Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

go BALTIMORE, Nd, FEBRUARY 10
cial).-Following the decline in
become more settled, and while prices
rule lower today, closing at 81 cents
a dozen. a steady market is expected
to prevail the coming week, now
freely again and the demand being
fairly good. While general receipts
have been fair no surplus is noted,
and shippers are advised to ship
regularly for best results, With the
exception of turkeys and geese. which
demand, the general live poultry mar
ket rules firm under moderate re-
ceipts and a fairly good demand pre-
vailing for flrst-Quality stock, es-
pecially winter chickens, two pounds
and under. which bring SO to 80 a
pound. Large fat young chickens are
in good demand at IS to 80. but leg
horns will not bring over 20. and
rough and thin stock Is slow sale at
90. A good and constant demand pre-.
walls for fat old hens at % to 26 and
20 to % for small and leghorns.
Old roosters have firmed up a bit
and now bring Is and Is, while live
capons are kept cleaned up at % to
80 as to size. Ducks continue In only
moderate receipt, and with demand
good market is firm at 26 to 80 for
large, fat, and 90 for small and poor.
Geese in ample receipt and slow sale
at II to %. Pigeons and guinea fowl
steady and in fair request at 30 a
for young and 30 each for old Of the
latter. Market for turkeys continues
easy, with demand centered on me-
dunn sized hens at 80 and gobblers at
20, but old toms and poor and crooked
breasts are neglected at Is to 90.
With the exception Of capons. which
are preferred dressed on this market,
dressed poultry is not as much In de-
mand as live, and unless of extra
fancy quality will not bring a pre-
seven pounds and over, are III con-
slant demand at IS, medium 80 and 3S,
while small slips bring % to so.
The white potato market rules easy
and a shade lower under ample re-
ceipts and only fair demand centered
ungraded potatoes are slow sale and
cults not wanted at any price No. l
potatoes bring 1.75 to 100 per 100
pounds and slightly over half-price
and Virginia McCormicks are selling
mostly LAO to 1.60; 150-pound sacks
bring $50. to 800 as to quality and
condition. Market for sweets and
vans continues firm under moderate
showing frost is, slow sale even at
sharp discounts. No. ] sweets bring
$50 to $50 a barrel and vans, 400
and 500, while No. 2 stock of both
sells 200 to $50. and culls are not
wanted. Early southern vegetables
have the call over native and nearby
garden truck, hence the market rules
easy with prices in buyers favor
mostly at the following quotations.
Beets and carrots. 800 and 500 "a
hundred: broccoli and kale. 80 and So
bushel; brussels sprouts, 25 to 80
quart; cabbage, 400 to 600 a hun
dred; savoy, SO. and 60 bushel; horse
radish, 800 and 400 bushel; onions,
1.50 to 2.75 per 100 pounds. as to quail
ity- and condition Oyster plants, 500
to 500, hundred: .parsnips, 60 and
20 basket; spinich, LEO to LIS busheI,
and turnips. 40 and 50 bushel.
i: Apples continue in liberal receipts
and the market rules easy under only
fair demand and scentered on known
brands of eating varieties at 800 to
500 barrel for packed stock, and
2 90 and $50 for No. Is. bushel stock
selling mostly SO to 1.50 as to quality
and condition. -.