Evening star., 1924-08-10
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Spectral Dispatch 10 The star.
BALTIMORE, Md. August 9.-The
Baltimore Butter and Egg Exchange
has posted the following notice from
the United States Department of
Agriculture, calling attention to a
Federal law making it illegal to ship
bad eggs:
"All shipments of eggs should be
carefully candled Immediately pre-
ElouS to shipment and all bad or
doubtful eggs removed and destroyed
Careful attention to this requirement
Will insure against your eggs being
seized and prevent possibility of your
being prosecuted under Federal
law"
Receipts of native and nearby fresh
eggs continue very light and the
general market rules firm and a
in free cases. Figs shipped in cases
returned sell from p to ! cent a
dozen less. Western eggs continue
to show good quality and the trade
generally appears to prefer this to
nearby stock for which they are pay
ing a premium of y cent a dozen
over nearby quotations. This is due,
it is said, to more careful grading
and nearby shippers are advised to
ship promptly to realize top quota
tionS.
The general live poultry market
rules steady especially on Spring
chickens, which, while in liberal re-
ceipt, have been mostly of small stock
which will not bring top quotations
of IS and "a pound, but have to be
sold at the lower values of 25 to 81.
Leghorn springers bring "a to 29,
and % and % for small. Old hens
continue in fairly good demand but
centered on medium to large fowl at
Is to 20. and Leghorns II and IS.
Old roosters slow sale at Is. Not
much demand even for Spring ducks
with prices mostly in buyers, favor
at II to %, while old ducks will not
bring over Is to IS. Pigeons in ample
supply and slow sale at 20 to 80 a
pair for both young and old.
The potato market rules a shade
easier under ample receipts and con-
sumptive demand only fair but CEN
which sells $50 to 2.25 barrel and
about half price for No. Is, bushel
basket selling 65 to 70, as to quality
and conditions, and 100-pound sacks
125 to 1.35.
With the exception of corn, which
is scarce and is in good demand. ma
tive and nearby garden truck is in
creasing right along in supply, and
prices generally have a downward
tendency. Native and nearby sugar
corn is bringing 40 to so dozen, while
field sells 20 to 35. Tomatoes are
also active at rs to 1.25 per AS basket
for sound ripe and so to 90 for green.
while Rappahannock and Potomac
stock bring so to 1.25 per- carrier.
Other garden truck in fair demand,
at the following quotations:
Stringless green and wax beans.
1.25 to $50 bushel; lima beans, 1.25
and $50 per As basket; beets and
carrots, 300 to 500 hundred; cabbage.
500 to 1000 hundred; cucumbers. 65
and IS basket; eggplants, 1.25 and
LEO basket; onions, so to 100 bushel;
peppers, 40 and so basket; spinach,
200 to $50, and squash, so to rs
basket
A better demand is noted for early
June apples, but centered on large
smooth fruit at $50 to $50 barrel
and LOO to $50 bushel. No. 2 stock
sells mostly half price. while bask ct
stock brings % to SO as to size.
Eastern Shore cantaloupes in moder-
ate receipt and meeting with ready
sale generally at 1.25 to $50 crate
/ and LOO to 200 per As basket
Blackberries and huckleberries in fair
demand at IL to IS quart for the
former and 10 to Is for the latter.
Peaches are running rather irregu-
lar in quality and sell mostly loo
to $50 crate and so to Is per As has
ket. Nearby plums are in liberal re-
ceiDt, but meet with fairly good sale
at 40 to 65 per As basket.