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Show She Gets Preview of Thanksgiving Dinner p ' , - i -3C - T- H MISS ELEANOR RASML'SSEN CHECKS ON COBBLERS I ' Birds expected to be. rushed in preparation for early market Housewi ves Will Pay Higher ! Prices for Turkeys This Year Housewives will pay more for their Thanksgiving turkeys this season, according to forecasts on the first large scale shipments scheduled to start Monday for eastern market pools. Cheered by prospects of h if her' quotations for their product, Utah turkey growers are planning to rush a large portion of the estimated 600,000 turkey crop to early market, W. O. Ramahaw, president of the Utah Hatchers and Breeders' association, asso-ciation, said Wednesday. Figures given by authorities ranged between 24 and M .cents a pound for top grade turkeys. Last year costs rsnged from 20 to 21 cents a pound for the sams quality bird. "Killing turkeys for early Thanksgiving Thanks-giving pools will start Monday and reach Its height about November 20." Mr. Ramahaw said. "While tt will be unsafe to quote exact figures on local markets, I have reason to believe quotstions will not be much lower then 24 cents for best birds." Salt Lake county producers are preparing 20.000 turkeys for ths market," he said. Most of the birds are bronse breeds, while there are a few white Holland turkeys available. avail-able. "The turkey growers are exceptionally excep-tionally satisfied with prospective prices, In view of low cost fsed for finishing their product," he said. |