Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-19 | Page 12 | Christmas Turkeys to be High-Priced

iCBTIS TURKEYS ! TO BE HIGH-PRICED j Forty-two to Forty-five Cents a Pound Ruling Quotations for Fowl. Christmas turkeys will sell at from 42 to 45 cents a pound, so dealers declare. The best stcck at this time Is selling1 at 41 cents a pound wholesale. Depleted stocks m near-by sections are said to be tho caue. At the present time there are only few choice birds 'on Uic Km It Lake market, arid theae yre offered at 42 to 45 cents. Ducks, geese and chickens are selling at cents a pound und are expected to hold ac that price throughout the Christmas Christ-mas markering. Local dealers relate that In the time Intervening since Thanksgiving Portland Port-land poulterers invaded the Idaho turkey producing districts and contracted all the supplies to be had. Salt Lake, heretofore, it is stated, has drawn largely on Idaho, especially the southern end of the slato, for turkey stocks during: holiday seasons. Home dealers declare that the Portland commission men pa hi 37 cents a pound at Idaho points for all the turkeys to be obtained. This leaves Utah only for Salt Lake to draw turkey supplies from, and, according io home dealers, response to 1 1 1 u u i r i f. s thus far has bee n me a ge r. Because of the scarcity of turkeys here commission men have been compelled to r-cek supplies in eastern markets, but have thus far hen unable to secure, any poultry poul-try nt prices that will warrant bhippine. Omaha, the nearest, point from which Salt Lako cn n draw a surplus, is asking 4 1 cents a pound at wholesale. This information infor-mation is supplied by Christ Rassmussen, of tho Mutual creamery, who also tells of irvahilhy to get turkeys in the Sanpete nnd Sevier countries, which prior to this sow son have been tho principal source of turkey supply for Salt Lake. Supplies of geese, ducks and chickens are said to be quite heavy, and the price slightly lower than normal at Thanksgiving. Thanks-giving. There is also a considerable stock of hares and rabbits on the market, as well ns jack rabbits. Hares are selling at 3." cents a pound and jacks at cents each.