Evening star., 1925-09-20
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Md, September 19
(SpeciaD.-Receipts Of native and
nearby strictly fresh eggs continue
very light, and, as a consequence, the
general market rules firm and values
higher, closing today at 81 cents a
dozen for firsts in free cases, an in
crease of cents over opening prices
on Monday, for choice freshly gath
ered eggs. A good demand prevails
and on offerings of such quotations
have been exceeded to some extent,
as buyers do not hesitate to pay a
premium when they find what they
want, but are slow to take hold or
anything of doubtful quality.
Careful grading and prompt and fre-
quent shipments are advisable to real
ize best results. The general live
poultry market rules steady to firm,
but prices are expected to ease OFF to
some extent next week, with fair
demand prevailing for fat old hens
from the Jews for their next holiday,
September %. Large Spring chick
ems, 21h pounds and over. meet with
ready sale at 81 and 32 cents a pound
while medium, to 21x pounds, are in
fairly good request at % to 80. but
smaller chickens are slow sale at 20
and 20.
Leghorn Springs sell mostly % to
%, as to quality and condition, while
black Minorcas will not bring over
20 to 25 Old hens, AZ pounds and
over, are bringing 20 and 80, and
medium, "a to %, but small, thin hens
and Leghorns are slow sale nat Is to
20. Demand for old roosters better.
and values rule a shade higher at II.
Large fat ducks in fair demand at
% and "a, but small and poor are not
wanted even at 20. Guinea fowl in
light receipt and wanted at 20 and
80 cents each, but birds under liz
pounds are not wanted. Pigeons hold
ing firm at 25 and 80 pair for both
young and old.
Demand for white potatoes has
shown some Improvement the past
week and as a consequence the mar
ket rules firmer and values a shade
higher, with preference being shown
for round stock over long potatoes.
Movement good generally at 200 to
2.25 per 100 pounds, and rs to LOO for
No. 2s and culls. Hundred-and-fifty-
pound sacks round potatoes bring
3.25 to $50, long 800 to 3.25 and No.
Is and culls 1.25 and 1.50. Sweet po-
tatoes and yams in more liberal re.
ceipt the past week and under a
limited demand values rule a shade
lower at 800 to $50 barrel and 1.50
to 400 for No. stock.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues in ample receipt with de-
mand easily satisfied. Values show
little change from last week at the
following quotations: Stringless green
beans, 70 to 90 bushel; beets, 200 to
800 per hundred; carrots and cab
bage, 200 to 400 per hundred; corn
10 to 20 dozen; cucumbers, 40 to sc
basket; eggplants, 20 and 25 basket
onions, 1.25 to $50 per hundred
pounAs; peppers, 25 to 35 per basket
spinach, 35 and 40 basket; squash
20 and 25 basket; pumpkins, 500 tc
1900 per hundred; tomatoes, 20 to 81
per hamper, and rs and 35 a bushe
for packing stock.
With the exception of apples the
season for native and nearby greer
fruits Is nearly. over, with only water
melons and peaches holding theil
own and values showing an increase
Extra select melons will bring 40 an6
so each, selects 80 and 35, and primes
| 20 and rs, while culls are not wanted
at any price and will not bring freigh,
charges. Peaches are bringing 2.5C
and $50 bushel.