Evening star., 1923-09-16
PRODUCE, MARKET.

BALTIMORE, Md, September /;
Especial l@-There is still a. scarcity OF
strictly fresh native and nearby eggs
and the general market shows an
other sharp advance on this grade
especially under very light receipts
of fresh laid stock and trade wants
are being supplied mostly with west
crn and southern se-called fresh
which are in free of supply. The
market closed firm AT SO cents doz-
en-, with no surplus and shippers
are advised to let their eggs come
forward more promptly in prefer
ence to holding them for higher
prices.
The general live poultry market
rules steady to firm under fair re-
ceipts and ample Of small and poor
stock which is slow sale and has 10
lie sold at discount. Large spring
,rs. 2Ia and over Will bring 90 and 80
cents a pound; medium, - and %, and
small, % and &c. while leghorns are
slow sale at % to %; old hens have
been In only fair demand the past
week, but owing 10 the Jewish holi-
days better demand is anticipated
next week. Heavy fat old fowls, Il
hounds and over are selling at 27 and
Is: medium, "a to 20; while smaller
and leghornS are bringing 20 to 22:
Old roosterS are in liberal supply and
under light demand are easy at 16
and II. OF the better grade of pekins
and puddle ducks there Is no surplus,
with a fairly good demand at 20 TO
20. but small thin muscovy and mon
.srei ducks are in ample supply and
hard to move at II to u. Pigeons and
Guinea fowl rule steady under mode
rate receipts and fair demand at %
cents a pair for the former and AZ
10 60 each for the latter.
\ The white potato market ruies
steady under ample receipts with No
I graded stock selling fairly well
but No. 2's are slow sale and culls
NOT wanted. Eastern Shore. Mary
land and Virginia. No. | STOCK selline
26 TO l. so for No. Is. Hundred-pound
sacks are bringing 2.25 to 2.t5. ana -
TO 100 for No. IS. while loo-pouno
sacks of well graded stock are se4llhs
800 to 400. Market tor sweets snp
vans continue dull and easy as tne
receipts are running more than ample
s for trade wants at $50 TO 500 barrel
and 1.25 TO 1.50 for No: IS. baske'
stock selling better, at 20 TO oV.
Native and nearby garden truch
continues in liberal receipt ana WIN
demand only fair, market rules easy
and mostly in buyers fav9r, AZ tns
following quotations.. Strmsiess srecI
banns so to 60 bushel: beets ana car
lots 4. 90 to 600 hundred; cabbage
K 90 TO 1000 hundred; caullhower' z.Ot
70 3.0O hamper; corn, Is to 80 dozen
agrplants, 35 TO 40 basket; peppers
25 to so basket; squash. 20 10 20; 10 10,
T02tOGS,
StocIx 35 to 40 bushel. Native turnips
made their first appearance on the
-aarkeS this week and cleaned VI
+anidIy at so to 60 per 4-S basket
while spinach and kale sold at 20 tc
ca bushel for the former and. 80 TO AZ
@or the latter. Onions are in moderate
,-eceipts, and under a fairly good de-
nand the market rules firm at 2.0t
5n3T5 per hundred pounds.
Market for apples continues easy
7inder fair demand for large hand
.nicISed stock at 1.50 to $50 barrel
Po 10 1.25 bushel; and 20 to 40 pei
2Os basket. Crauapples are in fair de-
7naud at so to 65 basket: grapes ir
anIv moderate receipt and under good
Snnand, tie market closed firm at 6t
20 90 per As basket for common
white; better grades bring 7o to so fol
Ts quart baskets. Market for peaches
continues easy with receipts running
-amnle for all trade wants and demand
tonly fair for large well colored fruit
md small common hard fruit slow tC
move at sharp discounts. No. l peach
"a will bring loo TO . so bushel and
"a TO 1.25 basket. Native and nearby
osars are selling mostly % to 81
BASKET, but New York varieties are
uhderseiling native products in
bLshel stock.