Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
TRADING IS DRAGGY
AT D. c. MARKET
Weather flinders Business
During Last Week-Sup.
plies Plentiful.

conoltlonS anything but satisfactory.
Receipts Of practically every commodity
were fairly heavy and merchants were
able to more than meet demands Of re-
tailers, with supplies enough to start
business the coming week.
Nothing short of cold weather prob
ably will improve business" suggested a
dealer yesterday, weather prevailing
the past few days having been such as
to make consumers lose their appetites.
Here We are with the Thanksgiving
holiday approaching" he added. land
the market filled with farm products
almost to the extent of what Is expected
in Midsummer and commodities along
other lines also have been very plenti-
full
One of the older dealers in farm
products, having been in business about
the market for more than 40 years, said
never before during the long period OF
business had he seen the immense
quantities OF produce i'll market so late
In the season. And prices, he said, are
about the same as would be expected IN
the Summer season.
1t was said by dealers that prices pre-
vailing at the close of the weeks mar
ket were substantially the same as
prices quoted the past several days, as
follows:
Butter - One-pound prints, 46a47;
tub, 4512a46; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Hennery, IS; fresh selected, "A
a50; current receipts, 43a45.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, IS:
toms, SO; Spring chickens, large, 27a28;
broilers, SO; Leghorns, 24a35; fowls,
27a28; Leghorns, fowls, 20a2l; ROSTERS
1Sa20; ducks, Isaac; keats, young, 40a
so; old, 80. Dressed-Turkeys, 40a45;
Spring chickens, large, 37a38; medium,
3Sa36; broilers, 37a3S; Leghorns, IS;
ROSTERS, 24a25; ducks. 2Sa30; keats,
79a90.
Meats-Beef. 20a23; veal, 24a2s;
lamb. 26a27; pork loins, 80; fresh ham,
22a25; fresh shoulders, 20a23; smoked
hams, 26a28; smoked shoulders, 1Sa20;
bacon, %; lard, in bulk IA; in pack
ages, Is.
Livestock IA; lambs, 1914
ala.
Even flowers offered in and outside
the markets yesterday were plentiful
and cheap, large punches Of chrysan-
themums, grown in the open, being re-
ceived in much larger quantities than
usual and selling at correspondingly
lower prices. F.
Plentiful supplies Of the flowers from
outdoors is direct result Of the con-
grower las well as for the reason that
a much larger number of persons in the
country having gone to growing them
The growing is being overdone."
Because of the continued warm
weather, according to dealers, interest
in the approaching Thanksgiving mar
ket is not claiming so much attention,
Poultry dealers, however. really are CIV
ing much thought to the question OF
turkey supplies for the holiday. depend
ing to some extent upon reports of the
Department Of Agriculture. These re-
ports tell of increased quantities of the
king fowl being raised this year.
And in view OF reports already re-
ceived," said dealer yesterday, there
is every reason to believe prices viii be
reasonable"
Colder weather is what is most needed
for the holiday season, warm weather
making the handling Of dressed poultry
troublesome and dif11clit as well as in
curing losses in the handling. Young
turkeys already have been in greater
demand than usual for so early in the
season, dealers reported. receipts yes
terday and Friday having been fairly
liberal.
Poultry Receipts Heavy.
Receipts of chickens and ducks also
were heavy the past few days, receipts
being so heavy that dealers had large
quantities Of the poultry to carry over
for tomorrow's market. They also had
large shipments of keats, receipts hav-
ing become so heavy that prices took a
drop.
Receipt of Is barrels of rabbits from
Missouri and Tennessee shippers Friday,
opening Of the season for such game in
the District, was reported. The rabbits
received from Tennessee came in good
condition, it is stated. while many of
the supplies from Missouri did not fare
so well, due, it is stated, to the melting
Of ice olI the long journey here.
Very few of the rabbits were offered
by the retail trade yesterday. having
been put in cold-storage plants to pro-
tect them from the warm weather. It
was said at the market. that few rab-
bits had been bootIegged here by per-
sons in nearby States, retailers offering
them at so and rs cents.
Quail, received from Argentina, one of
the few varieties of game permitted to
be sold here, were offered Mt retail ut 90
cents. Squads, some from nearby and
some from distant points, more particu-
larly Philadelphia, were offered at
wide range Of prices. according to size
and condition. They were in fairly good
demand the past week, but the demand
for pigeons was light.
There was easing of prices in the
meat market during the week, while
butter prices changed several times, the
price of eggs remaining about the same
Fresh eggs from the West were in
by dealers and consumers at
prices lower than that demanded for
fresh nearby stock.
Commission merchants continued
with their attractive supplies of fruits
and vegetables Throughout. the week,
having quantities of pears, apples,
bananas, oranges, grapefruit, lemons,
cranes, ounces. persimmons and other
fruits. They also received shipments
Of chestnuts from italy, much larger
than the native chestnuts, for the
holiday season, the nuts
being largely used in turkey dressing
ana Tor cooking. Cranberries also were
more plentiful and cheaper.
Vegetable Offerings.
Vegetables, offered by both commits
sion merchants and dealers on the
farmers line, also claimed much at
tention. There were heavy supplies
)f several varieties of greens, carrots,
oeets, peppers, tomatoes, parsley, Spring
onions and other vegetables on the
farmers line the closing hours of the
weeks market, while commission mer-
chants had the several varieties men,
Toned and others from distant places.
California peas were in demmand at
$3.50 a basket, while string beans, from
nearby. the Norfolk, Va, section and
1ther States were only fairly plentiful.
Dealers had plenty of stock, but fresh
stock was scarce. Brussels sprouts. cab
page, caulifiOWer lima beans lettuce
both varieties of potatoes. Spring
1nions and mushrooms were other COM
nodities offered.
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