Evening star., 1928-11-04
Baltimore Markets
,ecial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, November 3.--Egg re-
ceipts, especially of strictly fresh laid
stock from nearby points, continue very
light and the market advanced 70
cents a dozen over opening prices Mon
day. Demand for strictly fresh STOCK
continues good and the limited offer
ings clean up daily. there being no sur
plus Of this sort. The attention OF ship
pers Is called to the fact that selected
white eggs which bring top prices are
hennery goods of large size, clean and
strictly fresh and must be carefully
graded. Inferior, small or held stock,
which are easily detected under the
candle, cannot be sold in this class.
but are classed strictly on their merits
and sold accordingly. The market closed
today at 48 to so cents a dozen for Sc
lected whites in free cases; As cents for
firsts and 43 for current receipts.
Receipts of live poultry have been
more liberal the past week by boat as
we'll as truck Of both young and old
fowl, and under only fair demand the
market has eased of and values are a
shade lower For fat old hens AZ
pounds and over and large smooth
Spring chickens, as well as small broil-
ing springers, a fairly good demand pre-
walls, but small, poor. thin fowl are not
so desirable and generally slow sale at
inside prices. Turkeys continue In. light
receipt, but ample for the demand,
which is limited, and liberal shipments
are not advisable until the weather
turns colder. Turkeys weighing less
than pounds should not be shipped,
as poor stock Is not wanted and only
tends to lower the value Of the better
class Of fowl. Young hen turkeys. 9
pounds or over are bringing As cents
. pound; old hens 40 and old toms
IS. Medium to large Spring chickens
are selling at 20 and 30 and LeghornS
IS to 81; but all poor, thin stock moves
slow at 20 to %. Old hens, 3i2 pounds
and oyer, are bringing 25 to 80 and Leg
horns, % and "a but fowl under 3l2
pounds are generally slow sale at 20.
Old rooSters are in ample supply and
draggy at 1S to 20. Young ducks, 4
pounds and over, are in moderate re-
ceipt, but ample for the demand, which
is limited, at az to Is, while smaller
ducks, as we'll as old, are neglected at
l8 to 20. Geese made their first appear
ance on the market this week and met
with ready sale at % to Is. The mar
keI Ior guinea IOWI ana pigeons nOlQS
steady at 80 to 65 each for large and 40
to IS each for small Of the former and
80 pair for both young and old OF the
latter.
Potato Receipts.
Receipts of white potatoes continue
liberal from all sections and the mar
ket rules easy with prices mostly In
buyers favor. For well graded round
stock there Is fairly good demand,
but all inferior lots showing mudded
cake or ungraded are not desirable
and have to be sold at discounts. No.
] well graded potatoes are bringing
100 to Ito per 100 pounds, but red
potatoes will not bring over 10 to 90,
while l50-pound sacks sell mostly ct
l.50 to 1.76, as to quality and condi-
ton. Sweet potatoes are In ample re-
ceipt and the market rules easy at
It's to 2.T5 a barrel and IS to 100
bushel, but to draw full values offerings
must be grade No. /, as anything of
grade. smaller or irregular has to be
sold at discounts, while No. 2's and
culls are not wanted at any price.
Vans are in light receipt and under
q fair demand the market rules firner
ct 200 to ESQ barrel. The market for
native and nearby garden truck holds
steady under fairly. good demand for
trst quality stock Of the following quo