Evening star., 1923-09-09
Wall street Mystined.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

F.! BALTIMORE, Md. September 8
tSpeciaD The general egg mark I
shows a sharp advance under scar
city of desirable fresh laid stock. and
trade wants the latter part of the
week We're being largely supplied
with southern and western so-called
fresh stock. A good demand prevails
and native and nearby shippers are
TO let their eggs come forward more
promptly in preference TO holding
them back for higher prices, which
only tends to deteriorate the quality
and results in causing considera bile
loss Of market. Market closed firm
touay at "a a dozen and prac
ticaily bare Of strictly fresh stock.
The live poultry market rules steady
I" firm. with good demand prevail
! hens. which have brought premium
for the past two days from the Jew
Ish trade. old fowls. Al. pounds and
over, selling - and % ,."und; me
dunn: - to 26; and smaller and leg
horns. 20 TO 80.
The demand continues rood for de-
Slrable size springeIs and. while re-
cfipts have been running fairly lib
tra!. all desirable stock meets with
ready sale at % to 81. but small and
leghorns will rot bring over . to
-. Old roosters have fallen off in re-
celpts and the market il firm at 16
and L. Spring ducks of the better
sort are in fairly good demand and
, ceipts. which bring 90 to 80 but
small and poor are slow sale at Il
and Is. Pigeons in ample supply at
20 to % pair. but guinea fowl are
scarce and wanted at Ga each for
'ar"e and 40 to 80 for small.
The white potato market rules a
Sntae easier under ample receipts
with No. l graded stock selling fair
~ Wen. but No. 2s are uncertain and
low when the offeringh are uneraded
, and mixed. Of which the supply is
; ample. Round cobblers sell at TOP
market value while long giants sell
| mostly at inside figures. Eastern
! shore. MARYLAND and Virginia pota-
and 1t50 to 200 for No. IS. Sack
stock selling 2.25 to a75 per hundred
pounds and 100 TO 125 for No. IS
ore hunrlred and fifty-pound sack
! bring 800 to 400. arket for sweet :
i ana vans continues easy. with re-
ceipts running ample, demand fairly
good for No. ! stock. where il runs
regular. but shipments being ton"
VIII not draw outside quotation
Barrel stock selling 800 to $50 and
i.1o to l.i3 for No. IS. Baskets will
brlng 50 to Co. Native and nearby
garden truck continues in ample
receipt on most all lines, with the
market generally ruling easy at the
beans. 30 to 75 bushel: limas. $50
to 40. Beets and carrots. 400 to
o,oo hundred. Cabbage. 400 to 500
hundred. Caulifiower. e25 to 3.o5
hamper Corn. 20 to 80 dozen. Cucum
per 5ers. % % to 100 basket. Elephants.
80 to 80. Squash. 90 to so. Peppers,
20 to so and 40 to 80 per needle
Onions, 200 to 375 per hundred
pounds Tomatoes continue plentiful
ana prices are mostly in buyers favor
at 20 to 30 basket and o5 to 40 bushe1
FOR packing stock. Market for apples
rules easy at 1.50 to 800 barrel SO
to l.30 bushel and 20 to 80 basket.
Cantaloupes continue in fair demand
at 30 to LOO basket. Grapes are in
good demand at 45 to 15 per As
basket. Peaches. where of good uual
ity and size, bring loo to 200 bushel
and % to LOO basket Pears are SELL
ing fairly well at 10 to 100 ba,sk et.
while plums are not so active at 81
TO 40 basket. Watermelons are
playing out and the market is easy
at 20 to 80 each for select and to
IL for prime. but culls are overlooked
at and 4.