Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-25
TURKEY SUPPLIES
|NLARGE RECEIPT
Retailers Quote Birds at SO
to az Cents a Pound for
Holiday Trade.

Turkeys this morning filled all avail
able space in and about commission
and poultry houses, leaving scarcely
room enough on. the sidewalks for pa
irons and others. Most of the visitors
to the wholesale district were asking
about prices, dealers stated, very few
making purchases.
Leading retailers today were quoting
turkeys at 80 to AZ cents pound for
the holiday trade.
ut is just case of waiting for the
last minute. suggested a dealer. Re
tailers and consumers appear to be
holding of, hoping last-minute prices
will 60 down."
Dealers quoted various prices this
morning for live and dressed stock.
age and condition of supplies being a
governing factor. Many Of the turkeys
were received on consignment, accord
ing to dealers. thereby making 1t I'M
possible for them to sustain losses.
In many instances: however. pur-
chAses have been made outright, 1t Is
stated. and persons making purchases
in this way are displaying an amount
Of anxiety.
All the dealers agreed that supplies
promise to more than equal demand
and that prices will not be high. Young
turkeys, alive, we're quoted at wholesale
around % and 80 cents, while dressed
stock sold all the way from 80 to 38
cents. the 33-cent stock not being of top
quality
In addition to the thousands of tur-
keys in the poultry and commission
houses this morning, haulers on the
farmers line also were in evidence.
Tomorrow and Wednesday their number
will increase making the total receipts
Of the king Of the barnyard fowls go far
into the thousands.
Large consignment Of turkeys from
various States, shipped direct to retail
ers, still further increased the number
of birds on hand here today. Chickens,
ducks, geese and keats also were IN
heavy supply today. dealers being able
to definitely state the prices asked for
them. Prices were about the same as
prices quoted at the close OF last weeks
market
An easier condition of the egg mar
ket was reported. There has been no
appreciable drop in prices, however, but
dealers predicted probable drop OF
several cents soon after the close OF the
Thanksgiving holiday season.
Butter prices were unchanged. Com
mission merchants and dealers on the
farmers line this morning continued to
have their usual displays OF foodstuns:
The former had immense quantities OF
both fruits and vegetables, while the
latter had chiefly vegetables from near
by Maryland and Virginia farms. truck
ers in the outlying sections Of the Dis
trict contributing supplies.
BUYERS were out in only fairly large
numbers this morning and prices quoted
for most commodities were the same
as prices quoted at the close OF last
weeks market.
Today's Wholesale Prices-JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-p pound prints, 431aa44la;
tub, 42Iaa4312; store packed, 80.
z Eggs-Hennery, 56a57; fresh select
cd, 55a56; current receipts. 50a52.
4 Poultry alive-TurkeyS, young, 28a3O;
old toms, 49,; Spring chickens, large,
27a28; medium, 25a26; broilers, 80;
Leghorns, 23a24: fowls, 26a27; ROSTERS,
1s; ducks, 15a20; keats young, 40a65;
old, 80. Dressed-Turkeys, young, aba
g: Old 2saSO; Spring chickens 1.I . Large
roosters, 24a25; ducks, 29a30; keats,
70a80; capons, 45a50.
.Meats-Beef, 2Oa22; veal, 24a28:
lamb, 26a27; pork loins, 22a25; fresh.
hams, 2Oa22; fresh shoulders. 20a23;
smoked. hams. 25a26; smoked shoul-
ders. 1Sa20; bacon, %; lard, in bulk,
Is; in packages. IA.
Live SVOCA--1dlfcoi A172dAOS AntAOrS
i2laaIs.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
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
ton, medium to large size; extra fancy
Delicious, 3.75; extra fancy Staymans,
3.25; fancy Staymans. 2.75a3.00. Bushel
baskets: Virginia, u. S, No. /, ~
inches up, Yorks, 200; U. S. No. /, az
inches up, Yorks, 1.50a1 .65; unclaSsi-
Ned Staymans, 2la inches up, good
quality, ITS; u. S. No. /, 212 inches up,
Staymans. 2.0oa2.25. few $50.
Cabbage Supplies moderate: demand
light, market firm; New York, 100
pound stacks, Danish type, 1.60a1.75;
South Carolina, barrel crates, approx
mately 100 pounds net, pointed type,
250a2.75. mostly ATS; few higher, 11z-
bushel hampers. $50.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: New York, 2-3
crates, S.25a3.50; California, crates,
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market Arm: California.
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