Evening star., 1927-09-18
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, September II (spe-
ciaD.-Closing grain quotations:
Wheat, No. 2, red Winter. export,
1.34A; No. red Winter, garlicky.
export. 1872: corn, domestic, No. 2,
1.10; cats, No. 2. white, 55a5512; No.
3. white, 54a5412: rye, nearby, 1.00a
1.10
Under liberal receipts from all sec
tions the white potato market rules
generally easy with only a fair de-
mand prevailing and centered on well
graded stock. but inferior, sunburnt
No. /, Eastern Shore, Md, and Vir-
or ungraded potatoes are slow sale,
even when offered at sharp discounts.
ginia potatoes are bringing 2.75 to
3.25 barrel and, 1.50 to 200 for No. Is,
with bushel stock selling mostly LOO
to 1.25 as. to. quality and condition.
Receipts of sweet potatoes and yarns
have been excessive this week and
with demand slow. the market is dull
and values lower at 1.25 to 2.25 bar
rel for the former and 1.25 to ITS
barrel for the latter, but to draw full
quotations, offerings must grade No. / q.
as all small Or irregular stock is hard
to move. while No IS are not wanted
at any price.
Garden Truck Supply Liberal.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues in liberal supply and while
a fair demand prevails in most lines
the market rules easy with prices
mostly in buyers favor at the follow
ing quotations:
Stringless green beans, IS to 100
bushel; beets, 200 and 800 hundred;
cabbage and carrots, 200 to 400 hun.
dred; corn, 10 to 20 dozen; cucumbers,
15 to 100 basket: eggplants, "a to 35
basket; lima beans. 40 to IS basket;
onions, LOO to lis per 100 pounds;
peppers, 25 to 80 basket: Savoy cab.
bage, so bushel; spinach, 60 to IS
bushel; squash, 20 to 40 basket; toma-
toes, Is to 80 basket, and 35 to 40 a
bushel for packing stock The green
fruit market with the exception of
cantaloupes rules generally steady
under a fairly good demand. but CEN
tered on choice to fancy fruit, but all
common or average stock is slow sale
at inside prices at the following quo
tations:
Apples, rs to 1.75 bushel; crab
apples. SO to 65 basket cantaloupes,
25 to 65 basket; grapes, 40 to 60 ba ket
huckleberries, 20 to % quart; peaches,
100 TO 800 bushel; pears. LIS to $50
bushel and watermelons, 20 to 35 each
for selects; 10 to Is for primes, but
culls are not wanted at any price.
Egg Prices Hold Firm.
Receipts Of native and nearby
strictly fresh eggs have been very
light this week and the market holds
firm under an advance of cents a
dozen over opening prices Monday.
a good and constant demand prevails
! for all stock showing quality for
which buyers do not hesitate to pay
a premium over quotations. but are
slow to take hold Of eggs of doubtful
! quality. Careful grading and prompt
shipments are necessary 10 realize
best results. The market closed to-
day at 80 cents dozen for firsts in
free cases and 36 cents a dozen for
current receipts in free cases.
The general live poultry market
rules firmer and values show an ad-
vance under good demand for large
fat stock, but all poor, thin fowl move
Slow at inside prices. Shipments of
| live poultry for the Jewish holiday,
| September 81 and IS, should be timed
| to reach here not later than next Sat
urGay morning. All kinds Of prime
| fat stock will be wanted especially
| large young roosters, rat fowl ana
heavy ducks. Spring chickens weigh
| ing pounds and upward meet with
ready sale at 26 cents to % cents per
pound and "a cents and 25 cents for
smaller fowl, while Leghorns sell
! mostly % cents to 25 cents, as to
quality and condition. Old hens, 31a
pounds and over. in good demand at
"a cents to 2S cents, but lighter fowl
and Leghorns will not bring over 1S
cents to 20 cents, while old roosters
sell mostly at Is cents to 1S cents.
There is no surplus in the daily re-
ceipts Of young ducks weighing 4
pounds and over, which clean up
readily at % cents to "a cents, but
| smaller fowl not SO desirable. at 16
cents to Is cents. Receipts Of guinea
! fowl continue light and market holds
steady at rs centsffeach for stock