Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

SPeclat blSp1trh TO The star.
BALTIMORE. Md. October IS
There Is no life to the wholesale de-
mand for native and nearby fresh
eggs, as cold storage stock, at con-
siderably lower cost is now filling
many requirement. that would ordi-
narily go to fresh eggs. Receipts have
been light, being only 5.0SS cases
compared with s,430 last week, and
this. more than any activity. has help
ed to keep the market from slumpinE
Closing today the same price as
last week-4S cents a dozen for firsts
in free cases and from u to ! cent a
dozen less for eggs sold cases re-
turned. With the warm weather pre-
vailing prompt shipments are advis-
able as well as careful grading to
bring top values. While the general
live poultry market rules steady
prices except on large fat stock have
a tendency to ease off and it takes
choice fowl to bring full values, espe-
cially on Spring chickens, as the ma
jority of arrivals are small and poor
and such are slow sale at the lower
prices quoted. Large springers and
fat old hens are both selling at IS and
p pound, with small to medium
spring chickens bringing % to 25 and
small to medium old hens, II to IS
White Leghorn springers sell mostly
Il TO "a, as to quality and condition.
but Leghon old hens will not bring
over II and Is. Old ROSTERS, slow
sale at Is and is. Ducks are in bet
ter demand and the market rules
firmer at % to 25 for large fat and
IL and Is for small and poor. Pigeons
and Guinea fowl, both in better de-
mand and steady, at 25 and 30 a pair
for the former and rs each for large
and 40 and SO each for small of the
latter. Season for turkeys has just
opened and demand limited as vet
for old birds Only stock averaging
around pounds will sell and few ar
rivals cleaned up this week at 35 a
pound.
The white potato market. under
moderate receipts, ruled steady with
fair demand prevailing. but centered
principaiiy on No. l stock, which sells
La to 1-50 per 100 lbs. and 200 to
3.25 barrel. No. , stock brings slightly
less than half price and culls are not
wanted. While demand continues
fairly good for sweets and vans
where they run regular, the market
remains easy in tone under increasing
receipts at $50 to 3.75 barrel for the
former and 2.75 to 800 for the latter.
No: stock of both sells $50 to 200.
0arket for native and nearby gar
den truck continues steady, although
receipts are running ample for all
trade wants. Prices, however, are
holding firm at the following quota
tions: Stringless green beans, 100 to
$50 bushel; lima beans. $50 to 500
hushel; beets, cabbage and carrots,
500 to 500 hundred; Savoy cabbage.
so to SIS bushel; Barcoli, IS and 40
bushel; corn, 10 to 80 dozen: lettuce.
so to 150 bushel; onions, Is to zoo
per 100 lbs: peppers. 40 and IS basket
for green and so to SIS for red: pump
kins, 500 to 1900 hundred; spinach,
Is and S5 basket; shipping stock, 30
bushel; tomatoes. 40 to IS basket for
sound ripe and 100 to leo bushel for
packing stock; turnips, 40 and so
basket.
with the exception of apples and
keifer pears, the market for native
and nearby green fruit is over and it
takes f1rst-quality stock to command
attention. Packed stock of standard
brand apples bring 3.75 to 500 barrel
and zoo and 800 for No. Is, bushel
stock selling mostly IS to Its as to
quality and condition. Nearby Keller
pears are selling Is to 25 basket and
LOO to 1.50 barrel. Ounces in fairly
good demand at so to IS basket and
LOO to 1.50 bushel.