Evening star., 1924-08-17
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
Special Dispatch to The star.


BALTIMORE. August l6.-With the
exception of watermelons. the demand
for green fruits is being supplied
entirely by native and nearby stock.
and the market generally rules firm
under good movement on tirst-class
quality stock. Apples have been in
only moderate receipt this week, and
with an increased demand for large
smooth stock values have advanced
to 81 and 50 barrel for all early
varieties, but No. will not bring
over 80 and 50. while bushel stock
sells mostly 80 cents TO So as to quail
ity and condition. Shipment OF small
common apples not advisable, as they
are unstable. Native cantaloupes arr
selling % cents to 15 cents basket.
while Eastern Shore stock brings 81
and 50 crate for standa rds and jun
bos, but fats will not bring over 90
cents and 81. BlackberrieS and
ckleberries. in fair demand, at II
cents to is cents a quart for the
former and 10 cents to 10 cents for
the latter. Plums and damsons are
both good sellers at present, the for
mer at 40 to 6J cents a basket and
the latter al 50 and 15 cents. Markes
for peaches trmer. under a good de-
mand. and constant demand for the
better qualities at sl.25 to 81 bushel
and 80 cents to 80 cents per As bas-
ket. Demand fairly active for No. l
new potatoes. and under moderate re-
ceiptS the market is shade firmer
at $50 to $3.50 a barrel. s1.25 to
$3.50 per 100 pounds and 20 cents and
so cents bushel. No. 2 stock is slow
sale at half price and less.
Native corn is bringing the record
price of 80 cents to 45. cents a dozen
Co. n
for field. with all stock showing quai-
ity being kept closely cleaned up.
Tomatoes also holding up in price
for this time of the year. sound ripe
bringing 60 cents to 90 cents bas-
ket and green 40 cents to 60 cents,
while packing stock sells mostly 80
cents to S1.10 per buShel. Other lines
of native and nearby garden truck
holding fairly firm at the following
quotations: Stringless green and wax
beans, s1.35 to s1.65 bushel, lima
beans. s1.25 to 50 bushel; beets and
carrots. SO to IS hundred: cabbage, 81
to So hundred; cucumbers. SO cents
to rs cents basket; eggplants. 81 to
1925 basket: onions 81 and $3.50 per
hundred pounds; peppers, 25 cents and
35 cents basket; spinach, 90 cents to
81 basket, and squash, 60 cents and
IS cents basket
The egg market continues firm and
values show slight advance from
last week under light receipts, par
ticularly Of desirable stock. Good
and constant demand prevails and
all offerings showing quality clean
up promptly at full quotations of
90 a dozen or better for stock in free
cases and y to 1 less for eggs sold
cases returned. Prompt and fire.
quent shipments advisable, however,
to command top prices. as buyers are
critical and Western eggs are show
ing good quality and grading.
The general live poultry market
continues firm, especially on spring
chickens running two pounds and
over, for which there is a good and
constant demand at 25 and Sc a
pound and 81 to 33 for medium, but
small fowl will not bring over 81
and 2S. Leghorns are more plentiful
and sell mostly 26 to so, while small
and poor have to be sold at % to "a.
Old hens in only moderate receipt
and good demand prevails at % to
26 for medium to large. but small and
leghorns are overlooked at Is to 20.
Old roosters plentiful at Is. Demand
for spring ducks easily satisfied at II
to 22, while old ducks are slow sale
at Is to IS. Pigeons are in ample
supply and little demand at 20 and
25 pair for both young and old.