Evening star., 1924-06-29
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
special Dispatch TO The Star.


BALTIMORE. Nd. June 2s-Nev+
FRIDAY. July 4. being a legal holi-
day, one that is largely observed
and the governor having declared
saturday following a legal holiday
shippers are advised to time ship
ments so that no perishable stock
arrive mere either day. as there
VII De no outlet for the some until
the following Monday, and if carried
over they will have deterioated in
quallty to such an extent as to he
practically unstable. This notice
was posted today in the Baltimore
fruit and produce market and an
pies especially to berries and sum
mer vegetables. No live poultry
should be shipped that will arrive
mere on either Friday or Saturday, as
tne markets will be closed and stock
IN consequence would suffer from
| lack of food and water.
me general fruit market rules
steady to firm on native and nearby
stock, but demand for strawberries
| - now centered principally on those
| from Anne Arundel, which meet with
ready sale at 10 to Is quart, and
all arrivals from other sections have
10 be sold to the packers at prices
| which depend entirely upon quality
and condition Cherries are in
| ample supply and are selling to -
a pound for red, to 10 for wax and
to for sour. GooSeberries in
ample supply at and s a pound.
crate receipt and wanted at Is to 90
| a quart Only a small quantity of
early June apples has been received
so far and most arrivals are too
small and unsalable to set any
| market value.
! Native and nearby vegetables are
| increasing in receipt, but under a
fairly good demand most lines are
! holding firm at the following quota
tions: Asparagus, 200 to 800 dozen
and 1-50 to LIS for No stock, but
culis will not bring over LOO to 125;
green beans. 2.25 to $50 bushel and
| LIS to 2.25 for wax; lima beans are
selling mostly, 800 to 400 bushel;
beets, 400 to 500 hundred; cabbage.
| 65 to rs basket; carrots, 800 to 500
hundred: lettuce, so to 100 bushel;
spring onions. $50 to LIS hundred /;
peas, 1.50 to 2.25 bushel: radishes,
1.50 to ESQ hundred; rhubarb, 200
| to 800 hundred; spinach, 100 to %
| bushel and squash $50 to 1.75 per
4-S basket.
The market has eased off to some
extent for new potatoes. with re-
ceipts more liberal and demand light
| er at 800 to 400 barrel and 150 to
200 for No. IS. Old potatoes are in
| ample supply and in only fair de-
mand at LOO to 1.5o per 100 lbs. AS
to quality and condition and 1.25 to
o.UU 1Or 15U-pOunu SACKS.
The live poultry market rules gem
| orally firm, but demand is centered
principally on larfge fat stock, espe-
cially springers. which will probably
be in good demand for the Fourth of
July holiday. The market today
| closed firm at 40 to As pound for
medium to large, and 35 for small,
while leghorns sold mostly at 80 to
&C. Old hens are in better demand
and medium to large bring 23 to 26
while small and leghorns sell IS to
20 Old roosters plentiful at Is
While receipts of spring ducks are
light and in good demand at 25 and
26, old ducks are plentiful and move
slow at Is to 20. Pigeons also plen
tiful and move slow at 80 and 35 a
pair for both young and old.
There is no special activity to the
demand for native and nearby eggs
and the general market closed easy
with current receipts ample for trade
wants Western and southern STOCK
ia showing the improvement in qual-
ity and this helps to keep down prices
ON native and nearby stock Eggs
must be shipped promptly apd wei
graded to realize full quotations dur
ing the hot weather. The marke'
today closed at 25h and 70 a dozen
for native and nearby firsts in free
Eases. Eggs sold in cases retuIneo
) cell from u to l cent per dozen less