Evening star., 1924-12-07
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Md, December (Spe-
ciaD.-With the milder weather pre-
vailing the market for dressed poultry
Is not quite so active as 1t was the early
part OF the week, with demand centered
on choice to fancy stock. while poorly
dressed. thin birds are slow to find an
outlet even at the lower values. I'm
provement is noted in the demand for
choice to fancy fat chickens, and more
liberal shipments are advisable the
coming week. Choice to fancy young
turkeys are bringing 36 to 3S cents a
pound, fair to good SO TO 35. while old
toms and poor and crooked will not
bring any more dressed than alive.
Choice young chickens are selling "a
to 26. old and mixed 20 to "a and old
roosters l5 and IS. Ducks bring 20 to
% and geese % to IS. The live poul-
try market also has an easier tone, and
il takes choice, fat stock to meet with
ready sale. Small poor fowl of all kinds
in ample supply and slow sale. even at
the lower values quoted. Choice hen
turkeys. pounds and over, are selling
80 pound; young gobblers "a and 80,
old toms 80 to 80 and crooked breasts
%. Large smooth young chickens will
bring 25, small to medium % and "a
Large leghorns are selling q and %
but rough poor, thin fowl OF all kinds
are slow sale at Is TO 90 Fat old
hens AZ pounds and over, in fairly
good demand, at 30 and "a, and medium
IS to 20, but small and rough old hens
and leghorns will not bring over 10.
Only a limited demand prevails for old
roosters at IA and 10.
Ducks and geese in ample supply with
only moderate demand and centered on
large. fat stock at 20 to y for both'
with the exception OF Kent Island geese,
which bring % to %. Small, poor ducks
are draggy at 16 and l.. Guinea fowl
and pigeons continue in steady request
and the market holds firm at 70 and 81
each for large young Of the former, Az
and so each for small and old, and so a
pair for both young and old OF the
latter.
While current receipts of strictly
fresh native and nearby eggs con-
tinue very light, the high prices late
Iy prevailing have turned numoer OF
BUYERS to cold storage and western
and southern so-called fresh eggs.
This, coupled with weaker adVices
from other leading centers has caused q
an easier tone to the market with
a consequent drop in values. Ihe
market closed at 81 cents dozen
for frsts in free cases. Eggs SOLD
cases returned, y to 1 cent a dozen
less Prompt shipments are adNlsa-
BILE the coming week, while the situa-
ton is favorable, but shippers should
bear in mind that to- command the
outside prices all poor dirty and small
eggs should be taken out and shlppeo
separately.
Market for white potatoes shows
little from last week, ruling easy un-
der ample receipts with fairly active
demand for No. / we'll graded stock
at 1.2o to $50 per 100 pounds, 1.0o to
200 per barrel and 1.15 I" 80 for
15o-pound sacks. Maryland and Nir-
ginia .McCormicks will not bring over
/. 90 to 1.1o and all section reds, LOO to
125 No stock not wanted, and
hardly saleable. Sweet potatoes and
vans have been in more liberal re-
ceipt the past week, and In conse-
quence the market rules shade
easier. Demand good for NO. STOCK
where they run regular but shipments
Of dark, mixed, rough or ordinary
stock have to be sold at inside prices
or less Eastern Shore Maryland and
Virginia sweets bring 500 and 500 a
barrel and yams, $50 and 400. No
stock of both in fair demand at
$50 and 800. Bushel baskets OF
sweets bring 200 and 2.25 and yams
1.25 and 1.50.
Native and nearby garden truck IN
fairly good demand and market on
most lines holds firm at the follow
ing quotations.: Beets, 400 and 6.0C
hundred; broccoli and kale, 40 and OF
bushel; cabbage, 800 to 500 hundred
and Savoy, 80 and so bushel; cauli-
flower, $50 to 400 a barrel and as
to 1.5o crate; lettuce, IS to 1.26 bush
eI: onions, $50 to 2.75 per 100 pounds
oyster plants, 500 to 500 100; par
ships. so and 60 basket; pumpkins
1900 to $500 per 100; spinach AZ
and so basket. and 75 to LOO bushel
turnips, 25 and 80 basket. and rs tc
LOO per 100 pounds.