Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-23
TURKEY RECEIPTS
CONTINUE LARGE
Chickens, Ducks, Keats and
Rabbits Also in Good
Supply Here.

Practically everybody about the
wholesale district this morning dis
played an interest in the question Of
turkey prices likely to prevail the COM
ing week, when the king bird will be in
demand for the Thanksgiving holiday
dinner, but definite information was
not forthcoming.
1T is not. because of curiosity that
wholesalers, retailers and consumers
are displaying so deep an interest" OBJ
served A dealer, but because OF a de-
sire for information.
Consumers, naturally want to get
their turkeys at the lowest price pos
sible," the dealer continued, and this
year it appears that many of them prob
ably will be content with chickens and
other poultry II turkeys price get high.
High prices this season" he added,
would simply mean largely decreased
demands and plenty supplies left on
hand, but receipts continue so heavy
that there is no likelihood of high
prices"
Poultry Receipts.
Hundreds of coops of chickens. ducks
rabbits have been received the past few
days to increase receipts OF commodities
in the poultry market, according to
merchants, and that cheap prices for all
commodities handled by poultry dealers
Will prevail the coming week.
1t is reported from all sections that
turkey raiSers this year have raised
much greater quantities Of the birds
than heretofore, many persons having
embarked in the business this season.
for the first time.
And it is probable that there will be
some appointments" observed a
dealer. MANY Of them probably
started in the business because of high
prices of the past few years, and II ends
fail to meet, there may be another story
to tell next season."
Receipt of greater number of live
turkeys than usual, 1t is stated, taxed
the home dressing plants to their fun
capacity. Local dressing, however, made
supplies show off to the best possible
advantage, attracting more attention.
Most of the poultry houses will be open
tonight much later than usual, and 1t
will be necessary for many of them to
remain open tomorrow for the purpose
of receiving shipments and to continue
the work Of dressing.
While poultry dealers and consumers
are discussing the turkey situation for
the approaching holiday season, dealers
in marine products are not sitting idly
by. 1t is realized by the latter that fish.
oysters and other varieties of smarine
products will be in demand the coming
week, and dealers are certain they will
be able to more than fill demands.
A slight easing of the egg market was
reported, result, 1t is stated, of increased
receipts of hennery eggs, and dealers
say 1t is possible that lower prices will
prevail before Christmas. Western eggs
continue in heavy demand, dealers re-
port, many of them short-time storage
eggs. and they are reported Of splendid
quality.
Slight changes in butter prices have
occurred the past few days, but changes
were not heavy enough to affect the
retail market to any material extent.
and slight changes were reported in GER
tain meat prices.
Dealers in most commodities this
morning reported prices substantially
the same as prices quoted yesterday.
TOday's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-one pound prints. aga
Eggs-Hennery, 56a57; fresh select
ed, 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,
10; ducks, 15a20; keats, young, 40a65;
old, 80. Dressed-TurkeyS, young, 38a
40; old. 37a38; Spring chickens, large,
33a34; medium, Sass: broilers, 35a36;
ROSTERS, 24a25; ducks, 29a30; keats,
70a80; capons, 45a50
lamb, 26a27; pork loins, 22a25; fresh
hams, 20a22: fresh shoulders. 20a23;
smoked hams, '25a26: smoked shoulders.
18a20; bacon, %; lard, in bulk, Is; in
packages, IA.
Live stock-Calves, 14l2a15; lambs,
1212a13.
Attractive and interesting displays of
fruits and vegetables were in evidence
in and about the commission houses,
while dealers ON the farmers line had
attractive offerings of vegetables from
nearby.
vegetables come so early and remain
so late these days" commented a Mary
land farmer, that 1t Is hard to tell
when one season ends and another
commences.
up to a few years ago" he added,
I'VE were able to sell hundreds Of bushels
of green tomatoes to be wrapped for
ripening, but now the California toma-
toes come before our crop is gone, max
ing so many green tomatoes go to
waste
Dealers on the farmers line this
morning had quantities of spinach, kale
and other green salads to offer around
so and IS cents a buShel, and they also
had quantities of other vegetables from
nearby farms.
Included in the list of offerings were
quantities of Spring onions. beets, car
rots, both varieties of potatoes, cabbage
and lettuce. Commission merchants had
mushrooms, eggplant, cucumbers, cauli
flower and Brussels sprouts, in addition