Evening star., 1928-12-16
Baltimore Markets
Dispatch to The Star


BALTIMORE. Md, December 15.--
Turkeys. both live and dressed, Will De
the principal attraction for the Christ
mas trade and large shipments are ad-
visable. beginning Monday and contlnu-
ing until Saturday, but no poultry, i've
or dressed. should be shipped to arrive
here Monday, December "a, as there Will
he little or no demand with the large
b,Ivers off the market that day. Il
weather Is favorable dressed poultry
should be shipped scalded stock, heao
and feet on. which is preferred on tniS
market. Only choice fat blroS snoui9
be killed and particular attentlon pau
to see that all animal heat Is out oI tle
body before shipping. Should the pres-
ent warm weather continue next Weeh;
shinn,ents of live instead of dressed
poultry advisable.
Receipts of live poultry. eSpeclally
turkeys. have been too liberal tne l,aSV
week and under only falr demaho Ilie
market slumped and values SNOW ue
cline of from to 4 cents pou@Liu @ On ~
desirable stock. while other 1oWl mas W
he sold at sharp discounts. The holiday
demand however, will start IN cary
next week and the market will no oouoC
assume a firner tone and values again
advance. The market closed To-Day aC
SO cents a pound for young hen Iurkeyo,
35a36 for Young gobblers and old mems
and 32a33 for old toms, while poor anu
crooked breasts are slow sale at 20;
Sprinp chickens show G. decline ol .
cents a pound, medium to large, laC
stock selling 26a28, and LeghornS, 24a
25. but all poor, thin stock IS neglect@o
at 20. Demand for old hens limited ana
the market is easy at 2Oa27 1or stoch
weighing 31a pounds and over, put Leg,
horns will not bring over 70, Wnle an
poor, thin hens as well as Ola IoosUeI3
are slow sale at 17a18. Ducks and
geese in too liberal receipt for the de-
mand, which is not active, but II tne
price of turkeys is high next week they
will sell to advantage.
Young ducks, 4 pounds and over, are
bringing % to 25, but smaller stock
will not bring over IS to 20, While geese
sell mostly % to 25, with Kent 1slandS
bringing top price. Market Tor guinea
fowl and pigeons holding steady at 4o
to 80 each for the former and 81
pair for both young and old OF the
latter. Receipts of dressed poultry nave
been light the past week, but more than
ample for the demand, and with the
exception of choice to fancy turkeys
will not bring any more dressed IMAM
live.
Egg Receipts Liberal.
Receipts of eggs have been too liberal
the past week, being greatly in excess
of trade wants, and as result the
market slumped with sharp break IN
prices, values declining as high as
cents dozen from opening prices
Monday. Under a generally light de-
mand the market closed easy today
at 43 cents a dozen for selected
whites in free cases, 40 cents for firsts
and 38 cents for current receipts. The
majority of the arrivals from nearby
points can only be termed current re-
ceipts, being mixed with held stale eggs
and when put under the candle show
considerable loss, grading only averaging
current receipts. To bring top prices
all eggs must be strictly fresh laid,
carefully graded and small pullet eggs
should not be mixed in as they have
to be sold at a discount.
Receipts of white potatoes from all
sections continue light and the market
holds steady and prices have advanced
to 40 to 1.25 per 100 pounds for well
graded ground stock and 80 to Ito