Evening star., 1925-01-11
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
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BALTIMORE, January 1O.-The en-
barge on live chickens and fowls
prohibiting other States shipping
INTO Maryland is expected to be lifted
shortly. Dressed poultry of any de
scription may be shipped in. The
embargo on live poultry shipments
from out Of the State has made
greater receipts on all lines of
dressed poultry, but so far all de
sirable stock has cleaned up quite
readily at prevailing market prices.
with the exception of old and mixei
chickens and geese, which are SLOW
sale. Only medium sized turkeys are
wanted now for the retail trade, and
choice to fancy young stock brings
80 to 40 pound. and fair to good
35 to 81. Old toms and poor and
crooked breasts are slow sale at 80
to 30 for the former and % for the
latter. Choice young chickens and
ducks in fair demand at &c to 20 for
the former and 25 to so for the lat
ter. Some inquiry noted for capons,
but no receipts so far. Large capons.
s TO pounds and over, would com
mand a fancy price just at present
and shipments advisable.
Due to the embargo and the better
demand prevailing, the general live
poultry market rules steady to firm
on most lines. Large, fat broilinE
and baking young chickens in better
demand at 80 and leghorns % and 26,
but rough. poor stock is slow sale a
20 and %. Market for ducks and
geese fairly steady under light re-
ceipts and good demand for fat stock
at 26 to 80 for the former and 2S to
26 for the latter. Small and poor
ducks, however, will not bring %
to %.
Fair demand for choice hen turkeys
at 40 and gobblers at 35. but heavy old
toms and poor and crooked breasts are
draggy at 90 for the former and % for
the latter. Pigeons in light receipt and
good demand, with values a shade
higher at 80 and 40 pair for both
young and old. Guinea fowl also in
good request at 75 10 50 each for young
and 40 and 80 each for small and old.
Receipts and native and nearby
strictly fresh eggs have been more
liberal the past week, and with the de
mand more easily satisfied the market
shows a decline, closing today at 50
cents a dozen for firsts in free cases.
and from y to l cent a dozen less on
eggs sold cases returned. Shippers
should not hold their stock. but ship
promptly and regularly for best results.
Receipts of white potatoes continue
light. and market holds steady under
fairly good demand. but Centered on
No grade stock at 1.25 to 1.50 per
100 lbs, but No. IS and ungraded stock
are SLOW sale al irregular values, Bnd
cuIls are not wanted at any price.
Maryland Virginia McCormicks and reds
however. will not bring 1.35. Hun
dred- and -fifty-pound sacks sell most
ly 200 to $50, as TO quality and con
dition. Sweet potatoes and yams In
more liberal receipt and values
shade lower. Stock running poor or
showing frost will not bring full
quotations of 800 and 500 a barrel for
sweets and $50 and $50 for yams;
No. stock sells mostly half price, and
bushel baskets $50 to 2.40, as to qual-
ity and condition.
Native and nearby garden truck in
more liberal receipt and prices on some
lines of stock show a decline, although
the market generally rules steady at
the following quotations.: Broccoli ana
kale 90 and so bushel: carrots, 800 Ia
700 per 100; onions, 800 to $40 per 100
pounds; oyster plants, 100 and 500
per 100; parsnips, so and SO basket; Saw
oy cabbage, 10 to 100 bushel; spinach.
loo and les bushel, and turnips, 90
and so basket. Demand continues
good for fancy varieties of eating ap-
pies but only fair for ordinary stock
Only apples running 2i2 inches and
over will bring top values of 4.oo to
100 a barrel; smaller stock selling
mostly 800 to $50 barrel; bushfl
baskets sell mostly 80 to 200 as I"
quality and condition.