Evening star., 1927-09-25

BALTIMORE, September "a tSpe'
cial). - Closing grain quotations:
wheat--No. 2 red Winter. export,
| 1874; No. 3, red Winter, export, 1.37.
Corn-No. 2 domestic, yellow, 1.15;
cob corn, $50 per barrel, nominal.
Oats-No. white, 56a57; No. .
| white, 55a56.
Rye. nearby, 1.00a1.10.
Market for white potatoes continues
steady with a fairly good demand pre-
vailing for we'll graded stock, but in
ferior. burned. as well as un-
graded potatoes are not desirable and
all such offerings move slow even
when offered at discounts. Receipts
this week have been generally lighter
from all sections. Maryland and Vir-
ginia No. potatoes bring 2.75 to 1926
barrel and $50 to 200 for No. stock,
but bushel hampers selling mostly
100 to 1.25. Under lighter receipts
the market for sweet potatoes and
vans has shown an improvement this
week and values are a shade higher.
but to draw top prices all stocks must
grade No. !, as all small or irregular
stock IS hard to sell, while No. IS and
cllls are not wanted at any price.
Sweets are bringing LIS to 2.50 bar.
rel. vans $50 TO 200 and bushel
baskets of both sweets and yams rs
to 90, as to quality and condition.
Garden Truck Supply Ample.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues in ample supply under H
fairly good movement. but prices
mostly favor buyers and market gem
erally rules easy at the following
quotations:
Stringless green beans. SO to IS
basket; beets, cabbage and carrots,
200 to 400 hundred; corn, 10 to 20
dozen: egg plants. 25 to IS basket:
lima beans, so to IS basket; onions;
100 to lis per 100 pounds; peppers.
25 and 80 basket; Savoy cabbage, 40
and SO bushel; spinach. so and so
bushel: squash. 40 and so bushel: to-
matoes, Is to 35 basket and rs to 80
bushel for packing stock.
Market for green fruits holds gen
orally steady under a fairly good
demand. but centered principally on
choice large stock, as small fruit
generally is not so desirable and
moves slow at inside prices. Apples
are bringing $50 to $50 barrel and
sell mostly so to 75 basket, peaches
are selling 100 to 800 bushel and
pears. 125 to 800 bushel, as to
kind and quality.
Egg Receipts Light.
Receipts of native and nearby
strictly fresh eggs that grade firsts
are light and for this sort there is
prompt sale and premium over
quotations, but the average nearby
receipts Of so-called f1rsts are OF
such irregular quality that they can
only be termed current receipts in
many Instances, and have to be sold
at the lower values. Prompt ship
ments and careful grading are neces-
sary to command top values. The
dozen for firsts in free cases, an ad-
vance of cents a dozen for the
week, while current receipts are
quoted at 3S cents a dozen in free
cases, also an increase Of 2 cents a
dozen.
The general live poultry market
rules steady to firm with prices
shade higher, although it is doubtful
if this condition will continue next
week, as the bulk of the trade for
the Jewish holiday has already been
supplied. Receipts of Spring chickens
have been fairly liberal this week
and ample for the demand which is
centered on choice fat stock 2h
pounds and over at 81 to 90 cents a
pound, while smaller fowl bring 25
and 26 and Leghorns sell mostly %
to 26, as to size and quality. Re-
ceipts of large fat old hens have
been light and this line will be espe-
cially wanted for the next Jewish
holiday, which will come on October
s, the best market days being Sep
tember 20 to October 4. Old hens,
4 pounds and over, meet with ready
sale at -26 to 29, while stock weigh
ing az to pounds sells mostly %
to 2s, but lighter fowl and Leghorns
will not bring over 1S to 20. Old
roosters in better demand at Is to IS.
A fairly good demand prevails for
ducks weighing pounds and over
at % to "a, but smaller stock is slow
sale at 16 and 1S. Guinea fowl con-
tinue in light receipt, and for stock
TX pounds and over there Is good