Evening star., 1923-03-11
BALTIMORE PRODuCE

BALTIMORE. Md. March 10 tSpe.
clal).-Egg receipts have run fairly
liberal the past week and the marke
ciosed easy and lower at 32 and ?:
dozen for strictly fresh native
ana nearby stock, the demand beins
limited to immediate wants for ioca
consumption. Shippers are advised ft
snip their stocks in promptly Will,
the situation is in their favor, as th,
; tlihe rs approaching for storage pur.
poses when much lower values ar,
| expected to prevail. Duck eggs con.
tihue IN light receipt and with a goot
oehand noted the market is frmer a.
52 dozen. The general live poultr,
market rules steady to firm under
fairly active demand for all lines.
turkeys are in lighet receipt with
good demand prevailing for medium.
young gobblers at 80. Heavy old tom,
are slow sale at -. while poor aut
crooked breasts are neglected at 90
/; Chickens are in extremely light re-.
ceipt especially desirable youns
, chickens and fat old hens for which
theirs lis ready sale at 80 to 81 70,
the former and - and IS for th.
latter
Young ieshorns and poor thin stags
bring "a TO Is. while small old henf
and ieghoIns sell at p and &c. Win
ter chickens, pounds and undeI
wanted at sc to 3S. but old roosters
are plentiful at 10. Season for ducks
and geese nearly over but choice fai
ducks meet with ready sale at - I,
80. Small and poor stock slow sale
at 23 and "a. Geese selling 20 to ~
but rough. poor stock neglected a
is. Pigeons and guinea fowls III
Ugh. receipt under fair demand al
50 to 40 pair for the former and 81
each for large young.an 40 each fol-
small and old of the latter.
% 6Nra n.h Tny
dressed poultry and with the excep.
tion of ducks and capons will moi
bring anything over live stock which
is now preferred on this market
Choice to fancy ducks will bring "a
TO 81 and in fair demand. Capons
running very light and wanted at 3s
to 40 for large birds. : pounds arG
over 81 and 3S for medium. and 50 tc
- for small slips.
Under good demand and oni.
moderate receipts the white potato
market rules firm. but stock must be
well graded To command top prices
as buyers want only choice quality.
No. | white potatoes will bring f.it
10 1.'O rrr 100 pounds and % to loo
for No . Eastern shore Maryland
and Virginia Mccorrnicks however
viii not bring over Ii to 1.2J. Hun
dred- f1fty-pound sacks sell most
ly 2.23 to 2.7J and 1.2J To 80 for Nc
stock. Sweets and vans have been
III IiD'Idl receipt the past week. ana
with only a fair demand prevailing
the market rules easy. l.2J to LIZ
per barrel for the former and 1.25 tc
1.J0 per barrel for the latter. BusheI
stock. both sweets and vans. selling
20 tn 60. Seasonable native and near
by garden truck in only moderate re
ceipt. and under fairly active de-
mand the market rules firm at y
shade higher values. Quotations to-
day on these lines follow:
Carrots. 30 to 50 per is la Sket:
horscradish. 800 to 400 bushel: Nor
folk kalc and broccoli. 200 to 30 baE-
rel; oysterplants. $40 to 1000 hun
dred: onions. 2.IJ to 3.25 per 100
pounds and 1.25 To l.J0 for No. 2
Parsnips. 10 to 200 buShcl. Nor
folk spinach. 800 to 80 la rrel, and
turnipS. % To 20 per i-N basket
Choice handpicked packed apples
continue in fairly good demand at 3.5n
TO 80 per barrel for standard bra nds
and 80 to 800 for No. ,: bush"i stock
will bring ., to 1.a0 as to quality and
condition: loose. unpackCd apples
selling 1.10 to 100 per 1on pounds and
30 to - per As basket.
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recently been granted Il patent