Evening star., 1924-09-28
BALTIMORE PRODUCE,

BALTIMORE, September 27.-Therc
is Il scarcity here of deSira BILE fresh
nearby eggs and the daily offerings
of TINS sort keep closely sold up
The market has held firm all week
and closed today at A cents a dozen
TOT hrst IN free cases. an advance of
q cents over last week Receipts
this week totaled on 5.395 cases
making it necessary to supply the
trade with Western and Southern
stock. Prompt shipments are advis-
able. as the market will no doubt
hold, If it does not go higher. the
coming week. but careful grading is
necessary to bring best results as
only eggs grading frSts sell at tor
values. Fat old hens. y pounds and
over, continue in good demand in the
live poultry market and are bringing
premium over Spring chickens just
at present. selling at % and 26
while fat springers. 21a pounds and
over, sell "a and -. Medium old
hens bring 20 to "A. but small and
poor stock and LeghornS are slow
sale at Is. Medium sized Spring
chickens and LeghornS are selling
81 and %. but of small common
springers the supply is excessive and
the trade does not want this sort OF
stock at any price. Old roosters
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fat ducks are in fairly good demand
at 20 and 2I, but common thin ducks
are hard to place at 16 to is
Guinea fowl increasing in receipt and
values rule a shade lower, selling
IS each for large young and so each
for smaller. Pigeons II ample supply
and slow sale at 20 and % a pair
for both young and old Green fruits
are nearing the end of the season
l. IL.
pearance on the market it takes
choice quality to sell at top quo
tations.
Apples continue in ample supply
but under d fair movement on smooth
large stock the market holds steady
at 800 to $50 a barrel and 1.25 to
1.75 a bushel, with No. 2 stock bring
ing about half price. Peaches are
only in moderate receipt of choice to
fancy fruit which is selling more
briskly at LOO and 1.50 d basket and
200 to $50 Il buSheI Bartlett and
Seckel pears continue in good demand
at 80 to l.25 a basket and $50 to
$50 a bushel while common varie-
ties sell mostly 25 to 40 a basket.
Cool weather continues to keep down
demand for watermelons and the mar
ket rules easy and lower at $500 and
5000 Il hundred for Anne Arundel
selects, 1000 and $500 for Eastern
Shore selects. 500 to 1900 for primes
all sections, while culls are not want
ed at 800 and 500. Damsons NOV
ing fairly well at $50 and 400 per
100 pounds. while crabapples and
common grapes are in fairly good de-
mand at so and rs per As basket for
the former and 60 and LOO for the
latter.
Market for white potatoes continues
easy under ample receipts and de-
mand centered on No. l well graded
stock at 20Oa2.25 barrel, 1.25a1.5 so
per 100 pounds and 75aS5 a bu@-<al; No.
stock brings a little over .falf price
Receipts of sweets an(| Jams show a
steady increase and cne market has
an easier tone - 350a4.5O a barrel
for the forr.er and 3.50a4.00 for the
latter, WITH No. 2 stock bringing
1.50a2.sI.
Native and nearby garden truck
has been in lighter receipt this week
and with demand fairly good on most
lines the market rules steady at the
following quotations: Stringless green
beans, 90a1.25 bushel; lima beans
2.00a3.50 bushel; beets, cabbage and
carrots, 300a5.00 a hundred: corn
20a30 a dozen for sugar and 15a20 fol-
field; eggplants. 75a1.00 a basket
onions, 1.75a2.75 per 100 pounds; pep
pers, 40a50 a basket for green ano
60a7J for red; pumpkins. 5.0Oa15.00 q
hundred; spinach, 40a50 basket, anC
tomatoes, 50aS0 basket for sounC
ripe and 1.2Oa1.30 bushel for pack
| ing stock.