Evening star., 1926-12-12
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. December IL (Spe-
ciaD.-Closing grain prices today
No. red Winter wheat, LAT: No. 2
red Winter garlicky wheat, LAO; do
mestic No. yellow corn. old. 80; cob
corn. 3.25 and $50 per barrel. No.
oats. Sc and Sc NJ No. 3 oats, 521a and
So. Nearby rye, SIS and 95.
Dairy Products.
Due to increased receipts Of native
and nearby eggs and a slackening in
demand on account of high prices,
the egg market slumped badly this
week, values dropping 10 cents doz-
en- from opening prices Monday The
market closed easy today at As cents
dozen for firsts in free cases, but
with offerings that do not show quail
ity it is not a question of price. but
of a buyer, the trade preferring
Western refrigerator eggs to So
called native and nearby fresh. Prompt
shipments and careful grading are
necessary to command top prices.
While the general live poultry market
rules fairly steady, turkeys, due 70
liberal receipts the past week and
only limited demand, are easy and
values show a decline, young turkeys
today being quoted at 40 cents pound
against As the first part of the week.
Old turkeys will not bring over 35
to 38, while poor and crooked breasts
are slow sale at 25. Large fat Spring
chickens and fat brOilers are more
active. the demand being good at %
to 26, but Leghorns will not bring
over 21 to %, while poor and thin
stock is neglected at 18 to 20. Fat
old hens gig pounds and over also in
good demand at 90 to 26. but lighter
fowl and Leghorns will not bring over
18 to 20, while old roosters are plenti-
full at Is and II.
Market for ducks and geese is
steady under ample receipts, with fair
sale for choice fat birds at % to 26
for the former and % to q for the
latter. but small poor stock is not
wanted at IS to 20. Guinea fowl and
pigeons are in light receipt, and meet
with ready sale at so to Is each for
the former and 80 to 35 pair for
the latter. Choice to fancy dressed
turkeys are the only poultry that will
bring a premium of more than cent
a. pound dressed over live stock.
Choice turkeys are selling 43 to 40,
fair to good 40 to AZ, but old toms
and poor birds will not bring any
more dressed than live. With a fairly
good demand prevailing under lighter
receipts all this week, rabbits have
ruled very firm, with choice. fresh
killed stock bringing 500 and 500 a
dozen, and fair to good. 3.0Oa3.6O, but
stock arriving in poor condition is
slow sale and of uncertain value, being
more q question of finding buyer
than price.
Produce Market.
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steady and shows little change from
last week under a fairly active de
man, but centered on we'll graded
No. stock at 3.00a3.25 per 1OC
pounds. while No. 2 and ungradeC
POTATOES are sale at about half price
Eastern Shore McCormicks and rec
| potatoes sell about 80 cents under TOT
values. Market for sweets and yam'
rules easy. and outside prices are oh
tainable only on good dry stock, a.
dirty, as we'll as heated or mixed
stock is slow sale and OF uncertain
value. No. 1 sweets bring l.5Oaz ~
| barrel, and yams 1.25a2.0O, wnlie
bushel hampers of both sell mostly
| 40a1 co. as to quality and conditlon
Demand for native and nearby
Vegetables only fair, with price:
mostly in buyers favor, and 1t take:
choice stock to bring outside prices a.
| the following quotations: Beets, lo0
| .O0a5 90; brocali and kale. bushel
4Oa5O: carrots. 100, 4.00a6.00; onions
100 pounds, 1.75a2.75; oysterplants, lOO
| 5 5.OOa7 90; parsnips, basket, 5OaoO
Savoy cabbage, bushel. 5Oa75; spinach
bushel. 75a1.OO; turnips, basket, 35a4U
for washed and 25a30 for unwashed
stock.
Live Stock Quotations.
The general live cattle market rules
easy under ample receipts, both on
the wharves and at the stock yards
For cattle of first value there IS q
fairly good demand, but under grades
are slow at inside prices. Quotations
today at Light street wharf; Beef
cattle, first quality, pound, 8 TO .
common to medium. to Z; bulls as to
quality, to 6; cows, choice to fancy
| 5 to 6; common to fair, 8 to 4; oxen
as to quality, 8 to 5; milk cows
choice to fancy, head. 5000 to 75.oO
common to fair, head 5000 to 5000
calves, veal, choice. pound, 1872 to IA
ordinary to medium, 10 to II; rougf
and common, s to 9; small culls, tC
s; sheep, choice. 6; old bucks. to
common, to 3; lambs. spring, choice
13 to 1872: fair to good, 10 to H.: com
. mon, thin, to 9; hogs, straight. IL
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