Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, December Is lSpe'
| ciaD. - Market for white potatoes
rules easy under liberal receipts and
only fair demand centered on No. ]
well graded stock at 3.00a3.25 100
pounds with No. stock slow to move
out at 1.50a1.75. Sweet potatoes and
vans also in liberal receipt and
market rules dull and lower with top
| prices obtainable only on good dry
stock. No. / sweets are selling l:OOa
| 200 barrel, and yams 1.25a1 10. while
No. 2 and ungraded stock IS not
wanted at any price. Bushel nam
pers Of sweets and yams are selhng
35a90 as to- quality and condition.
Native and nearby garden truck In
| good demand and values are well
maintained at the following quo
tations:
Beets. 4.00a5. 90, 100; broccoli and
kale, 3Oa40, bushel; carrots, 4.OOa6. 90,
100; onions. 1.75a2.50, 100 pounds;
oyster plants, 5.00a7.00, 100: parsnips.
60a70, basket; Savoy cabbage, 50a75.
bushel: spinach, 50a65. bushel, and
turnips, 35a5O. basket, for washed,
and 25a30 for unwashed.
Closing grain quotations To-Day:
No. 2 Red Winter spot, 1.46A; No. z
Red Winter barley, spot. .39% domeS-
3. 4Oa3,45; No. oats, 5Sa59; No. 3,
54a55; nearby rye, S5aS6.
Dairy Products.
Shipments Of poultry intended for
the Baltimore Christmas MafAe.
should be timed to reach here not
later than Thursday for live STOCK,
the hest DAYS being December 81, %
and %. and not later than on first
boats and trains Friday morning for
dressed stock. In shipping dressed
poultry scalded stock. head ana rect
on. is preferred on this market, ana
shippers should kill only choice fat
birds and see that the heat Is all Out
Of the body before packing ana snip
ming. Nothing should be shipped 10
reach here later than Friday morn
ing. as ANYTHING arriving after this
time would not be received. the mar
ket being closed Saturday and sun.
dav. and perishable or live would be
O. total loss.
The market for live turkeys Is very
firm under moderate receipts and an
active demand which keeps all ar
rivals closely cleaned up. Young
turkeys, 9 pounds and over, are sell
ing today at As cents a pound, ana
due to cold weather prevailing prices
will probably increase ICAl WCCA" O'A
turkeys are bringing 40, and poor and
crooked breasts 25 to 80. Medium to
large Spring chickens sell readily at
26 and 26. Leghorns 81 to %, hut poor
and thin stock ia slow sale at IS to 20.
Heavy, fat old hens also in good
demand at "a to 26. and % and 23 for
small, but fowl weighing under 3l5
pounds is slow sale at 18 to 20, while
old ROSTERS are plentiful at 1S and II.
Market for ducks and geese rules
steady under fairly active move
rnent for choice fat birds at "a to q
eor the former and "a to 26 for the
after, but poor thin fowl not wanted
at 10 to 20. Guinea fowl and pigeons
continue in good demand at 80 to rs
och for the former and 80 to 35
~oir for the latter.
Demand for dressed poultry IS
steadily and constantly increasing as
the Christmas holiday draws near
and all choice to fancy stock meets
with ready sale, but thin fowl is over
looked and hard to move even at
sharp discounts. If cold weather con-
tinues next week shipments of
dressed poultry from nearby points
advisable. but IL weather turns warm
live stock win bring better results.
Choice to fancy young turkeys are
selling 46 and ~; fair to good, As to