Evening star., 1925-04-05
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
eciaI Dispatch TO The Star.

SpecIal Dlspatch 10 Inc star
BALTIMORE, Md, April 4.-With
current receipts of native and nearby
eggs running more liberal and cold
storage operators refusing to take hold
al the high prices prevailing. some ac-
cumulations have been noted the past
week, and the market rules easier to-
day at 2S34 and % cents dozen -foI.
first in press cases. While the local de-
mand for consumptive purposes con-
tinues good. il is not equal to the sup
ply and values no doubt will show a
decline the coming week unless the
cold storage men enter the market.
Duck and goose eggs have been in more
liberal receipt the past week. and with
demand not quite so active the market
rules easy at so cents n dozen for the
former and 80 cents to 81 for the latter.
With the exception of ducks. the gem
eral live poultry market rules very firm,
and active especially on Winter chickens
and Springers. which are in light re-
ceipt and wanted at full quotations.
Spring chickens, / to IL pounds. meet
with ready sale at 80 and 60 cents a
pound with no surplus in the daily
arrivals, while Winter chickens,
pounds and under, clean up readily
at A. and so cents. Large, smooth young
chickens in good demand at 35 to
SO cents; Leghorns, 80 to 80, and even
TOuSn, poor StdSS UTlIlS % anu 20 CENTS
Old hens have been in good demand the
past week, but as the supply for the
Jewish holidays has been pretty well
filed, market trade is being depended
upon to take up available supplies at
the moment.
Market for turkeys continues firm
for the few late arrivals of hens,
which find ready sales, but large
young gobblers and old toms are not
so desirable and rule easy.
Receipts still running fair as the
season draws to a close. Choice hen
turkeys will bring 35 to 40; young
gobblers, so to So; old toms, so. and
poor and crooked breasts, 25 Choice
fat ducks have been in fair receipt
and with demand more easily salts
fed the market rules easy a shade
lower at % to 80, and % and "a for
small and poor. Guinea fowl and
pigeons continue scarce and wanted,
and the market holds firm al 90 and
LOO each for young, and so each
for old of the former and so
pair for both young and old of the
latter. Season for dressed poultry,
with the exception of capons, is prac-i
tically over, and dressed stock will
not bring any more than live, which
is, 40 to "A a pound for large young,
6 to pounds and over; Sc to 40 for
medium, and 80 to 80 for small slips.
Receipts of white potatoes continue
equal to the demand, which is only
fair, and centered on No. ] well
graded stock at LOO to 1.35 per 100s
pounds, but Maryland and Virginia
McCormicks will not bring over 1.10.
No. Is or ungraded potatoes hardly
salable at any price. Sweet potatoes
and yams are firmer under q better
demand and values show a slight in
crease at 40 to $50 barrel for
the former and 500 to $50 barrel
for the latter. No. 3 stock sells
mostly $50 to 800, and culls are not
wanted at any price.
Native and nearby garden truck.
being gradually forced off the market
by early vegetables from the South, and
prices rule in buyers favor at the fol-
lowing quotations: Cabbage, 1900 to
$500 a ton; horse radish, 800 to $50 a
bushel; kale, so and so a bushel; onions,
800 to 3.25 per 100 pounds; oysterplants,
400 to 500 a hundred; parsnips, 80
to 80 basket; spinach, SO and so
bushel, and turnips, so and 75 basket.