Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, July 16 (SpeciaD.-
New potatoes have been in more lib
eral receipt this week and with the
demand only fair the market has
ruled easy, with values shade lower.
Well graded No. / stock, however,
fairly active at ESQ and 800, Is bar.
rels, but No. 2 potatoes are slow sale
at $50 to 1.75. while small culls are
not wanted at any price. Bushel
baskets, both round and long stock
sell mostly 100 to 1.25, as to quality
and condition.
market rules lower at 200 to 800 per
14.quart basket, while Virginia ripes
bring $50 to $50 the crate, and
green's, 100 to 1925.
Other native and nearby garden
truck also in liberal receipt and the
general market rules easy at the fol.
lowing quotations.: Stringless green
beans, 100 to 1.35 bushel; wax beans,
LOO to 1.25 bushel; beets and carrots,
200 and 800, 100; native corn, 20 to
IS dozen, and Virginia, Is to 80 per
dozen; cucumbers, so and 65 basket
lettuce, so to 100 bushel: onions, Is
to 1.25 bushel; peas, $50 to 200
bushel peppers. SO to Is basket, and
squash. IS to 40 basket.
Receipts of berries have been light
err this week and under a fairly good
demand the market holds steady at
to Is quart for blackberries, and s
a pound for gooseberries and Is to 20
pint for red raspherries, while blacks
sell mostly IL to IS quart. Early June
apples in fairly good demand, but 1t
takes large smooth stock to bring top
values of 100 to 200 for bushel to s.
peck basket.
Closing grain quotations.: Wheat,
No. red Winter, spot, 1.4S; No. 2
red Winter, garlicky. spot, 1898;
corn, No. q, domestic, spot, 1.19a1.20;
corn, old, $50 per barrel; oats, No. 2,
white. spot, So; No. 3, white, spot, 55;
rye, nearby, 1.10a1.15.
Egg Prices Increase.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
have been only moderate this week,
but the consumption demand has been
lighter and the market rules steady
but quiet with values a shade higher
on strictly fresh stock showing quail
ity. Trading on the exchange, how.
ever, has been curtailed to some ex.
tent owing to the fact that much OF
the arrivals from native and nearby
points do not show careful grading,
and with Western stock showing bet
ter quality These eggs are preferred to
those from nearby sections. Careful
grading and prompt shipments are
necessary to command top values. es-
pecially during the hot weather pre-
vailing at this time. The marked
closed today at 24% cents dozen for
strictly fresh firSts in free cases, an
increase Of / cent a dozen. .'
Live Poultry Quotations.
Live poultry has been in more lib.
eral receipt this week and with the
demand more easily satisfied the gen.
eral market rules easy with the prin.
cipal activity conferred on smooth, fat
springers, ~ pounds and over and
old hens weighing 31s pounds and up
ward. Large, fat Spring chickens will
bring rs to SO a pound. with Leghorns
selling at inside prices, while fowl
weighing under ~ pounds sell
mostly 20 to 81. Demand for old hens
fairly active at "a to % for choice,
smooth. fat stock, but light fowl and
Leghorns are slow sale at 20 to g..
Old ROSTERS in better demand and the
market is higher at Is to II. Demand
for young ducks has eased of and 1t
takes choice stock pounds and over
to bring top values Of q and e. while