Evening star., 1925-03-08
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, March THE egg
market continues to show a down
ward tendency under more liberal re-
cetptS of native and nearby stock
Demand has been good since the low
er values have prevailed, all desir-
able offerings have met prompt sale
and the market generally has ruled
steady all week despite the drop in
prices. The market closed firm to-
day at p PA and 2S cents dozen for
firsts in free cases with values in
clined to be higher, but there is no
guaranteeing that this condition will
continue to prevail, as at this season
it is a day-to-day market and eggs
should be shipped promptly to realize
best results. Receipts of duck and
goose eggs have been very light so
holds firm with buyers taking hold
more freely at 49 and SO a dozen for
the former and S5 and 80 dozen for
the latter.
The live poultry market, with the
exception of geese, rules steady to
firm under generally light receipts of
desirable stock and a good and con-
stant demand for large smooth fowl
of all kinds. Young fat broiling
chickens meet ready sale at 33 to 80
a pound, and Leghorns 80, while even
rough poor stays will bring 25 and 26.
Winter chickens, pounds and under
are scarce and wanted at 40 and AZ.
Medium to large old hens continue
active at % TO 81, but small rough
fowl and Leghorns have to be sold at
25 to 81. Old roosters a shade higher
attlS. Capons continue in light re-
cefpts and all arrivals meet ready
sale at 40 for large birds, pounds
and over and "a to 80 for smaller.
Medium sized hen turkeys and young
gobblers are in fairly good request at
40 for the former and 40 for the lat
ter. but heavy old toms and poor and
crooked breasts are slow sale at 30
for the former and % for the latter.
Market for ducks is firm at 81 TO
s5 with young Pekins bringing top
values, and 25 and 26 for small ana
poor. Geese continue easy under I'D
eral receipts, and only fair demand at
"a to 26, with Kent Islands bringing
top values. Guinea fowl and pigeons
in only moderate receipt and In good
request at rs and S5 each for young
and 40 and so each for old Of the
former and 40 cents pair for both
young and old of the latter. Season
for dressed poultry practically over.
and, with the exception of capons,
which are preferred dressed on this
market there is more demand for
live than for dressed poultry.
Heavy receipts of Mccormick po-
tatoes the past week, which have not
cleaned up, coupled with a slow de-
mand, have had a tendency to lower
values. and the market rules easy at
100 to lao per 100 pounds for No. /
wei! graded stock and loo to 10 for
McCormicks. No. 2s are slow sale at ir-
regular values, and culls will not
bring freight charges. Market for
sweet potatoes and yams rules steady,
but quiet. under only fair demand for
fancy stock at 500 and 600 a. barrel
for the former and $50 and 400 a
barrel for the latter. Poor dark
sweets and yams in ample supply, and
all such has to be sold at about half
price.
Native and nearby garden truck is
gradually being replaced by early
Southern vegetables. and it takes
choice stock to bring top values a t
the following quotations.: Broccoli and
kale, 1.25 and 1.50 barrel; cabbage.
500 to 1900 ton, and savoy. so to
10 q bushel; horseradish, 800 and 400
a bushel; onions, 2.75 and 800 per 100
pounds; oyster plants, 500 to ZOO
hundred parsnips. 35 to so basket;
spinach, so to Loo bushel, and turnips,
so to 80 basket.