Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
Baltimore Markets
BALTIMORE, August s Especially

BALTIMORE, August (SpeciaD-
Under generally light receipts from all
sections, the white potato market
rules firmer, with values higher and
movement more active. Well graded
No. ! stock in good demand, hut sup
plies are sufficient of ordinary green
potatoes and mixed stock which has
to be sold at sharp discounts, while
small Gull potatoes are not wanted at
any price. No l potatoes are bring
ing S2.75 TO $3.50 barrel. while No 2
stock sells mostly at S1.75 to S2.25, and
bushel baskets $1.0O to $1.25 as to
quality and condition.
Native and nearby garden truck in
fair receipt, and the market rules
generally easy at the following quota
tons:
Stringless green beans, 1.00a1.23
bushe!; beets, 200a3.O0 100; cabbage,
400a7O0 100; carrots. 3.00a4.00 100;
sugar corn. 40a45 dozen; field corn,
15a30 dozen; cucumbers, 40a50 basket;
elephants. 1.25a1.50 basket; onions,
75alO0 bushel; peppers and squash.
50a75 basket, and tomatoes, 30a65
basket.
Egg Receipts Moderate.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
have been moderate this week, with
strictly fresh stock somewhat scarce.
For strictly fresh stock there is a
steady demand, and the limited ar
rivals are promptly placed at full
market values. But current receipts
show more or less poor quality and
offerings are slow to find favor, buy
ers preferring Western stock, which is
better graded and brings a premium
over nearby eggs. Trading on the ex-
change has been very light this week,
as so few offerings lately meet the
grade. and consequently business has
been confined mostly to street sales.
The market closed today at ~ to
IS cents dozen for firStS in tree cases
and 24a25 for current receipts.
With the bulk of the recent heavy
shipments of Spring chickens pretty
well cleaned up, the live poultry mar
ket holds generally steady, although
values show little change from last
week. Large fat Spring chickens,
21b pounds and over meet with ready
sale at 80 to 80 cents pound. ana
25 to 26 for LeghOrns, but smaller
fowl is slow sale at 20 to "a. Old mems
in lighter receipt and in better demand
at 90 to 26 for stock weighing 312'
pounds and over, but lighter fowl and
Leghorns are slow sale at 16 to IL, and
old roosters draggy at IA to Is.
Demand for young ducks has eased
off and the market is a shade lower at
II to IS, while old ducks are neglected
at IS and Is. Good demand noted for
young guinea fowl at 100 each for
stock weighing around / pound each.
Pigeons continue in fair demand at
90 to so a pair for both young and
old.
Live Stock Quotations.
The general live cattle market shows
little change from last weeks, receipts
still running moderate and demand
good, but centered on top grade
stock. Wharf receipts OF cattle, largely
of ordinary quality, which moves slow
at inside values.
While choice fat Spring lambs con-
tinue in good demand, there are too
many small poor lambs being shipped,
which are not only slow sale but tend
to hold down prices on better stock.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf: Beef cattle first quality,
pound. 9a10; common to medium, 5aS;
bulls. as to quality. 5a7.
Cows, choice to fancy, Cal; common
to fair. 3a5.
Oxen, as to quality. SAT.
Milk cows, choice to fancy, per
head, 50.00a75.0o; common to fair, per
head, 30.0oa50.00.
Calves veal. choice, pound. 13a1313;
large, fat, pound, 10a12; large. rough,
pound. 7aS; rough and common,
pound, Sac.
Sheep choice, pound 4a5 old bucks,
pound, Sa4; common. not wanted.
Lambs, Spring, choice. 13: fair to
good, pound, 11a12; common, thin,
pound, SAG.
Hogs, straight, pound, 10a11; sows,
pound. 7a9; stays, pound. sac.
Live pigs. pound, 14a16: shoats.
pound, 10a12.,
Closing grain quotations.-No.
Red Winter, spot. 1.42l5; Nof Red
Winter, garlicky. spot, 1861.
Corn-Domestic No. ., spot. LISA
1.27; cob corn, $50 per barrel nominal.
Oats-No. 9 white, IS; No white,
5412a55. Rye-Nearby, 1.o5a1.15.