Evening star., 1923-07-22
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 81 (Spe-
claD--Native and nearby cantelopes
made their first appearance on
the market this week and cleaned
up rapidly at 125 to It's per AS
basket. Receipts so far have been
only moderate and with demand good
liberal shipments are advisable. as
prices will probably hold good next
week. Early June applies, however.
have been in liberal receipt and
market rules easy at LOO to 800 a
barrel. 25 to LOO per busheI and
10 TO 80 per AS basket Only large,
wei culled stock. however, is in de-
mand. and shipments OF small. knotty
apples are not advisable as they
hardly bring freight charges.
Blackberries. huckleberries and
raspberrtes are in moderate receipt
and IN fairly good demand at 12 to
~ quart. ii to is quart and 20
10 22 a quart, respectively. Red rasp-
berries are in good demand at 10
to IL a pint. Cherries when of good
quality meet with ready sale at 10
70 10 pound. and plums are fairly
active at 40 to so per As basket.
Native and nearby new potatoes
are in ample receipt, and the market
generally rules easy at 400 to SEQ
a barrel and l.50 to 200 for No. 2s
Bushel stock in better demand at
1.5O to LIS and rs to 90 for No 2
800 and $50 to 200 for No. 2s.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues In good demand under only
fairly liberal receipts, and the market
rules steady to firn at the following
prices:
Green and wax beans LOO to 1.1O
a bushel, with stringless varieties
bringing from 25 to 80 cents bushel
premium. Lima beans are in good
demand az 800 to $50 bushel, with
receipts hardly being equal to the
demand when stock is of good quail
ity. Cabbage in plentiful supply and
unless of good quality will not bring
top quotations of 500 to 1900 per
hundred. Beets and carrots in am
500 a hundred. Cucumbers and egg
plants are selling fairly we'll at. so
to 60 per As basket for the former
and l.5O to 1.75 for the latter.
Native and nearby corn continues
In active demand. with no surplus in
the daily receipts. at 20 to 35 a. dozen
for the former and 10 to 20 for the
latter. Lettuce in plentiful supply
and market rules easy at so to LOO
per bushel. Peppers in only mod
crate receipt and in good demand at
Is to LOO per AS basket.
Squash continues in liberal receipt
and prices mostly in buyers favor at
20 to 25 per AS basket Tomatoes
In more liberal receipt the past week
and market rules easy at 100 to 1.25
per As basket and SO to IS for
green.
Maryland and Virginia onions are
also in liberal receipt and market
rules easy at IS to 1.50 per bushel
and 800 to $50 barrel Receipts
of strictly fresh native and nearby
eggs have been a little below fair
this week, but demand has been less
active for trade wants, and the mar
ket closed easy at "a dozen for
firsts with average receipts selling
at sharp discounts, as buyers are very
critical and prompt, and liberal ship
ments are advisable while the hot
weather continues. The general live
poultry market rules easy under lib
eral receipts, with most of arrivals
being small, for which demand is less
active.
Large spring chickens two pounds
and over will bring 81 and 3S a
pound, while small to medium are
selling 80 to SO. Leghorns will not
bring over 25 to 80. Large old hens
are selling 25 and 26. and medium
22 to 24( but leghorns, large and
small, will not bring over 20. Old
roosters plentiful at IS and Is. Ducks
are In ample supply and slow sale
at IA to 20. but spring ducks are
scarce and wanted at 25 to q and
20 to % for small and poor. Market
for pigeons continues dull and re-
ceipts ample for all trade wants at
25 a pair for both young and old.