Evening star., 1929-12-21
POULTRY RECEIPTS
DECREASE IN D. c.
Prices Higher as Expected
Influx of Fowl Fails
to Develop.

Failure of heavy receipts to material
ize and the decided drop in temperature
resulted in stiffening of prices in the
| poultry market this morning Cold
weather enabled dealers to display their
receipts to the best possible advantage,
and word of the change in prices sent
retailers looking for supplies at prices
which prevailed yesterday.
Receipts of turkeys and chickens to-
morrow and Monday may tell differ
ent story, according to dealers, but it
is hardly expected that they will be
heavy enough to change conditions.
some dealers predicting possible higher
market Monday.
Todays Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 4la42; tub,
| 40a41; store packed, 3Oa32.
Eggs-Hennery, 55a58; fresh selected,
! 53a54; current receipts, 48a50.
Poultry alive-Turkeys, young hens
and toms, 30a32; old toms, 27; Spring
chickens, large 26a27; medium, 26a27;
broilers, 80; fowls, 25a26; Leghorns, TIA
18; roosters, 20; ducks, 15a18. Dressed
! Turkeys, young hens and toms, 35a37:
old, 32a33; Spring chickens. large, 32a
80; medium, 30a32; broilers, 37a38;
| 28a30; ducks, 28a30; roosterS, 23a25;
capons, 35a40; keats, 50a60.
Meats-Beef, 2oa22; veal, 24a26; lamb,
24a27; pork loins, 22a25; fresh hams,
| 20a22; fresh shoulders, 19a22; smoked
! hams, 25a26; smoked shoulders, l8a20;
bacon, 25a26; lard, in bulk, 12a13; in
packages, 13a14.
Live stock-Calves, IA lambs, 1213a13.
Rabbits continued in large quantities,
chiefly from Maryland and Virginia,
some also coming from more distant
prices dropped as low as Is, 20 and 25
cents each. Most receipts were in good
condition, according to reports, and rev
condemnationS resulted.
Eggs continue in demand for the holl-
day season, the market this morning
being reported irregular, but with prices
unchanged. Lower prices after the close
of holiday trading are anticipated.
Dealers this morning also reported
firm condition of the butter market,
prices having changed several times
during the week, but not to the extent
OF materially affecting retail prices.
Prices of most commodities this morn
ing were the same as prices quoted yes
terday.
Colder weather was very much ap-
preciated by dealers along all lines CT
business more especially poultry dealers.
Had the wet and humid weather OF
observed a dealer, "the market would
have been put in a bad condition.
"As it was" he added. more than
ordinary care had to be taken to keep
supplies in good condition. Continued
humid weather invariably results in
putting the poultry in condition which
makes it appear worse than it really Is.
When the turkeys become sticky and
are not put in storage" he continued.
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to be disposed of, sometimes at sacri-
flee. Cold weather Is needed to put
them at their best"
In the commission house district and
on the farmers line this morning there
were ample supplies of all varieties Of
fruits and vegetables TO supply demands.
with plenty to spare. and there was
every indication that dealers would have
plenty stock to carry over for Monday S
market.
Fruits this morning we're plentiful
and arranged to the best possible adj
vantage for the benefit of retailers
wanting supplies for the week end and
Monday trade, much of the buying, with
the exception of periShable commodi-
ties, being done for the opening of the
| coming weeks trade.
Oranges, grapefruit. tangerines, ba-
| nanas. grapes, pears, kumquats, alliga-
| IOE pears, pSISLIuIlOIlS anu plLlCdPplCn
| were among the more attractive fruits
offered Apples. always to be had, were
in plentiful supply, but not in heavy
| demand.
Apple Receipts.
Fancy box stock apples from the State
of Washington were most in demand
because of their size and attractive
coloring. Receipts we're reported mod
crate and the demand fairly light. Ex-
ira fancy Delicious apples were offered
around $3.75 to $4 box.
Virginia Yorks, fine quality and high
color, sold at 50 and $2.25 a bushel
basket, Pennsylvania stock selling al
slightly lower prices. Other varieties OF
| apples on the farmers line bringing
from $l.25 to 50.
Moderate supplies of oranges this
morning met moderate demand and
| steady market. Florida receipts, SOLD
| from $3.75 to $4.25, California navel
selling at $3.50 and Sc. Florida grape
fruit was offered at prices ranging from
| $3.50 to $3.50.
Florida Strawberries first quality, met
good demand at so and 60 cents a
quart, pint boxes selling for 25 and sc
size. selling from So to $2.75, were in
moderate supply. Pineapp1es. pears
alligator pears, persimmons and ba-
| nanas were other fruits offered.
Cranberries, very much in demand
were not very plentiful. Massachusetts,
half-baryel boxes of Early Blacks were
offered at SO and $3.50, late Howes SELL
ing at $4 and $3.50, few as high as $4.75
Celery was the leader in the vegetable
market, every retailer wanting supplies
for the Christmas dinner trade. Sup
plies came from New York and Cali
fornia, prices covering a wide range,
size of crates and quality of the vege-
table being the determining factors