Evening star., 1921-12-11
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, December 10 (Spe-
cial ).-Receipts Of native and nearby
eggs are slowly increasing, and the
tone of the market has been easier
this week. There ie no snap to the
wholesale demand for strictly fresh
eggs, hence, at the prevailing prices
moderate receipts are ample for trade
the trade is using cold storage stock
at much cheaper cost The market
closed quiet with prices in buyers
favor at 5S cents a dozen.
The live poultry market generally
rules firm, especially on turkeys.
While it is a little too early for the
holiday demand, turkey receipts
stock finds ready sale IS to 4S cents
pound for choice hens and young
,obblers, AZ for old toms, and 80 and
36 for poor and crooked breasts, the
lemand being fairly good. Demand
good for heavy fat old hens and
'arge smooth young chickens at 25
md 90; medium old hens will bring
% and "a. but small and white leg
iorns are slow sale at Is to 20;
Young white leghorns and rough.
Door; thin birds are draggy at is
to %.
The market for ducks and geese is
steady at % to &c for the former
tHu 10 oU IOT Lne
poor ducks not wanted at 1S to 20.
Pigeons in ample supply at 20 10 25
4 pair: guinea fowl in moderate re-
ceipt and in good demand at SIS for
large young. SO and 60 for smaller
and 40 for old.
Receipts OF dressed poultry have
5een running light. and, with the
colder weather continuing, more lib
raj shipments of choice 10 fancy fat
stock are advisable, as all shipments
If this description have found ready
sale, but ordinary, thin looking stock
slow sale. Choice to fair to good
turkeys are selling at At to so a
pound: old toms. 43 to As, and poorly
iressed and thin, 81 and IS Choice
young chickens bring &c to %: old
md mixed, % to 27, and old roosters.
l6 to 1S. Ducks are selling at 25 to
IS. and geese, % to 80.
. The white potato market rules
steady under fair movement, with
receipts running ample and round
stock selling best. Maryland and
Virginia McCormicks are quoted at
l.5O to LIS per 100 pounds, and other
varieties rs cents per hundred higher
No: rs. all sections, IS to leo. Sweets
nd yams are in more liberal receipt.
and the market is easy, with good
stock selling fairly well at 1926 to
100 per barrel, and 200 to ESQ for
L.
so. and SO to rs for No. Is.
A fair movement is noted on native
md nearby garden truck at the fol-
owing quotations: Beets, 4a5 a bunch !:
'rocoli, 30a40 a bushel; carrots, 2a4
bunch: caulifiower, 4.00a5.OO barrel:
.orseradish, 4.00a5.00 a busheI; kale,
.0oa1.25 a barrel; lettuce, 1O0a2 90 a
'asket; onions, 5.00a5.75 per 100 lbs
nd 2.O0a3.0o for No. 2; oyster plants
a6 a bunch; parsnips. 75as5 a bushei
avoy cabbage, 40a6O a bushel; spin
.ch. 150a1.75 a barrel, and turnips,
1a40 per 48 basket. Pumpkins are
Il better demand at to l6 each.
Rabbit receipts are running fair, but
nth the demand good the market
continues firm and all fresh killed
'abbits of desirable size find ready
sale at 4.5o to 500 per dozen for choice
md $50 to 400 for fair to good
Weather conditions are more favor
tble for dressed hogs, and with a
sood demand and light receipts the
market rules firm at 10a11 a pound
or choice lightweights. 9a10 for me-
tium and 7as for heavy.