Evening star., 1927-08-28
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, August 81 (Spe.
ciaD.-Although white potatoes have
been in more liberal receipt this
\ week, the market rules steady. with
prices a shade higher under a fairly
good demand for we'll graded stock
but all inferior, sunburned or un-
graded stock are slow sale. even al
sharp discounts under quotations
No. ] potatoes are bringing 2.75a325
q barrel, and No. IS, 1.50a2.00, with
round stock bringing a premium OF
CSC a barrel over long potatoes.
Bushel baskets are selling mostly
1.00a1.25 for we'll graded No. l po-
tatoes, while No. 2s and mixed stock
are neglected and of uncertain value.
Demand for sweet potatoes and yams
continues light and all offerings must
grade No. / to bring top values of
. 2.50aS.OO a barrel, while No. stock
! sells mostly 1.50a1.75. But all or
grade. small or irregular stock is
slow sale at uncertain prices. While
cutls are not wanted.
Native and nearby garden truck in
liberal receipt and under only fair
demand, the market rules easy. with
prices in buyers favor at the follow
ing quotations: Stringless green
beans, LOCALES bushel; beets, 2.OOa
800 hundred; cabbage, 200a4.0O hum
dred; carrots. 3.00a4.00 hundred:
corn. 15a25 dozen; cucumbers. 50a6O
basket; eggplants. 40a60 basket;
onions, 2.00a2.25 per 100 pounds;
peppers, 25a30 basket; squash, goa
80 basket; tomatoes, 40a5O basket,
and 5Oa55 bushel for packing stock.
Receipts of native and nearby
green fruits ample for trade wants
and the market generally rules easy
at the following quotations: Apples,
100 to lis bushel; blackberries, II
to Is quart; cantaloupes, 25 to SO
basket: damsons, 1.50 to 1.75 .bushel;
huckleberries, Is to 20 quart; peaches
100 to 200 bushel: Bartlett pears
200 to $50 bushel; Sickle pears, 1.5t
to 2.25 bushel; plums, 60 TO Is basket
and watermelons, 80 to 40 each fol
select, and Is to 90 for primes, while
culls are not wanted at any price.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. 2 red Winter export, 1.46: No
2 red Winter garlicky export, LAO
corn, domestic No. yellow, 1.29; col
corn, $50 barrel, nominal: oats, No
2 white domestic, old, so; No. white
lkdomestic, old, 81; rye. nearby, 1.O5a
ais.
Egg Prices Increase.
Current receipts of strictly fresl
native and nearby eggs continued ligh
and with the demand on the increase
there is no trouble to place desirable
stock at full quotations and even bet
ter where the offerings are candlec
and show the grade. Market firm
with good inquiry for choice fresh
gathered eggs, and buyers are willing
to pay a premium for this class oi
stock. The market closed today at 8:
cents a dozen for firsts in free cases
an increase of cents a dozen over
opening prices Monday, and 30 cents
a dozen for current receipts in free
cases.
Live Poultry Quotations.
The general live poultry marke
rules easy under more liberal receipts
which have been more than ampl'
for trade wants this week. t'airl,
good demand prevails for large IA
Springers, 2ia pounds and over, a
% cents a pound, but smaller stool
not so active at "a to 26, while Leg
horns sell mostly 20 to % as to siz
and condition. Old hens, 3ls pound
and over, in fair demand at 90 to &c
but lighter fowl and Leghorns ar,
in ample supply and slow sale at i
to II. while old roosters are plentiful
at IA to IS. Demand fair for youn,
ducks, 4 pounds and over. at IS t.
%, but smaller fowl, as we'll as oil
ducks, are neglected at i and 16
Guinea fowl scarce and wanted at Z
to 100 each for young weighing II
pounds and over, but pigeons in ampl
supply and slow sale at 20 to 80
Apair for both young and old.
Cattle Market Steady.
The live cattle market rules stead
under generaly hight receipts. espe
cially of top grade cattle and fairl,
good demand for this class of stock
but all undergrades move slow at in
side values. Demand continues goo
for choice Spring lambs and fat handy
weight veal calves.
Quotations today at Light stree
wharf: Beef cattle, first quality, pound
TO 10: common TO medium. 5 to
bulls MS To quality. 6 to =.
Cows-Cfolce to fancy. g to s: CON
mon To fair. TO 5.
oxen, as TO quality. G to s.
I. Milk cows-Choice to fancy. pc
, head. 5000 to 1900; common to fail
per head. 5000 to 5000.
Calves-Veal, choice, pound. II I
14k: large fat, IL to l3: large rougi
s TO 10; rough and common. to 3.
Sheep-Choice, 4 TO 5; old bucks.
to 1; common not wanted.
Lambs-Spring. choice. 13 to l31;
fair to good, IL to u; common thin
TO ..
Hogs-Straight. 10 to II: sows. Z 1
o; stays. TO 6.
Live pigs-14 to l6; shoats. 10 20 l.
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