Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-29
MARKETS ACTIVE
AT END OF CHRISTMAS WEEK
Dealers Report Good Business Done Dur
ing Annual Holiday Period-Gain
In Trading Expected.

Closing Of the weeks market yester
day. afternoon found the wholesal
business in a satisfactory shape. Deal
ers had enjoyed fairly heavy tradin
during the Christmas holiday season
and already had started in with tn
New Year holiday trading with ever.
indication of a successful market Il
close out the years business.
Attractive displays of all foodstuff
characterized business during the clos
ing hours of the weeks trading, en-.
abling retailers to obtain supplies o
practically everything wanted for tn,
week end and first Of the coming week!
trading.
Meat packers were able to max,
most attractive displays of meats anC
meat products during the holiday sea.
son, although there were not the grea
displays which characterized the mar
ket trade many years ago, when prizC
meats of various kinds were displayed
and stands in Center Market attrac.
lively decorated.
Demand for Meats.
Increased demands for meats were
made during the closing hours of thu
weeks market, consumers holding of
from turkeys, having had their fill a
Christmas time. Roasts of beef, pork
lamb and veal, steaks and chops anC
various other cuts of meats, prepared
in a dozen and one different ways, ap'
pealed to the average consumer.
There also were many persons, no
tired of turkey, who made purchases Of
the king bird yesterday, while other:
will make such demands until the clos
ing of the market Tuesday night, the
last day Of the current year. Capons
chickens, keats and rabbits also prom.
Use to be in demand for the New Yeal
holiday.
At Municipal Fish Market the pas
week business was only fair, it was re.
| ported. as most consumers during the
holiday season hold back on routine
food to enjoy their Christmas and New
Year dinners to the fullest extent.
Wholesalers already have started
! checking up accounts to definitely de-
termine the volume Of business of 1929
and also to learn the financial results
of their years work. In numerous in.
stances. 1t is stated, satisfactory results
of the years accounting is anticipated
while In few instances, 1t Is stated
the result possibly will not be so salts
factory.
Considering conditions" remarked q
dealer, II think business will prove en-
tirely satisfactory to most wholesalers
There were times during the year,
| he added, when losses were encoun-
tered, but it merely is part Of the
business which is expected. Losses prob
ably were no heavier than usual.
when 1t is taken into consideration
that heavy receipts OF certain commod-
tiles came all the way from foreign
countries" he concluded. IT think the
average merchant can well say his losses
were negligible"
Prices at the close of the weeks
market, substantially the same as prices
quoted yesterday morning, were as
| follows:
Butter-One-pound prints, Al 1aa42 /;
tub, 401aa4lla; store packed. 30a32.
Eggs-Hennery, 55a58; fresh selected,
53a54; current receipts, 4Sa50.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young. 32a
| IS; old toms, 27a29: Spring chickens,
large, 28a30; medium, 28a30; broilers,
30a32; fowls, 27a28; Leghorns, 20a23;
ROSTERS, 20; ducks, 15a1S. Dressed
Turkeys, young, 40a42; old, 35a36;
| 35a36: broilers, 38a40; fowls, 32a34;
Leghorns, 26a27; ducks, 28a3O; roosters,
23a25; capons, 35a40; keats, 50a60.
Meats-Beef, 20a22; veal, 26a28;
lamb, 26a28: pork loins, 24a26; fresh
hams, rs; fresh shoulders, %; bacon,
25a26; smoked hams. Is; smoked
shoulders, 20; lard, in bulk, 1919; in
packages, 1872.
Live stock-Calves, IA; lambs, 13a14.
It is confidently hoped by dealers that
there will be no early repetition of
the inclement weather which prevailed
during the heaviest of the Christmas
shopping, realizing It's almost certain
interference with business. 1t was due
| to the Indictment weather early the
past week that business dropped off
especially with persons accustomed to
doing their trading in person, forcing
the use of telephones and consequent
decreases in quantities Of foodstuf1s
purchased.
While weather yesterday was damp
and murky, there was not much inter
| ference with business and dealers re-
ported trading satisfactory. There was
not the heavy receipts OF poultry that
had been anticipated, dealers said, but
supplies were ample to meet demands.
The demand for small poultry was
much greater than that for ducks, and
rabbits, fairly plentiful, were in good
demand.
Dealers are looking for increased
trading tomorrow and Tuesday for the
New Year holiday. and supplies of all
commodities promise to be In excess OF
demands. Strawberries ana rhubarb
fancy fruits Of the season, met only a
fair demand. several other fruits, In
GLIDING apples, oranges, grapes, pears
pineapples and alligator pears, having
been purchased in such large quantities
for Christmas that consumers still have
supplies on hand.
Fruit Receipts.
1T is natural to expect demands for
fruits several days after Christmas
will be light" observed merchant
consumers usually making holiday
purchases In excess of requirements.
But tomorrow and Tuesday" ne
added, Should tell another story, AND
while increased business Is expected, 1t
Is improbable that the demands Will be
as great as years ago. when the average
ing"
Receipts of apples the past week
were reported moderate. They, showed
an increase over recent weeks, however
put the demand was not heavy. MAKING
the market steady. Barrel stock SOLD
from $3.50 to SO, bushel baskets OF some
varieties selling as low as $50.
strawberries, as low as 40 cents
early In the week, were offered yester-
DAY as high as SIS cents. receipts having
decreased. Some of ordinary quality
partly green, sold as low as IS and &c
cents yesterday Light supplies OF