Evening star., 1925-08-09
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Md, August tSpe-
ciaD.-With current receipts of near
by eggs showing more or less loss,
buyers hesitate to take hold of offer
ings as is, and as consequence there
is very little trading on the exchange
at this season of the year. While all
eggs that grade firsts meet with ready
sale at full quotations, most of the ar
rivals are of doubtful quality and all
such are slow sale even at sharp dis
counts. Receipts have been moderate
but ample for trade wants and the
market has shown very little change,
closing steady today at 80 and 33
cents a dozen for native and nearby
firStS in free cases.
The demand for live poultry is cas-
fly satisfied and the market rules
quiet on most lines with only choice,
large fat stock attracting any atten-
tion at top values Too many small,
undersized chickens have been receiv-
ed during the past week and this
class of fowl is not only slow sale,
even at discounts, but also tends to
lower the value of the better class and
should not be shipped.
Fat Spring chickens, over pounds
apiece, meet with ready sale at 81 and
81 cents a pound, while one-half to 2
Founders sell mostly at 26 to 80, but
smaller fowl are neglected at "a and
Minorcas bring "a to 28 as to quail
ity and condition, but smaller chick
ems will not bring over % and %.
Market for old hens easy under ample
receipts and only fair demand cen
tered on large fat fowl at "a to 27,
while small and poor Leghorns will
not bring over 90.
The demand is only fat1. for Spring
ducks of desirable size. at % to rs,
and for small, poor birds there is
hardly any outlet even at Is to 20,
which also is the prevailing price for
old ducks. Pigeons are in light re-
ceipt, the demand is slow, and the
market rules easy at 25 and 80 cents
q pair for both young and old.
Eastern Shore cantaloupes are
bringing top values of so to 125 per
crate, while native stock is selling 35
to so per l4-quart basket. Early June
apples are in ample supply and only
fair movement at 100 to $40 bar
rel and so to 1.50 bushel, but it
takes large, smooth apples to bring
these prices, while small, trashy COM
mon apples are unstable at any price.
Market for peaches dull and 1t takes
first quality fruit to bring top val
ues of Loo to $50 busheI and 40
to rs cents "A basket. Blackberries
and huckleberrieS selling fairly good
at II to 10 a quart for the former and
is to p for the latter. Plums are
selling around 40 to 65 a basket and
damsons 70 to 100.
Market for new, white potatoes
rules steady under a brisk demand
for good, graded round stock at 400
to $50 a barrel and 2.25 and $50 for
No. IS. Culls sell at 1.50 and 200,
while bushel stocks bring IS to 30 as
to quality and condition.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues in ample supply and with
demand easily satisfied values rule
in buyers favor at the following quo
tations: Stringless green beans, so to
100 a bushel; lima beans. 200 and $50
q bushel: beetS. 100 to 800 per hun
dred; cabbage. 800 to 600 per hun
dred; corn, 20 to % cents per DOZEN
Cucumbers and squash, Is to 20 per
basket: eggplants, 65 to 85 per bas-
ket; onions. 200 and $50 per bushel;
tomatoes, 80 to 30 per hamper and
rs to 80 for green's.