Evening star., 1925-03-01
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Special Dispatch TO Inc btar.
BALTIMORE. February 2s.-The
egg market reached the lowest level
of the Winter season Wednesday.
when strictly fresh native and nearby
firsts sold at 30 cents a dozen. The
following day the market had a
f1rmer tone and values advanced one
quarter cent a dozen, but eased on
again yesterday and closed today at
30k cents, decline of 3 II cents from
last Saturday.
Receipts have been fairly liberal,
but a good demand has prevailed
and all desirable offerings have met
with prompt sale from day to day.
Should the present cold weather con-
tinue next week values will probably
advance, But at this season of the
year II is purely a day-to-day market
and prompt shipments are advisable
to realize best results Duck eggs
made their appearance on the local
market this week and met with
ready sale at IS to ~ cents q dozen.
Receipts have been light and market
holds firm.
The general live poultry market
continues firm under a. good and con-
slant demand for large, smooth stock.
This is especially true of Winter
chickens two pounds and under.
which bring SO to 40 cents a pound.
Large young chickens are selling 80
to IS cents, Leghorns, so. and even
rough, poor stays bring % and 26.
Fat old hens in only moderate re-
ceipt and movement good at % to
80 cents for medium to large and
25 to 27 for small and poor and Leg
horns.
Large capons. seven pounds and
over, are wanted at 30 cents, while
smaller bring 81 to 80 as to size.
Old roosters in better demand at
Is cents. Demand fairly good for
medium sized hen turkeys at IS
cents and young gobblers at 40, but
old toms and poor and crooked
breasts are slow sale at S5 for the
former and rs for the latter. Season
for geese is nearly over and as a
consequence the market rules easy at
"a to 26 cents, with Kent Islands
bringing top prices.
Fat, young Pekin ducks, pounds
and over, meet with ready sale at "a
a35, puddle, 32a33, and Muscovey and
mongrel, 31a32, while even small and
poor stock is fairly active at 25a26;
Guinea fowl and pigeons in only mod
crate receipt and in good request at
75a85 each for young and <0a50 each
for old Of the former and 40 a pair
for both young and old of the latter;
capons continue to be the only line
of dressed poultry which will bring
a premium over live stock and are
selling 40 to 45 a pound for birds
Weighing pounds and over, 80 to 20
for medium and 83 to 35 for small
slips; medium sized hen turkeys and
straight lots Of chick ems are the best
sellers, outside Of capons.
While receipts OF white potatoes
have been only moderate the past
week the heavy supplies on hand have
not cleaned up and the market rules
easy under a slow demand at 1.25
to $50 per 100 pounds for we'll graded
No. I stock, and LOO to 1.25 for
McCormicks and Reds; No. Is and
ungraded stock slow sale at irregular
values, and culls not wanted at any
price. Market for sweet potatoes and
yams rules steady under fair receipts
and good demand for fancy stock at
5.00a6.0 a barrel for the former and
400a4.5o for tho latter; No. 2s sell
mostly half price, while stock will
bring 1.26 to 2.26, as to quality and
condition.
Market for native and nearby gar
den truck shows little change from
last week and movement fairly good
at the following quotations.:
Broccoli and kale, 6oa6o bushel;
savoy cabbage, so to 75 bushel: car
rots, 500 to 700 100; horseradish.
350a4.o0 bushel; onions, $50 to 2.75
per 100 pounds: oyster plants. 500
to, 500 100; parsnips, 20a30 basket;
spinach, so to LOO bushel, and turnips,
so to IS basket