Evening star., 1927-10-30
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, October 20 (SpeclaU.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No. 2, red Winter, sot, 1867; No. l
red Winter, garlicky, spot, 1.54 9s; corn,
domestic, No. 2, spot, 9S; cob corn,
5O0a525 per barrel; oats, No. 2. white,
spot, 571h asked; No. 8, white. spot
56Ja asked; rye, nearby, 95a1.00.
Market for white potatoes under
liberal receipts from all sections and
the demand easily satisfied, rules
easier with values a shade lower. For
well graded round potatoes there Is
fair movement, but inferior, sunburnt
or ungraded stock are slow sale even
at lower prices quoted.
No. l potatoes bring 2.75a3.25 barrel
and 1.65a190 per 100.pound sack, but
No. 2 stock not so desirable at 1.50a
IFS barrel and 75a1.00 per sack. Nc
Cormick and red potatoes, however,
will not bring over 75a1.60 per 100
pounds as to quality and size. Sweet
potatoes and yams in ample supply
for the only fair demand prevailing,
and the market rules easy and lower
at 1.50a2.00 barrel for well graded,
No. stock but No. stock not want
ed at any price. Bushel baskets OF both
sweets and yams sell mostly 60a75 as
to size.
Garden Truck Easy.
Market for native and nearby gar
den truck also rules easy under gen.
orally liberal receipts and prices gen.
orally favor buyers at the following
quotations:
Stringless green beans, 1.00a1.50
bushel; beets, cabbage and carrots,
2.00a4.00 per 100; cauliflower, 1.00a1.50
crate: kale, 25a30 bushel; lima beans,
1.00a1.25 basket; onions, 1.00a1.75 per
100 pounds; parsnips, 40a50 basket;
peppers, 1Oa25 basket; pumpkins. 5.oOa
1000 per 100; Savoy cabbage, 25a30
bushel; spinach, 25a50 bushel; to.
matoes, 40a90 basket for ripe, and
20a40 basket for green.
Receipts of native and nearby
strictly fresh desirable eggs continue
very light and the market on this
class Of stock rules very firm under
a good and constant demand by buy
ers who in many instances will pay a
premium for eggs that are well graded
and show quality. Receipts of No. 1
stock continue too light for offering
on the egg exchange, and business
confined to street sales. Western re-
frigerator eggs in amply supply and
largely filling wants of the trade, be.
ing preferred to offerings of nearby
stock that does not show quality. The
market closed today at 45 cents a
dozen for firsts in free cases and 40
to az cents a dozen for current re-
ceipts in free cases.
Poultry Market Easy.
Due principally to unseasonably
warm weather the past week, the live
poultry market has ruled easy and
values on most lines lower with only
Ia fa% -l
tracing attention. There is no settled
condition to the market for live tur-
keys as yet, the demand being still
limited and liberal shipments not ad-
visable. Only fat young turkeys s
pounds and over should be shipped, as
small poor birds are not wanted, and
have to be sold at discount. Young
turkeys pounds and over are bring
ing 40 to AZ cents a pound, but smaller
stock, as well as old turkeys. are slow
sale at 35 and 38. Large, smooth, fat
springers are selling at "a and 25, but
Leghorns will not bring over % and
20, while poor and thin fowl are neg
lected at II and IS. Heavy fat old
hens, 4 pounds and over being % to
25; to 4 pound stock, Is to %; while
lighter fowl and Leghorns are neg
lected at Is and 16. Old roosters in
ample supply and draggy at IA and
Is. Demand for young ducks continues
fair at % to "a for stock weighing 4
pounds and over, but smaller ducks
not desirable and slow sale at II and
J8. Guinea fowl and pigeon holds
steady at 40 to 80 each for the former
and 20 to 80 pair for both young
and old of the latter.
Live Cattle Firm.
The general live cattle market rules
steady to firm under a good demand
but centered on top grade stock, of
which there is no surplus in the daily
receipts, but of common grade cattle
the supply is ample and movement
slow at inside prices. Spring lambs
and handy-weight veal calves meet
with ready sale, but stock must be
smooth and fat. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, 10
to IL; common to medium, to 8;
bulls, as to quality, to s; COWS, choice
to fancy, 6 to 8; common to fair, 3
TO 5; oxen, as to quality. to s; milk
COWS, choice to fancy, per head, 5000
TO 1900: common to fair, 5000 to
5000; calves, veal, choice, pound, Is
to 15h; large, fat, II to IA; large,
rough, to 10; rough and common, Z
to s; sheep, choice, to 6: old bucks,
4 - S; lambs, Spring, choice, 13; fair
to good, 10 to IL; common, thin. to
8; hogs, straight, IL to II; sows, to
10; stags. 5 to z; live pigs, 13 to Is;