Evening star., 1925-01-18
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
,ecial Dispatch TO The Star

Special DlSpatch 10 Inc star.
BALTIMORE, January 17.-The en-
barge on shipments of live poultry
from other States has been lifted ex-
cept on the States OF New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, New York, Connecti-
cut and Rhode Island. Shippers out
side OF these five States may now
ship live poultry of all kinds to the
local market without any restric-
tions, except that all coops must be
thoroughly cleaned before shipping
AS a consequence OF the lifting of
the embargo, the live poultry mar
ket has an easy tone under liberal
receipts and values rule shade low
er on all lines, with the exception of
turkeys, which are in very light re-
ceipt and in good demand Choice,
medium sized hen turkeys are sell
ing a As cents a pound, and gobblers,
40. while old toms bring 35, and
poor and crooked breasts, 25. Smooth,
fat, broiling and large fat baking
Spring chickens are in good demand
at % and Leghorns, %, but rough,
poor, thin chickens will not bring
over Is to 20. Large, fat old hens
in fairly good demand at "a and 25,
and .21 to % for medium size fowl.
but small and poor and Leghorns are
slow sale at Is to 20.
ket for ducks and geese continues
fairly steady at 20 to 80 for the for
mer and % to 26 for the latter; small
and poor ducks, however, will not
bring over 20 to %. Guinea fowl and
pigeons continue in good demand and
the market holds firm at 10 and 50
each for young and 40 and so for old
of the former and 35 and 40 a pair for
both young and old of the latter. The
dressed poultry market has an easy
tone, although a fairly good demand
prevails for medium sized turkeys,
straight lots of young chickens and
choice to fancy ducks, with the eX-
ception of capons, which ~are in good
demand and wanted at full quota
tions, dressed poultry will not bring
any more than live stock. Large
capons, to 7 pounds and over, clean
up readily at 40 to AZ a pound; medi-
UNI, 35 to SO, while even small slips
bring 80 to 80.
Receipts of native and nearby
strictly fresh eggs have been mod
crate the past week and while the
demand continues fairly good the
market has an easier tone and values
show a slight decline from the first
of the week, closing today at 55 cents
a dozen for firsts in free cases and
from one-half to 1 cent a dozen less
for eggs sold cases returned. Prompt
and regular shipments are advisable
to obtain best results.
Receipts of white potatoes continue
fair but Smple for trade require
ments, as only fairly good demand
prevails for No. ! well graded stock
at 1.25 to $50 per 100 pounds and
125 to lao for reds and McCormicks
One hundred and fifty-pound sacks
sell mostly 200 TO 2.4O as to quality
and condition, while No. stock is
slow of sale and of irregular value.
Market for sweet potatoes and yams
holds steady under fairly active de-
mand for No. ! stock at 500 and s. 90
a barrel for the former and $50 to
400 a barrel for the latter. No. 2
stock of both sells mostly half price,
while culls are not wanted at any
price. Native and nearby garden
truck is in good demand and where
Of good quality sells readily at the
following quotations: Broccoli and
kale, 80 and 60 bushel; savoy cab
bage, 70 to 100 bushel; carrots, 500
to 100 per 100; onions, 800 to $40
per 100 pounds; oyster plants, 100
and 500 per 100; parsnips, 10 to so
basket; spinach, 1.25 and $50 bushel,
and turnips, 90 to 80 basket.