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Show TURKEYS AT A LOWER FIGURE With tho price of finer and fatter turkeys about three cents per pound lower than last year, there will probably prob-ably be a corresponding increase in tho consumption of the national Thanksgiving bird in this city tomorrow. to-morrow. The reduction also applies to other Thanksgiving necessities, with the possible exception of cranberries, cran-berries, which still retnil at the cus-1 cus-1 tomary price of 15 cents per quart A more Important feature of this season's turkey supply is the fact that Ogden markets are stocked almost entirely with "Utah and Idaho birds, while 'previous to this the dealers have been forced to rely on Kansas and Nebraska for an inferior quality at a higher price. The wholesale and retail dealers claim that the Utah and Idaho turkeys, tur-keys, hecauso of their superiority, should command a higher price than the eastern stock, but instead of this they may be had at less icost. The condition of this year's market, mar-ket, declared a local dealer today, indicates in-dicates that within a few years Utah and Idaho will be shipping turkeys and other fowls east Instead of shipping ship-ping them In. A visit to several of tho leading produce pro-duce markets in Ogden showed that fine, fat turkos could he bought at almost any desired weight from six to twenty pounds and even bigger Tho prevailing price Is 27 cents per pound, with the head and feet removed. re-moved. The market seemed well supplied, sup-plied, but the demand was heavy throughout the day and the indications wero that the supply would be reduced re-duced to the minimum by tomorrow morning. But Ogdcnltos will not feast on turkey alone, for tho market is well supplied with geese and ducks, nice plump birds, which aro retailing at 22 gents per pound. This Is also about " cents lower than last year's price. Spring chickens can be had at 20 cents per pound and hens at IS cents. The high quality which prevails in tho supply of turkey on tho local market also applies with regard to tho other poultry. |