Evening star., 1927-05-01
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, April 80 (SpeciaD-
Demand for white potatoes continues
fairly good and the market holds
steady at 200 to 2.75 per 100 pounds
for well-graded stock, but No. 2 stock
and mixed potatoes are slow sale at
1925 to 1.50.
While the season for sweet potatoes
and yams is nearly over, a fairly good
demand prevails at $50 to $50 a bar
rel for the former and $50 to 800 a
barrel for the latter, bushel baskets
of both sweets and yams sell mostly
80 to 1.40 as to quality and condition.
Native and nearby garden truck
continues in ample receipt for trade
wants and prices are mostly in buy
ers' favor at the following quotations:
Blue kale, 25 to so bushel; Spring
onions. 1.25 to 1.50 per hundred; rad
ishes, IS to 1.50 per 5-peck basket, and
800 TO $50 per hundred; rhubarb, 200
to 400 per hundred, and spinach, 80
to lis per bushel.
closing grain quotations-Wheat,
No. 2 red Winter, spot. 1.44B; No. 2,
garlicky, 1.41 70; corn, No. 2, domestic,
spot, SO; No. 2, spot, 79A; corn, cob,
3.15, nominal; oats, No. 2, white, do
mestic, 57a58; No. 3, white, domestic,
53a54; rye, nearby, 95a1.00.
Dairy Farm Products.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
have been fairly liberal this week and
ample for the demand, which has
eased or to some extent, and the mar
ket rules easy although values have
held fairly steady all week. While
the packers have been in the market
they have not bought very heavily
and most of the offerings have been
taken for the Consumptive trade.
The market closed today at 22iS
and 22& cents a dozen for first in
free cases, but prompt and regular
shipments are necessary to bring top
values and TO avoid loss off on held
stock.
Season for duck eggs is over and
even under light receipts the market
Is easy at 20 cents a dozen.
Due principally to continued cool
weather, the live poultry market holds
steady under good demand for choice
rat stock Of all kinds. Spring chick.
ems, 42 pounds and over, meet with
ready sale at 35a45 a pound and 30a4O
Tor small stock, while Winter chick.
ems, Zt2 pounds and under, clean up
IeadIly at 40a45. Large, smooth, fat
young chickens in fair demand at
/ 1FCCA
orlng over 25a30. Demand continues
good for old hens. 3h pounds and
| over, at 30a31, but smaller fowl and
| Leghorns are not so active at 25a27
| Ola roosters plentiful at 18, but capons
IN light receipt and meet with ready
sale at 35a40. Demand continues
fairly good for choice fat ducks at
28a3O, but underweight stock is slow
sale at 23a25. Guinea fowl and pigeons
are scarce and wanted at 50a80 each
Tor the former, and 40a45 a pair for
| the latter.
Live Stock Quotations.
! With the exception of calves. which
are easy and a shade lower. the gen.
| efaI i've cattle market rules firm
under a fairly active demand but cen.
tered on top grade stock and all poor
undergrades are slow sale at inside
values. Only handweight veal calves
are wanted and all poor rough stock
~ nara 10 move even at sharp dis.
counts.
Demand for Spring lambs continues
good but with increase in receipts the
market has an easier tendency. Quo
tatlons today at light Street Wharf
seer cattle. first quality, pound, 8a10
common to medium, SAT; bulls. as tc
quality, 4a6; cows. choice to fancy, ga
+; common to fair, 2a4; oxen, as tc
quality, 3a5; milk COWS, choice tC
iancy, head. 50.00a75.00; common tc
falr, 30.00a50.00; calves, veal, choice
pound, 1la11h; ordinary to medium
8a1o; rough and common, CAT; small
culls, 7a8; sheep, choice, CAT: ole
bucks, 4a5; common, 2a3; lambs
Spring. choice, 18a20; FAN, choice, IA
al5; fair to good, 11a13; common thin
9al0; hogs. straight, 10a11; sows, Sa
?; stays, SAT; old boars, 3a4; live pigs
lSa20; shoats, 12a15.