Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. January IS (Speciall -
Under fairly liberal receipts the market
for white potatoes rules easy. but value
show no change from last week. Fol
well graded round stock there is fail
movement, but reds and McCormicks art
Arriving mostly ungraded and mikes
stock. which have 10 be sold at a dis.
count. No. potatoes Will bring 2,75a325
a barrel and l.50a2 90 per loo pounds
with No. stock selling mostly hall
price, while culis are not wanted. Mar
ket for sweet potatoes and vans rule:
fru,er under light receipts and good de-
nand. especially for fancy stock, al
I.50a3.c0 q barrel for the former anc
250a3 IS a barrel for the latter. Bushe
hampers, both sweets and vans, sell
mostly 65al so as 10 quality and condi-
ton but culls are not wanted al any
price.
Market for native and nearby garden
truck holds steady, but IL takes choice
stock 60 bring outside prices at the fol-
lowing quotations:
Kaie, 3oaS0 busheI; onions. I.Soa2.7s
per 100 pounds: oysterplants, 6.00a6 90
hundred; parsnips. 25a3S a basket foI
washed and 2oa25 for unwashed.
Grain Quotations.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. ] red Winter, export. l.44ls; No.
red Winter, garlicky, export, LASS
Corn-No. 2 domestic, i.ol:: No. con-
tract. s7lz: cob corn. 4.25a4,50 per bar
rel OatS-No. . white, spot, 64a64 y
No. , white, spot. 63a63l3. Rye-NearDy
Iooal.i0.
Egg Prices Decrease.
Due principally 70 weather conditions
the egg market haS huctuated consider
ably Ine past week. values showing
decline. but with the colder weather
and Snowstorn today the market mas
taken on ErTneT tone
While receipts have been fairly lib
eral. they have not been excessive, the
demand being good and all fresh laid
stock meets Win ready sale. Prompt
s1fprnerts are advisable 10 bring top
prices as buyers are critical and AL
neio stock has 20 be sold as current re-
ceipis- Tns market closed today al
<zix and 42iz cents a dozen for nrStx
in free cases, a decline Of i IL cents Q
dozen from opening prices Monday and
z7i4 70 4gi2 for current receipts
Poultry Market Steady.
The general live poultry market rule;
steady 70 firm uncer GOOD demand
for smooth fat stock, receipts OF I'M
class OF fowl being generally hgn. ouI
ample Of poor thin STOCK. Demanc
especially good for Winter chickens
pouncS ana under, which VIII bring
premium over quotati 1nS. Young ner
,,,rxeys 2 pounds and over bring q
cents 4. pound. and gobblerE 10 pound!
sac over IS 10 20, but cid toms al 81
10 IS and poor and crooked breasts a.
Is are generally SLOW sale. SmootI
large fat young chickens bring so anc
Ieghorns n and %, but poor ana tnin
fowl viii not bring over 10 anc ~
(Jld hens 51a POUNDS and over IN gooc
demand a. 70 10 5s, but Lighter low
as well a. Legho-ns are slow sale o.
20 and 81, wni4s olc ROSTERS arc plenu'
3ui and orsggy 81 IA 10 10; La9g,
smooth fst cspor-s are scarce ana ~@nVeo
st IS 70 81. but small slips VIII not nEine
oyer 40 70 81 Ducks IN fair demand
a. Is 10 %. for STOCK Weighing lou
nolnds ard over, but lighter foEl VA
rot BRING over % and q. Geese
s,ofysl yttsfr,S ent only fair ceH1ar,
q. q % - with gent Isl2ndt s.irgiri
TOP prices. ..,...,
bol6s STEADY ~ 20 70 as each 10, ~
.crnae. sno 30 70 IS pair ;or IN
later ~,
Wj,n the coi6er weather p.eYz!afl;
yesxrdsy and To-Day an improvement
IS yao,ec ~ demand Tor dressed poulu'
20 b2yefs are quicker W lake hoio
rg.t naezteo young chickens sIat
yta4nR CyYkeyE meet ~ltn READY sale
~. oIe cs1sckeak are slow 10 'lElo 'aVo
eten a. the lower values quoted. Goo'
~. fancy young turksye bring 90 70 81
~ other stock viii not prfSg an
fnsre dressed than I've.
(;.oscg young ci9ickens p3 n1oStl
~ 70 30 snd oa1 and miZed. ~ 10 "a
Dressed cspons, SIX poundh zDo oVs
s,svcS ard wanted ~ 80 ~ 80. bu
ssns!isr slock VIII not bring over ~ I
II D9eks sno gsess IN ysiF nesnsn
r. 70 70 30 tsys ne foTner and 20
rs .or the latter
Ave Cattle Quotations,
The general l1ye -cat,Ie market ruiz
ssAs6y " firm, bit values slSDw 4 wic
range EgSt arrivals continue IigE
enc largely u common " ofdinaf
cattle which - SLOW ssF 81 B1Elc
rgrioee Pige sn1 hpgA IN Eb@rs. receit
sns nlsfket FJ.ss easy wllh pTlot
TnDstly ~ Doyei isYpg.
Gla0s64ioEs - LigDt greet Wb&i
GDcsy.
Efef cAtsle F3rst asJal!tY. pound. ]
~ % Common ~ medium. q ~ ~
bulls a. W quality q ~ SO cpS
.boie4 10 isAcy. D " + Cpmmpn
far. 3 ~ 3
(bzeo N ~ qus,ity b ~ Z csiye
.xsJ chgice. - ~ Is5z; I4rgs tsl.
- a large rough " 10 rough 81
common. "
.sheefl- Enoins 5 ~ r 40 DlcEs.
~ . lafnt5s SD,ln2 chdcF. ~ ~ Is u
ssir y, yam. 10 ~ n COMMON i5a
q 90 g
I,oze Suslgnt ~ 4 DpWks &
4sgs - E liss plgs ~ ~ u
Ihosk ~ ~