Evening star., 1922-06-25
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Md. June 24-(Spe-
ciai).-Native corn made it's first ap-
pearance of the season on the market
yesterday and met with ready sale at
50a60 a dozen. Receipts will prob
ably increase next week and prices
are expected to ease off to somewhat
near the southern variety, which is
selling 1.50a2.25 a crate. Season for
green peas is pretty well over and the
prices have wide range, selling from
! l.I5a $50 bushel. String beans and
ca aobage becoming more plentiful at
5oal:25 bushel for the former and
50a15 crate for the latter.
Beets from nearby points coming in
lively and selling mostly 1.5Oa3.50 a
hundred while fhubarb is plentiful
and slow sale at 1.50a3.O0 Asparagus
holding its own in price under fair
demand at 3.00a4.00 a dozen and 12Oa
l.SO for No. 2 stock. Lettuce and SQUASH
i IN ample supply at 50a1.25 for the
former and 50a75 a basket for the lat
ter. Spinach scarce and bringing
l:15a2.oo bushel. Radishes and spring
onions in good demand at 3.00a4.0O a
| hundred for the former and Local, ,25
for the latter
Good quality onions will bring 1.5oa
100 bushel, but hard to move with
tops on. The market for new pota-
toes IS hrmer with receipts running
only fair from all sections. and east
ern shore Virginia variety bringing
top prices of 4.00a425 a barrel and
other sections selling 3.50a4.0O. No. 2
stock all sections not active at 2.O0a
ESQ. Old potatoes continue in light
supply and prices hold firm at 15Oa
1.i5 per 100 pounds and about half
price for IS. The market for apples
rules shade easier and only large
fruit of smooth quality will bring
top values of 3.00aS.50 a barrel and
i;2oaa so bushel. as there is plenty OF
No: and small stock coming in at
2.00a2.50 barrel and 5Oa1.O0 a bushel.
Cherries continue scarce and want
ed at 10a15 pound and 10a2O quart.
Huckleberries and gooseberries also
scarce and good stock wanted at
25a30 a quart for the former and 7aS
pound for the latter. Blackberries s
and raspberries running fairly liberal
and bringing Sale a quart for the
former and 15a20 for the latter.
The egg market is held on steady
basis more as a result of continued
moderate receipts of choice fresh
stock than from any special life to
the demand. as the buying is only
TOR immediate wants and the warmer
weather is making buyers more criti j.
cal right along as to the quality Of
eggs. Native and nearby firsts will
bring "a a dozen, while average re-
ceipts and held stock have to be
sharply discounted
OnoeF increasing receipts OF spring
chickens. the live poultry market has
been easier during the past week, but
for the larger sized springers weigh
ing upward Of TX pounds apiece
there Is good demand at As a
pound. The bulk of spring chickens
coming in. however. are weighing
around ~ to III pounds on an aver
age and on all such stock prices have
to be shaded. bringing from 30a40.
but white leghorns are slow sale at
2Sa3s.
Old hens are firm on fat stock at
25a28, with white leghorns bringing
23a24. White leghorn roosters, where
they run large. sell readily, but the
smaller sizes are hard to move.
Fairly good demand for spring ducks
at 26a28, but stock under 3 pounds
not wanted. Old ducks quiet at
1Sa22. Pigeons easy at 80 pair for
both young and old.