Evening star., 1923-02-11
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. Md, February 10
tSpeciaD.-With the recent snow
storm and more wintry weather pre-
vailing the market took on a friner
zone the latter part OF the week. and
while the market closed strong at
IS cents a dozen for strictly fresh ma
live and nearby stock, jobbing lots
brought a premium today over this
quotation. General receipts are light
and the demand is good, but 1t Is
clearly a weather situation and con-
5idered a forced market on this ac-
count only as more liberal receipts
IRE anticipated next week. Average
receipts and southern eggs VIII not
Oring over 34 cents. With good and
constant demand prevailing on nearly
all lines the live poultry market rules
steady to firm under only fair re-
ceipts.
Turkeys in limited supply and de-
mand centered on medium-sized stock
with choice hens selling 43 to 45 q
pound: young gobblers 3s. while old
toms and poor and crooked breasts
. for the latter. Large. fat. young
chickens are in good and constant de-
mand at 80 leghorns 20, but rough,
poor stays are slow sale at 22. Young
winter chickens. pounds and under.
clean up rapidly at 80 and no surplus
"f this stock in daily receipts. De-
mand fairly good for fat old hens at
y. medium - TO - with small and
leghorns are selling - to "A.
Ducks are being held for their eggs,
md consequently receipts are light
and the market is firm at 25 to 2S
and 90 10 - for small and poor. Sea-
~ur for geese nearly over. but market
is firm at 81 TO 25 and Il to 20 for
small. rough poor stock, Under
lighter receipts pigeons and guinea
fowl arc steady at 80 to 35 pair for
the former and 40 to 60 for the latter.
i;eceipts of dressed poultry continue
,ght and demand is fair with values
steady. With the exception OF capons.
which are preferred dressed, there ts
more demand noted for I've poultry.
although straight lots OF stock have
Seen in better demand this week.
choice TO fancy young turkeys bring
- TO 45 a pound: fair TO good, 3s to
80. while old toms and poor and
crooked breasts Will not sell for more
than live. Straight lots OF young
chick ems will bring so to 81; old and
mixed 2S TO so. and old roosterS. Is.
choice 10 fancy ducks are selling at
= TO so, and geese, 90 to IS. Capons.
seven pounds and over, are bringing
81 and 3S: medium, 35 and &c. and
small slips, so to 80.
General white potato market rules
steady under lighter receipts. with
Gemand good. but centered on well
lraded stock at 1.20 to 1.35 per 100
McCormicks bringing 80 to lilo. and
robblers, i.10 to LEO. No. stock. all
sections. will not bring over so TO 90.
large bag lots. $50 pounds, selling
mostly 1.40 TO 2.25 and 80 TO lilo for
No 2s. Sweet potatoes are running
ample and the market rules easy un.
der only fair demand al 1876 to zoo
per barrel. and SO to 65 for. bushels
stock Vans in light receipts and
selling readily at 600 to $50 per bar
rcl. and - to 100 for bushel stock.
Native and nearby garden truck In
iemand and market rules steady at
the following quotations: Savoy cab
Hage, LOCALES bushel: carrots. 4Oa5O
basket: horse radish. 3.00a3.50 bushel;
Norfolk kale and barcoli. zoo barrell;
oysterplart. 5.O0a7.00 hundred: par
rnips. 140a1.50 bushel; spinach.
75a1.00 bushel; turnips, 35a40 basket
and onions firm at 2.75a3.00 per 100
pounds and 1.50a1.75 for No. 2 stock.
Apples continue In liberal receipt and
with demand only fair the market
Jules easy at 3.5Oa5.50 per barrel for
No. | packed stock and 2.50a3.00 for
No 2's. Bushel stock selling mostly
.5a150. Loose unpacked apples are
bringing 1.50a200 per 100 pounds and
5na15 per As baskets.