Evening star., 1926-10-03
Baltimore Markets

Demand for white potatoes Is more
brisk, and the market rules firmer
under only fair receipts. at 3.0Oa4.50
barrel for we'll graded No. l stock
and 2.75a3.00 per 100 pounds. No.
stock, however, is not so active
ht 1.5Oa175 barrel and 1.25a1.50 per
100 pounds.
Market for sweet potatoes and yams
rules easy under liberal receipt. and
only fair demand, and to draw full
quotations offerings must grade strict
ly No. /, as anything of off grade,
small or irregular quality is hard to
move No. l sweets will bring 2.00a
E75 barrel, and yams, 2.00a2.50, while
NO. . stock of both move slow at
100a1.5O Bushel hampers sweets
and yams sell mostly 35a1.00 as to
quality and condition.
Market for native and nearby gar
den truck is fairly active. and prices
hold steady at the following quota
tions:
Stringless beans, 75a1.0O bushel;
heets, 2.00a3.00, per hundred; broccoli,
25a35 bushel; cabbage and carrots,
3.00a5.00 per hundred; corn, 15a25
dozen for sugar and 10a15 for field
egEplants. 50a75 basket; lima, beans,
2.50a3.25 bushel; onions, 1.25a2.00 per
hundred pounds; green and red
peppers, 25a50 basket and 50a60 for
needle; pumpkins, 5.00a10.00 per hun
dred: Savoy cabbage, 5Oa60 bushel;
spinach. 60a75 bushel; squash, 40a50
bushel. and tomatoes. 50a1.0 asket,
and 75al.00 hushel for packing stock.
Live Stock Quotations.
Outside Of sheep and lambs. which
are in ample supply and easy. the
general live cattle market rules
steady, but quiet, with no surplus Of
top grade stock. which finds ready
sale al full quotations.
Wharf receipts. however. are mostly
Of common to ordinary grade. and all
such are hard to place, and of irregu
lar value.
For choice veal calves of desrab BILE
weight there is ready sale, but rough
stock is in ample supply and hard to
place even at sharp discounts.
Quotations today AT Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality, pound. Sa
- common to medium, pound, SAL,
bulls. as TO quality, pound, 4a6
Cows. choice to fancy, pound sac;
common 10 fair. 3a4.
oxen, as 10 quality, pound. 4a6.
Milk COWS, choice to fancy, head,
6ooOa75.00 common to fair, 30,00a
5000
Calves, veal, choice. pound, 14a14is;
ordinary to medium pound. 11al3;
rough and common, SAG; small culls,
pound, 7aS.
Sheep, choice, pound. 6: old bucks.
Aa5; common. 2a3: lambs, Spring,
choice. Il; fair to good, 1la13; com
ynon. Sa1O.
Hogs. straight. IA; sows, 10a12;
etags. Gas: old hoars. 4a5.
Live pigs, 15a1S: shoats. 12al5.
Dairy Products.
The general live poultry market
rules easy. and quiet. as the demand
is not active and receipts are more
than ample for all trade wants and
Centered almost entirely on large fat
stock. which is the only kind that
will bring top values. Medium To
large smooth sprinGers sell mostly
at % to ~ pound. but small and Leg
horns will not bring over % and ~,
while poor and thin stock Is low
sale at 20.
Large fat old hens are in light re-
Ceipt, and on good demand at
27ao9. but small stock is in ample
receipt at 90 TO IS. while poor stock
Leghorns and old roosters are neg
aected at 1Sa2O.
The demand for the better grades
Of young ducks Is good at "a to rs.
1OE 6iOCh NCiSllliiS pCOlibN anu
over. hut lighter ducks are slow sale
at IS to 90. Young guinea fowl, 1 p
pounds and over. are in good demand
at so to IS. each, but smaller birds
are slow sale at 40 and so. Ship
hnent of birds under ! y pounds not
advisable as they only tend TO lower
tho values of the better stock.
Pigeons in ample supply at % and
80, a pair, for both young and old as
90 quality and condition.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
continue light. and for strictly fresh
iayed stock there IS a prompt sale
at a. premium over quotations. but
the average receipts of so-called
firsts are Of such irregular quality
they are slow to find favor even at
sharp discounts.
Strictly fresh. nearby. eggs will
bring 40 a dozen in free cases. but
current receipts show considera BILE
loss under the candle, and to bring
top values careful grading and
prompt shipments are advisa BILE.