Evening star., 1921-12-25
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, December 4 (SpeciaD.
-Whiie practically all turkeys
shipped here for the Christmas mar
.ket cleaned up even at the high prices
prevailing. the demand eased off in
the evening and the market closed
easy at 43 to As for live choice hens
and gobblers and As to so for dressed :;
oid toms. 80. and poorly dressed and
thin, 80 to 35, with prospects of fur
ther declines next week. The demand
Tor chickens usually improves for the
New Year market. and shipments of
choice fat young fowl and small hen
turkeys are advisable. The market for
i've young chickens rules steady at
20 ana "a cents pound, and rough,
poor and thin and white Leghorns, Is
TO- -. Old hens will also be in de-
mana next week, and the market is
nrm at - and "a for large fat stock,
Il ana 22 for medium and IS to 20 for
small and white Leghorns. Ducks
ana nearby geese of desirable size
hnd ready sale at % TO IS, but small
ana poor are slow sale even at sharp
discounts. Dressed chickens, ducks
and geese will bring but, l or cents
pound more than live, and If the
warm weather prevailing today con-
tlnues next week shipments Of live
STOCK Will be more desirable than
dressed, as well as avoiding the risk
OF spollage in transit.
Receipts of strictly fresh native and
nearby eggs fell off this week and
with the price of fresh and cold stor-
age eggs getting closer together an
improved demand for the former is
noted and the market is firmer in
tone, with values ruling steady at So
cents a dozen. Prompt shipments are
advisable to bring top prices. as eggs
showing they have been held have to
be sold at discount.
ha ynrhi 70
hrmer. with values higher under d
fair movement and receipts running
lighter. Maryland and Virginia Nc
Cormicks will bring 165 to 1.S5 per
100 pounds and other varieties 200 to
2.25. No. stock of all sections are
not active at LOO and 1.25 and No. So
hard to move and of uncertain value
Sweets and yams are also running
lighter and the market rules firmer
with demand fair on top grade stock
at 3.75 to $50 per barrel for the for
mer and $50. to 800 for the latter.
Sweets and yams in bushel hampers
selling better at LOO to- 1.50 and so
to rs for No. IS.
Seasonable native and nearby gar
den truck in only moderate supply,
and under fair demand the market
generally rules firm at the following
quotations.. Beets, SO to Is bushel; broc-
coli, 35 and 40 bushel: carrots, LOO
DuSHcl, idAu anu lTSlNld cdull-
flower, in good demand at $50 to 4.50
per barrel: Norfolk kale. LOO per bar
rel: oyster plants, and z bunch;
parsnips. 10 to 80 bushel; savoy cab
bage, 30 and so hushel; native spin
ach, 60. to rs bushel, and Norfolk, 1.50
per barrel; turnips. .25 and 50 per SIS
basket. Onions continue in good de-
mand at 800 to $50 per hundred
pounds. and 200 to 800 for No. IS.
Receipts of Maryland and nearby
rabbits are fair, hut under good de-
mand the market is a shade firmer.
Choice, freshly killed being quoted at
800 to $50 per dozen, and fair to good
200 to $50
While there has not been much in
quiry this week for dressed hogs, the
demand should be more active next
week and the market is firm. Mary
land and Virginia lightweights are
selling at 10 and II cents a pound;
medium. and 9, and heavy and 7,
Roars and rough stock slow at and
s.. Country lard in better demand at
10 to IL cents a pound.