound prints, 45a46;
atb, 44a45; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Hennery, SIS; fresh selected, 48
$50; current receipts, As.
siPoultry, alive-Turkeys, young hens,
"a; toms. SO; hens, old, 35a36; young,
asa38; Spring chickens, large, 27a28;
bfoilers, 30a32: Leghorns, 22a23; fowls,
2Sa29; Leghorn fowls, 20a21 ROSTERS,
Is; ducks, 15a20; keats, young, 40a65;
Old, 80. Dressed-Turkeys, young, Asa
A.. ~, 40
IS: medium, 32a33; broilers, 37a38; Leg
horns, IS; ROSTERS, 24a25; ducks, 28a30;
,,Me Me; 2oa22: veal, 24a2s;
lAhnb, 26a27; pork loins, 23a26; fresh
hams, 22a25; fresh shoulders, 20a23;
smoked hams, 25a26; smoked shoulders,
fSa2O; bacon, %; lard, in bulk, IA; in
.!Live stock-calves, 14lka15; lambs,
Rl2a13.
(, Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables Compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; boxes; Washing
t6n. extra fancy Delicious, medium to
large size, 3.75; extrr fancy Jonathans,
medium to large size, 325; c grade
King David, 2.25a250; bushel baskets
Virginia, U S. No. /, 224 inches up,
Delicious, mostly 2.75; Staymans, LISA
gas; inches up, 2.25a2.75; U. S. No.
!, 21s inches up, Grimes, mostly around
200: few higher; U. S. commercial De-
licious, ga inches up, pale color, 200;
U. S. No. /, pa inches up, Grimes, LIS;
Pennsylvania, U. S. No. 1, 212 inches
mo. Grimes. slight ruSSeting 200.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
Hight, market dull; New York, 90-pound
$acks, Danish type, 1.30a1.40.
Celery-Supplies light; demand light
market firm; New York, 2-3 crates,
275a285; few high as 500; some small
Size low as ESQ.
: Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market unsettled; prices lower;
California, crates. Iceberg tyne. As