Evening star., 1923-08-12
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Md. August II (Spe-
ciaD The first home e-grown water
melons arrived here today from points
along the eastern shore and met with
| ready sale at from 35 to so cents
| each at the dock. Seven scfooners
arrived with approximately 5000 mel
! ons, and they were disposed of in a
! very short time. Receipts of native
and nearby cantaloupes are increas-
! ing: and while there is a fair de-
mand. values rule lower at 90 to 65
! p basket and 45 to 100 a crate
Peaches are in fair supply. but no
/ sells readily at 100 to 150 a bushel
and % to 75 a basket. and while
! apples are in fair demand. the re-
4; cctptS continue liberal, but mostly of
common to ordinary stock which is
slow to find favor and of uncertain
value. Large No. / early June apples
will bring $50 to 900 a barrel, 90
, to 1.50 bushel and % to so per bas-
ket. with No. ? stock selling mostly
! at ralf price.
! fair supply and demand at 15 to .?
quart for the former and Is to 20
! for the latter. Damsons are plenti-
! full a 200 to 800 per 100 pounds
White potatoes continue in only
moderate receipt of prime stock, and
for this sort there is a good demand
at 800 to $50 per 100 pounds and
/ LIS to 200 a bushel, while No IS
bring little over half price and culls
are not wanted and of uncertain
value.
New potatoes continue in good de-
mand for we'll graded stock at 400
| to 500 barrel. 1.50 to 2.25 for No
% and 1,2o to $50 for culls Sweets
and yams are increasing in receipt
! and market rules a shade easier at
500 to 100 a barrel for the former
! and 500 TO 500 for the latter, with
No stock selling 800 to 400
! Native and nearby garden truck in
! fairly liberal receipt in all lines and
market generally a shade easier De-
! mand Is good. however, and desira bic
| stock is moving promptly at the fol-
lowing quotations:
! Beans. LOO to lao bushel: limas.
| as to LOO bushel and so to 75 a
| basket: heets and carrots. 800 to 500
per hundred; cabbage. 500 to 1000
, per hundred: corn. Is to 80 dozen !:
| cucumbers. 81 to 40 basket; egg
rlants. Is to LOO basket: penners. AZ
| TO 80 basket. and squash. 80 to 35
| basket. Tomatoes are in rapidly in
| rreasinr receipt ard oriceS are mostly.
| in huvnrs' favor at 40 to 60 basket
and 90 to 80 for Green. with can
! ming stock selling 90 to LOS bushel
Onions are in plentiful suprIv and
no snan to demand at 1.50 to 2.75 per
| hundred mounds. .--'-,
It is entirely question of quality
| ana condltlon OF native and nearby
| egFs now as to what they will brin O
end. how readily. they can he sold.
For choice, new-Iaid eggs there is a
| good demand at 2S cents n dozen. hut
all stock showing heat effects or a
mixture of held stale or fresh eggs
( are hard to move even when sharp
discounts in price are allowed. The
/ general live poultry market rules
| easier under ample receipt with de-
| mand centered on large fat birds. both
young and old. For choice springer
! there is a fair demand at "a and a.
| pound. but small to medium will not
| hiring over 25 to 80. and 1eehorns are
| slow sale at % to 81 Large fat old
| hens are in good demand at "a and
/, 25. medium. 20 to 22. and leghorns
neglected at IS to. 90 Old roosters
/ plentiful at Ia and Is. Ducks are in
| only moderate receipt, but ample for
| trade wants at 90 to "a. while small
| and poor are slow sale at Is to 20
! and old ducks neglected at 15 to 90.
Pigeons conttnue dull at 20 a pair
| for both young and. old. but guinea
| fowl are scarce and wanted at So to "a
each for young and so to 60 each for
old