Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-22
PLENTIFUL TURKEY
SUPPLY RECEIVED
Wholesale Price of IS Cents
a Pound Rules at
D. C. Market.
Roth wholesalers and retailers this

Both wholesalers and retailers this
morning continued their discussions
about probable prices which will pre-
vail in the turkey market for the
Thanksgiving holiday season. Lower
temperature yesterday and this morning
was fully appreciated by dealers, ena-
bling supplies to be displayed to a much
better advantage and operating against
possible losses.
Dealers continued to give 35 cents
pound, wholesale price for dressed stock,
this price applying only to carload lots
of $50 or more barrels of turkeys. Han
ding, 1t was explained, necessarily
means an additional several cents
pound to enable jobbers to do business
with a small profit.
Supplies Plentiful.
Plentiful supplies continue to reach
the local market, some coming by eX-
press and others by trucks from Mary
land, Virginia and other States not too
far distant. 1t was said by dealers
this morning that the splendid quality
of receipts continues to be maintained.
There also were continued plentiful
supplies OF chickens, ducks and keats
this morning, a few geese also reaching
here. Rabbits also continue plentit Il
and cheap, and it is probable that me
lower temperature will result in such
game coming in much better condition
than during the recent warm weather.
It was reported this morning that
certain packers were showing dispo-
Sition to advance the price OF turkeys
because of the changed weather condi-
lions, but buyers, 1t was stated. were
not taking hold at advanced prices to
any material extent. Dealers continue
to predict a low market next week,
many of them believing there will be a
retail market of 40 to As cents, with
some fancy stock selling slightly higher
There was the usual Friday morning
demand for marine products registered
at Municipal Fish Market and In the
scattered wholesale houses, the cold
weather having materially increased
the demand for oysters. Dealers had
fairly large supplies of splendid quality
oysters, both shucked and shell stock,
to offer the retail trade. They also
had plentiful supplies of various vari-
cites of fish.
Reports this morning told of irregu-
lar trading in the egg market with
prices of hennery stock slightly de-
creased. Butter prices advanced
fraction of a cent, while meat prices
continued unchanged.
Dealers reported an Improvement in
business this morning. attributing the
improvement partly to colder weather.
Retailers were out in larger numbers
during the early morning hours, and 1t
is anticipated that a steady improve
ment will be evidenced until the close
of the market Thanksgiving eve.
Commission merchants continued
their attractive displays of fruits and
vegetables. They had lima beans from
Cuba to offer the retail trade this
morning around $3.50 a basket, and
there we're fairly heavy shipments of
peas from the Norfolk. Va, neighbour
hood to be had around $3.50.
Prices today were substantially the
same as prices quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices-JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints. 43laa44la;
tub, 4212a43i2; store-packed, 80.
Eggs-Henery, 56a57; fresh selected,
55a56; current receipts, 50a52.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young, 32a33;
old toms, 80; Spring chickens, large,
27a28; medium, 25a26; broilers, 80;
Leghorns, 23a24; fowls, 26a27; ROSTERS,
18; ducks, 15a20; keats, young, 40a65;
40; old, Grass; Spring chickens, large,
33a34; medium, 32a33; broilers, 35a36;
ROSTERS, 24a25; ducks, 29a30; keats, goa
80; capons, 45a50.
Meats-Beef, 2oa22: veal, 24a2s:
lamb, 26a27; pork loins, 22a25; fresh
hams, 20a22; fresh shoulders, 20a23;
smoked hams, 25a26; smoked shoulders.
18a20; bacon, %; lard, in bulk, ID; in
packages, IA.
Live stock-Calves, 141aa15; lambs,
12l2a13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables Compiled by the Mar
ket News Service, Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics) says:
AppleS-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; boxes, Washing
ton. medium to large sizes, extra fancy
Delicious. 3.75; fancy, $50; extra fancy
Staymans, 3.25; fancy, 2.50a3.00; bushel
baskets, Virginia, u. S. No. l, 234 inches
up, Yorks, 200: U. S. No. l, ga inches
up, Yorks, 1.50a1.65: unclaSsified, 2la
inches up, Staymans, good quality,
Its; u. S. No. /, az inches up, Stay
mans, mostly 200; few best, $50.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market firm; New York, 100
pound sacks, Danish type, 1.50a1 65:
South Carolina, barrel crates, approx
mately 100 pounds net. Pointed type,
2.50a2,75; Virginia, Norfolk section, s.
peck hampers, Pointed type, 100.
moderate, market steadyi New York,
two-third crates, 300a3,50 mostly 3.15a
3.25; California, crates, 6.00a6.25; some
fair quality $50
Lettuce-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market firm; California, crates,
Iceberg type, AS dozen, best mostly
4.50: fair quality and condition 3.75.
Onions-Supplies light: demand light,
market steady. Ohio, 100-pound sacks
Fellows, U. S. No. l, medium to large
size, mostly 200, few low as 1875; Indi-
ana, 100-pound sacks Fellows. U. S. No.
l, medium to large size, 2.00a215.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady. Pennsyl-
vania and New York, 150-pound sacks
Round Whites. u. S. No. /, 4.25a4.50;
some fair quality. 400. Maine, 150-
pound sacks Green Mountains, U. S.
No. l, 4.50; 120-pound sacks Green
Mountains, u. S. No. !, 375.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light; de-
mand light, market steady. Eastern
Shore of Virginia, cloth-top barrels
Fellows. No. /, ATS.
String beans-Supplies light: demand
light, market steady. Florida, bushel
hampers green, best, 500; fair to ordi-
nary quality and condition, 3O0a4.5O.