Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
Interest of Public Shifts to
Christmas Presents,
Dealers Declare.


Attractive Displays.
"And, certainly" continued COM
| mission merchant, there will be one
of the most attractive displays this
season ever witnessed in this city. 1t
will be next to impossible to name any
| commodity which cannot be obtained.
irrespective of the question of this being
| the Winter season."
Closing of market late yesterday
! found many dealers with fairly heavy
| supplies of foodStuffS on hand, enough
with which to conduct business tomor-
! row, Monday usually being the quietest
trading day of the week.
Arrival of pine and cedar trees
| quantities of wreaths of evergreenS and
| punches of holly and mistletoe from
nearby and distant points already has
| given the wholesale district much the
J appearance of the holiday season.
| More than 100 applications for space
in which to conduct the business OF
selling Christmas decorations next week
and the two additional days of the sue
| ceedtng week Is taken as indicative OF
the vast amount of business in this
| line that is expected.
| 1T also is suggesting of further de-
| plet1on OF the pine and cedar forests
| IN Maryland, Virginia and New Eng
land, thousands of the trees to be Of
fered here coming from the woods of
Maine and Vermont" said dealer.
The first carload of Vermont trees
| reached the local market wednesday
| afternoon, costing, delivered, more than
$1,000, according to the consignee. II
is expected they will sell from so cents
to $40 each, trees from nearby and
selling cheaper.
| Most of the largest trees, according
| to dealers, probably will be purchased
for use in church and fraternal organi-
Zation celebrations. 1t is stated that
many owners of land in the nearby
States already have posted their land
against trespassers, many motorists
in the woods alongside the State roads
and cutting trees without consent Of
owners.
ut is probable" suggested mar
ket dealer, that there will be the usual
thousands of trees left on hand at the
| close of the Christmas market season
to be burned.
And it's pity" he added, that
so many trees have to go to the dis
card each year."
Turkey Supplies.
Continued interest in the question OF
| turkey supplies and prices which viii
prevail during the approaching holiday
season was displayed all the past week
and additional interest will be dis
played the next eight days.
Market conditions yesterday recalled
to poultry dealers conditions which
prevailed many years ago. Turkey re-
ceipts showed a gradual increase the
past. few days and receipts of chickens
were so heavy that the bottom literally
| droDDed from the market
Receipts we're so heavy" said a
dealer, that some haulers returned
their supplies to the country to hold for
higher prices"
One feature lacking the past few
| years, explained dealer. was the bring
ing of turkeys to the local market in
| droves F1ocks of several hundred tur-
keys usually were driven through the
| streets Just before Christmas, the dealer
stated, coming from Maryland or Vir-
ginia and with dressing plant as their
| destination.
In these strenuous days, however,
| he added, such movement would ap-
pear so slow that the advertising beneflt
would be lost"
Poultry dealers continue to predict a
cheap turkey market for the Christmas
holiday season. They expect chick
ems, ducks, keats and capons also will
be cheap. Rabbits continued to appear
! here in large quantities all the past
week. dealers selling them at a range of
prices extending from is to 80 cents,
the exact price being determined by
| size and condition of receipts.
| Commodities of every description
continued in plentiful supply all last
week. and dealers say there will be
: no shortage of anything wanted for
the Christmas dinner table at prices
| 1ola III, v,,llY L.
Prices at the close of last weeks mar
ket were substantially the same as
prices which prevailed yesterday morn
| ing. as follows:
Butter-One-pound prints, 401aa41
tub, 391a a401a; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Hennery, 55a56; fresh selected,
53a54; current receipts, 48a50.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young hens
and toms. 28a30; old toms, 26a27;
Spring chickens, large, 24a25: medium,
23a24; broilers, 28a30; LeghornS, 22a23;
fowls, 25a26; ROSTERS, 20; ducks, l5a20.
Dressed-Turkeys. young hens and
toms, 36a37: old toms, 33a34; Spring
chickens, large, 32a33; medium, 32a33;
broilers, 35a36; Leghorns. 28a30; fowls,
28a30; ducks. 28a30: ROSTERS, 23a25;
capons, 40a45; keats, 70a80.
/ MeatS-Beef. 20a22; veal, 24a26;
lamb, 24a27; pork loins, 22a25; fresh
| mans, 2Oa22; fresh shoulders. 18a22;
smoked hams. 25a26; smoked shoulders,
1Sa20: bacon, 25a26; lard, in bulk, 10;
in packages, IL.
Live stock-Calves, Is; lambs, 1917
| ala.
Fruit displays, particularly attractive
the past week. promise to be even more
SO the coming week, dealers realizing
the coming week is the time above all
others to make the best possible show
OF such products.
Oranges grapefruit, pineappleS pears,
grapes, alligator pears, large Florida
perS1mmons and kamquotS always are
| In demand for the Christmas holiday
trade, some for food and others for
decorative purposes and 1t Is promised
that consumers will be able to get all
the supplies they desire.
! 1t also Is expected that there will be
plentiful supplies Of strawberries to be
had during the holiday season, berries,
product of Florida growers, having APP
peared here several days ago. Dealers
also expect the fruit will be fairly cheap
for the holiday season, prices already
having dropped from SITS quart 10
days ago to rs cents a quart yesterday,
and it is deemed probable that the
price soon will drop to so cents.
| Lima beans, in buShel baskets, and
| okra, in Span crates, reached here
from Mexico the past week. The con-
tanners came securely wrapped IN timex