Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. Md, September i
Formers shipping live poultry. eggs,
fruits or perishable produce to the locai
markets should not ship anything ~
arrive here Monday, as all oueieIS %ul
be closed, the day being legal nonosy
and all perishable stock wouio iiAeis
be a total loss IL.
The live poultry market rules easier
and nrices on some lines show de-
rl;r7e While 2 fair demand prevalls
FOR large. fat, Spring chickens - POUNDS
and over. medium sized springers ano
birds under . pounds are hard to place
even 10 the arabs at concessions IN
nrice. Poor. thin fowl should not be
shinped. as they only hurt the sale OF
tane better grades when mixed IN snip
rnents. Mixed colored Spring chickens,
ais pounds and over, are selling 34x35 a
pound. and to 2I2 POUNDS at 3Za5s'
but smaller fowl are slow sale at 5oaSl.
Teohorn springsrs in liberal receipt ano
nof 90 desirable at 25a32 while heavy,
fat oId hens are in fair demand. Ar
riva1s consist mostly Of poor, thin IoWi
and the supply of this SORT IS excessive
end moves slow even at the lowe.
rntues quoted Medium to large olo
hens. : pounds and over. are bringing
oeao8 and 3is to pounds 23a2o. out
inrhorns viii not bring over 20. wnile
raar. fight fowl is neglected at ifalo,
Old ROSTERS in mcderats receipt ana
rna-s,et a shade fIrmer at l6alS de-
rnan5 continues fair for Spring ducks
4 mounds and over at 22a23. but smaller
fowl moves slow at l7aiS, while olo
rierlss are neglected at l5a1S. Guinea
fogl IN more liberal receipt and only
birds weighing "a pounds ana over
find ready sale at 30 cents each. while
smaller move slow at 65. Pigeons are
holding steady at 25a30 pair for both
young and old.
Dairy Market Prices.
The market for native and nearby
eggs holds very firm on desirable STOCK,
receipts OF which are light, and values
SHOW an advance Of TO 4 cents q dozen
over opening price Monday. Ihere Is
very little trading on the exchange AZ
this season Of the year but eggs mat
Encw grade under the canole NEE. WIN WI
ready sale on the street at ful faIues.
MANY CT the arrivals from nearby points
are Showing considerable loss under the
candle and as buyers hesitate TO take
hold Of offerings Of this sort prices are
to be shaded
THE market closed today at ~ cents
q dozen for select whites in free cases I,
"a cents a dozen for frsts and 81 cents
y dozen for current receipts AItentloll
of shippers iE called 70 the IacL thas
selected whites means hennery eggs Oh
iorge sigs clean and strictly fresh as
oniy this class will bring top values and
ali eooS that do not make the grade
ssnder the candle have 10 be sold strictly
on their merits
Potato Prices.
The notato market rules steady under
fair "a GOOD demand but centers on
No. / stock, while No. rs arlo culls are
not wanted at any price no. l po-
tatoeg are bringing l.75 10 ZOo p Iss .
bus mixed and ungraded STOCK VIII no'
br,ro ''' aver ! IS TO $50 and sack po-
tafoes seIi mostly 90 10 LIS per loo
mounds. Sweet potatoes and vans arr
in more liberal receipt and the maIkel
. rules easy and lower at $50 TO SD
4 bsrrel for the former and 300 70 S0u
haYreI for the latter Mixed ungfaueo
sweet bring $50 10 800 and NO. zs
SO 70 400, but culls are not wanIeu
the market for native and nearby
garden truck rules ste 70 nrm Gnoei
3 fairly good demand al the following
quotations. stringless green beans i;ou
80 s0 np,she1. b1ets. $50 70 $50 LOG,
d
ard s 90. 100. sugar corn, ID 70 ~
DOZEN c,lctInbers, 50 70 IS basket. egg
rfe,ts 25 10 IS basket. lima beans
: 81 10 $50 bushel, onions. 10 70 az
rer 100 pounds. peppers, 20 70 70 oaSke
Scy Green and 30 20 10 basket Tor rec
~,,,,asSs so 10 go basket tomatoes, DO v
IN basket. and so " So a busnel fo
oaektne stock: small yellow tomatoes
Is 10 30 basket IL. s..,,
the green fruf market FuieS sst
orally easy under fairy llpefai teee'pst
and only first quality STOCK attl a1ts o.
ten.tor al the following quobatil.o3il.s
Cartalounes. 40 10 80 basket ano ID !
s0 crafe, damsons. rs 10 100 pasEet
,,s,e~ SO 10 rs basket, huckieoeffifs'
50 r. IS auart; peaches 90 70 ~
t',s.el, Bartlett pears 90 70 -
t,1et-ol. sickle pears IS 70 2z5 ousIlei
.sr,.xns rs 10 rs basket, watefmfIoiiS
~ az "a 90 100 for extra select'
% o0 "a 1000 for selects and loDo
81 o0 for primes, while culis are gen
orally neglected at 800 tn 9o"'
Cattle Market.
.rna ,,ve cattle market rules steAd
e. Grn, under generally light receip'
~ he wfaaryes Demand is faEi
.,ee6v for TOP grade cattle, but a
Scrora6eg move slow at inside price
S, CO. today at Light street Whal
Meet cattle, first quality, poono' y
q IA. common 10 medium, 70 =
b,Ills ms 10 quality, 10 y. COWS ein'',
70 fancy, 2 70 Q, common 70 a@h, I,,e
a. n~en as 10 quality, 10 y. cave
veal choice Is TO iskfn large, iaLi
a. is. large, rough, ii 70 ~ tln''
to 10 rough and common "
sbee ~ choiee' S 10 6, old bucks.
Z lan,bs' spring choice. ~ 20 az
fair r. good II 70 10: common, M
70 10. hogs. straight II to 10, SOW
: to q stays, to b. live pigs, IL
~. sFaosts. } p. %.