Evening star., 1927-11-27
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, November 70 (SpeciaD.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No. red Winter. export, 1863; No.
= red Winter. garlicky, domestic,
1868; corn. No. 2 domestic. export,
LOO; cob corn. 4.70a5.00 per barrel;
oats, No. white. domestic. 59a591s;
No. white domestic, 5sa58h: rye,
nearby, 90a1.00.
While prices on both live and dress.
ed poultry held up for the Thanksgiv.
ing sale the market slumped badly
the latter part of the week, due to
unseasonably warm weather, and
stocks on hand had to be sold at con.
cessions in price. While there is a
fair demand prevailing at the present
time for fancy fat dressed turkeys
and choice young dressed chickens
liberal shipments are not advisable, as
under present weather conditions the
market prefers live to dressed poultry.
The market closed today at Al and
AZ pound for choice to fancy dress
ed turkeys, 38 to 40 for fair to good,
25 and 26 for choice young chickens,
% to 2S for choice to fancy ducks and
% to % for choice to fancy geese,
but old chickens and old ducks and
geese as well as poor stock of all
kinds will not bring any more dressed
than alive. The live poultry market
also rules generally easy at 40
pound for young turkeys, pounds
and over. 80 for old and 25 for poor
and crooked breasts. Medium to
large Spring chickens are bringing
"a and 25, but small and Leghorns
sell mostly % and 23. while poor and
thin fowl is neglected at II and IS.
Old hens in fair demand at 20 to %
for stock weighing 312 pounds and
htrf 1i1h f<,r,1 r
horns are slow sale at l6 and II. Old
roosters plentiful and draggy at II
and 10. Large, fat young geese and
ducks, pounds and over, fairly ac.
tive at % to % for the former and
22 and % for the latter, but smaller
fowls not so desirable at II and IS.
Demand for guinea fowl has eased off
and the market is easy at 40 to 85
each, while pigeons continue in fair
demand at 20 to 80 a pair.
Rabbit Demand Fair.
Demand only fair for rabbits owing
to the warm weather prevailing and
shipments should be limited until the
weather becomes more seasonable.
Many of The arrivals show poor con.
dition and are slow to move out even
at sharp discount. Choice nearby rab
good, 2.50a3.00, but poor and sticky
stock is slew sale at 1.50a2.00. Wealth
er conditions are unfavorable for the
egg market. and while receipts Of ma
tive and nearby stock has been light
since the holiday. 1t is ample for the
demand prevailing. Most of the ar
rivals from nearby points are current
receipts, being mixed with held stale
eggs and when put under the candle
show loss, and will only bring current
receipts prices. 1t takes strictly fresh.
| laid eggs to bring top price of AZ a
dozen for firsts in free cases, while
current receipts sell mostly at As.
Receipts of white potatoes have
| been lighter, but the demand is easily
| satisfied and the market holds gen.
orally steady at 1.50a1.75 per 100
pounds and 2.50a3.0O barrel for
round. we'll graded stock. but No. 2 po-
| tatoes as well as mixed stock is slow
sale at about half price.
Sweet potatoes, in liberal supply in
the market, rule generally easy, with
prices IN buyers favor at 1.25a175 a
barrel. and yams are in light receipt
and in better demand at 250a3.00 a
barrel, but II takes large, we'll graded
| stock TO bring these prices. as all
small or Irregular stock is hard to sell
while No. 2s and culls are not wanted
at any price. Demand for native and
nearby garden truck continues fairly
eood, with prices holding steady at the
followin" quotations: Beets and car
rcts, 3.00a4.00 per 100; cabbage. 2O0a
400 per 100: caulifower, 1.50a2.21
crate; horseradish, 350a4.00 bushel
onions, 1.00al.75 per 100 pounds
oyster plants, 6.00a7.O0 per 100; pars
nips. 40a50 basket: pumpkins, l0.00a
1000 ner 100; Savoy cabbage. 20a3t
bush"l. spinach, 25a50 bushel turnips
20a2j basket
Live Cattle Steady.
? The general live cattle market rule:
steady. but quiet with little change II
t values from last week. White receipt:
are light. especially of top grade cat