Evening star., 1928-12-09
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, December g.
Under generally light receipts the live
poultry market has ruled steady the
past week and with q good demand
prevailing desirable stock on most lines
rules shade higher. The market,
however, will be quiet until buyers begin
taking on supplies for the Christmas
holidays and TOO liberal shipments are
not advisable. Young turkeys, pounds
and over, are selling 40 and AZ q pound;
old hens, SO to 40, and old toms, IS,
but poor and crooked breasts are gen.
orally slow sale at 25 to 80. Choice fat
Spring chickens, 212 pounds and over,
in good demand at % to 80, and
broilers, Ia to pounds, are scarce and
wanted at 81, but Leghorns will not
bring over 25 and 26, and all poor,
thin stock is neglected at 20. A good
demand prevails for old hens at 22 to
%. Leghorns will not bring over 21 and
%, ana all old fowl weighing less than
312 pounds moves slowly at Is to 20.
Old roosters in ample supply and gen.
orally slow sale at II and 18. Most of
the ducks and geese arriving from
nearby points are. poor, thin stock,
which is not wanted and only tends to
lower the values of the better sort.
Demand fairly good but not active with
ducks bringing 70 to Is for stock weigh
ing 4 pounds and over, but smaller
fowl viii not bring over Is to 20, while
geese sell mostly 70 to 26. Market for
guinea fowl and pigeons holds steady
1t 40 to IS each for the former and so
. pair for both young and old Of the
latter.
Poultry and Egg Prices.
erlaa y,ao~bof f1r drnesod ,1a,,yk-., -.
HnueS quiet owing to the mild weather
prevailing and, with but few exceptions,
dressed stock viii not bring any more
than live. A fair demand is noted for
fancy fat turkeys, but large shipments
are not advisable until the Christmas
demand sets in.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
have been running fairly liberal the
past week and under a curtailed de-
mand, owing to the high prices pre-
vaiiing, the market rules easy and unset
tied, with values showing q decline.
Much Of the stock arriving on the local
market can only be termed current re-
ceipts. being mixed with held eggs and,
consequently, show considerable loss
under the candle. Top prices can only
be obtained on strictly fresh-laid stock
of desirable size and dealers report too
many small pullet eggs coming in, which
have to be sold at discounts. The mar
ket closed today at so cents dozen.
For selected whites in free cases, IS for
drsts and 43 for current receipts.
Receipts of white potatoes have been
running lighter the past week and
under a fairly good demand the market
has taken on a steadier tone with val
ues shade higher. No. well graded
round stock is bringing 1.10a115 per
de- I~,rE IL Ii.
viii not bring over 85a1. 90, while 150-
to quality and size. Market for sweet
potatoes and yams holds steady under
moderate receipts, but ample for the
demand which Is limited and centered
on clean, dry stock. To bring full
quotations, stock must grade No. l, as
all. small, inferior No. as well as
Gull stock Is not wanted at any price.
No. sweets are bringing 2.00a2.50 a
barrel, and yams, 2.50a3.00, but dirty
mud-caked stock will not bring but
little over half price. Bushel hampers
are selling 50a1.50 as to quality and
size.
Garden Truck.
Market for native and nearby gar
den truck rules easy, the demand being
only fair and centered on first quality
stock at the following quotations: Beets,
4.00a5.00 100; broccoli, 60a75 bushel:
carrots, 4.00a6.00 100; kale, 50a65
bushel; onions, l.50a4.00 per 100 pounds;
oyster plants, 5.00a8.00 100: parsnips,
S0a60 basket; savoy cabbage, 40a90
bushei; spinach, 35a65 bushel, and tur-
nips, 25a35 basket.
The live cattle market shows little
change from last week, holding steady,
but quiet, under light receipts on the
wharves and only fair at the stock
yards. Quotations today at Light
Street wharf
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, IL
70 1917; common to medium, to IL;
bulls, as to quality, to 8; cows, choice
to fancy, 8 to 9; common to fair, 5 to 7;
oxen, as to quality, to g. calves, veal,
choice, 15l2 to 16; large, fat, IS to Is;
large, rough, 10 to IL: thin, 8 to 10;
rough and common, to 9; sheep,
choice, to s; old bucks, 3 to f. lambs,
choice, 1919 to 10; fair to good. IL to
IL; common. thin. 8 to 9; hogs, straight
Sla to 8; sows, Z to 8; live pigs, 10 to
II; shoats, 8 to 9.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Wheat-No. 2, red Winter, garlicky,
spot. 1884: December delivery, 1884.
Co-n-No. 2, export, December deiiv-
err, 95; No. 2, yellow, domestic, spot,
1902; cob corn, 4.65a475 per barrel.
OAts-No. 2, white, domestic, spot, STA
So; No. 3, white, domestic. spot, sea
66Iz. Rye-Nearby, l.l0a1.20