Evening star., 1927-04-17
Baltimore Markets


Receipts of white potatoes have been
light this week and with a good de-
mand prevailing the market rules
firmer and higher at 200 to 2.75 per
100 pounds, and 1.25 to -1.50 for No, 2
stock and run of the patch. Season
for sweet potatoes and yams nearly
over and under light receipts gen
orally, clean, well graded stock meets
with ready sale at $50 to $50 barrel
for both sweets and yams, while
hampers sell mostly 100 to 1.50 as
to quality and condition. Shipment
of stock not grading flrsts not advis-
able as there is practically no outlet
for them on this market.
Native and nearby garden truck in
fairly liberal receipt and it takes first
quality to bring outside values at the
following quotations: Blue kale, so
and so bushel; onions, $50 to 400 per
100 pounds; Spring onions, 1.25 to
$50 per 100; radishes. 1.25 to 1.75 per
five-peck basket; rhubarb, 400 and
500 per 100, and spinach, rs to 1.25
bushel.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No. red Winter spot, 1.40A; No. 2,
red Winter garlicky, spot, 1864 corn,
domestic, No. 2, spot, 7Sa79; cob corn,
3.75 per barrel; oats, No. 2, spot, 551aa
Sc; No. 8, spot, 51a51 n; rye, nearby,
95a1.00.
Dairy Products.
Despite liberal receipts this week,
the live poultry market has held up
fairly well and with the exception
of turkeys, which are lower, values
show little change from last week.
This has been due principally to the
demand for the Jewish holidays, and
with the advent of warmer weather
prices are expected to show a de-
cline next week Spring chickens, II
pounds and over, continue to meet
with ready sale at 40 to so, and
Winter chickens, when of desirable
size, sell readily at 40 to As, but
stock weighing under IN pounds not
wanted and slow sale even at sharp
discounts. Large, smooth young
chickens fairly active at 35 and SO.
but poor and thin fowl slow at 25 to 80.
Old hens, 35 pounds and upward,
have been in good demand at % to
80, but market is expected to ease
off next week and lighter fowl and
Leghorns will not bring over 25 to
81. Season for turkeys practically
over and shipment after next week
not advisable. A fairly good demand
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pounds and over at 40, but gobblers
will not bring over 35, while old
toms are slow sale at 80, and poor
and crooked breasts neglected at rs.
Demand continues good for ducks 4
pounds and over at 28 to "a, but
smaller fowl not wanted at % to 25.
Capons continue In fair demand at 80
to 40, but old roosters are slow sale
at 90. Guinea fowl and pigeons hold
steady at so to rs each for the for
mer and 80 to 35 a pair for the latter.
Market for dressed poultry practi-
cally over and with the warm wealth
er prevailing shipment not advisable
next week, as live stock is pre-
ferred and with the exception of
capons dressed poultry will not
bring any more than live.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
have been fairly liberal this week,
but the consumptive demand has
been good, and considering the fact
that packers have held off, buying
values have held up remarkably well.
the market closing today at "a and
2412 cents dozen for firsts in free
cases, an increase of Il to IL cent a
dozen over opening prices Monday. 1t
is generally believed that the cold
storage operators will be more active
next week, but prompt shipments are
| necessary to bring top values, as the
market is strictly q day-to-day mar
ket at this time of the year, and buy
/ ers are critical as to quality. Season
for duck eggs practically over and
not much life to the demand prevail
/ ing today at 25 to 81 a dozen. Local
call for goose eggs after Easter, and
| shipments not advised.
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! The live cattle market has been
quiet this week as usual at the close
of the Lenten season, but receipts
have been only fair and the market
| generally holds steady. An improved
demand is looked for next week, but
only cattle of first-grade quality meets
with ready sale, there being little
call for common to ordinary stock.
! Good demand prevails for Spring
lambs, which are in very light re-
ceipt.
Quotations today at Light Street
wharf; Beef Cattle, first quality, per
pound, to 8; common to medium, 5
to z; bulls, as to quality, 4 to 8; cows,
choice to fancy, to 6; common to
fair, 2 to 4.
Oxen, as to quality, 8 to 5.
Milk cows, choice to fancy, per
head, 5000 to 1900; common to fair
5000 to 5000.
Calves, veal, choice, per pound, 1914
10 IA; ordinary to medium, IL to 13
rough and common, 8 TO 10; small
culls, 8 TO 10.
Sheep, choice, s. to 7; old bucks
to 5; common, to s.
Lambs, Spring, choice, 1S1&to 20