Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

BALTIMORE, January q (SpeciaD.
The white potato market rules easy
under ample receipts and only fair
demand, and values show no change
from last week at 3.00a3.25, per
100 pounds, for No. / well-graded
stock, while No. 2 and run of the
patch are slow sale at half price.
Sweet potatoes and yams also easy
and top prices of 2.00a3.00, barrel, for
the former and 1.50a2.50, barrel, for
the latter are obtainable only on good
dry stock, while culls and No. IS are
not wanted at any price.
Demand for native and nearby gar
den truck continues good and all
stock showing quality meets with
ready sale at the following quota
tions: Brocali and kale, 40a50, bushel,
carrots. 4.00a6.00, 100; onions, 2.00a
3.25, 100 pounds; oyster plants. 5.00a
100, 100; parsnips, 50a75, basket;
horseradish, 2.00a2.50, bushel; Savoy
cabbage, 5oa75. bushel; spinach, 1.25a
150, barrel. and turnips, 40a50. bas-
ket, for washed, and 25a35, basket,
for unwashed.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No. 2, red winter. spot. las; No. 2.
red winter garlicky, spot, Laps; No.
Corn, domestic, No. ., spot, Sc; No.
2, contract, spot, 81 Cob corn. 3.75a
400, per barrel. Oats, No. 2, IS; No.
8, "a. Rye, nearby, 95a1.O0.
Dairy Products.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
have been more liberal the past week
and with trade wants easily satisfied
the market broke sharply and values
declined cents dozen from opening
prices Monday. closing today at 81
and 3712 cents a dozen for firsts in
free cases.
While supplies have been more than
ample for trade wants the past week,
an increased consumptive demand is
looked for next week owing to the de-
cline in price and fairly liberal ship
ments are advisable, but prompt ship
ments and careful grading are neces-
sary to command top values, as quail
ity is everything with the trade at
this season of the year
The general live poultry market
rules steady to firm under a fairly
active demand for large fat stock, but
many of the arrivals are poor and
thin, which only tends to lower the
value of the better grade fowls. De-
mand for young hen turkeys, pounds
and over, has shown improvement the
past week, and more liberal shipments
Of medium sized young hens and COB
blerS are advisable. but heavy COB
blers and old toms are not wanted at
this season of the year. Young hen
turkeys are bringing ~ a pound, and
gobblers, 40, while old toms or poor
and crooked breasts are neglected at
IS for the former, and 25 and so for
the latter
Demand continues fairly good for
large, smooth, young chickens at 20
and 80 and 25a2T for Leghorns, but
poor and thin stock is slow sale at
20a22. Old hens in lighter re-
ceipt and fowl weighing 312 pounds
and over meet with ready sale at "a
a29, but Leghorns and lighter fowl
not so desirable at 20a22, while
old ROSTERS are in ample supply at
lS Capons continue scarce and are
wanted at 32a37 a pound, as to size.
Demand for large fat ducks con-
tinue good and the market holds
steady at 2Sa32 for stock weighing
4 pounds and over, but small and
poor ducks are not wanted at % or
%, while geese are easy at 20a27,
with Kent Islands bringing top
values.
Guinea fowl and pigeons in fair
demand at 50a75 each for the former
and 30a35 pair for the latter.
Present weather conditions are
against the sale of dressed poultry,
which does not show up to adVan-
tage in murky weather and buyers
are slow to take hold, consequently,
capons is the only line that will
bring a premium dressed over live.
Large, fancy capons, pounds and
over, sell readily at 40a42 and
stock weighing 5 to pounds, 37a
~, while smaller and slips sell most
~ 35a35, as to quality and condition.
Live Stock Quotations.
Under general light receipts of first
quality cattle the general live cattle
market rules steady. but quiet with
little change in values. Choice Spring
lambs in light receipts, and meet with
ready sale at full values, but other
lines generally slow sale at the fol
lowing quotations.:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound,
sag; common to medium, pound, SAT;
bulls, % to quality, 4a6; cows, choice
to fare, sac; common to fair, pound,
2a4.
Oxen, as to quality. pound. 3a5; milk
cows, choice to fancy, head. 50.00a
ta,Oo; common to talr, mead, 30.U0a
so. 90.
Calves. veal, choice, pound. Halls;
ordinary to medium. 12a13: rough and
common, pound. Sa10; small culls,
pound, 7aS.
Sheep. choice, pound 8: old bucks.
pound, 4a5; common pound. 2a3:
lambs, Spring and choice. pound.
12l2a13; fair to good. pound, 10a12;
common to thin, pound, SAG.
Hogs, straight. pound. 12a12I5:
sows, pound, 9a10; stays pound, SAT;
old boars. pound, 3a4; live pigs, pound,
14a16; shoats, pound. 12a14.
Receipts of dressed hogs are run
ming fair. but market Yules steady
under a good demand for choice
medium to light weight stock at the
following quotations:
Choice light weights. pound, 15a16.
medium, pound, Halls; heavy. pound,
13a14.