Evening star., 1927-11-20
Baltimore Markets

ciaD. Closing grain quotations:
Wheat, No. 2 red Winter export.
1863; No 2 red Winter. garlicky. do
mestic. 1864 corn No. . domestic.
I.Oo: cob corn. 4.90a5.00 per barrel
oats No. 2 white spot, 5912a60; No. 3
white spot. 5s13a5s; Rye, nearby,
90al,0o. :,
While turkeys will he a principal
attraction for the Thanksgiving hoil'
day next week. other lines of both
live and dressed stock will also he IN
good demand. owing to the high
prices prevailing FOR turkeys and fai"-
ly liberal shipments OF large fat STOCK
are advisable from nearby points, but
in shipping. dressed poultry should he
iced or shipped in refrigerator cars.
Shipment. iStended for the Thanks
giving holiday should be timed to
reach here not later than Monday for
live and Tuesday for dressed stock.
The general live poultry market rules
steady to firm, especially on turkeys.
which show an advance of cents IL
pound over last weeks prices Re
ceipts of chickens have been liberal
the past week and the market shows
A slight decline today. but is expected
to advance next week. when good
market is looked for both Monday and
Tuesday. Large young Turkeys,
pounds and over. are bringing 23 TO
25 cents pound, but old stock VIII
not bring over IS to 40, while poor
and crooked breasts are slow at 20
to 30. There has been too many
small. poor, rough looking springers
, in the shipments this week and the
market sure did decline. closing to-
day at 25 to 26 from medium to large
stock and 90 and "a for Leghorns,
while poor and thin fowl is slow sale
at IS to 20.
Fat Hens Demand Fair.
Large, fat. old hens continue in fair
demand at % to 26 but stock weighing
less than 31a pounds as we'll AS Leg
hotns moves slow at II and IS. while
old roosters are draggy at Ia to II.
Ducks and geese in good demand and
larger shipments of these lines advis-
able for the holiday with turkeys
higher. The market closed steady
today at % to % for young ducks 4
pounds and over, but lighter stock is
neglected at II and IS. while geese
bring "a and c5. Guinea fowl and
pigeons hold firm at 40 to 90 each for
the former and 90 to 80 A pair for the
latter. Owing to the warm weather
prevailing this week. the dressed poul-
try market has ruled generally easy
with prices mostly in buyers favor at
the following quotations: Good to
fancy turkeys. al to 45 cents pound:
old toms. 3S to 40. and poor and
crooked breasts. 25 to 30; choice.
young chickens bring 26 to %. and
old and mixed 25 to 81. while old
ROSTERS are neglected at is to IS:
choice to fancy dressed ducks and
geese hrinpinp % To %
Demand for rabbits continues good
but most of the stock is arriving in
poor condition and many of them
being spoiled in transit and unusahle.
Choice rabbits are bringing $50 to 400
a dozen and $50 to 800 for fair to
good, but poor and sticky stock is slow
sale at 100 to 200.
Receipt of native and nearby eggs
have been fairly liberal this week. but
the demand continues good for fresh
laid stock and, the market closed today
at 4S cents . dozen for firsts in free
cases and As cents a dozen for current
receipts in free cases.
Won't Grade First.
Most of the arrivals will not grade
first and have to be sold as current
receipts. while the trade generally will
pay a premium of from to cents
Eggs must be carefully graded and
show quality to bring this premium
Demand for native and nearby garden
truck has eased off this week owing
to increasing receipts of Southern
vegetables and the market rules easy
at the following quotations:
White potatoes. $50 to lis per
100 pounds and les to 800 a barrel;
sweet potatoes. $50 to 2.75 a barrel:
yams. 200 to 2.25 a barrel; beets and
carrots. 800 to 4.0O cabbage. 200 to
100; Eastern Shore cauliflower, 100
to 200 crate; kale, 25 10 80 bushel:
lettuce, 100 to 200 hamper: onions.
100 to LIS per 100 pounds: oyster
plants. 500 to 100 100: parsnips, 40 to
80 basket; pumpkins, 1000 to 1000 per
100; Savoy cabbage % to 30 bushel;
spinach. 35 to 60 bushel, and turnips,
25 to 35 basket.
Cattle Generally Easy.
The live cattle market rules gen.
orally easy at this time of the year
with demand centered principally on
poultry and little change in prices is
looked for until after the Thanksgiv-
ing. Top grade cattle, however.
especially hand weight veal calves.
meets with ready sale, but all under
grade stock is slow sale at inside
prices. Quotations today at Light
Street Wharf:
Beef cattle. first Quality, pound. 10
to II; common to medium. 6 to 9.
bulls, as to quality. to IA: cows,
choice to fancy. to Z; common to
fair. 3 to 5: oxen as to quality, to
I; milk cows, choice to fancy, per
head. 5000 to 1900; common to fair,
5000 to 5000; calves, veal. choice,
pound. 14la to IS; large, fat. IL to IA;
large. rough. to 10; rough and COM
mon, to s: sheep, choice, TO s:
old bucks. to 5; lambs. Spring
choice. 1S; fair to good 10 to 12; COM
mon, thin. Z to s: hogs. straight. a1a
to 10; sows, to s; stays, to 5; live
pigs, IS to Is; shoats, 10 to u.