Evening star., 1925-02-01
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, January S1.-
Owing to unfavorable weather condi-
tions this week receipts of native and
nearby fresh eggs have been very
light and for several days there We're
no offerings of this stock on the local
market. A good demand prevails and
even at the sharp advance in values
the market keeps closely cleaned up
on desirable stock and closed very
firm today at SO cents a dozen for
firsts in free cases, an increase of 2
cents dozen over closing prices last
week. The market, however, is
strictly a weather market, prices be-
Ing up one day and down the next,
and for this reason shippers who are
in a position to ship are advised to
let their stock forward promptly, as
with bay boats and trucks hampered
by snow and ice there is little danger
Of the market becoming overstocked d
with desirable strictly fresh eggs
from nearby points.
The general live poultry mark eft
rules steady to firm under light re
ceipts with good demand prevailing
for large, smooth stock, especially for
Winter chickens and capons. Season
for turkeys, however, is on the way
and prices generally rule in buyers
favor, except on medium sized stool
with hen turkeys preferred. Choice
hen turkeys will bring 45a6o. young
gobblers, 40, and old toms, 35, but
poor and crooked breasts are slow
sale at %. Winter chickens are
wanted and meet with ready sale al
33 to 35. White large, smooth, young
chickens are scarce at 81 and 81, Leg
horns, %, but rough poor stays move
slow at "a and 25. Shippers are active
in the market for large, fat, old hens
at 81 and 80, and 27 to 80 for medium,
but small and poor and Leghorns con
stitute most of the receipts and are
bringing only 20 and 26; capons, :
pounds and over, meet with ready
sale at 38, and smaller birds, 81 to
81, as to size. Old roosters in lighter
receipt and are bringing is.
Market holds firm on ducks at rs
a32, but easy on geese at 23a2o, WIFI
Kent Islands bringing top quotations
Poor ducks, however, will not bring
over 24a25 Guinea fowl and pigeons
continue in fairly good demand at
75aS5 each for young and 40a5O each
for old of the former and 35a40 a
pair for both young and old OF the
latter. With the exceptions of capons,
which bring a premium of about 5
cents a pound, dressed poultry will
not bring any more than live.
While demand is fairly good for
first quality well graded white pota-
toes, stock must be Of a No. l quality
to bring top values of 1.25a1.50 per
100 pounds, as they must enter into
direct competition with Maine stock
Maryland and Virginia McCormicks
and Reds will not bring over 1.OOa
1.25 and No. 2 and ungraded stock
of all kinds is slow sale, even al
sharp discounts.
Market for sweet potatoes and
yams is a shade better under an
improved demand at 4.50a5.50 a barrel
for the former and 3.50a4.50 for the
latter, with No. stock selling mostly
2.50a3.00 bushel; baskets sell LISA
ESQ, as to quality and condition
Stock showing effects of frost has to
be sold at sharp discounts.
Native and nearby garden truck
| has been in lighter receipt, the past
week and as a consequence the mar
ket holds firm on most lines at the
| following quotations: Broccoli and
kale, 50a60 bushel; savoy cabbage
60aS5 bushel; carrots, 5.00a700 pei
| 100; onions, 3.00a325 per 100 pounds
oyster plants, S.o0a10.00 per 100
parsnips, 60aS5 basket; spinach, 1.50a
| 200 bushel, and turnips, 65aS5 basket
| The apple market holds firm due
mostly to light receipts, but 1t takes
| fancy packed stocks to bring tor
values of 5.00a7.50 barrel, and 3.50a
| 450 for No. stock.