A considerable increase in business was registered in the New York poultry market on account of the Passover holiday.
For the first two days of Passover over 200 carloads of live poultry arrived in the wholesale market. There was an unusual demand for fat, heavy fowl and good prices were realized. The wholesale price was up to 36 cents per pound while the retail prices ranged from 30-35 cents up to 70-75 cents per pound.
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