Evening star., 1924-12-21
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
specia, Dispatch 10 The Star.

BALTIMORE, Nd, December 90
Shippers OF poultry, eggs and other
perlshable produce should be careful
not TO ship anything to arrive Christ
mas day, as all outlets will be closed,
and any consignments would be to-
tai loss. Shipments of poultry in
tended for the Christmas market
should be timed to reach here not
later than Tuesday for live stock
dressed stock. Ship only large fat
| birds and see that all animal heat Is
out of the body before packing.
| Scalded stock, head and feet on, Is
preferred on this market. The mar
| ket for dressed turkeys has become
more active with the demand good for
the Christmas holiday. With favor
able weather prevailing today liberal
| shipments of choice to fancy stock
are advisable, but do not ship poorly
dressed thin birds, as they are not
wanted and only tend TO lower values
Should the weather turn warm again
next week shipments OF live instead
tof dressed turkeys are advisable.
Live and dressed turkeys are bring
ing the same price today for choice
young, 81 and 3s a pound, while fair
to good stock sells 3S and So; old
toms, SO, and poor and crooked
breasts, rs. Live young chickens are
selling 2l to %; leghorns, 10 and 20,
but rough, poor and thin fowl Will not
bring over IA and l5. Dressed
young chickens are selling % and %
and 20 to % for old and mixed.
Medium to large old hens are fairly
active at IS to 22, but Leghorns and
small and poor fowl are slow sale
at II and Is. Ducks and geese in
only fair demand and only large fat
stock attracts attention at 81 10 23
for the former and 90 to "a for the
latter, with Kent Island geese bring
ing top prices. Small and poor ducks
not wanted at II and Is. Dressed
ducks and geese sell mostly 90 to 25.
Guinea fowl in good demand and
wanted at Is to SIS each for young
and 30 to SO each for old. while pig
cons are holding firm at 80 a pair
for young and old.
Receipts of native and nearby
strictly fresh eggs have shown some
increase the past week and with not
much snap to the demand trade
wants are more easily supplied. Pre-
vailing high prices have turned the
trade to cold storage stock to a con-
siderable extent and while the mar
ket holds steady, values are q shade
lower, closing at &c cents a dozen
for frsts in free cases. Buyers are
very critical as to quality and prompt
shipments OF all stock are advisable,
as held eggs are slow to find favor
and to move stock of this character
prices have to be shaded.
Demand continues very good for
rabbits which are in only moderate
receipt and all stock coming to and
in good order clean up promptly at
$50 to 4.50 n dozen for choice, and
200 to 800 for fair to good Season
for rabbits closes January I.
Market for white potatoes rules
steady under only moderate receipts
and fairly active demand for well
graded No. l stock, at 1.26 to l50
per 100 pound and LIS to 2.25 for 15o-
| pound sacks. Maryland and Virginia
McCornicks and red potatoes will not
bring over LOO to 1.25, and No. stock
| not wanted at any price. Sweet pota-
| toes and yams, where they run regular,
! met with ready sale at 400 and 500 a
barrel for the former and 800 and 400
for the latter. and about half price for
No. stock. Sweets are bringing I.5o TO
zoo bushei and yams 1.25 to Its.
Market steady on most lines of ma
tive and nearby garden truck at the
following quotations: Beets, cabbage
and carrots, 400 to 500 hundred; bro
coll and kale, 20 and 80 bushel: onions.
| 2.75 to 800 per 100 pounds; oyster
plants, 600 and 100 hundred ; parsnips.
40 and so basket; spinach, 20 to 65
bushel; Savoy cabbage, 40 to so bushel,
and turnips, 80 and SO basket.