Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-20
Baltimore Markets


With the price on new potatoes
declining and receipts generally more
liberal the market for white pota-
toes rules a shade easier with de-
mand only fair for No. / stock at
2.25 to $50 per 100 pounds, and La
to 1.50 for No. stock. No | Nc
Cormick and Red potatoes, however,
will not bring over 200 to 2.25, while
un-of the patch, No. IS and un-
graded stock is generally slow SAFE
at irregular values.
Market for sweet potatoes and
vans holds steady and values I'M
changed from last week, at 20 to
2.75 barrel for the former and 2.00
to $50 barrel for the latter, but top
prices are obtainable only on good
dry stock. Receipts generally
ample for the demand, which is bet
ter for sweets than yams.
Early Spring vegetables continue
to increase in receipts and as values
drop demand for native and nearby
garden truck is curtailed. Only
stocks showing quality meet with
ready sale, all will bring outside val
ues at the following quotations:
Broccoli and kale, so to rs barrel;
onions, 200 to 3.75 per 100 pounds;
oysterplants. 400 to 600 hundred;
parsnips, so to rs basket; spinach,
~
to rs basket for washed, and 40 to
SO basket for unwashed.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat,
No. 9 red Winter spot, 1857; No. 2,
garlicky. spot, 1855; No. 3. gar
licky, spot, 1914; corn. domestic,
No. spot, 49, No. spot. TN; No.
8, spot, 74l2; cob corn, 400 per barrel
nominal: oats. No. 2. spot, So ask,
No. 3, 5O12 ask; rye nearby l.ooal.oo.
Dairy Products.
The general live poultry market
rules steady to firm under an active
demand for all desirable stock, and
values hold firm under generally light
receipts Spring chickens, IL pounds
and over, are especially scarce and
bring top prices, over all other lines.
of so cents pound, but Leghorn
Springers will not bring over 40,
while Winter chickens, 21a pounds
and under, meet with ready sale at
4Oa42. Large. smooth young chickens
fairly active at 30a35, but poor and
thin stock not so desirable at 25a28.
Medium sizes old hens, 312 to Az
pounds, In fair demand at 27a2S, but
lighter fowl and Leghorns will not
bring over 25a26 Capons continue In
good request at j33a3S, but old ROSTERS
are plentiful and dragging at 18a19.
ducks holds firm, with demand good
for large. fat stock at 2Sa35, but small
ducks are not wanted at 2Sa25. With
the season for turkeys drawing to a
close receipts are running light and
the market holds steady under fairly
good demand, but centered on medium
sized hen turkeys and gobblers at
40a45, while heavy old toms are slow
to move at 35, and poor and crooked
breasts neglected at %.
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons
holds firm under moderate receipts
and a fairly good demand at 50a75
each for the former and 30a35 a pair
for the latter. The weather has been
too warm for dressed poultry and out
side OF capons, which meet with ready
sale at 36a40, dressed poultry will not
bring any more than live. and only
light shipments advisable.
The egg market has ruled fairly
steady the past week, despite the fact
receipts have been increasing steadily
from day 10 day, and 1t looks now like
the packers will be able 10 store at
lower figure than that which pre-
vailed last wear
The packers usually enter the mar
ket about April /, when buying for
storage becomes active Under low
er values prevailing the consumptive
demand has shown an increase and
the market closed steady today at 24Ih
cents a dozen for firsts in free cases,
an Increase OF Il of a cent a dozen
over inside opening prices Monday
Market for duck and goose eggs
rules firmer, with buyers taking up
receipts regularly and no oversupply
noted at 40 a dozen for duck eggs
and 75a100 a dozen for goose eggs.
Live Stock Quotations.
With the exception of veal calves.
demand for which is limited The gen.
erai live cattle market rules fairly
steady considering the Lenten season.
Demand fairly good for cattle OF first
grade quality, but not much call for
common to ordinary stock which is
generally slow sale at inside values
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf: Beef cattle. first quality, per
pound, sag; common to medium, per
pound, Bar; bulls, as to quality, per
pound. 4a6; cows choice TO fancy, per
pound. 5a6; common to fair, per
pound, 2a4; oxen, as 20 quality, per
pound, 3a5; milk cows, choice to
fancy. per head, so 00a75. 90; common
veal. choice, per pound, "A; ordinary
10 medium, per pound, l2al3; rough
and common, per pound. 9al0; small
culls, per pound, Gallo: sheep, choice
per pound SAT; old bucks, per pound,
4a5; common. per pound, 2a3; lambs.
Fall. choice. per pound, l3hal4; fair
to good, per pound l0a12; common.
thin. per pound. sa9; hogs. straight.
per pound 12tol2 "a sows per pound,
9al0: stays, per pound. Sal: old boars,
per pound, 3a4; live pigs, per pound.
20a25; shoats. per pound. l5alS.
Season for dressed hogs fast draw
ing to a close and under light re-
cepts and a fairly active demand for
smooth handy-weight stock. the mar
ket holds steady at the following quo
tations: Choice lightweights. per