Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, July 80 (SpeciaD.-
Closing grain quotations.: Heat No.
red Winter, spot, 1.43; No. 2, red Win
ter, garlicky, spot, 1877; corn, domeS-
tic, No. 2, spot, 1.24a1.25; oats. No. 2,
white, 56ha57; No. 8, white, 53iza54;
rye. nearby, 1.t0a1.15. @
Receipts Of new potatoes have been
liberal the past week and with very
little snap to the demand the market
rules easy and values lower at 2.25
to 2.75 barrel for Nd. stock, while
No. potatoes are slow sale at 1.50 to
l.. rs and small culls are not wanted at
any price. Bushel baskets are sell
ing around 100. while. 10o-pound
sacks bring. $50 to 1.75.' ..
Native and nearby garden truck in
creasing in receipt and most lines are
easy, with prices mostly in buyers
favor at the following quotations.:
Stringless green beans, 1.25 to 1.50
bushel; heets, $50 to 800, 100; cab
bagey 400 to 100. 100; carrots, 200 to
400. 100; sugar corn, 40 and so dozen;
field corn. Is to 35 dozen; cucumbers,
40 to go basket: elephants, 1.25 to $50
basket; onions, Is to 100 bushel; pep
pers and squash, so to IS basket; to-
matoes, 100 to $50 basket for ripe
and so to go basket for green; Eastern
100 to $50 for ripe and rs to 100 for
green. -
Want Grade Firsts.'
While receipts Of native and nearby
eggs have been running fair, much
of the stock in the daily arrivals
will not grade firsts and have to be
sold as current receipts on which
market values are based at this time
of the year. Western eggs are claim
ing more attention, dealers holding
the. quality Is better than nearby
eggs which are showing considerable
loss-off under the candle. The mar
ket closed today at 231a cents doz-
ceipts in free cases, while strictly
fresh, eggs grading firsts will bring
from cent to III cents a dozen
premium over these quotations.
The general live poultry market
continues easy under fairly liberal
receipts of fowl of all kinds. Only
large spring chickens weighing "a
pounds and over will bring top VAL
ues of % to 80 pound; while smaller
fowl sells mostly 20 to % with leg
horns selling at inside prices. Only
fair demand. noted for old hens at
20 to 25 for stock weighing 81
pounds and over, while lighter fowl
and leghorns are slow sale at is to
IS and old ROSTERS draggy at IA
to 16. -..
Demand for young ducks light and
1t takes choice stock four pounds and
over to bring top values of 20 to %.
while smaller, as we'll as old ducks
are neglected at is to. Is. Fair de-
mand noted for pigeons at 20 to 80
a pair for both young and old.
Green Fruit Steady.
Market for green fruit holds gen.
orally steady under lighter receipt
and a fairly good demand for stock
showing quality. Early June apples
five-peck basket, while cantaloupes
sell mostly 1.25 to 200 per r14-quart
baskets: Eastern Shore blackberries
active at 10 to 16 quart, while huckle-
berries bring Is to 20 quart; peaches
in good demand at IS to 1875 basket,
while plums are. also active at so to
rs basket.
The general live cattle market holds
steady with little change in values from
last week under moderate receipts and
an improved demand for. top-grade
cattle. While there Is ready sale for
the better grades Of stock. all common
prices. No surplus Of choice fat Spring
lambs, which meet with ready sale at
full values.
Live Stock Quotations.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf: Beef .cattle-First,~ quality,
pound, 9a10; common to medium,
pound 5aS; bulls, as to quality. Sal:
COWS, choice to fancy. CAT; common to
fair, 3a5: oxen, as to quality, pound,
sal; milk cows. choice to fancy, per
read, 50.O0a75. 90; common to fair, 5000
$4,000; calves. veal. choice. pound
g; large fat, pound, 10a12; large
.ough 7as;, rough and common, 5a6;:
sheep. choice, pound, 4a5; old bucks,
pound, 3a4; common not. wanted;
ambs. Spring choice, pound, 13ha14:
'air to good, pound 12a13; common,
hin, pound, Sa10; hogs. straight.
pound, 9a10; live pigs, pound. Halo;