Evening star., 1925-12-06
Most Important Moves.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. Nd December
tSpeciaD Receipts Of native ana
nearby eggs are showing 4 steady i'll
crease. attracted by the high prices
prevailing for the past few weeks.
and as a consequence the market
rules easy and values show blg drop
a compared with prices last Weeh
AT the recent high prices prevailing
the consumptiye demand for fresh
eggs was greatly curiajIed. Ip8uE
dealers reporting Il liberal suhSj!tu-
ton of storage eggs at the cheapcr
cost. The market closed quiet ioIa"
at 81 dozen on firsts in free cases.
a decline OF 3 cents "a dozen compared
with closing prices last week
The general live poultry market
holds steady under i fairly good de.
mand for all foWt. With the exception
of turkeys which are quiet. as -
usual between holidays Turkey
have been in moderate receipt with
a fair demand for choice hen turkeys
and Young @obblers at 37a4o a pound
old toms not so active. at 34d3J. and
poor and crooked breasts are draS@'
at 2Ja30. Large. fat Spring chickens
are wanted and sell readily a 2>a3u,
but small. poor stock will not bring
over 20. and large. lat Leghorn~
25a26.
Medium 10 large pLi hens ilNt Iit
good demand under light receipt AT
25a30, but small. poor fowl and Leg
horns in ample receipt and slow sale
at 20 10 - Shipments of small. thin,
old hens and rough. undesirable
Spring chickens not advisable. /
they are slow to move out anG tend
TO decrease values of the better stocN.
Demand fairly good Tor large, ftt
ducks and geese at 26a-S Tor the
former ana 32a24 for the latter, hu'
small, poor stock Of bOtn Is SLOW safe
at %. Guinea fowl continue. IN good
demand at SoaSJ each for Young and
S5ao0 for old. Pigeons plentiful a.
25a30 pair for both Young and old.
Choice fancy dressed young chick
ems are the only line il dressed poultry
that will bring q premium over live
stock. and with the warm weather
prevailing today large shipments Of
dressed poultry not advisable. hlie
rabbits have shown some increase
the past week most Of the stock
has been in poor condition and an
such is slow sale and OF uncertain
value. Demand continues Sood fot
choice fresh killed stock at 30" /"
400 a dozen, bur fair to good rabbit.
will not bring over zoo and 800.
Market for white potatoes rules
steady but shows little change from
last week. supplies keeping pace
with the demand which is fairly good
but centered on No. well graded
stock. Mixed lots of potatoes are OF
uncertain value. but No. stock
meets with fairly good sale If graded
properly. No. ! potatoes are selling
$50 to 425 per 100 pounds, and I'm
To 80 for cuilS and No. -. Market
for sweet potatoes and vans rules
fairly steady. but top prices are oh
tainable only on good dry fancy
stock. Lots of dirty as Well aS
heated stock are noted in the daily
arrivals and all such is Of uncertail
value and slow to move out. Mary
land sweets sell 300 To 500 per ba'.-
rel and $50 to 800 for vans, but
cuIIs and No - Will not bring Over
$50 TO 200. Bushel stock sells most
ly 10 to 225. as To quality and con-
dition.
Native and nearby garden truck IL
ample supply and values on most
lines a shade lower at the following
quotations.: Beets, $50 10 SO per
hundred; brussels sprouts. 10 10 -
quart; cabbage. 5000 to $500 ton:
carrots. 4.00a5 90 hundred: kale. j.
a45 bushel: lettuce. LOO TO 80"
bushel; onions, 30 to 800 hundred
pounds: oyster plants. 6.00at.00 hun
dred: pumpkins. 400 to 500 hundred.
spinach. 10 to 90 bushel; Savoy cab
bage. 40a50 bushel, and turnlpS, -
to 35 basket