Evening star., 1922-12-10
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Md, December 2 (Spe-
ciaD with comparatively mild and
open weather there has been con-
siderab Bile increase in the receipts of
native and nearby strictly fresh eggs
in this market during the past week.
and owing to the high prices prevail
ing the early part of the week the
disposition on the part OF the trade
has been to take hold of fresh eggs
rather sparingay. in consequence OF
whicn the market took sharp drop
and closed easy at 80 cents a dozen, a
drop Of cents from prices prevailing
the early part of the week All arrivals
today, however. were promptly cleaned
UP, and the market closed steady with a
firmer undertone, due to outside ad-
vices.
The market for dressed poultry.
while steady, is quiet. under the linn
tied demand prevailing between holi-
days. Choice to fancy stock. however,
finds ready sale, but no especial ac-
tivity is expected until the Christmas
holiday trade draws near. Choice OF
fancy young turkeys brings 80 to 81
cents a pound: fair to good. 46 to
IS; old toms. As. and poor and crook
ed breasts, 35. Choice young chickens
sell at 24a25: old and mixed. 22a23.
with old roosters plentiful at Is. Ma
fair demand at 2i to Is for the former
and 25 to 80 for the latter.
The live poultry market rules steady
under a fairly good demand and light
to moderate receipts Turkeys have
been in very light receipt since the
holiday trade and choice young stock
sells readily at so d pound, old As. but
poor and crooked breasts are slow
sale at 35. Large, fat young chickens
in good demand at e1a22. but Leg
horns at 20 and rough. poor and thin
stags at 17a1s draggy. Old hens,
L., 4 f.lf 4 h Hxy
sale at % and medium at 20a21. both
of which are in only moderate re-
ceipt, but small, poor fowls and Leg
horns are in ample supply and slow
at 17a1S. Old roOsters plentiful at IA.
Ducks and geese in fair demand at
when fat, 10 to "a for the former and
81 to % for the latter, but poor. thin
stock undesirable. even at sharp dis
counts Pigeons and guinea fowl in
better demand at 25 to 80 a pair for
the former and 20 each for young and
40 to As each for old Of the latter.
The white potato market rules a
shade firmer, with receipts running
moderate and the demand fairly good
at 1.1O to l.25 per hundred pounds.
and IS to LOO for Maryland and Vir-
ginia McCormicks. One-hundred- and
fifty-pound sacks bring 1.6O to 200 and
running more liberal on the wharves
and fresh dug stock selling low. Ship
ments from nearby points given pref
erence over other sections at LOO to
LIS per barrel for the former and
1.50 to 200 for the latter. Bushel
stock of both selling so to IS. and as
baskets of sweets bring 80 to 40.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues in ample receipt. and under
only moderate demand the market
rules at the following quotations:
Beets. 800 and 4.eO hundred; broccoli
and kale, 80 and 40 bushel; savoy cab
bage. so and 60 bushel; carrots. 800 to
500 hundred: Maryland and Virginia
caulifiower, 800 to 500 barrel: celery,
400 to 500 hundred: horse radish, 300
and 400 bushel: onions, 200 to ESQ
per 100 pounds and 1.25 to 150 for No
2 stock: oyster plants, 500 and 600
hundred; parsnips. 80 to 100 bushel;
spinach. 65 to so bushel, and turnips
SO to 60 busheL Pumpkins in better
demand at 1000 to 1000 hundred.
Apples-Receipts are only moder-
ate. and with the general movement
better the market rules firm at $50
to 500 a barrel for packed stock; 200
to ESQ for No. Is. Loose stock SELL
ing 1.25 to 1.50 per 100 pounds, SO to
Is bushel and rs to 40 per rs basket
Rabbits continue in good demand
where of choice to fancy stock, but
'off" game is slow sale even at sharp
discounts. Choice native and nearby
rabbits bring $50 to 400 dozen. and
fair to good, 200 to ESQ.