Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-26
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, December Is (Spe
cial) While the Christmas demand
for live and dressed turkeys was very
good and the market cleaned up, re-
ceipts We're little more liberal than
expected, which. coupled with warmer
weather. caused a drop in values yes
terviay. The market closed at 43 t.
As a pound for young live turkeys
! 40 to - for old and 80 for poor and
crooked breasts. Dressed turkeys are
bringing 48 to so q pound for choice
to fancy stock, 46 and Al for fair tC
good, and AZ and 43 for old toms, but
poor and crooked breasts did not
bring any more dressed than alive
Other poultry lines In good demand
Spring chickens closing at rs and 20
for live and IS to 81 for dressed. Old
and mixed dressed chickens, however
sold mostly 20 to Is. Old toms con-
tinued In good demand at 22 to 26, but
small fowl and Leghorns were neg
lected at IS to 20.
Live ducks and geese sold better
than dressed at "a to az for the
former and "a to 26 for the latter.
Shipment Of poultry for the New
Year holiday should be timed to reach
here not later than Wednesday for
live and Thursday for dressed.
Egg Receipts Liberal.
While receipts of native and near
by eggs have been in liberal receipt
the past few days. the demand con-
tinued good and the market closed
firmer at 40 and so cents a dozen for
flrsts in free cases.
Demand for rabbits continued very
good as the season drops to close
and the market holds firm at 500 to
500 dozen for choice and 500 to $3.50
for fair to good.
The season for rabbits closes Janu-
ary /. And as there Is no market that
day no stock should be shipped to
reach here later than December 80. as
there will be no outlet after Friday
and stock received after this date can
not be offered for sale.
Native and nearby garden truck
also continues in good demand and
values are we'll maintained at the fol-
lowing quotations: White potatoes,
400 to 3.35 100 pounds and lbo to
Its for No. 2; sweet potatoes, LOO to
ZOO barrel yams. 1876 to It's. barrel,
and 35 to 90 bushel for both sweets
Beets. 400 and 500 100: Broccoli
and kale, so and 20 bushel; carrots,
400 and 500 100: onions. LIS to ESQ
100 pounds: oyster plants. 500 to 700
100: parsnips, SO and 60 basket: savoy
cabbage, so and IS bushel; spinach,
90 and 100 bushei, and turnips. 25
to 40 basket.
Cattle Market Quiet.
The general i've cattle market is
quiet as usual at this time and while
receipts are only moderate they are
ample for all trade wants. Only first
quality cattle meets with ready sale
at outside quotations. while common
to ordinary stock moves slow at In
side values.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf: Beef cattle, first quality,
pound, to 8; common to medium,
pound, to z; bulls. as to quality,
pound 4 to s.: cows, choice to
fancy, pound. to s.; common
to fair, pound. 3 to 4; oxen.
as to quality, pound, 3 to 8;
milk cows, choice to fancy. head, 5000
10 $500: common to fair, head, 5000
to 5000: calves, veal, choice, pound,
1917 to IA: ordinary to medium.
pound, 10 to IL; rough and common.
pound, 8 to 9; small culls, pound, Z
to 8; sheep, choice, pound. 6; old
bucks, pound, 4 to 5; common, pound,
2 to 3; lambs, Spring, choice, pound,
121a to IS; fair to good, pound, 10 to
IL; common thin, pound. 8 to 8; hogs,
straight, pound. IL to 12h: sows,
pound, 8 to 10; stays. pound, 5 to 4;
old boars. pound, s TO 4; little pigs.
pound, IA to 16; shoats. pound, IL to IA.