Evening star., 1924-07-27
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, July 26.-The
general produce market is firm on
practically all of lines of native and
nearby garden truck and fruit, which
meets with ready sale at top values
when of first class quality. but con-
siderable of the arrivals here, eSpe-
cially of early June apples. are too
small and have to be sold at the lower
values quoted. Maryland and Vir-
ginia corn is in good demand and has
tor the former and 20a30 a dozen for
the latter. Tomatoes are also wanted,
and are displacing the Southern va
riety. Sound ripe tomatoes bring top
prices of 1.75a215 per As basket but
must be large and firm stock, while
green tomatoes sell mostly 60a125
other lines continue in fairly good
demand at the following quotations:
Str1nglesS green and wax beans, 40
also bushel, while Strings-on variety
will not bring over 1.00a1.25 bushel;
beets, 3.00a5.00 hundred: cabbage, 800
Assoc hundred: carrots, 400a6.O0
Norfolk eggplants, 5.O0a5.5O per
strawberry crate; lettuce. 50al.o
bushel: onions. 1.00a1.25 bushel: peas
1.15a2.25 bushel, and 1.50a2.OO bushel
for Telephones; peppers, 1.OOa1.25
basket: spinach 2OOa25 so busheI. and
squash, S0a1.00 basket.
Berries generally are in good de-
mand where arriving in good condi-
TO be sold to the packers at discount
under quotations. Blackberries and
huckleberries bring 10 and Is a quart
and black raspberries II to l, while reds
sell II to Is pint. Plums are in
fairly good demand at SO to LOO per
4-S basket. Early June apples must
be large to command top values of
800 to $50 barrel and LOO and 1.25
a bushel. as No. stock sells half
price and under: As baskets bring
i to 40. as to quality and condition.
Shipments of small apples not advis-
able, as such stock is not wanted and
will not bring freight charges.
~ new potato market has ruled
Easy this week under fairly liberal
receipts. with consumptive demand
easily satisfied, and a fair shipping
ouslst which is centered entirely on
wen graded No. l stock at $50 and
pounds and so to IS bushel, while
Nos stock brings about half price.
The local egg market has been
rather irregular this week on native
and nearby stock, and while the Of
ferings have been only moderate
there has been no snap to the demand,
the trade in general apparently pre-
ferring Western eggs, which are
showing better quality. and in some
instances bringing a premium over
nearby stock. Shippers are advised
to forward their eggs more promptly
to realize better results. as offerings
of doubtful quality are neglected and
prices must be shaded to move them.
The market closed today at 27 cents
a dozen for native and nearby firsts
in free cases and u to 1 cent a
dozen less for those sold in cases re-
turned.
The general live poultry market
rules steady under only moderate
receipts of desirable stock. Spring
chickens two pounds and over in good
demand at 40 and AZ cents a pound,
but medium will not bring over 35
to 3S. while small fowl is slow sale
at 80 and 80. Leghorn springers
sell mostly % to 33 cents, as to quail
ity and condition. Old hens firm at
% to 26 cents for medium to large,
but small and Leghorns will not bring
over Is to 90 cents Spring ducks IL
fair demand at 90 to % cents, but old
ducks move slow at Is to IS cents.
Pigeons in ample supply and not
much wanted at 80 and 35 cents
pair for both young and old.