Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, June Special
New potatoes from Virginia made
their first appearance on the market
this week, and cleaned up readily at
S.OOa9.O0 a barrel, while No. 2 stock
sold at 4.50a5.50 a barrel. Demand
for old potatoes continues good, and
under light receipts the market holds
f1rm and values a shade higher at
2.O0a3.75 per 100 pounds, but it takes
No. /, well graded stock to bring top
values. Sweet potatoes and vans, also
in light receipt, and with the season
drawing to a close, only No. l stock
In buShel hampers, is wanted and ship-
ment of barreled sweet or vans not
advisable. No. Sweets will bring
l.Zoa1.75 bushel and yams LOCAL. IS,
but No. and ungraded stock is not
wanted at any price. Demand for
asparagus continues good. but CEN
tered mostly on green stock, while
white grass is slow sale at the lower
values quoted. Choice to fancy green
asparagus will bring 2.00a3.6O a dozen.
and cUlls, 1.25a1.50, but grass sells
mostly 1.OOa2.00 a dozen, as to quality.
Demand for other native and nearby
garden truck holds good at the
following quotations: Beets and car.
rots, S.00a5.OO per 100; blue kale and
spinach. 25a50 bushel; new cabbage
2.25a2.75 per TX -bushel hamper: rad.
lshes. 50a125 a bushel; Spring onions.
l.OOa1.5o per 100; peas, 2.25a2.5O a
nusnei for telephone, and 1.50a175 for
small; radishes, 1.50a2.50 per 100, and
rhubarb, 2.00a3,00 per 100.
Strawberries have been in liberal re.
ceipt the past week, and it takes
choice to fancy stock to bring top val
ues of 7a14 a quart. Small mixed and
partly green berries, however. have
to be sold to the packers at inside val
ues and often at sharp discounts.
closing grain quotations TODAY:
Wheat, No. 2, red Winter spot, 1921:
NO. z, red Winter garlicky, spot, 1.4915:
corn, domestic, No. 2, 1.O8: cob corn.
200 per barrel; oats, No. 2, white. "a:
NO. 3. white. 60; rye, nearby, 1.O5a1 10.
Egg Prices Increase.
Current receipts of native and near.
oy eggs continue ample for the de.
mana prevailing, but under an i'm
proved consumptive demand the mar
ket rules firm and values a shade
higher, closing today at 21h and 21%
cents dozen for firstS, in free cases.
an increase of l Il cents a dozen over
opening prices Monday. Prompt ship
ments and careful grading, however,
are necessary to bring top prices as
Withheld, or mixed stock is more a
question OF buyer than price.
Poultry Market Easy.
Large fat Spring chickens are scarce
and wanted, but other fowl are gen.
erally plentiful and the live poultry
market rules easy with prices mostly
In buyers favor. Spring chickens pa
a nd
pound and smaller stock Is to 35, with
white Leghorns selling at the inside
values. In the daily receipts there are
too many small understood young
chickens. which are not only hard to
move at discount, but tend to lower
the value Of the better and larger
STOCK. Market for old hens continue
quiet under ample receipts and demand
easily satisfied. Medium-sized stock.
S7s TO AZ pounds. selling at 26 to 27.
while lighter fowl and Ieghorns are
SLOW sales at II and %. Old roosters
III ample supply and very little de.
mana at IL to Is. Old ducks continue
TO snow poor condition and are slow
SAFE at " to "a, but young ducks, 4
pounds and over, meet with ready
sale at 80. Season for guinea. fowl
nearly over. but stock arriving sells
mostly 90 to 80 each, as to quality and
condition, while pigeons are in light
receipt and in good demand at 80 to
40 a pair for both young and old.
Live Cattle Quotations.
The live cattle market, with the ex.
ception of sheep and lambs, rules firm
and generally higher on cattle of first
quality. Movement prompt on top
grade cattle, but all undergrades are
slow to find favor. Spring lambs and
old sheep have been running liberal |
the past week and market on these |
lines is easy, especially on old sheep, |
for which there is not much demand |
at this time of the year.
Quotations today at Light street |