Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

BALTIMORE. August 14-Wbile
the general live cattle market holds
larry steady. only top.grade stock
mas ready sale. and common to ordi-
nary cattle are in only slow sale. but
of uncertain values.
kecelpts of choice Spring lambs are
ilght but there are too many poor. un-
dersized lambs arriving. which ONLY
tends TO lower the value of the better
stock. Old sheep slow sale. espe-
cially if SHARED
Quotations today at Light street
Wharf-Beef cattle. first quality. h..
to 3; common to medium h.. ) to {;
bulls. as to quality, h.. to 6: cows.
choice to fancy. lb.. to 6; common
To fair, h., 3 to 4; oxen. as to quality,
ID, to 6: milk cows. choice to fancy.
head, 5000 to 1900: common to fair,
head, 5000 to 5000: calves. veal,
choice. h., II to 1212; ordinary to
medium, h.. 10 to II.
Rough and common. h.. s to Q:
small culls. b.. to s: sheep. choice.
h.. s to :; old bucks, ID. to 6: com
mon. H.. to f. lambs. Spring. choice.
ID. 1872 to IA fair to good, H.. II to
13: common thin. h.. s to 10: hogs.
straight. h, 10 to ID; sows. h., 10 to
II; stays, h., 6 to s: old hoars. h., 4
w lINt I'ISS. H.. ~ 10 =. SnOdIS,
h., Is to is.
Dairy Products.
The local egg market at this season
of the year is an uncertain PROPOSE
ton from day to day, and values are
governed entirely by quality and de-
mand While the market has remain
ed fairly steady the past week, cur
rent receipts of native and nearby
fNf Il
irregular quality that Western eggs
are preferred and bring a premium
over native stock. The market closed
today at % cents q dozen for native
firStS in free cases, while Western
stock is bringing 80 and 81. Prompt
shipments and careful grading are
necessary if native shippers want to
compete with the outside producers.
With the exception of old hens
which are in light receipt and in good
demand, the general live poultry mar
ket rules easy. with values a shade
lower. Current receipts of Spring
chickens continue ample Of small to
medium stock. but springers 212
pounds and over are in light supply
and in good demand at 80 a pound
while small to medium sells mostly "a
to so and LeghOrns % to %. as to
quality and condition.
Large fat old hens. Az pounds and
over bring % and 80. medium p and
%, and small "a to 26, but LeghOrns
will not bring over 20. Old roosters
in ample supply and low sale at 49,
Demand is only fair for Spring ducks
of desirable size at "a to 20, but there
is hardly any outlet for small stock
or old ducks at Is to 20. Small in
quiry noted for young guinea fowl at
60 to IS each, but receipts of pigeons
are more than ample for trade wants
and slow sale at 20 to 80 a pair for
young and 80 to 35 Il pair for old.
Fruit and Vegetables.
The market for white potatoes
rules firmer with values a shade high
er under light receipts the past week
with a good demand prevailing for
we'll graded stock at $50 to 500 a
bushel, $50 to 400 for run of the
patch, but No. , stock is slow sale at
|. so to 200 Bushel baskets sell mostly
rs to 1.75, as to quality and condition.
Native and nearby garden truck com
ing in very freely, and with the de
mand being easily satisfied prices on
most lines are in buyers favor at the
following quotations:
StringleSS beans, IS to ! 90 buShel;
beets, $50 to $50 hundred; cabbage
200 to 400 hundred; carrots, 800 to
500 hundred; sugar corn, 8 to 10
dozen; cucumberS, 80 to 60 basket;
eggplants. 100 to 1.25 basket; lima
beans, 100 to $50 bushel and so to 80
hamper; onions. 90 to 80 busheI; pep,
pers and squash, % to 35 basket ripe
and green tomatoes. IS to so basket
and so to 60 bushel for packing stock
Native cantaloupes are in liberal sup
ply and the market is easy at 90 to 65
basket and % to 35 for culls, while
Eastern Shore stock brings IS to 1.25
crate for standards and jumbos, but
flats will not bring over IS 10 80 crate
Peaches are in liberal receipt and
only choice to fancy fruit will bring
top values Of so to 100 bushel and
% to SO basket. Nearby plums in
good demand at 40 to s. basket. while
Maryland and Virginia watermelons
bring 5000 to 1000 hundred for Sc
lects and 1000 to $500 hundred for
primes. but culls are neglected at SOC
to 1000 hundred.