Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, July % (SpeciaD.-
Under a good and active movement
the new potato market continues firm
with values a shade higher and de-
spite fairly liberal receipts. supplies
are cleaning up more readily While
round potatoes are preferred and
bring a premium over long stock, Rap.
pahannock and York River well grad
ed longs are selling equally we'll at
top values. Some heated stock noted
among arrivals and this stock Is slow
to move out even at sharp discounts,
while small Gull potatoes are not want
ed at any price. No. ] potatoes sell
at 2.75 to 1925 barrel, when properly
graded, but all ungraded as we'll as
No. 2 stock will not bring over $50
to 200, while bushel baskets sell
mostly 100 to 1925, as to quality and
condition.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues in fair receipt and the mar
ket rules easy on most lines with
prices generally in buyers favor at
the following quotations:
Stringless green and wax beans, 100
to 1885 bushel;. beets, 2.00a300 100; cab
bage, 800 to 600 100; carrots, 300a
400 100; sugar corn, 30a40 dozen; field
corn. Is to rs dozen; cucumbers, so to
IS bushel; elephants, 400 to $50 crate;
onions, IS to 1.25 bushel; peppers, SO
to 100 basket; squash, 40 to so bas-
ket, and tomatoes, 100 to $50, basket,
for ripe, and so to $50 basket for
green.
Market for berries holds steady I'M
der lighter receipt of most stock and
a fairly good demand at the follow
ing quotations.:
Blackberries, 10 to IS quart; rasp-
berries, Is to 20 pint, for red, and
20 quart for black; peaches are in
creasing in receipt, but the demand
continues good and all large stock
meets with ready sale at 65 to 100
basket, while plums continue active
at so to IS basket.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No. /, red Winter, spot, 1.46A; No.
2, red Winter, spot, 1891; corn, do
nestle, No. 2, spot, 1.20a1.21: oats, No.
2, white, spot, 5S; No. 3. white, spot,
54Aa55; rye, nearby, 1.10a1.15.
Egg Receipts Moderate.
While receipts Of native and nearby
eggs have been running only moderate
they are not as carefully graded as
Western eggs which to large extent
are filing trade wants at slight
premium over nearby stock. Buyers
are very critical as to quality at this
season VI LIS year anu WlillC OACI
ings that meet the grade firsts find
ready sale, anything Of doubtful quail
ity Is slow to find favor even at dis"
counts from prevailing quotations.
The market closed today at 2312 cents
dozen for current receipts in free
cases, with strictly fresh eggs grading
firsts bringing from II to cent a
dozen premium over quotations.
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Under liberal receipts both by ex
press and boat the general live poultry
market rules easy with values lower
and it takes choice, fat, smooth stock
to bring top prices. While the de-
mand is fairly good for large fat
Springers, there is not much snap to
the demand and stock weighing 2A
pounds and over sells at 80 to 81
cents a pound, with smaller stock
bringing 25 to 80, while Leghorn
Springers sell mostly 20 to q as to
quality and condition. Market for |
old hens dull and demand easily salts. |
fled at 20 to 25 for stock weighing 3h |
pounds and over, while lighter fowl |
and Leghorns are slow sale at II and |
10, and old ROSTERS neglected at IA |
to 16. Little demand noted for ducks |
and the market is quiet at 20 to 20 |
for stock weighing POUNDS ana over, |
while smaller ducks are slow sale and |
draggy at Is to 1S. Pigeons continue |
fairly active at 20 to 80 a pair for |
both young and old.
Cattle Market Easy.
With the exception of choice fat |
Spring lambs, for which there is ready |
sale and no surplus of this sort in |
the daily arrivals, the general live
cattle market rules easy and quiet |
with little change in values from |
last week. Receipts on the wharves, |
mostly Of ordinary quality, and this |
sort moves slow at inside prices. Too |
many small poor Spring lambs are |
noted in current receipts and this |
class of stock is slow sale. even at dis |
counts.
Quotations today at Light street |
wharf: Beef cattle, first quality, |
pound, Q to 10; common to medium. |
5 to s: bulls, as to quality. s to Z: cows,
choice to fancy, 6 to Z; common to
fair, 3 to 5.
Oxen. as to quality, to Z.
Milk cows, choice to fancy, head,
$50. to $75.; common to fair. $50. to
$50. :
Calves, veal. choice. Is; ordinary to