Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29

BALTIMORE, August 28.-The live
cattle market rules steady to firm un-
der light receipts generally, both on
the wharves and at the stock yards.
Choice handy weight veal calves are
scarce and wanted, and Spring lambs
also meet with ready sale when fat,
but poor lambs and rough sheared
sheep are hard to move.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf: Beef cattle-First quality,
pound, Sa9 common to medium,
pound. 5a7; bulls. as to quality, pound,
4a6; cows. choice TO fancy, pound,
5a6; common to fair. 3a4.
OXen-As to quality, pound, 4a6;
milk cows. choice to fancy, head, 5000
a75.00; common to fair. head, 30.00a
5000: calves, veal, choice. pound, II;
ordinary to medium, pound, 11a13:
rough and common, pound, SAG; small
culls, pound. 1a8.
Sheep-Choice pound, 6a7; old
bucks. pound, 5a6; common, pound,
Bal
thanksgiving. choice, pound. 1872;
fair to good, pound 11a13; common,
thin. pound. Sa10.
1ogs-straight. pound, 13al4; sows.
pound, 10a12; stays, pound. Gas; old
boars. pound, 4 to ); live pigs. pound,
l9a30; shoats, 15a1S.
Fruits and Vegetables.
The white potato market ruled
slightly easier under liberal receipts
the past week. For we'll graded
stock. however. there is a good de-
mand. but ungraded and No. po-
tatOes are not so desirable. and offer
ings of such stock move slow. even at
bn oh liffnrnnro n innS
No. potatoes being 4.50a5.00 per
barrel: run of the patch. 3.50a4.00
and No. IS, 2.00a2.5O. Sacked po-
tatoes sell mostly 3.00a3.25. 100
pounds, and 1.50a2.00 for No. stock.
Eastern Shore sweet potatoes are
bringing 6.00a7.00 barrel; yams. 500
a550: but No. sweets will not bring
over $50 to $50. and vans. 2.00a2.50,
while No. 3's. both sweets and vans,
are slow sale at 1.5Oa2.00.
Native and nearby garden truck
is in generally liberal supply, and
while the demand is steady on most
lines. prices favor buyers generally
at the following quotations:
Stringless beans. LISA so bushel;
beets, 2.00a300 hundred; cabbage,
2.00a4.00 hundred; carrots. 4.00a6.00
hundred; sugar corn, l0alS dozen:
cucumbers. 40a5o basket: egg
plants. 65a75 basket; lima beans,
/ 50a1.75 bushel: onions. 1.50a2.0o 100
pounds; peppers, 25a30 basket;
squash, 30a40 basket. and tomatoes,
25a5O basket for both ripe and
green, and 70a75 bushel for packing
stock.
Cantaloupes are in liberal receipt
and market rules easy at 65a75 bas-
ket. and 25a40 for culls. Eastern
Shore cantaloupes sell mostly 75a
$50 crate, and 40a75 for fats. DAM
sons and prunes bring 75a1.OO bas-
ket and plums 50a75 basket. Peach
es also are in liberal receipt and the
market is easy at 1.00a2.25 bushel,
and 50a1. 90 basket. Nearby pears
IN good demand at 5Oa1.0O basket.
Watermelons moved better at $500
ASSOC hundred for extra selects,
15.00a2O.00 for selects. and SOOa12.O0
for primes, but culls are slow sale at
5.00a6.00.
Dairy Products.
Market for native and nearby eggs
rules firmer under scarcity of
strictly fresh laid stock, and values
are higher. The market closed today
at 80 cents a dozen over opening
prices Monday. Strictly fresh eggs of
which the percentage in the daily re-
ceipts continues small. will bring a
premium over quotations, as most ar.
rivals are showing effects of the heat
and other undesirable quality. Prompt
shipments and careful grading are ad.
visable for best results, as many deal
crs prefer the Western eggs, which
are graded better and show less loss
under the candle.
The general live poultry market
rules steady under a fairly active
movement, but demand Is centered
principally on large fat stock. Re
ceipts are running mostly OF small
to medium sized chickens, which are
slow sale at inside values. Large
Spring chickens, 2ia pounds and over,
sell readily at 81 and 80 pound, while
medium bring % to 80 and small %
to 81. Leghorns. however. will not
bring over 81, and small stock is slow
sale at % to %.
Fat old hens continue in good de-
mand. and all offerings of heavy
weight fowl find ready sale at % to
so. with medium bringing 81 and aS,
hut small and poor and Leghorns are
neglected at 20 to 22. Old roosters
selling better at 10 ard 20.
Market for ducks fir1ner. with fat
stock selling % to %, but hardly any
outlet for small and poor stock, even
at Is to 20. Guinea fowl scarce and
wanted at so to IS each, as TO size,
while pigeons are In ample receipt and
In only fair demand at 20 to 80 a
pair for young and 80 to IS a pair for
old ones.