Evening star., 1924-08-03
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, August 2.-While
the egg market continues steady,
prices, on native and nearby stock
are supported more in CONSEQUENCE
OF light receipts than from any spe-
cial life to the demand. as the buy
ing Is mainly in one or two case lots
for immediate needs. This is at
tributed. to a large extent to the
quality Of Western eggs, which some
buyers prefer, even at cent higher
than the local stock. Only desira bic
fresh Laid eggs will command top
quotations Of % cents a dozen In
tree cases and offerings OF held
doubtful quality are neglected and
prices must be shaded to move them.
shippers are again advised to for
ward their eggs more promptly and
grade more carefully il they would
realize best results Eggs sold cases
returned sell from y to / cent per
Edozen less.
Under decidedly free receipts the
market for spring chickens is easier
ana only the larger size chickens
Will command outside quotations OF
33 and "a pound, by which is meant
chickens running pounds and over.
Small underweight chickens bring
20 to 81 and large Leghorns ~ to
~. while lightweight Leghorns are
are in better demand under light re-
ceipts. but must be'31s pounds and
over to bring top prices of ~ to Is,
while small and Leghorns. are
draggy at Is to 20 Very little de-
nd for old roosters at Is. Demand
is fair for Spring ducks of destra bic
size at Il to 90. but for small, poor
blrds there is hardly any outfet, even
at 70. while old ducks are not wanted
at 10 to 1s. Pigeons continue in
ample receipt and demand slow at 20
80 for old e'o
The market for new white potatoes
continues steady on the better grades,
ior which there fs.a fair demand at
i50 to 2.25 barrel for Eastern Shore.
MARYLAND. and Virginia stock, but
No; Is will not bring over IS to 100.
Native potatoes selling mostly ia5
and 1.50 per 100 pounds and 65 and
70 per bushel basket. Mixed No. is
ana rs Will not bring top quotations
Ano Shippers are advised to grade
caTSetuiiy to realize best results.
Native and nearby vegetables con-
tlnue to increase in supply and the
tendency of the market is lower on
most of these lines. Native tomatoes.
however. continue in good demand
and bring LOO to 1.50 per 4-8 basket
green, while Rappahannock and Po-
tomac stock sell mostly SO to 125 per
carrier. Other native and nearby
garden truck sellinf fairly well at
the following quotations: Stringless
green wax beans. LAO and 1.5o bYshel;
$50 and 400 bushel; beets. 800 and
800 hundred; cabbage. 800 and 700
hundred; carrots, 800 and 500 hum
dred: corn. % to s5 dozen for native
and Is to rs for Virginia; cucumbers.
% "a and 80 basket; egg plants. 1.50 to
onions, so and rs bushel; peas. 200
to 215 bushel. and $50 to 2.75 for
spinach, 200 and ESQ bushel, and
squash, 65 to 80 basket
The general green fruit market
continues easy under liberal receipts
and only a fair movement on first
quality stock. Early June apples sell
mostly LOO to $50 barrel, so to so
bushel and 20 to so per 4-8 basket.
Blackberries and huckleberries bring
Is to Is quart for the former and
IL to 16 for the latter. Eastern Shore
canteloupes in good demand at 200
and ESQ crate, and plums sell fairly
we'll at 40 to 65 basket