Evening star., 1924-04-20
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Nd. April 10 tSpe-
ciaD.-The general live poultry mar
ket continues firm on all lines, with
the exception of ducks, which are
easy. There was really an oversup-
ply OF old hens on the markets, but
since the shippers have bought up
the surplus the market today closed
steady, and will no doubt show
reaction next week. Medium to large
old hens are bringing IS and rs a
pound, whila small ard LeShorns sell
at 23 and "a. Market for young
chickens continues firm and active
under light receipts of smooth, fat
stock of every description. Spring
chickens. II. pounds and over want
ed at 80 and 50 and a. and 80 for Leg
horns, but smaller fowl are hard TO
move.
Fat smooth winter chickens espe-
cialls waEted at 40 and Al. smooth
young chickens are in demand at 50
and 30 for Leghorns, but rough. Thin
stag are slow sale at %. Choice fat
ducks are III only moderate receipt
but ample of poor stock, which are
hard to move. Thin ducks should
be fatteaed before shipping, as all
such have to be sold at sharp dis
counts from quotations, which range
~ TO &C ror fat stock. Good demand
prevails for botn pigeons and guinea
mer and 80 to so each for the latter.
Market for dressed poultry over and
shipn ants are not advisable, as live
stock is now preferred on this
market.
A good consumptive demand for
native and nearby, strictly fresh
eggs prevailed this week. due to the
Easter holiday. and while receipts
have been fairly heavy the market
has kept cleaned up and closed firm
today at o3 a dozen. Prompt ship
ments arc advisable next week. as II
will be largely a storage proposition
and the packers are critical and held
stock will not bring top quotations
Duck eggs are lower. being quoted at
SO. with no special activity to the
market.
Demand for white potatoes showed
an improvement this week and with
receipts generally light the market
closed firm with values a shade higher
but stock must be well graded TO com
vnand top prices of 1.50 to 1.15 per 100
pounds and IS 10 100 for No 2's.
Maryland and Virginia McCormicks
and reds. however, will not bring over
1.25 to 1.5o for No. l stock. Hundred
and fifty pound sacks selling mostly
1.25 to 2.So as TO quality and condi-
ton. Sweets and yams are in higher
receipts and under fairly good de-
mand the market rules firmer at 400
to 100 a barrel for the former and
40 to $50 for the latter. No 2 stock
of both slow sale at $50 to 800. while
culls are not wanted at any price.
Bushel baskets of both sweets and
yams are bringing 1.25 to $50 as to
quality and condition. Receipts of
native and nearby garden truck ample
for the moderate demand prevailing
but market rules fairly steady at the
following quotations: Reets. 1.50 to
200 basket; carrots. 400 to 500 hun
dred; horse radfsh. 800 to $50 bushel:
kale, % to so bushel: onions. 1.25 to
275 per 100 pounds; parsnips, So and
rs basket: rhubarb. 500 to 500 hun
dred: spinach, so and 75 bushel, and
turnips. 40 and 50 bushel
Receipts of apples ample for all
trade wants as movement is only fair
and centered on known brands of good
varieties LIS to 500 A barrel
for packed stock and so to 1.40 per
busheI baskets. Some stock arriving
showing Scald which are hard to move
out and have to be sold at sharp con-
sessions in prices