Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01
BALTIMORE MARKETS

BALTIMORE. July 81 (SpeciaD.-
The general live cattle market rules
steady on most lines but easy on beef
cattle, which is in ample receipt and
mostly of common to ordinary stock,
while demand is centered almost en-
tirely on top-grade cattle. Demand
is fairly good for handy-weight veal
calves. but poor understood calves
are not wanted and are slow sale even
at sharp discounts under quotations.
Choice Spring lambs meet with ready
sale at full values. but small poor
lambs as we'll as sheared old sheep
are slow sale at inside values. Quo
tations today at Light street wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, s
to g.; common to medium, pound, 5
to Z; bulls, as to quality, pound. 4 to
6: cows, choice to fancy. pound, to
s; common to fair, pound, to 4; oxen,
as to quality, pound. to 6: milk cows.
choice to fancy, head. 5000 to 1900;
common to fair, head, 5000 to 5000;
calves, veal, choice, pound, HE to
IL; ordinary to medium, pound, to
IL: rough and common, pound, to
s: small culls. pound, 6 to z; sheep,
choice, pound. to Z; old bucks,
pound, s to 6: common, pound, to
4: lambs, Spring, choice, pound, 131a
to IA: fair to good, pound, IL TO 10;
common thin, 10 10; hogs. straight,
pound. 13 to IA; sows, pound, 10 to
-; stays, pound, to s; old boars,
pound, to S; live pigs, pound, %;
shoats, pound, 10 to 20.
Produce Quotations.
The market for new potatoes rules
firmer, with values higher under light
receipts the past week. Demand is
good for well graded stock. which
meets with ready sale at $50 to 400
a barrel, while run-of.the-patch sells
mostly $50 to 800, and No. 2 stock,
1.5O to zoo. Small Gull potatoes not
wanted. and heated stock has to be
sharply discounted to move out.
Sacked potatoes selling mostly 1.25
to 800 per 100 pounds as to quality
and condition.
Native, and nearby garden truck
are in ample receipt, and market
rules generally easy and prices most
ly in buyers favor at the following
Stringless beans, rs to 10 bushel;
beets. 200 and 800 hundred; cab.
bage. 200 to 500 hundred; carrots,
800 to 500 hundred; sugar corn, 10
to 25 dozen: field corn, 10 and II;
cucumbers, 80 and 40 basket; lima
beans, Z.UU ana G.oV DuSIicit OlilohSy
rs and 100 bushel; peppers. 80 to 60
basket: squash, Is and 80 basket;
native ripe tomatoes, 40 to rs basket,
and Virginia ripes, % to IS basket.
Dairy Products.
Shipments of eggs to the local mar
ket should be more carefully graded
and shipped promptly, as eggs must
grade firsts. on which a premium is
readily paid, on current receipts, on
which the market is based 'today.
Native and nearby eggs are run
ming very poor, and showing quito a
loss under the candle. Dealers are
taking Western stock in preference,
as quality is running better and the
market has ruled unsettled and quiet
practically all week, closing today at
OF cents a dozen for firStS in free
cases. Demand is good, all eggs
showing quality move out readily.
The live poultry market rules gen.
erally easy under fairly liberal re-
ceipts, and under a fair demand for
fat stock showing quality. Spring
chickens, " to 2 pounds and over,
continue in good demand at 81 to Sc
cents a pound, but smaller fowl are
slow sale at % to &c. while Leghorns
sell mostly 25 to 80, as to quality
and condition. Old hens are in ample
receipt, and only fat, smooth stock
will bring top values of q to 20,
while fowl under pounds is draggy
at "a to rs, and Leghorns and light
fowl neglected at 90. Old ROSTERS
are plentiful and slow sale at is.