Evening star., 1922-11-19
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Especially. Receipts of desirah. /,
fresh-gathered eggs continue Yer.
light. and while prices continue L
advance very little abatement in the
demand is noted, and with the limited
offerings promptly cleaned up from
day to day the market<closed firm at
SIS a dozen, and 56 fer average re-
ceipts and southern: prompt and re-
cuent shipments are advisable, as the
market will no doubt, be- no higher
next week in anticipation .of the holi-
day trade. The general live poultry
market rules stead! to firm under Il
good demand for flows of all kinds.
and demand active ~ 43 to 46
pound for young. 40 To 40 for old and
80 to 81 for poor and crooked breasts.
More liberal shipments are ad-
visable. as demand will increase from
now on to Thanksgiving. Spring
chickens in fair receipt and demand
good for large. fat birds at 25 to q.
but rough. poor and thin and leghorns
are slow sale at 20 TO %. Old hens
also in steady demand. large and fat
are plentiful at 90 to %. The market
for ducks rules steady for fat pud-
dies and pekins. meeting with prompt
sale at % to IS. muscovy and mon
grel. 20, but small and poor are neg
lected at Is. No special activities
fowl. With the Thanksgiving holiday
drawing near more inquiry is noted
for dressed poultry, especially. tur,
keys. and should the weather be Ia
are advisable. but if not shipments
should by all means be iced.
Market closed firm at 45, to - "A
pound for choice to fancy young ~
to A for fair to good. ~ and 46i for
old toms and 81 and 33 for poor and
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chickens will bring 81 and IS, old and
mixed 25 and - and old Toosters II.
Ducks and geese in fair demand at 25
to IS for the former and 2S to 80
for the latter. -
Shipments of poultry intended for
the Thanksgiving holiday -rnarket
should be timed to reach here not
later than Monday. November ~. for
live and Tuesday. November Is. for
dressed stock. If shipping dressed
poultry kill only choice fat birds. See
that the animal heat is all out of the
body before packing. Use clean pack
age and have your stock arrive I'm
good order. Turkeys win be the
principal attraction and large birds
will be preferred.
The white potato market rules
shade lower with receipts running
ample of ordinary mixed stock for
which the demand is slow. but the
movement is fair on prime well culled
stock at % TO 1.l0 per 100 pounds and
1.40 to lis for $50 pounds. with No.
IS selling mostly half price. Mary
land and Virginia McCormicks plenti-
full and selling at the lower prices
quoted. Sweet potatoes in ample re-
ceipt and the market rules easy at
100 to 200 per barrel. 90 to so
bushel. and 25 to 30 per As basket
with nearby stock having the prefer
ence. Yams in light receipt and SELL
ing better at 200 to 2.2o per barrel.
Native and nearby garden truck
playing out and demand only fair at
the following quotations: Beets and
carrots. 3.00a4.O0 per 100: broccoli and
kale. rs to IS bushel: savoy cabbage,
so to 60 bushel: caulifiower. $50 ia
500 barrel; lettuce, so to 100 bushel
oyster plants. 500 to 800 per 100: parsr
nips. 80 bushel: spinach, 40 to As
bushel. and turnips. Is to 20 per 4-s
basket.
There is fairly good demand pre-
vailing for the better grades Of eat
ing apples. but small knotty stock
has 20 be sharply discounted. No. I
packed apples will bring 2.75 to 500
per barrel and 200 to $50 for No .:
bushel stock selling 100 to 1.50 and
so to IS for No. 2. Native and nearby
Kieffer pears. selling fairly good at %
to 50 per As basket.