Evening star., 1923-11-25
BALTIMORE PRODUCE

BALTIMORE, Md, November "a
lSpecial) With the approach of
Thanksgiving both live and dressed
poultry Will be in good demand from
now on, but shipments of dressed
poultry are depending largely upon
the weather. If the weather con-
tinues warm, as at present, liberal
shipments are not advisable. as the
trade viii prefer live turkeys. To
dressed, owing to loss or storage
charge on all unsold stock of the
latter. Shipments of dressed poultry
should also be iced in time to reach
| here not later than Tuesday. and only
choice fat birds should be shipped.
as demand is centered principally on
this class.
Choice to fancy young turkeys are
bringing 40 to AZ a pound. fairly
good 80 and SO. old toms SS and
! poor and crooked breasts 80. Choice
young chickens bring 20 to % and
old and mixed Is to 20. Ducks in
ample supply at 20 to %. but near
geese in light receipt are in de-
mand at % to so. In the live poul-
try market values rule easy, with the
exception of turkeys, and while the
demand for the national bird is good
it is centered mostly on choice young
stock eight pounds and over, which
! bring 40 a pound, while old sells at
3S and poor and crooked breasts are
slow sale at 80.
Other lines of live poultry are easy
with prices mostly in buyers favor
chickens and 15 to IS for small and
leghorns. Old hens will bring only
20 and Is to IS for small to medium.
while leghorns will not bring over
| 10 to 16. Old roosterS plentiful at i4
and Is. With the exception of white
pekins. ducks are easy and slow sale
at Is to Is and 16 for small and poor.
Few nearby geese are arriving and
the market is fairly active at % and
"a. with Kent Islands bringing -
and 26. Guinea fowl and pigeons in
| light supply. and in good demand at
so to 40 each for young, and 35 for
old of the former and 25 to 80 n pair
for the latter. Receipts of native and
}nearby strictly fresh eggs continue
light, but at the high prices prevail
ing the demand is more easily salts
fed, and while the limited offerings
are cleaned up from day to day the
market today shows no signs of
further advance over So cents dn>-
en-. Shippers should bear in mini
that to command the outside prices
all poor. dirty and small eggs should
be separated from first-class stock as
buyers are rather discriminating and
/, prefer cold storage stock to average
receipts.
Receipts of white potatoes continue
liberal and market rules easy at 1.25 to
1.75 per 100 pounds and 80 to LOO for
No. stock, with Maryland ana v IT.
ginia McCormicks bringing 1.50 as top
price 150-pound sacks are selling at
J. 80 to $50 and LOO to 1.25 for No. 2s.
Sweets and vans are in ample receipt
and under only fair demand; market
rules easy at ESQ to 1926 a barrel and
125 to 1.50 for No. 2 stock. Bushei
baskets selling mostly at 1.25 to lao, as
to quality and condition. Native and
nearby garden truck continues in ample
receipt under only fair demand at the
following quotations: Beets, 200 to 800
per 100: broccoli and kale, 25 to 80 per
bushel; brussels sprouts. II to 20 per
quart; cabbage, 400 to 600 per 100, and
savoy, 30 to 40 per bushel: carrots, 800
to 400 per 100; caulif1ower 1.50 to $50
per crate, and 800 to 4.50 per barrel;
celery. 200 to 400 per crate: let
tuce, so to 100 per bushel: onions, 200
to 800 per 100 pounds: oyster plants.
300 to 500: parsnips, to 5 per basket;
peppers, 80 to so per basket: pumpkins.
1000 to 1900 per 100; spinach. 40 to -
per bushel; turnips, 30 to 40 per bushel.
Apples are in liberal receipt and the
market rules easy, with only a fair de-
mand prevailing for standard brands of
eeting stock at 200 to 4.50 per barrel
and so to 1.25 per bushel. Loose un-
packed stock also in ample supply and
mostly in buyers favor at 100 70 1.25
Der 100 pounds.