Evening star., 1922-10-15
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Md, october IA tSpe-
ciaD.-The demand for native and
nearby strictly fresh eggs continues
brisk and the market rules firm and
active under light receipts OF this
stock. Trade wants are being taken
care Of mostly with western refriger-
| stock and ceIdstorage eggs. Hence,
more libeiat Ind frequent shipments
| of nearby. ere advisable. The mar
ket closed s.rady at 4V a dozen for
| firsts and % for average receipts.
Small shipments are preferred TO
large consignments OF old or stale
/ eggs of doubtful quality.
The general live poultry market
rules firmer and shade higher in
value under moderate receipts, with
a good demand prevailing for heavy.
fat old fowl and large. fat young
springers. White leghorns predomi-
AL quality they are slow to find fss
vcr. Large TO small to medium spring
! ers bring IS To IS a pound. with leg
horns selling 23 to 25. Old hens, "a
{ to IS; small, 20 to %. The demand Is
I only fair for fat ducks 81. lbs and
. over at 20 TO 23, while small and poor
are overlooked at IS. a better in
/ quiry is noted for fat turkeys lbs.
and over at 40 for young and 35 for
old. Small. poor turkeys are of uu
certain value and shipment is not aL
/ visable. Young guinea fowl III lbs.
and over in good demand at 60 each
i and sell readil y. but smaller birds
are neglected at 40.
The white potato market rules
steady. with receipts running ample
and demand easily satisfied and CEN
| tered on prime stock. which sells LOO
| TO 1.20 per 100 lbs. and 1.S0 to lS5
per 150-lb. sacks. No. . stock, all sec
tions, selling mostly half price.
, Sweets and yams. while in lighter re-
ceipt. dc not show any increase in
1s,n hut ha a-lr hoo
\ tone at 1.25 to 1-50 per bhl. Native
and nearby stock bringing 80 to 35
per As basket and 10 to is for No.
ss. Native and nearby garden truck
still coming in fair. receipts and wall
ues showing little change from last
week. although demand is fair for
Al stock.
Green beans selling is to 30 per
, bushel. and limas 200 to 800. Cab
bage, 800 to 500 hundred, and savoy
by broccoli plentiful at 20 to 25 q
bushel. .Beets and carrots also plenti-
full at 200 to 800 per hundred for
the former and ESQ to $50 for the
latter. Maryland and Virginia cauli-
flower in good demand at 800 to 500
per barrel. Native and nearby corn,
playing out, but a fair demand stilf
prevailing at 10 to 20 a dozen. and all
receipts cleaning up promptly. Egg
plants and squash fairly active at so
" 10 pSi lou1 tdshtl tOG ttle
former and IS to LOO for the latter.
OysterplaRts continue draggy at 500
to 700 a hundred. Pumpkins in lib
eral receipt and slow sale at 800 to
500 a hundred.
Tomatoes holding firm at so to rs
per four-eighths basket. IS to 100 per
bushel for packing stock and 30 to 25
for small yellow. Turnips in fair de-
mand at % to SO per four-eighths
! basket. and spinach selling fairly
| we'll at 40 to SO per bushel.
Packed stock apples in liberal re-
| ceipt, and the market rules easy at
$50 to 500 per barrel and 200 to 500
for No. Is. Bushel stock selling l25
! to 1.50 and 75 to 100 per bushel. Loose
, stock in ample receipt. and only de-
mand at so to ESQ barrel. so to 100
| per bushel, 25 to 60 per four-eighths
i basket
i Native and nearby Keiffer pears in
good demand at IS to 20 per four
eighths basket; green. Is to %.