Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13

BALTIMORE. Nd. February i:
Especially While potatoes have beer
In fairly liberal receipt the past week
and the market rules easy Will
values a shade lower, under only q
fair demand at $50 to 2.75 per 10(
pounds, while run of the patch and
No. 2 stock are slow sale at LIS tt
LOO. Market for sweet potatoes and
yams rules steady but quiet and II
takes good dry stock to bring tor
prices of 200 to $50 barrel for the
latter. Rushel hampers of sweets
and yams selling better than bar
relied stock at 40 to 100, as to quail
ity and condition.
Demand for native and nearby
garden truck continues fairly good
but centered on first quality stock a,
the following quotations:
Broccoli and kale. Is to 10: bar
rel: carrots. 4.o0a5.00 hundred
onions. 200 to 315 hundred pounds
oysterplants, 400 to 900 per hun
spinach, 80 and as bushel Savoy
cabbage. so to rs bushel, and turnips
35a40 basket for washed, and Is to sc
basket for unwaShed.
Dairy Products.
Receipts OF native and nearby
eggs have been fairly liberal the past
week and while stock showing quail
ity has met with fairly good sale
the market has ruled easy all week
with prices mostly in buyers favor
The market closed today at 80 and
321a cents dozen for flrDts in free
cases, a decline of 2 to 21n cents a
dozen from opening prices Monday
Demand prevailing is conferred on
strictly fresh stock and prompt ship
ments are advisable under present
weather conditions, as all offerings
of doubtful quality are slow sale and
of irregular value.
With the exception of young
chickens. which are in light receipt.
and ducks, the general live poultry
the demand prevailing, which ia CEN
tered entirely on large, fat stock
Season for turkeys drawing to n
close and the market rules quiet and
easy under only fair demand for
medium sized turkeys. at 40 to AZ
and young gobblers at IS to 80. while
old toms at 35 and poor and crooked
breasts at 25 are not especially
wanted and prices have to be shaded.
Winter chickens 2 pounds and
under scarce and wanted at So, while
young smooth chickens are in light
receipt and meet with ready sale
at 80. but Leghorns not so desira BILE
at 2S. while poor and thin stock is
slow sale at 20 to IS.
Demand for old hens easily salts
fed and the market rules easy and
lower. at 26 to %. for fowl weighing
3R pounds and up. at 20 to 25 for
smaller and Leghorns. Old roosters
In ample supply at IS and 10. but
capons are scarce and meet with
ready sale at 80 to IS.
Market for ducks holds firm under
moderate receipts and good dema nd
for fat stock pounds and over at
Is to "a. but smaller stoCk not wanted
and slow sale at % to 25 Guinea fowl
and pigeons in moderate receipt and
under fair demand, the market holds
steady at so to Is each. for the for
mer. and 30 to IS a pair, for the latter.
With the exception Of choice to
fancy dressed young chickens and
ducks. which being a cent pound
premium and capons, dressed poultry
will not bring any more than live and
under present weather conditions ship
ments of dressed poultry are not ad-
visa BILE.
Large fat capons I pounds and over
but fowl under pounds will not bring
over 81 and 80.
Live Stock Quotations.
The general live cattle market shows
little change from last week. but
under light receipts values are easily
maintained. Demand good for first
quality stock, but not much call for
common to ordinary cattle. Choice
Fail lambs continue scarce and meet
with ready sale at outside prices.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf: Beef cattle. first quality, pound