Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

BALTIMORE, Mafcn Vopecldl'-
Due principally to more seasonable
weather the egg market has ruled
/ slightly firmer the past week. al
| though values show little change
closing today at "a cents a dozen
| For first in free cases. an advance OF
| u to q of cent dozen over
opening prices Monday. Receipts
! Of native and nearby eggs while
| running moderate have been ample
| for all trade demands which to
some extent is more Of a specu
I lative than consumptive charac
| ter. With the market strictly a day
| today one at this season of the
| year, prompt and regular shipments
| Market for duck eggs holds firm un-
| der fair receipts and good demand at
| 3S to 40 cents a dozen,
| The general live poultry market
holds steady to firm under only fair
receipts and good demand prevailing
| for large fat fowl at outside quota
tons. Turkeys in lighter receipt Us
the season draws to a close, but mar
ket holds steady at As cents pound
for young hen turkeys pounds and
over, and SO to 40 for young gobblers.
but old toms at 80 and poor and
crooked breasts at % are not so ac-
tive. Young chickens in light receipt
and good fowl is wanted at full quo
tationS.
Chicken Market Firm.
The market holds firm and active
with good demand prevailing for
large smooth chickens at 34a35, and
30a32 for Leghorns, but poor and thin
ST nf eli COL 10
chickens, 212 pounds and under,
scarce, and meet with ready sale at
3Sa42. Old hens have been in more
ample receipt the past week and with
demand more easily satisfied the mar
ket rules a shade lower at 29a31 for
stock weighing 312 pounds and over.
but LeShOrns and lighter fowl will not
bring over 25a28. Old roosters in bet
ter demand, at 20. while capons con-
tinue to meet with ready sale at
33a36.
Market for ducks holds firm under
moderate receipts and good demand
for fat stock, 4 pounds and over, 28a34,
but small and poor ducks are not
wanted at 23a25. Guinea fowl and
pigeons in good demand and under
only moderate receipts the market
holds firm at 50a75 each for the
former, and 30a35 pair for the latter.
Demand for dressed poultry limited
at this season of the year. Receipts,
however, continue light, and small to
medium size hen turkeys, straight lots
of chickens and large size capons
are the principal lines wanted and
move out quite readily, but capons are
the only line that will bring a premium
dressed. over live.
Produce Prices.
Receipts of white potatoes are liberal
and with demand only fair the market
rules easy at last weeks values, but
prices generally in buyers favor at
2.5Oa2.75 per 100 pounds for No.
Well graded stock. while No. and
run-of-the patch not so desirable at
|. 25a1 so. McCormicks and red potatoes,
however, will not bring top values
and No. 1 stock sells mostly 2.25a2 40.
Market for sweet potatoes and yams
holds steady with little change in val
Ne, but top prices of $50 to 800 bar
rel for sweets and 225 to- 2.75 for
yams are obtainable only on good dry
stock. Overlarge as well as dirty
stock are slow to move out at inside
values. Demand at present better for
sweets than yams.
Demand for native and nearby gar
den truck has shown some improve
ment the past week and while values
are a shade higher it takes first quail
ity stock to bring top prices at the
following quotations:
Broccoli and kale, 200 to 2.25 bar
rel; carrots, 400 and 500 100; onions
1.75 to 800 per 100 pounds; oyster
plants, 400 and 500 100; parsnips, 40
and so basket: spinach, $50 to 400
barrel, and turnips, SO and go basket
for washed, and 35 to 40 for unwashed
Live Stock Steady.
The live cattle market rules general.
ly steady under light receipts on the
wharves, but with the Lenten sea
son at hand demand is limited and
centered on first quality stock. There
is not much call for common to ordi.
nary cattle which is slow sale at in
side values.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf: Beef cattle, first quality,
pound, to 8: common to medium,
pound, 5 to Z; bulls, as to quality,
pound, to 6; cows, choice to fancy,
pound, to 6; common to fair, pound,
to 4; oxen, as to quality, pound,
to 5: milk COWS, choice to fancy,
head, 5000 to 1900: common to fair,
head, 5000 to 5000; calves, veal,
choice, pound, 145a to Is; ordinary to
medium, pound. IL to IA; rough and
common, pound, to 10; small culls,
pound, to 10; sheep, choice, pound,
to Z; old bucks, pound, to 5; COM
mon, pound, 2 to 3; lambs, fall, choice,
pound, 1872 to ID; fair to good, pound,
| 10 to IL; common thin. pound, to 9;
| hogs, straight, pound, II to 12R:
sows, pound, 0 to 10; stays. pound. 5
| to Z; old bears, pound, 3 to a; live
| pigs, pound, Is to 20; shoats, pound,
| Is to II.
| Market for dressed hogs is steady
| but quiet under moderate receipts,
| largely of heavy overweight stock
which is not desirable and values OF
! this sort somewhat lower. Season
advancing and prompt shipments
| advisable to bring top values. Quota
| tons today: Choice light weights, per
pound, IS to 10; medium, per pound
| ID to Is: heavy, per pound, 10 to II
| Closing Grain Quotations.
| Wheat-No. red Winter, spot
1.45h; No. 2 garlicky, spot, 1.41$s
| No. 8 red Winter garlicky. spot
1879. or
| Corn-Domestic No. yellow, 50
| No. 2 spot, 81; No. spot, 78; COT
! corn, 400 per barrel. Oats-No. 2
| new, SLABS; No. 8, new, 52a53. Rye
| Nearby, 1.00a1.05.
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.