Evening star., 1924-11-23
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK.

Specfal Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. November 22.-With
unfavorable weather prevailing to-
day, both the live and dressed poultry
markets rule easy, but there is every
indication OF an active market from
now until Thanksgiving. and unless
there is an oversupply prices are ex-
pected to hold UP fairly well on live
turkeys, which will be the principal
attraction. while prices on dressed
stock will be governed by weather
conditions well as by receipts
Large. fat turkeys will sell best, and
market demands scalded. undrawn,
head and feet on. Live turkeys
should be shipped to reach here Mon
day and dressed not later than Tues
day. Young turkeys. pounds and
over, are selling at IS cents a pound;
old toms, 80, and crooked breasts, 25.
With the exception Of poor and crook
ed breasts. which will not bring any
more than live, dressed turkeys sell
from 2 to cents a pound over live
stock. Outside Of large fat sprtngers.
market for live chickens is slow, and
this condition will prevail until after
the holiday. Desirable size springers
will bring 25 and rs, Leghorns 81 and
20. but small and poor are slow sale
at Is to 20. Fat old hens continue
fairly active at 20 to 25. but small
and II. Old roosters are neglected at IA
and Is. There is fair sale for large
fat ducks and geese, the former at
20 to 90 and the latter at 20 to IS, but
small poor stock is not wanted and
slow sale at II and Is. Market for
pigeons and guinea fowl Arm at 80 a
pair for the former and 40 to so each
for the latter. Dressed chickens
bring only about a cent a pound over
live, but fancy stock ducks and geese
sell from 2 to 8 cents a pound over
live.
The market for native and nearby
eggs continues firm under very light
receipts of choice, freshly laid stock
and the limited offerings Of desirable
eggs from day to day clean up
promptly at 81 cents a dozen and bet
ter More liberal shipments are ad-
visable the coming week while the
situation is SO favorable, there being
little danger Of a glut Of native and
nearby stock. While receipts of new
white potatoes have been running
sample the market rules steady under
a fairly active demand. but centered
entirely on No. ! we'll graded stock at
LES to $50 per 100 pounds, 1.50 to 200
barrel and LIS to 2.25 for 150-pound
sacks. Maryland and Virginia Nc
Cormicks and Reds. however, will not
bring over LOU and 1.Z0 per 100
pounds. while No. 2 stock is not want
ed and hardly salable at any price.
Market for Sweets and Vans rules
easy under more liberal receipts and
only fair demand for No. I stock
where they run regular at 500 to
500 barrel for the former and 800
to $50 for the latter. No. Q stock
sells mostly 1.50 to 200. but shipments
Of dark. mixed or rough stock have to
be sold at discounts to move out.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues in good demand at the fol-
lowing quotations.: Beets, 400 and
500 100; cabbage and carrots, 500 to
500 100; broccoli and kale, so to IS
bushel; caulifiower, $50 and $50 bar
rel; lettuce, SO to. 100 bushel; onions.
IS to 2.10 per 100 pounds; oyster
plants. 700 and 500 100; parsnips. so
and 50 basket; pumpkins. 10.00a20.00
100; spinach, 65 and rs bushel, and
turnips, Is and IS bushel. The de-
mand for packed stock apples shows
an Improvement and market holds
firm at 400 to 700 barrel for
standard brands and 800 and $50 for
No. q. Loose stock sells 1.50 to 800
a barrel and so to 100 bushsl as to
quality and condition. Nearby Kieffer
pears in good demand at 20 to 30 a
basket.