Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, January Is (SpeciaD.
Market for white potatoes continues
steady but quiet. the receipts being
ample and demand fairly good, but
centered on we'll graded No. / stock
at 800 TO 325 per 100 pounds, while
No. stock is slow sale at 1.50 to 1,75.
Market for sweets and vans rules easy
and top values are obtainable only
on good dry stock, which is in light
receipt, but dirty poor stock is in
ample supply. No. sweets and vans
both sell 200 to 800 barrel, but No. Is
are not wanted and of uncertain value,
while bushel hampers sell mostly 40
to 100 as to quality and condition.
Demand for native and nearby gar
den truck only fair, due to increa sed
receipts of early Southern vegetables.
and prices are mostly in buyers
favor at the following quotations:
Broccoli and kaie, 40 and so bushel;
carrots, 400 and 500 hundred: onions,
200 to $50 hundred pounds; oyster.
plants, 500 to TOO hundred; parsnips.
SO to rs basket; horseradish, $50 to
800 bushel and turnips, 40 to As has
ket for washed and 25 to 80 basket for
unwashed.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat.
No. ., red Winter, spot. 1.47&; No.
red garlicky. spot, 1.42A; No. 8 red
Winter garlicky spot, 1874 domestic
No. 2 yellow corn. S6; No. 2 corn.
spot, 81; cob corn, 3.75a4.00 per barrel;
oats. No. white, 5Sa5S5a; No. white.
SASH; rye, nearby, 95a1.00.
Dairy Products.
The general live poultry market
rules easy and prices on practically
all lines show a decline from last
week. This is especially true of live
turkeys. as receipts have been too
liberal the past week and demand
light. Only moderate shipments of
medium size young hens and COB
blers are advisable the coming week.
while old toms are not desirable and
slow sale generally.
Young hen turkeys. 9 pounds and
over, are selling 40 to 81 a pound and
gobblers, 10 pounds and over, 3S to 40.
but old toms will not bring over 35
and poor and crooked breasts are
neglected at % and 30.
Young chickens in ample supply for
the demand which is centered on
large fat baking chickens and small
Winter broilers at IS to 80, and 25
to 81 for Leghorns, but poor and
thin chickens are slow sale at 22a23
A fairly good demand prevails for
large fat old hens at % to 80 for
stock weighing Az pounds and over.
and "a TO % for medium. but lighter
stock and Leghorns will not bring
over % and %. Old ROSTERS in ample
supply at 20. capons scarce and want
ed at 33 and "a.
Market holds steady on ducks. but
rules easy on geese. Receipts have
heen fair, with demand better for
ducks. but centered on large fat
stock at 2S to 80, while small and
poor are not wanted even at %
and %.
Geese are selling 20 to rs, as to
Quality and condition. with Kent
islands bringing top values. Guinea
fowl and pigeons continue in fair
demand. at so to Is each for the
former. and 80 to s. pair for the
latter.
Demand for dressed poultry
easily satisfied and the market is
uuiet despite light receipts. Only
moderate shipments OF medium size
turkeys and choice to fancy dressed
chickens are advisable.
Choice to fancy turkeys bring 43
IN As, fair 10 good. 40 10 AZ: old
toms. 35 TO 3s. but poor and crooked
breasts will not bring any more
dressed than live. Choice young
chickens are selling 2S To 81, and old
and mixed. 25 10 80.
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wanted at 3S to 43 for stock weigh
ing pounds and upward. while
smaller and slips sell 34a36. Ducks
and geese in fair demand at 28 to 33
for choice 10 fancy stock of the for
Y,ner and % to 28 for the latter.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
have been fair the past week. but
mt in excess of the demand, which
&c showing a decided improvement
under the lower prices prevailing.
Prompt shipments are advisable.
however, as quality is the first con
eiSeration with the trade at this sea
SON of the year.
The market closed today at 42ha
az a, dozen for firsts in free cases,
entincrease Of cents a dozen over
prices Monday.
Live Stock Quotations.
trhes general live cattle market holds
steady under only fair receipts at the
STOCK yards and on the wharves. A
fairly good demand prevails for cattle
NJ first quality, but ordinary rough
stock is slow sale at inside quotations.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf: Beef cattle. first quality, per
Mound. Sa9: common to medium, per
pound. BAL; bulls, as to quality. per
hound, 4a6 cows. choice to fancy, ga
6; common TO fair, 3s4.
Oxen, as 10 quality, Ss5.
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