Evening star., 1925-02-22
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
,ecial Dispatch 10 The Star,

special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, February 21-The
local egg market has had a fiuctuat-
ing tendency all week, starting the
week at 46 cents a dozen, going as
low as 81 cents on Tuesday and clos
Ing today at "a cents, a decline of Is
cents from closing prices last Satur-
day. This shows how uncertain the
situation is at this time of the year.
the daily receipts and supplies on
hand governing conditions with the
consumptive demand and shipping in
a speculative way a controlling fea-
ture. Eggs should be shipped prompt
~ and regularly for best results, as
neld stock Will not bring top values.
The live poultry market continues
firm, especially for old hens, which
are in very light receipt, under a good
and constant demand foF desirable
stock of all kinds. Winter chickens
: pounds and under are scarce and
wanted at 50 a pound, while large,
smooth young chickens meet with
ready sale at 80; leghorns, 2S, and
even small and poor stags bring "a
and 20. Old hens 312 to pounds in
good request at % and 29, with me-
dunn selling equally we'll at 25 to 81.
with small and Leghorns bringing %
to 25. Old roosters are more active at
II and IS, while capons are scarce
and wanted at 38 for large, pounds
and over, and 80 to 81 for small to
medium. Medium sized hen turkeys
continue in good demand at As and
young gobblers 40, but heavy old
toms and poor and crooked breasts
are slower to move out at 35 for the
former and % for the latter. Guinea
fowl and pigeons in only moderate re-
ceipt and the market holds firm at rs
and SIS each for young and 40 and so
each for old of the former, and 35 and
40 pair for both young and old of
the latter. With the exception of ca
pons, which are preferred dressed on
this market, there Is more demand for
live than for dressed poultry and de-
mand generally is limited and center
ed on choice to fancy stock.
Capons are the only line which
bring a premium over live stock, SELL
ing 35 to 43 pound for medium to
large and 80 to 35 for small slips.
Market for white potatoes rules
easy under moderate receipts gener-
ally of first quality stock and only
fair demand for No. l well-graded
potatoes at 1.40 to 1.65 per 100 pounds
and 1.20 to 1.35 for McCormicks and
Reds. No. IS and ungraded stock
slow sale at irregular values. while
culls are not wanted and will not
bring freight charges. Demand good
for fancy stock sweet potatoes and
vans and the market holds firmer
and higher at 500 and 500 a barrel
for the former and 400 and 500 a
barrel for the latter. Much of the
daily receipts consists of poor, dark
sweets and yams and such will not
bring quotations, selling as low as
No 2s-2.50 and 800 a barrel, while
culls are not salable at any price.
Early Southern vegetables are IN
creasing in supply and to a large ex-
tent replacing native and nearby gar
den truck, hence market on this line
rules generally easy and prices most
Iy in buyers favor at the following
quotations: Broccoli and kale, so and
so bushel; Savoy cabbage, so to as
bushel; carrots, 500 to 700 hundred
onions, 2.75 to 325 per 100 pounds
oyster plants, 500 to 1000 hundred
parsnips, 35 to so basket; spinach, rs
to 1.40 busheL and turnips, so to rs
basket. .......