Evening star., 1926-10-31
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

BALTIMORE, October 80. (SpeciaD.
The white potato market continues
Arm and shows little change from
last week at $500 to 1925 per 100
pounds for round, we'll graded stock,
but No. % and ungraded potatoes
move slow at $1.25 to $3.50. Market
for sweet potatoes and yams has
shown little improvement the past
week, and, while values remain un-
changed, prices are well maintained
at $50 to $500 barrel for the for
mer and $500 to $3.50 barrel for the
latter. Anything under No ! grade,
however. is hard to move and of ir-
regular value. Bushel baskets Of
sweets and vans sell mostly 30c to 75c
as to quality and condition. Native
and nearby garden truck continues IN
ample receipt and with a fairly GOOD
demand prevailing. the market holds
steady at the following quotations:
Beets, $500 and $500, 100; broccoli and
kale. 35c and 40c bushel; cabbage.
$2.00 to $500. 100; carrots. $500 to
$500. 100: caulif1ower. $500 to 500
barrel: lettuce. .75c to $1.2o basket:
lima beans. S1..oO to $500 bushel;
onions, $3.50 to $2.25, 100 pounds; oys-
FER plants, $500 to $500, 100: pep
rers. 2Oc to Csc bushel for green and
35c to 40c for red, and 40c to SOC for
needle: pumpkins, $500 TO $1,000, 100;
savoy cabbage, 4Oc and 42c bushel;
spinach. 25 to 60c bushel: tomatoes,
o5c to S1.o0 basket, and turnips, SOc
and 35c basket
Dairy Products.
Strictly fresh native and nearby
eggs continue scarce and the market
holds firm with exceptionally strong
lt,,N nd ~
Of first quality stock are too light to
offer on the Exchange. practically all
receipts being taken up on the street
nv huvers who often are willing to
nav a premium for goods that they
want.
Western so-called fresh eggs are In
annie recent and trade wants are be
ing largely supplied by this stock.
The market closed today at 53a54 a
dozen for frsts in free cases, an ad-
vance Of cents a dozen over opening
prices Monday. The general nst
poultry market rules easy unoer am
ple receipts especially OF young cnick-
ems and there is little INDICATION OF dn
Improvement the coming week aouns
chickens to draw top prices OF 23a24 a
,,nmnd have to be smooth and fat as
RI ordinary; Springers are plentlfui
md slow sale at 17a1S. while Legnorns
hr,nr 90 TO % as to quality and condl'
ton. f,;r.
,y GOOD at 25a2s, but small stock 10
draSgy at 2oa24. and Leshorns and
Iieh1 fowl neglected at 1sa20; ola
roosters in ample supply and not
,ruch demand at 17a1S. Demand Tor
turkeys is limited and 1t does not take
many to supply trade wants at 80
raA
a mound for young birds POUNDS ana
over. while old are slow sale at 80.
Shipment Of anything under pounds
nor advisable. There Is talrly gooa
demand for large. fat ducks at 24aZo
and this stock is in light receipt, but
ena,I moor ducks are plentiful and
not wanted at 1Sa20. Guinea fowl
meet with ready sale at 60a75 each for
large Young. and 40a50 each for small.
pigeons in better demand at 2OaS0
pair for young, and 25a35 for old.
Live Stock Quotations.
The general live cattle market rules
steady but quiet with little change in
values from last week. Demand Is
conferred on top-grade cattle, of which
there Is no surplus in the daily re-
CENTS. but common-grade stock is In
ample supply and movement slow at
inside values. Handy-weight veal
calves scarce and find ready sale at
outside values Quotations today at
Light street wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality. pound.
~ .. common to medium, to Z. Bulls.
as to quality. to s. cows, choice to
fancy, to s: common to fair; 3 to !;
oxen. as to quality. to s; milk cows.
choice 10 fancy. head. 5000 TO 1900;
common to fair. 5000 TO 5000: calves.
veal choice. pound. IA to 1412: ordi-
nary TO medium. II to 13; rough and
common. s to 9: small culls, 70 8;
sheep, choice. s; old bucks. to .;
common. 2.to 3; lambs. Spring, choice
"a: fair to good II to lS: common thin
s to 10: hogs. straight, 13 to IA: so"s'
N 70 -: stays, TO 8: old boars. to
s: live pigs. Is to IS; shoats, II to Is.