Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05

When the local wholesale market
closed yesterday afternoon, satisfaction
was expressed by most dealers because
the holiday rush season was over. Sat-
isfaction also was expressed with the
weeks business, the last of the old and
first of the new year trading. 1t was
stated by wholesalers that q fairly ac-
tive market continued throughout the
week, supplies held over for trading
the first of the week being nothing
more than normal.
Poultry dealers we're especially salts
fed with their holiday trading. There
was some disappointment expressed dur
ing the Thanksgiving market because Of
heavy receipts and low prices when an
nouncement of a 39-cent market by
chain stores meant low price for the
entire market.
In some instances, however, efforts
were made to continue 50-cent mar
ket, and with some degree of success.
while in a number of instances prices
dropped to as low as IS cents.
Turkey Supplies.
In report of the Bureau of Eco
Monies, Department of Agriculture,
treating with the question Of turkey
son, it was made to appear that the
prediction late in November that the
turkeys estimated to be put on the
market for the Christmas trade would
be 80 per cent of the total crop, 1t hav-
ing been expected that the supply
would be augmented by the carryover
on farms from the Thanksgiving holi-
day season.
at now appears that, due mostly to
disappointing paying prices at coun-
try dressing plants, producers did not
market all their available stock and
that the carryover on farms after The
holidays will be heavy" was a portion
of the Government report submitted
since the close of the holiday season.
This Is taken by dealers to sug-
gest the possibility of increased re-
ceipts Of turkeys as long as there is
any demand for them and the demand
though not large late in the season
according to merchants, Is likely to
continue far into the Summer season
In the report of the Bureau of Eco
nomics, already mentioned, 1t is stated
THE demand for Christmas turkeys
proved generally satisfactory. Although
not as active as for the Thanksgiving
season. when an exceptionally good
consumer demand was noted. the usual
seasonal business came to hand in
mostly all quarters. AS a whole, stocks
were cleared fairly well and in some
quarters a shortage developed on fancy
young stock and especially toms.
AS during the Thanksgiving season,
the lower grades were neglected, and
various concessions had to be made in
order to move this class of goods. It
is reported that dealers are attempting
TO move any surplus stocks over the
hnlf
Sidered too high for a satisfactory
storage deal. There will be some carry
over, OF course, but this will again con-
Sist mostly Of small and second grade
goods.
Quality In general was fair. In
some sections of the country quality
was reported as not being up to the
Thanksgiving season standard due to
reduced country prices, while most
other sections reported quality up to
the former market or even better. AS
was the rule during the THANKSGIVING
season, consumers again were inclined
to buy the higher quality birds and
neglect the second grade stock due to
the comparatively low prices.
This attitude on the part of the
housewife made for the carryover OF
lower grade goods and the shortage in
few quarters of fancy young stock
On the whole, the Christmas turkey
market proved more satisfactory to the
distributing trade and less satiSfac-
tory to the producer than the Thanks
deal was more satisfactory to the pro-
Queer asd less satisfactory to the dis
tributing trade"
Vegetable Receipts.
Increased receipts of chickens were
mentioned in reports of poultry dealers
yesterday afternoon, and still further
increases next week are anticipated
and with the increases, lower prices
are expected. Keats, ducks and geese
were received in fairly large quantities
the past week, while receipts Of rab-
bits from the West, South and nearby
continued heavy.
Receipts of new Florida cabbage and
extra quality Idaho baking potatoes
interested commission merchants and
retailers yesterday. Cabbage received
yesterday were the first receipts of the
year and hampers of the vegetable
found ready sale at $2.75.
The Idaho bakers, large and in per-
feet condition, claimed much attention
A carload Of the vegetable yesterday
brought 81 for l00-pound sacks.
Strawberries and rhubarb, the for
mer from Florida and the latter from
Canada, continued as the show fruits
in the commission house district. Straw.
berries have been unusually plentiful
the past week, prices going as low al
80 to 40 cents a box for choice fruit.
Prices at the close Of the weeks mar
ket. the same as prices quoted yester.
day, were as follows
Butter-One-pound prints, S9a4O
tub, 38a39
Eggs-Hennery, 5Oa5l; fresh selected
| 48a50: current receipts. 47a48.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young, 32a35
/ old toms, 27a28; Spring chickens. large
28a30; medium, 28a3O: broilers, 3Oa32
fowls. 27a28; Leghorns 2Oa23; ROSTERS
20: ducks, 15a18. Dressed-Turkeys
| young, 40a42; old, 35a36; Spring chick
ems large, Sass: medium, Sass: broil
ers, 38a40; fowls, 33a34; Leghorns. 26i
| 81; ducks, 28a30; ROSTERS, 23a25
! capons. 35a40; keats, 5Oa6O.
I Meats-Beef, 20a22; veal, 26a28
lamb, 26a2S; pork loins, 24a26; fresh
hams, IS; fresh shoulders. "a; bacon
25a26: smoked hams, IS; smoket
shoulders, 90: lard, in bulk, 1917; II
packages, 1872.
Live stock-Calves, is; lambs, 13al4
Cheaper prices Of butter and eggs ant
prospective cheaper prices Of poultr,
we're interesting features Of the week
market. Receipts OF eggs showed
steady increase throughout the week