Evening star., 1924-09-14
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.


There has been more activity noted
in the egg market this week than for
some time past and the market has
ruled firmer; with prices advancing
cents a dozen over last Saturdays s
closing quotations. Receipts have
been running fair, the weeks total,
including today. being 6.495 cases.
but no overSupply is noted of desir-
able fresh gathered stock, for which
a good and constant demand prevails.
The market closed firm today at SO
cents a dozen for eggs in free cases,
and from 12 to l cent per dozen less
for eggs sold, cases returned. Prompt
shipments are advisable as all offer
ings must grade firStS to bring top
quotations. The general live poultry
mark ct rules steady to firm with no
surplus in the daily offerings of de-
sirable stock. Spring chickens,
medium to large size, are in good de-
mand at 2Sa32 a pound. but shipment
of small fowl not advisable as same
has to be sold at discounts. mostly
around 25. Spring leghorns bring
24a2S as to size.
With a premium being offered on
heavy fat old hens the market has
been kept closely cleaned up at 26a27.
with medium selling 22a25, and small
and leghornS 1Sa20. Old roosters
are in lighter receipt and bring l5a16,
Guinea fowl scarce and wanted at
So each for large and so each for
smaller, but shipment of birds under
IL pounds is net advisable Pigeons
move slow at 20a25 a pair for both
young and old
Receipts of watermelonS from the
Eastern Shore have been heavy the
past week, which, coupled with a
falling in demand due to cool weather,
has had tendency to lower values
and only large select melons are in
demand at 1000 and 5000 a hundred,
with Anne Arundels bringing 5000
and 1000, white primes are slow sale
at 500 to 1900 and culls are not
wanted at $50 to 500 a hundred,
which in some instances will not pay
the freight charges. CantaloupeS are
running ample from nearby sections
and the market rules easy at 35 to
IS basket and so to LIS a crate for
Eastern Shore standards, Jumbos and
fats.
Peaches are running lighter and
choice to fancy fruit is selling more
briskly at 1.25 to $50 bushel. and so
to 10 a basket. Small common
peaches not wanted and hard to move
at any price. Market for apples con-
tinues easy and it takes choice fancy
fruit to bring top values of $50 to
400 a barrel and 1.25 to 1.50 buShel.
No. stock brings d little over half
price, while basket stock sells mostly
25 to so as to quality and condition.
Nearby grapes in fair demand at so to
100 per 48 basket. Nearby bartlett
and sickle pears when of good size
and quality meet with ready sale at
$50 to 2.G0 bushel and so to LOO a
basket, while common varieties sell
mostly 40 to 65 a basket. Crabapples
not much wanted and move slow, 40
10 65 basket, while huckleberries
show more activity as the season
draws to a close at 12 and 16.
The market for white potatoes rules
steady under light receipts generally,
and fair demand noted for No. 1
stock at 1.25 to 1.5o per 100 pounds
and IS to IS bushel, with No. IS
bringing slightly over half price and
No. 3 not wanted at any price. Bar
rels and 150-pound sacks bring 200
to $50 as to quality and condition.
Sweets and yams in only moderate
receipt and market rules steady at
4.50 to 5.25 a barrel for the former
and 400 and $50 for the latter. No
stock sells 200 and $50, while No.
and culls will not bring over 1.25
and $50.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues in ample receipt, but de-
mand is fairly good and value should
steady on most lines at the following
quotations:
Beans, 1.25 to lao bushel: beets and
carrots. 300 and 400 hundred: cab
bage. 800 and 500 hundred; corn, 20
and 30 dozen for sugar and Is and 20
for field; eggplant 65 and IS basket;
peppers. 80 and 40 basket: spinach,
60 to 50 basket, and tomatoes. 40 to
IS basket for sound ripe and 100 to
LIS bushel for packing stock.