Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27

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BALTIMORE, February 26 (Spe
cialj.-The egg market continues t
rule easy and values have shown
steady decline all week, closing today
at 20 and 23h cents q dozen fol
native and nearby firsts in free cases
a drop of 2 cents a dozen from open
ing prices Monday. Receipts have beer
liberal this week, and more thar
ample for the demand. which, owing tt
weather conditions. is somewhat of G
speculative character. The marker
continues to be a dayto-day market
and If the colder weather now pre-
vailing continues next week, an ad
! vance in price may be looked Tor
although commission men do not looR
for any material change unless there
Is a curtailment in receipts.
| Duck eggs made their first appear
ance on the market this week ano
met with ready sale, the market open
| ing at 35 cents a. dozen and closing
TODAY at 40 cents a dozen, with
receipts light and demand good.
The general live poultry market
with the exception of turkeys. con
tinues active and firm. with a steady
demand prevailing for large fat stock
and values show another increase over
! last week The season for turkeys
| is drawing to a close and demand. as
| is usual at this time of the year, is
| limited and centered on medium size
stock with hens preferred. while heavy
| old toms or gobblers are slow sale
Young hen turkeys 9 pounds and
over will bring AZ cents a pound and
gobblers SO, but old toms are slow
| sale at 35 and poor and crooked
| breasts neglected at 25. Winter
chickens, 2i2 pounds and under, are
, scarce and wanted at 38 to 40 and
| while large smooth fat young
chickens bring 30 TO IS, poor and thin
+! fowl are slow sale at % to %. De-
mand continues good for old hens 31s
| to Az pounds at 81, but lighter fowl
and Leghorns are not so active at 20
to %. Old ROSTERS are in better de-
mand at 20, while CapOns meet with
ready sale at 33 to So. The market
for ducks holds firm at % to "a for
stock weighing 4 pounds and over,
but smaller fowl is not wanted at 70
to %. Guinea fowl and pigeons in
only moderate receipt. and with de-
mand good. market holds firm at so
to rs each for the former and 80 to
80 pair for the latter.
Demand for dressed poultry is very
limited and mainly for young hen tur-
keys and straight lots of young
chickens. With the exception of
capons. however, dressed poultry
will not bring any more than live.
Capons as a rule will bring a pre-
MUM of to 3 cents pound over live.
Produce Quotations.
The white potato market shows
little change from last week under
moderate receipts and fairly good de-
mand for we'll graded No. ] stock at
$50 to 2.75 per 100 pounds, but run
of the patch and No. 2 stock are slow
sale at 1.25 to $50. Market for sweet
potatoes and vans holds steady and
good dry stock will meet with ready
sale at 200 and 800 barrel. but over
large and dirty stock are slow to
move out and of irregular value. De-
mand for native and nearby garden
truck easing off owing to increase in
receipts of early southern vegetables.
and it takes No. | graded stock to
bring outside values at the following
quotations: Broccoli and kale. SO to
100 barrel: carrots, 400 and 500, 100;
onions, 1.75 TO 2.75 per 100 pounds;
oyster plants, 400 to 600, 100; par
ships. 40 and so basket; spinach, 1.25
to 1,50 barrel; turnips, So and 40 bas-
ket for washed, and % and 80 for
unwashed.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market rules steady
tC firm under generally light receipts
and q fairly good demand for top
grade stock. Fall lambs are in very
light receipt and meet with ready
sale at full values, while there is also
a good demand for handy weight veal
calves. Common to ordinary cattle,
however, is SLOW sale at inside values
Quotations today, Light street
wharf: Beef cattle-First quality,
pound, S to 8; common to medium,
pound, to z; bulls. as to quality,
pound, 4 to 6; cows, choice to fancy,
pound, to 6; common to fair, pound,
2 to a: oxen, as to quality, pound,
3 to 5; milk cows, choice to fancy,
head, 5000 to 1900; common to fair,
head. 5000 to 5000.
Calves-Veal, choice, pound, 1914
ordinary to medium, pound, IL to 10;
rough and common, pound, 9 to 10;
small culls, pound, s.
Sheep-Choice, pound, s to Z; old
bucks, pound, 4 to 5; common, pound,
2 to 8.
| Lambs-Fall. choice, pound, 1914 to
| IA; fair to good. pound, 10 to IL; com
mon, thin. pound, to 9.
Hogs-Straight, pound, II to 1871;
! sows, pound. 9 to 10: stays, pound
, 5 to z; old boars. pound. 3 to 4; live
pigs, pound, Is to 20; shoats, pound,
| Is to II.
| Receipts of dressed hogs have been
more liberal the past week and the
| market rules easy under only fair
demand at the following quotations.
| Choice light weights, pound, Is to 16
| medium. pound, IA to Is; heavy
| pound. IS ito IA.
Closing Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations.: Wheat
No. red Winter spot, 1.44A; No.
red Winter garlicky, spot, 1.391a: No
red Winter garlicky, spot, 1851.
Corn: Domestic, No. 2 yellow, IS
| No. 2 spot, 81ss.
Cob corn: 400 per barrel.
| Oats, No. 2, Sc; No. 3, sly.
Rye, nearby, 1.00a1.05.
PLAN REFUNDING.
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