Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-24
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MAKES DULL 81 ET
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Arrivals 0f
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Because IL tie eavlEuebs Of the sea-
lson. the markets on nearby fruits and
vegetables are dull atsd MnlnkeTeHtil ag.
Tire arrivals 81 MARYLAND products be-
Ing confined ID asparagus broccoli
kale, spring onions, p0tat0es, spinaEA
land raGishes Until the arrivals Of
homegrown produce become heavy
samOugh 10 become factor in the mar
lkeE. little can be said concerning them.
The feature III this weeks markets has
been the appearance Of Maryland
grown asparagus and the fact that
maryland grass ii selling Rt $3.50
10 $500 per dozen punches while the
Georgia product seIls from $500 to
$S,00. This unusual condition Is 1T
Etributed ID the improved quality of lie
MARYLAND stock and the fact that Il
presents more fresh appearance than
that shipped from distant points THE
4 top prices arc being brought by large.
Arna fresh. green and well prepared
bundles a large amount Of nearby
asparagus arrives IN the market care
lIessiy bundled with binder twine and
has ID he sold ut discount More
care tn preparing the product for the
market and f6W cents expended for
ribbon or tape will be more than re-
pald when the product Is sold
Qn0te Asparagus. homegrown.
$3.50 at $500 per dozen punches. Sup
ply light, demand active: Broccoli. SO
Vt 4Oc per box supply light, moder-
ate demand. Kale, so at 45c per bush
aI. supply heavy. demand moderate
lSpring oalona. 80 to $I.O0 per 100
buncaea supply light, demand strong
Radsshes, $1.25aSz.00 per basket.
Supply light, demand moderate. SPIN
lach. 5Oa68c per basket. Supply
flight, demand moderate Rhuharb, d
At &c per bunch. Demand moderate,
supply plentiful.
Potatoes Eastern shore of Mary
LAND Mcg0rmicka, SI75as2.OO per
lcwt: Western shore. $f.S5 to $500, de
mand moderate: West shore Cobblers.
50. 2Sas2.5O per cwt; supply light, de-.
InaSId moderate, Sweet Potatoes,
50. 75a$s.25 per basket; supply light,
demand active.
Grain.
The Government rates are ignored
BY mfIlers who are anxious 10 secure
stock To continue their operations and
| it Is said that some mills have been
compelled to curtail grinding because
of the scarcity Of wheat The Goyern-
ineaat stocks have been drawn upon at
the established rate Plus storage and
Insurance charges and all wheat In
the open market meets with ready sale
at prices equivalent to the prices being
paid the Grain Corporation There Is
expected to be decline in
prices when the new crop begins to
move and 1t ii thought that practically
al Maryland wheat of the old crop
has been marketed The arrivals Of
wheat 81 this market are light. Corn
| ii selling 1t high rates because of the
| high price Of pork products and oil Of
this grain brought to Baltimore meets
with ready sale Cob corn Is in fair
demand and sells BIT $500 per barrel
for carload lots on spot with white ear
at d lis to 25c discount 4 rise IN Dat
prices Iii sympathy with the high corn
rates Ii expected daily.
Hay And Straw.
Another advance III hay prices was
made III the past week bringing the
price or No. timothy to $4,000 per
ton and further advances are expected.
There d no great scarcity Of the pro-
duct Id the market and the rises are
said to be due TO the strong demand
and the difficulty In bringing hay to-
the market. quote No. ! timothy $1,000
per ton Standard timothy, 5000; No
B timothy. $50 .OOas39 30; No. s tim
Iotiay. s36.OOas 49, 5D No. ] light Glow
! eli mixed. $s9.aS3950 No. 3.
| esq. 5Oa$SS 30: No. clover mixed,
$50 .OOas39OO: No. !. ss6. OOa$ 90 No.
! clover. sSS.50a So 49,: No. 2. s34.0Oa-
$500: No s, $50. OOa SS2. 100.
Straw prices are steady and no
lchange Id prices has been made for
more than month
Fish.
The glutfed condition Oh the market
has been relieved and although there
lis still an oversupply Of crocus, which
Isell very Low, other fish bring good
pfices and sllad are scarce. Oysters are
lnuYi and in poor demand. The first
ICfabs OF the season were marketed
llurSng the past week and prime soft
lcrabs sold from $50 to sl.OO per Dozen
"A few hard crabs have also made their
appearance In the market
Eggs Aaa Psuftry.
with the end DC tEae Easter demand,
tine market is somewhat unsettled and
Isends 10 decline. me prevailing price
I'm the Tuesday market was 4sc per
d0xen although Ii vas reported later
lin the day that large lot had been
ls0la 1t 42ssc. me export demand II
18TH heavy but NOT strong enough 70
lauagain the present prices
There Il ) strong acsise demand for
astficfly spring chickens ard the sup-
ply og such FOWL Is limited and sell
I9fom 57 to &C per To- There IL a.
abundance Of other fowl but prices
lare firrn on alI kinds and grades. II
LIS Thought that decline In alder