Evening star., 1924-11-30
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, November %
All desirable stock OF both live and
dressed turkeys cleaned up pretty
good Thanksgiving and as result
the market rules firm on this class
OF stock, but easy on poor, thin live
birds and poorly dressed fowl. While
the demand for both live and dressed
turkeys has eased off since the holt
day. choice hens and gobblers eight
pounds and over are fairly active at
S5 and SO pound and 35 to 40 dress
ed; old Toms are selling at 80 and
80 to "a dressed. while poor and
crooked breasts bring the same alive
as dressed-2o a pound. Outside Of
large fat Springers, the demand for
live chickens is slow, and with re-
ceipts running liberal. especially of
small fowl, the market has an easy
tone at 2o pound for desirable
young chickens, 81 and % for Leg
horns and Is to 20 for small and poor
fowl: medium to large old hens, 20
to "a. but rough and poor and Leg
horns will not bring over Is and Il.
Old roosters are in ample supply at
"a and Is. Market for ducks easy,
under only fair demand for large fat
stock at 20 to %, while small poor
stock is not wanted and neglected
at 16 and II. Pigeons selling better
and market firm at 80 a pair for both
young and old. Guinea fowls also
holding firm at 15 and so each for
large young and 40 and so each for
smaller. A better demand Is looked
for dressed chickens next week, and
the market closed firm at 25 to p a
pound for choice young and % to 20
for old and mixed, while the market
on other lines is quiet. Choice fancy
dressed ducks bring 20 to 25 pound,
and choice nearby geese 25 to 2S.
Under a good and constant demand
for choice fresh native and NEARBY
eggs and continued light receipts OF
this sort the market holds firm at oo
a dozen. the limited offerings Of de-
sirable stock from day to day being
bought up promptly at top values,
and even at premium in some in
stances.
Liberal shipments of first quality
eggs advisable the coming week, as
there is little danger of the market
becoming glutted with this sort, and
all held" eggs have to be sold at
discount under quotations.
Market for white potatoes rules
easy with receipts running somewhat
heavier than demand, which is cen
tered on No. 1 we'll graded stock at
1.25 to 1.50 per 100 pounds. 1.75 to
2.25 for 150-pound sacks and 1.5O to
200 per barrel. Maryland and Nir-
ginia McCormicks and reds Will not
bring over 100 to 1.25. Mixed lots
sell at irregular values. while No.
potatoes are not wanted and hardly
salable at any price. Market for
sweets and yams rules firmer under
light receipts and a fairly active de-
mand for No. stock, where they run
regularly at 400 and 500 barrel
for the former and $50 to 400 for the
latter No. IS bring 200 and $50,
while bushel stock sells mostly 1.5o
and 200, as to quality and condition.
Native and nearby garden truck in
fair demand. and where Of good quail
ity, meets with ready sale at the fol-
lowing quotations: Beets and car
rots, 400 and 500 hundred; broccoli
and kale, SO and 60 bushel; cabbage,
800 to 500 hundred, and savoy, 20
to 40 bushel; cauliflower, 200 to $50
barrel; lettuce, IS to 1.25 bushel;
onions rs to 2.25 per 100 pounds
oyster plants, 100 and 500 hundred
parsnips SO and so basket; pumpkins,
1900 to $500 hundred; turnips, 75
to 100 bushel; spinach, S5 to 40
basket and so and Is bushel.