Evening star., 1924-03-30
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Md. March % (Spe-
ciaD Eggs reached their lowest
level today with strictly fresh native
and nearby stock selling at 81 cents
a dozen. but it is hardly likely that
the. price will go lower as the pack
crs are due to take hold next week,
which will give the market firmer
tone, even if it should not raise
prices. Prompt shipments are adNis-
able as buyers are more critical with
the coming of warm weather. and all
held stock has to be sold at dis
count under top quotations.
The market for live chickens.
ducks. pigeons and guinea fowl rules
generally steady to firm under only
moderate or light receipts and a fair
stock. Season for turkeys is about
over and sales OF the few late ar
rivals are strictly a question of de-
mand. with prices depending entirely
upon quality and condition. Season
for geese also over and shipments of
either live or dressed are not adyis-
able choice winter chickens con-
tinue scarce and wanted at 45 cents
to 80 cents a pound. while large.
smooth young chickens bring 50, and
leehorns, 80, but rough. thin fowl
are slow sale at 25, Fat old hens
continue in good demand at %;
small. % and "a. and % and 23 for
leghornS. Old roosters plentiful at
- and 16 Ducks are being held for
laying and. consequently. receipts are
light. making for a steady market
at 80 to "a. and even small and poor
stock will bring 25. Fairly good de-
mand prevailing for pigeons and
guinea fowl, and with light receipts
the market is firm at 45 and so a
pair for the former and 40 to so
each for young. and 80 each for old
of the latter.
Active season for dressed poultry
is about over and demand easily sat
isied at 80 to s. pound for choice
young chickens and 2S TO 80 for old
and mixed. Old roosters draggy at
Is and Il, and ducks in fair demand
at 80 to 50. Capons are a little
easier, with large birds, seven pounds
and over, bringing AZ and 43; medi-
um. pounds and over. 50 and 40.
and small slips. 50 and Sc.
Market for white potatoes rules
easy with values shade lower than
last week at 1.50 to 1.75 per 100
pounds, and 75 to 100 for No. . stock.
Maryland and Virginia McCormicks,
however. are plentiful and selling
mostly 1.25 to $50: 100 and 50 pound
sacks bringing 1.25 to 2.75 as to quality
and condition. Considerable of the
receipts recently have been of un-
graded stock and such are slow sale
even at sharp discounts and culls are
not wanted at any price. Sweets
anu y dlIlS dTP also IN ample SuDDIN
and under lighter demand the mar
ket rules easier at 500 to 700 a bar
rel for No. ! stock, and $50 to 800
for No. 2s.
Early southern vegetables now
have the call over native and nearby
garden truck, but receipts of the lat
ter where of good quality, meet with
ready sale. generally at the follow
ing quotations.:
Beets. zoo and $50 basket; bro
coI and kale, so and so bushel: cab
bage, 400 TO 900 hundred and savoy,
90 and 90 bushel; carrots, 400 to 500
hundred; horseradish, ESQ to 400 bu.;
onions, l;5O to 2.25 per 100 pounds
oyster plants, 800 to 500 hundred
parsnips, 60 and 20 basket; spinach,
100 and LIS bushel and turnips, 40
and 50 bushel.
with the exception of a couple of
brands of eating apples, which are in
lght receipt. the general apple mar
ket rules easy under only fair de-
mana at zoo to $50 barrel for pack ed
STOCK, and so to 1.50 per bushel.