Evening star., 1927-10-16
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. October is (SpeciaD
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. ., red Winter, domestic, spot
1881; No. Red Winter, garlicky, do
mestic. spot, 1864. Corn, No. 2. do
mestic, 1.06at.07; cob corn, $50 nomi
nal. Oats, No. 2 white, 5S1s asked: No
3 white, domestic, 57Ia asked. Rye
| neaby, 95al.00.
Under lighter receipts of white po
tatoes from all sections the market
holds steady with good demand pre-
vailing for well graded round stock
but all ungraded and inferior potatoes
are slow sale even when offered at
discounts. No. l potatoes are selling
2.75a3.25 barrel. with round stock
bringing top prices. White, No. 2 po
tatoes sell mostly 1.50a2.00 bushel
baskets in better demand at LOCAL rs
as to quality and condition. Market
for sweet potatoes and yams holds
steady, but quiet, under fairly liberal
receipts, and demand only fair and
centered strictly on No stock, as all
off-grade, small or irregular stock is
hard to sell at any price, while culls
are not wanted. Sweet potatoes are
bringing 1.50a2.50 barrel and vans
1O0a2.00 barrel. with bushel baskets
Of both selling 60a75.
Garden Truck i'm Supply.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues in liberal supply and slight.
ly more than ample for trade wants,
consequently the market is easy, with
prices favoring buyers at the follow
ing quotations:
Stringless green beans, 75a175
/ bushel; beets and carrots, 3.00a4. 90
| per 100; cabbage, 3.00a5.00 per 100:
corn, 20a35 dozen; eggplants, 25a35
basket; kale. 25a35 bushel: lima beans,
50aS5 basket; onions, GOAL .65 per 100
pounds; parsnips, 35a40 basket; pep
pers, 25a40 basket; pumpkins, 5.00a
1000 per 100; Savoy cabbage, 35a40
bushel; spinach, 15a40 bushel; to-.
.matoes, 25a50 basket and 35a50 bushel
for packing stock.
Receipts of native and nearby strict.
ly fresh eggs continue light and per-
centage of desirable stock very small.
The trade readily pays a premium for
offerings that show quality, but with
the average current receipts 1t is more
a question of buyer than price. Strictly
fresh hennery eggs will bring a pre-
MUM of from to 5 cents a dozen
over quotations at this time of the
year. Shippers should not hold eggs
for an accumulation, but ship them in
small lots to realize best results. The
market closed today at AZ cents a
dozen for firsts in free cases, an in.
crease OF cents dozen over opening
prices Monday, and 40 cents a dozen
for current receipts in free cases. an
Increase of 8 cents dozen over open.
ing prices.
Poultry Market Firm.
The general live poultry market
holdS firm under moderate receipts
and fairly good demand prevailing
for large, fat fowl. Small, poor fowl
especially Leghorns and common to
ordinary rough Springers. are slow to
move out as the trade does not want
this character of stock and IL has to
be sold at discounts. Medium to large
Springers will bring % and 90 cents
a pound; Leghorns, 26 to 81. but poor
and thin fowl are slow sale at 90.
Old hens on the pound and upward
meet with fairly good sale at 90 to 90.
but lighter fowl. as we'll as Leghorns
ana Old roosters. are slow at Is to IS.
some inquiry noted for turkeys and a
hmited number of choice fat young
Dlrds could be sold to an advantage.
~ ~NHPiASAt VI 0AOCk uDuGr pounds
not advisable. Receipts so far this
season have been very light and
young turkeys sell readily at 40 cents
a pound. while old bring 35. Large
rat ducks, pounds and over, in fair
demand at % to 26. but smaller stock
not SO desirable and slow sale at II
and IL. Guinea fowl and pigeons con.
tinue in fair demand at 40 to s5 zach
Tor the former, and 20 to 80 a pair
for the latter. s"-i
Live Cattle Steady.
The general live cattle market rules
STEADY TO firm under light receints
especially OF top grade CATTLE which
ls IN good demand. but poor 81 rough
STOCK is SLOW sale at low and at reg,1.
iar prices. No surplus in the receipts
OF choice veal calves, which meet with
ready sale at full values.
quotations today at Light Street
w hart: Beef cattle. first quality. pound
~ 20 II; common to medium. s to q.
Dulis' as to quality, to 4: cows
choice to fancy, 6 to s: common to
Lair. to o; oxen as to quality. to 3.
.niiK ln * cows. choice to fancy, per head
aV.oV 70 1000: common to fair. psr
neao, $1,000 to 5000: calves, veal
sholcs. pound. is to 15k; large. fat
pound IL to IA; large, rough, s to 10:
roush and common. to 8; sheen
cnSsce. 8 to 8; old bucks, 4 to s: lambs
spring, y; choice, 1917; fair to good. 10
20 !z; common, thin, to s: hogs
straignt, IL to ~; sows. TO Ia,
s5aes' to Z; live pigs, 13 to Is; shoats'