Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
Baltimore Markets

spec:al Dispatch to The Sta:
BALTIMORE. September 22.-The
demand for the Jewish holiday the
latter part of the week gave the i've
poultry a firmer tone and while values
are shade HIGHER a decline is eX-
pected next week Shipments OF poor
thin Springers not advisable as tney
tend to lower the values OF the oetter
class of poultry, receipts have been run
ming fair the past week but with
good demand prevailing, all large, 1at
Stock meets with ready sale. Mixed COL
ored Spring chickens, POUNDS anq
over, bring SO and "a cents pound and
smaller 80 and 80, while Leghorns sen
mostly % to 81 as TO size.
Demand for large, fat old hens good
az 90 and 80 for fowl weighing AZ
pounds and over and % ana ~ ior
medium. but small fowl not so active
at "a to 26: while all poor. thin stock
moves slow at Is to 20. Old ROSTERS
III ample supply at 16 to ID. Market
for young ducks holds steady at Is and
IS for STOCK weighing 4 pounds ana
over. but smaller ducks, as well as old,
are generally slow sale at IL ana ~.
Guinea fowl in light receipt and broS
weighing IL pounds and over meet
with ready sale at 80 and 80 each, bu!
smaller stock moves slow at 60 ana
pigeons in fairly good demand ano
market holds steady at 25a30 pair
for both young and old
Eggs Hold Firm.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
continue light and market holds flrm
with values we'll supported. Demand
good for fresh gathered eggs and all
such stock meets with ready sale. buyers
in some instances do not hesitate to pay
a premium over quotations but are $40"
to take hold of eggs of doubtful quality
Careful grading and prompt shipments
ere advisable to command full values
The market closed today at AZ cents
dozen for selected whites in free cases.
81 for firsts and 35 for current receipts
Market for white potatoes rules easy
with values a shade lower under liberal
receipts from all sections, but for we'll
graded stock a fairly good demand pre-
walls There are too many inferior lots
arriving ungraded or showing sunburn
however. and this class of stock has
to be sold at discount. No. potatoes
are selling l50 to 100 barrel, oul
ungraded stock will not bring over l.25
to i so, while sack potatoes sell mostly
100 to lis per 100 pounds AS tC
size and condition Market for native
nearby and garden truck holds STEADY
under generally light receipts and
fairly good demand but centered or
first quality stock at the following quo
tationS
Stringless green beans, $50 to 2,0(
bushel. Beets, 800 to 500 100. Cab
bage, 400 to TOO 100. Carrots. 500 II
ZOO 100. Sugar corn, IS to IS dozen
Elephants, SO to 100 basket. Kale
so to rs bushel Lima beans, 1.50 II
200 basket. Onions, 2.75 to 800 PEE
100 pounds. Peppers, IS to 40 basket
Spinach. rs to 80 basket. Tomatoes
60 to 100 basket; packing stock. VI :O'
20 40 busrel, and 35 to As basket TO
small yellows.
Fruit Demand Good.
Demand for native and nearby greer
fruits continues good and market hold
generally steady, but under liberal re
ceipt from all section prices are mostl
in buyers favor at the following quo
tations: Apples, 100 to $50 bushel
damsons. 100 to 1.25 basket; grape:
40 to SO basket; peaches, 1.5O to 2.5
bushel; pears, Its to $50 bushel, an
plums, LIS to 200 bushel
With the exception of handy weigh
veal calves, which are in light receip
the live cattle market rules general