Evening star., 1923-09-02
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. Md. September +,
'SpecIap.- Receipts of strictly fresh.
native and nearby eggs continue very :,
light: in fact. the market closed to-,
day practically bare of such stock.
and trade wants are being supplied
with southern and western so-caIled
fresh.
good and constant demand pre-
walls and the market closed firm AZ
81 cents a dozen, but prompt and fire.
quent shipments are advisable in or.
der 10 bring top quotations. as all;
held stock has TO be sold at dis. +.
count.
The general live poultry market.
rules steady under fairly liberal re- {
ceipt, and poor demand at 30 to % a
sized spring chickens. While there
IS a good demand for large springcrs. 4
two pounds and over at 80 10 80 Al
pound and IS to 30 for medium, all "
offerings of smaller stock slow /.
to find favor at % to 81. Large leg /.
small and poor are in ample receipt
at % and % With the near approach .
of the Jewish holiday there is a good
demand for heavy fat old hens at %
to p pound, and of this sort re-
ceipts are moderate. but of small
hens especially leEhorn. the supply is
ample and they are slow to find favor !:
at 20 to %.
Old roosters plentiful at 16. There
is fairly good demand noted for
the better sort of ducks. of which
there, is no surplus at 20 to %
wanted at II and is. while old ducks
are slow sale at ] > and 20.
Pigeons continue under ample re-
ceipt and poor demand at 20 to % a
pair for both young and old. Guinea
fowl. in only moderate receipt and
fairly good demand. at go each for
young and 20 to so for small.
The white potato market is "A shade
easier under liberal receipts. with
No. ! graded stock selling well, but
No. 2 uncertain and low where the
offerings are unGraded and mixed,
of which the supply Is ample and
movement slow. Maryland and Vir-
ginia potatoes bring 400 TO 800 "A
barrel and 80 to 200 for No. IS.
while culls arc neglected at LOO to
1.25.
Bag lot potatoes arc in better de-
maud than barrel and bring $50 10
900 per hundred pounds and LOO to
125 for No 2s. Hundred andtifty-
pound sacks selling mostly $40 to
450. Market for sweets and vans
generally easy in tone as receipts
running ample and demand only fair +.
for No. I stock where ii runs regular
at 400 to $50 a barrel for the former
and $50 TO 400 for the latter. No--
. stock however. will not bring over
/ 80 to 200. while cullS are not want
ed at l 90. to l.25.
Native and nearby garden truck in
annie receipt on most all lines with
demand easily satisfied. but deslra-
bile stock Is moving fairly well at
the following quotations:
Green beans. 75 to 1.25 hushel;
limas 150 to 200: beets and carrots
400 to 500 hundred: cabbage, 500
to 500 hundred; corn, 10 to % q
dozen: cucumbers, 75 to 100 basket:
eggplants. 80 to 35; peppers. % TO
so: SQUASH 20 to 25. and tomatoes.
az 10 40 basket and 90 to 75 a
busheI for packing stock. .
MARYLAND caulifower made its hrst
appearance on the market today ana
cleaned up rapidly at $50 to HOo
a barrel.
The green fruit market rules steady
under fair receipts on most lines
with demand fair for the better quail
ity of goods. Early June apples are
selling 150 to 400 a barrel: so to l.5o
a bushel and 90 to so a basket Black
berries and huckleberrieS playing out.
but all stock showing quality meets
with ready sale at Is to 20 cart.
Cantaloupes are in lighter receipts
and in fairly good demand at LOO TO
.2.75 crate and so 70 LOO basket.
Crab apples selling fairly well, 20
to 35 basket Peaches continue in
liberal receipt and fully ample for.
trade demand. which is fair only for,
large fruit. and market rules easy at
100 to $50 bushel and so to l.2a-
basket.
demand. IS to 1.50 basket. Nearby
pIums bring % to so basket. and
watermelons are selling 25 to 35 each
for select and 10 to 10 for primes;i
while culls are overlooked and not
wanted at ) to Z.