Evening star., 1925-01-25
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
Snscial Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE. Md, January "a
Under fairly liberal receipts Of native
and nearby strictly fresh eggs and a
slack tened demand. due to trade shift
ing to cold storage and Western So
called fresh stock, on account of
high prices asked for nearby eggs,
the market is rather 1uctuating, ad-
vancing 215 cents a dozen today for
hrsts in free cases, closing at 81
cents a dozen. Eggs should be ship
ped promptly for best results, it being
p weather market more or less at
this time of the year.
The general live poultry market
rules frmer under light receipts gen
orally of desirable stock, and prac-
tically all lines show an advance in
price over last week. Demand espe-
cially good for Winter chickens. z
pounds and under at 80 cents a pound
and large, smooth young chickens at
so. Medium sized young chickens
and Leghorns are selling % and 70,
but rough, poor and thin chickens
will not bring over 20 to 22. Shippers
are buying freely OF old hens, and
with receipts of fat stock only fair.
The market is much irmer than last
week at 25 to so for medium to large
and 20 TO "a for small and Leghorns.
Live capons, Z pounds and over. Will
bring 81 and IS, and so to SO Tor
smaller, while old roosters are fair
sale at II and is. Demand continues
good for medium sized hen turkeys
at As, and 40 for young gobblers, but
heavy old toms and poor and crooked
breasts are slow sale, at % TOT the
former and % for the latter. a.
Market for ducks holds hrn at 20
IN 20 for large fat stock, but easy
on small. moor ducks. which are in
ample receipt at 90 and p. Geese
arc also in liberal receipt except on
Kent Islands, which bring top Values
of "a to 20, but other nearby STOCK
Is not quite so active at ~ TO 20.
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons
holds steady at rs and 80 each lot
Young and 35 to 40 each for old OIL
the former and 35 to 40 a. pair LOT
both young and old of the latter
With the exception of large tat ca
pons, which bring a premium or
to 4 cents a pound, dressed poultry
will not sell any higher than i've
and while the market generally con-
tinues firm, liberal shipments OF
dressed poultry are not advisable
Market for white potatoes rules
easy under liberal receipts and only
fair demand for No. ! well graded
stock at SIPS to $3.50 per 100 pounds
but reds and McCormlcRS VIII MOI
bring over $40. No. 2s and un-
graded stock slow sale at Irregular
values, while culls are not wanted
at any price. Demand for sweet po-
tatoes and yams fairly good and mar
ket holds steady at 500 and 600 q
barrel for the former and 500 and
400 for the latter, but stock must be
large and well graded to bring these
prices, as any showing effects oi
frost or running irregular have tc
be sold at a discount. No. 2s are slow
at $50 and 500 a barrel, and culls
practically worthless. Some Mary
land and Virginia shippers have been
shipping No. Is and culls which have
hardly brought the price of ship
ments.
Native and nearby garden truck
in ample receipt and prices generally
rule in buyers favor at the following
quotations: Broccoli and kale. SO and
so bushel; savoy cabbage, go to sc
bushel; carrots, 500 to 100 hundred
onions, 800 to 3.25 hundred; oyster
plants, 100 to 900 hundred; parsnips
so and so basket; spinach, 1.50 to
200 bushel, and turnips, so TO "a
basket.