Evening star., 1924-09-07
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
eciaI Dispatch 10 The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, September g.
Under only moderate receipts and no
recess of desirable fresh gathered
native and nearby eggs, the market
has held steady all week under a
fair and constant demand at SO cents
a dozen. While prices are not ex-
pected TO go any lower the coming
week, prompt and frequent ship
ments are advisable as all offerings
must grade tirsts to bring top values.
and eggs sold cases returned from
y to l cent "a dozen less than quo
tations.
The live poultry market. with the
exception of ducks and pigeons, rules
steady under a fairly good demand,
especially for spring chickens II to
2 pounds piece, at 81 to 80 cents
pound, but smaller birds are slow
sale at irregular values, mostly
around 25 and 20. Large Leghorn
springers sell 25 to 2S. and small,
% and "a Increased demand noted
for heavy fat old hem at 23 to 26.
but small fowl and Ieghorns Will
not bring over IS to 20. Shipment
of small thin chickens not advisable
as this sort sells very slowly and
better results are obtained by fat
tening before sending to market
Large ducks, pounds and over, are
the only ones for which there is any
demand, at 1S to %. and small ducks
are not wanted even at the lower
values of - to Is. Pigeons in ample
receipt and demand slow at 90 and
% pair, for both young and old
Guinea fowl 11z pounds and over
meet with ready sale at so each for
young and 60 for old, but shipment
OF anything under X pounds not
advisable.
With the exception of apples,
easy. the general green fruit market
rules steady to firm but demand is
centered principally on first quality
stock. Canteloupes have been doing
better under lighter supplies with
the best stock bringing 35 to 75
basket for native and rs to LES for
Eastern Shore crates. A better de-
mand is also noted for peaches at
LOO to 2.25 a bushel and so to s.
basket. Maryland ands Virginia
watermelons in good demand with
selects bringing So to so each, and
primes Is to %, but culls are not
wanted at and 10. Bartlett and
sickle pears in good condition and
not small and knotty, bring 150 to
ESQ bushel and rs to LOO a basket.
Blackberries and huckleberries con-
tinue in fair demand at 10 to IA a
i IN
for the latter. Apples are plentiful
and@ft takes choice to fancy stock to
bring top values of 800 to 400
barrel and 1.25 to 15O a busheI
Number twos, slow sale at about
haif price. Crabapples also in liberal
receipt and in only fair demand at
% to 40 a basket. Damsons are
moving a title better at 3 and 81
a pound.
In the white potato market the
demand now is mostly for sacked
stock. which sells 1.25 to 1.50 per
100 pounds and IS to s5 a. bushel
ana the market on this stock is
steady to firm, but number twos are
SLOW sale at about half price and
l50-pound sacks and barrels sell 700
to $50 as to quality and condition.
eastern Shore sweet potatoes con-
tinue to hold steady at 400 to $50 a
barrel and 200 to $50 for No. stock.
while yams are bringing 4.0oa4.50 a
barrel.
Most lines of native and nearbv
garden truck in ample supply and
while demand is easily satisfied values
are steady on most lines at the fol-
lowing quotations:
Str1ngleSs green and wax beans
1.25a1.40 a bushe1; beetS and carrots
3.0Oa4.00 hundred; cabbage, 3.00a5. 90
hundred; corn, Is to 25 dozen for
sugar, and 10 to Is for field; cucum-
bers, rs to IS a basket; eggplant.
65a75 basket; peppers, 25a35 basket: ::
spinach, S0a90 basket; squash, 35a45
basket, and tomatoes, 40 to 70 basket
and 80 to LIS bUshel