Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. February Is .Speciai.
While receipts OF white potatoes are
generally light the demand is also light
and the market easy with values
shade lower For we'll graded round
potatoes there Is fair demand at ITS
TO 200. per 100 pounds. and 800 10
375 per barrel. with No , stock selling
mostly half price. Mccormick and red
potatoes not so desirable and prices
have to be shaded on these lines
mostly around l.25 to $50. per 100
pounds Demand for sweet potatoes
and yams has eased of TO some extent
and values show a decline Sweets are
now selling better than vans al > so
OF SIS barrel. and vans $50 to
3.25 barrel! while bashel hampers OF
both whites and yams sell mostly 65 to
i65.
A fairly good demand prevails 70.
native and nearby garden truck. but
1t takes choice 10 fancy stock 10 bring
top prices at the following quotations;
Kale. 40 to so busllei and IT'S 10 90
a barrel: onions. lis 10 2.75 per hum
dred pounds: oyster plants, 600 10
basket: saYory cabbage, 80 10 90 basket.
and iurrips, 30 10 IS basket for
washed and 20 10 Is for unwashed
Closing grain quotations: Wheat. No.
2 red Winter export, i4si.; No. , red
Winter earlicky domestic. 49,. Corn,
No >. white domestic. 10; No con-
tract export. 1857 cob corn. AIS
per barrel. Oats. No white domestic.
"a TO 65~.: No. > white domestic, So
to 81. Rye, nearby. 100 TO Ito.
Cattle Market Steady.
The general live cattle market holds
- ttnk nf H
ity stock. but ample Of common 10 ordi-
nary cattle, which Is slow sale al in
side prices Choice Spring lambs scarce
and wanted at fun value
Quot ations:
Beef cattle firs, quality. pound. /:
10 10: common TO medium. 10 10:
bulls. as To quality. & To s.. Cows.
choice TO fancy. d 10 8: common To fair.
; To s.
Oxen. as 10 quality. : 10 s,
Calves. veal choice. ISL: large. fat.
II 70 "a: large, rough, q 10 10; rough
and common, 20 s.
Sheep. choice TO s; old bucks.
to 5. Lambs, Spring. choice, 49,. 10
IA; fair to good, 10 to Il; common.
thin, : 10 8.
Hogs. straight TO a.; sows, 10 :,
stays 10 s.
Live pigs. 10 10 Is: S.aoatS, 8 10 9,
Market for dressed hogs and country
lard easy at the following quotations
Choice. light weight. pound. II, me
dium. 10; heavy. 10 &: country iafo'
prime white. IL dark or brown, to 10
Esg Prices Decline.
Receipts of native and NEARBY sSSS
have been liberal the past week. .>nc
with more free offerings ON the egg e>"
change the market eaScd OF the ias'c'
part Of the week. with values showing
Il decline OF 1 cents dozen on f's's
and from -. To Z cents a dozen on cur
rent receipts. The market Is more or
less uns sttled which is not unusual Al
;his time Of the wear and II taxes well
Graded fresh laid stock IL erinS top
prices. Hence, prompt shipments and
careful grading are advisable in order
to realize best results The market
closed today at 33's cents do&"n iar
ilrstS In free eases and .s'+ 10 S@'s
dozen for current receipts III free cases,
Live Poultry Quotations.
With the exception vi old hens, which
continue easy. the live poultry market
holds steady. with values showing nttl~
change from last week, 4 fairly Aot'd
demand prevails Tor large TAT stock. nut
poor. thin fowl moves slow AT inside
prices. Young hen turkeys, & pounds
and over. hrine ~ 10 ~ cents ts'llnd
and Young sohhlrr> 10 pounds and
over ~ to ~, but old toms are SLOW
sale AT 81 to 81, while poor and crN,Eed
breasts arr neglected at IS Winter
chickens : pounds and under. ate
scarce and wanted at IL ~ ~, while
large. smooth. tat Young chickens bring
- aud 81, but ieshorns are not worth
over - and -. ana all poor thin fowl
Is slow sale at 20 to - Capons e,n-
tinue In good DEMAND at Is IL 80 tor
large fat birds. but small fowl NOT M ,
desirable at "a ~ 40, Demand for old
hens has eased on 10 a large extern. aud
Il takes desirable tat stock a. pounds
and over to bring ~ and - while With
lighter fowl ~ we'll is leehofnS II Is
more u question Ut buyers than rtee !
at - Ia -, Old rN>tets ample end
dfassy at 10 and - Demand good /
Tor tat ducks. I pounds and over. ,
which are In only moderate receipt and ,
meet With ready sale NJ % to IS but
small aud poor fowl moves slow at % !
Ia u Guinea fowl a,,u pigeons COLI
tinued In good request al ~ IL IS each /
iar the former and 10 IL 81 paid for !
the latter
While the market tor dressed poultry /,
under the cooler Weather prevailing /
holds seneraitv steadv. there are enlv 4 |
teN lines which vii, bring Il preml,im !
aver live slncA, Capons and ducks ATE !
he Two lines and these sell NASTY com |
J 10 \ cents a pmna over live, hui II |
takes choice IN fancy stock "a hiring /
ina peMA.m |