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\Tew York dropped a nickel off jrade A Larges to top. at 45c or nearby eggs; 1 to 3c lower on vestern eggs shipped in. Virginia jsually follows the New York rend. , Production is moving up in the normal seasonal trend, and does’nt stop until sometime around April.
TURKEYS j The outlook on turkey prices from now til Christmas is good. They’ll probably be a little stronger - a cent or two - by then. VaUey prices are now a cent more than before Thanksgiving: Hens, 26c-27c; Toms. 24c-25c. North Carolina and Georgia are on the same level.
Retailers in the Richmond area have reported good clearance at Thanksgiving, with demand as strong as they had expected, and it looks like Christmas ought to be even better.
Slaughter just before Thanksgiving was about 20% higher than last year the same time, and the total supplv is still above.
CORN
Corn prices are showing tendency to improvement, but it’ll come gradually-nothing big in the immediate future.
Quality seems to be good, and the supply right now is not excessive.
Virginia prices are: Commercial producing areas: $1.26 to $1.35 Valiev, $1.40 to $1.50.
WHEAT
The wheat market is showing definate signs of activity, due nrobably to too much dry weather in the Southwest,
Richmond cast price ast week for No. 2 Wheat was $2.25; and
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