Evening star., 1924-12-14
BALTIMORE DAIRY PRODUCTS.

- BALTIMORE, December IS (Spe-
ciaD Shipments Of poultry INTENDED
for the Christmas market should be
timed to reach here the week begin
ming Monday. December Is. and con-
tinuing until Saturday. December 20,
for live stock. Best days for dressed
stock will be Monday, December %. up
to December "a. In shipping dressed
poultry, scalded stock and feet on Is
preferred on this market. Shippers
are advised to kill only choice fat
birds and see that the heat is out OF
the body before packing and shipping.
Nothing should be shipped to- arrive
here Christmas day, as all outlets Will
be closed. The live turkey, market
ruled steady under moderate receipts
the past week and fairly active de-
mand. which has kept all choice stock
closely cleaned up at 81 and IS cents
pound for young hen turkeys and
33 and "a for young gobblers, but
old toms and poor and crooked
breasts are Slow sale at 80 and 81
cents for the former and "a and rs
cents for the latter. While dressed
turkeys today will not bring any
more than live, more active demand
is looked for the latter part of next
week, and II cold weather prevails
liberal shipments are advisable
Should the weather continue warm,
best results will be obtained by ship
ping live turkeys. except from nearby
points.
Under liberal receipts the market
for live chickens rules easy and
values a shade lower, with both fat
young chickens and large old hens
selling at the same price, 81 and 20
cents q pound. Medium young chick.
ems will bring a cent or two q pound
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sell for II and Is cents. while old leg.
horns and roosters and small and poor
fowl, both young and old. will not
bring over IA and Is cents. Choice
young chickens dressed sell at % to
"a cents a pound and old and mixed,
20 to % cents. Ducks and geese are
running ample for the moderate, do
mand prevailing at 20 to 20 cents, but
small and poor ducks are draggy at.
IA and ,15 cents. Choice to fancy
dressed ducks in fair demand at 90
to 25 cents. Geese are lower at 10
and 20 cents. but Kent ISLANDS bring
a premium of 2 cents a pound over
nearby birds, with dressed stock sells
ing at 90 to 25 cents. Guinea fowl
and pigeons. fairly active at Is and
80 cents each for young and 10 and SO
cents each for old Of the former, and
80 cents a pair for both young. and
Olu OF tue latter. Fl. q 80 /. !. 4
While receipts Of native and nearby
eggs show a slight increase, II Is not
enough to cause any material change
in the market, which rules steady at
81 cents dozen for strictly fresh hrsts
In free cases and from n to cent
dozen less for eggs sold cases re-
turned. Choice nearby eggs meet
with ready sale and liberal shipments
the coming week are advisable. but
careful grading is necessary 10 bring
top values. = The market for white
potatoes shows little change from
last week, with current receipts am
Pile for trade wants at 100 to 1 so per
100 pounds and LIS to 2.25 for 150-.
pound sacks. ::-t =,
Maryland and Virginia Mccormicks
and Reds sell mostly 100 to 1.25, but
No. stock not wanted at any price.
Market for sweets and yams rules
fairly steady under liberal receipts
and good demand for No. stock at
1.75ato7 2.25 bushel for the former
and; LOO to 1.5o for the latter. De.
nearby garden truck and prices on
most lines hold Arm at the following
quotations: - Beets. 400 and 500
hundred; carrots, 400 to $40 hun
dred; cabbage, 500, to 500 hundred;
broccoli and kale and Savoy cabbage,
40 and so bushel: onions, 2.7ksto 800
per 100 pounds; oyster plants; 600 to
500 hundred; parsn1ps, 40 and 80 bas-
ket: pumpkins. 1890 to 2s.eo hun
dred; spinach, so and Is bushei, and
turnips. 80 and 40 basket.
Receipts Of rabbits continue ample,
but stock coming to hand In good or
der flnds ready sale and general mar
ket rules stedy At $50 and 100 dozen
choice nearby and zoo and 500 for
fair to good.
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