Evening star., 1923-12-16
PRODUCE MARKET.

BALTIMORE, Md, December Is
Especially of poultry in
should be timed to reach here the
week beginning Monday. December
IT, and continuing until Thursday
for live stock. Best days for dressed
stock will be Wednesday up to Fiji
day. but in shipping poultry dressed,
preferred on this market Kill only
choice fat birds and see that all the
heat is out of the body before pack
ing and shipping. Shippers are ad-
viSed to ship nothing to arrive on
the cath or 25th.
While the general poultry market
has been easy and draggy this week,
due to mild weather and an over
supply of stock. better feeling next
week is anticipated, especially for
turkeys. and better prices viii no
doubt prevail. Choice live hen tur-
keys are bringing 80 cents a pound: {:
gobblers, IS; old toms, 25, and poor
and crooked breasts, 20. Spring
chickens and old hens are both SELL
ing at 90 While small Leghorns
plentiful at IA and Is. Demand is fair
for fat ducks at Is to "a and 16 to II
for small and poor. Nearby geese
are selling 81 and %, with Kent
Island bringing "a and 25. Pigeons
and guinea fowl continue in good
request. and the market ru11s steady
at 90 to 80 pair for the former, and
90 TO 40 each, young, and IS for old
of the latter.
While receipts of dressed poultry
have been light the past week, there
has been no snap to the demand, and
values rule lower. but more active
trading is anticipated next week and
more liberal shipments are advisable,
especially under present weather con-
ditions. Choice young turkeys are
a m
good, % to 80; old toms, rs to 81, and
poor and crooked breasts, 20 to 90.
Young chickens are selling % and 80.
with old and mixed bringing 81 and
22 and old roosters Is and is. Choice
to fancy ducks sell 90 to 25 and
geese 25 to 80.
Receipts of white potatoes have
been only moderate, and under a fair
steady at 1.25 to 1.75 per hundred
pounds and IS to 100 for No. 2. one
.hundred-and fifty-pound sacks are
selling 200 to $50 and LOO to LES, as
to quality and condition, but eastern
shore Maryland and Virginia McCor-
-micks will not bring over 1.50 at the
outside. Sweets and yams are in light
receipt. and with demand good the
market closed firm at 400 to 500 a
barrel for the former and 800 to 400
both slow sale at 1.50 to 200. bushel
stock selling mostly 1.75 to 200.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues In ample receipt but under
fairly good demand the market rules
steady at the following quotations:
Beets and carrots. 800 to 500 hun
dred: broccoli and kale, 80 to 35
bushel; brussels sprouts, 10 to Is
quart; cabbage, 400 to 600 hundred
savoy, 80 to 40 bushel; caulifiower
1.00a3.00 crate and 2.00a3.50 barrel.
Celery, 200 to 400 crate and SO to so
dozen: lettuce plentiful and slow sale
at % to SO bushel; onions in light re-
ceipt and good demand at 200 to $40
per 100 lbs; oyster plants, 300 to
100 hundred: parsnips, 40 to 90 per
As basket; spinach. 60 to rs bushel
and turnips, 80 to 80 bushel.
The apple market rules easy, with
only the best soft variety of hand
picked stock bringing top quotations
Of 800 to 4.50 barrel and 200 to 2.50
for No. 2. Bushel baskets selling
mostly so to 1.25 as to quality and
condition, while loose stock brings
LOO to 1875 per hundred pounds
STANDARD brands Of box apples sell
1.50 to 2.25.
Rabbits continue In fair receipt and
under good demand the market rules
steady at $50 to 500 dozen for choice
nearby and 200 to $50 for fairly
good.