Evening star., 1927-05-29
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, May % (SpeciaD.-
The white potato market continues to
hold steady under light receipts, gen.
orally and fairly good demand prevail
ing for No. ] stock at $50 to 3.25 per
hundred pounds sweet potatoes and
. potatoes are not so active, and will
not bring over $50 to 200 per one
hundred poundssweet potatoes and
yams in lighter receipt as season
draws to a close and only first quail
ity No, l stock will bring outside
values of 800 to 400 barrel for
sweets, and $50 to $50 barrel for
vans; while No. stock is not want
ed at any price.
Asparagus in more liberal receipt,
and while the market holds generally
steady, prices are mostly in buyers
favor and it takes choice to fancy
green stock to bring top values of
200 to $50 a dozen, while white grass
is slow sale at 100 and 200 dozen.
Other native and nearby garden truck
in good demand, at the following quo
tations: Beets, 800 to 500 hundred;
blue kale, SO and so bushel; cabbage,
$50 to 200 per ia bushel hamper;
carrots, 800 to 500 hundred; lettuce,
SO to 1.25 bushel; Spring onions, $50
to 1.75 hundred peas, 100 to 1.50 per
for small; radishes, $50 to $50 hun
dred; rhubarb, 200 and 800 hundred,
and spinach, Is to SIS bushel.
Receipts of Strawberries have been
lighter the past few days and the
market closed firmer and higher to-
day, at II to IS quart, for Anne
arundel berries; 12 to Is, for Eastern
shore, Maryland and Virginia, and 10
to IA, for Rappahannock. All poor
berries, however, have to be sold to
the packers at sharp discounts from
quotations.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No. ., red Winter spot, 1.57; No. ,,
red Winter garlicy, spot, 1.54; corn,
domestic, No. 2, 1.04a1.05: cob corn.
450a5.O0 per barrel; oats, No. 2,
white, "a; No. 3, white, so; rye, near
by, 1.10.
Egg Prices Decline.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
have been liberal the past week and
the market has been a buyers market
with values showing slight decline.
The market closed today at 2014 and
201a cents a. dozen for firsts in free
cases, a decline of Il to q of cent
a dozen from opening prices Monday.
With the loss off season at hand
prompt shipments are advisable, as
buyers are very critical as to quality
and grading, and with held or mixed
stock 1t is more question of a buyer
than a price.
Live Poultry Quotations.
With the exception Of Spring
chickens averaging ia pounds and
up, the general live poultry market
rules easy with receipts ample for all
good
demand at 35 to AZ pound, but
there are too many small under size
chickens in the daily receipts which
are hard to dispose OF at 20 TO ~.
Shipment of springers under Ia
pounds not advisable as they only
tend to lower the values OF the better
stock. Old hens in ample receipt for
the demand prevailing at y to 20,
but fowl weighing under 31a pounds,
and Leghorns are slow sale at ~ 10
"a. Old roosters in ample supply at
IS, while Leghorns are neglected at IL.
Ducks generally show poor quality
and are slow sale at % to 25. while
stock weighing under pounds is not
wanted at II and IS. Season Tor
birds III pounds and over, but young
| birds liz pounds and over meet with
ready sale at Is to so each, but old
| and stays are slow sale at SO and 80.
| Pigeons continue in light receipt ana
meet with ready sale at 80 to 40
pair with old bringing top values.
Cattle Market Steady.
The general live cattle market rules
steady to firm under light receipts on
the wharves, but fair at the stock
wards. Demand generally good for
top grade cattle, but old under grades
moved slow at inside prices. Choice
handy-weight veal calves meet with
ready sale at top value, but rough
common stock and culls are slow at
inside prices.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf: Beef cattle, first quality, per
pound, to 10; common to medium,
5 to s; bulls. as to quality, to 6; cows,
choice to fancy, 5 to s; common to
! fair, 2 to 4.
Oxen, as to quality, to 8.
Milk cows, choice to fancy, per head.
! 5000 to 1900; common to fair, 5000 to
5000.
| Calves, veal, choice, per pound, u;
ordinary to medium, s to 10; rough
and common, 6 to Z; small culls, to
8.
Sheep. choice, to z; old bucks, to
5; common, to 3.
| Lambs, spring choice. II; fair to
good, Is to 10; common thin. II to IA.
Hogs, straight. 9 to 10; sows, Z to 8.
Live pigs, Is to 90; shoats, 10 to IL.
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We may not always recognize it.