Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch TO The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, September 8.-The
live poultry market holds steady to firm
under an improved demand, due to
the Jewish holiday September Is, and
larger shipments of poultry are adj
visable the first part of the week. Best
market days will be Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday and all kinds of prime,
fat poultry will be in demand, especially
heavy, fat old hens, large, fat young
ROSTERS and heavy ducks. The market
for Spring chickens is flrmer under a
good demand for large, tat fowl 212
pounds and over, and values are shaoe
higher on this line. Medium sized
springers, 2 pounds and under, are not
so desirable, and all poor thin stock is
hard TO place even to the Arabs at
concessions in price and shipments OF
springers unoer 2 POUNDS are not ad-
vlsabie Mixed coiored Spring chickens,
2 pounds and over, are selling 33 to So
cents a pound, and smaller 80 to 81,
but Leghorns will not bring over 20
to 80, as TO size.
Demand for old hens is on the in
crease and the market rules flrmer at
an advance OF 2 cents pound for
heavy, tat fowl POUNDS ana over, but
small poor fowl are not wanted and
haru to sell even at lower values. OLD
hens, 4l2 pounos ana over, meet with
ready SAFE at % ana 30; meulum, 312
to pounds, not so active at "a 10 ~,
while all poor, thin FOWL move slow al
10 to 70. Large lat Legnorns, however,
VIII not BRING over % and %. Old
ROSTERS are IN fair demand at Is to l3.
SpI.ng ducks are expected TO be In
1ver demand next week, but 1t takes
lalge, tat SOCK, 4 pounos ana over, to
b. LIg TOP vaiues Oh Is 70 20. But
Smau, poor fowl. as well as ola ducks,
move SOW at 10 to 70. Guinea 1owi
are IN more uocraI receipt ana only
bA Us weighing Ia pounGS ana over
LieSL Will Teaay sue at Do Genus eacn,
wiliie smaller SOCK is not SO desirable
~ oJ 10 10 Gems eacn. Pigeons steaoy
a. - sno 80 GEMS pair Iof botn young
ana olu Unoer iignl receipts OF native
ana nearoy eggs the past week the mar
kel hoIoS My nrin ana all 1resn
gathered se.ecved whites meet Win
leaoy sale at AZ GEMS dozen IN Iree
cases, with nrsts in Tree cases bringing
30, but current receipts are running
mostly mixed and. OF irregular quanIS,
wnicn moves slow at 80.
Potato Market.
The market for white potatoes holds
stcauy under ample receipVS ana Ialf-
iy goo demand, but too many natlVe
sno nearby barrels coming in are show
ing sInburn or ungraoed STOCK ana
concessions IN price are necessary 10
nlIye this class of stock. No. graded
potatoes are bringing LOCALS per lou
pounds, and 1.o0a2.Uo per barrel. But
mixed, ungraded stock sells mostly at
l.25al.5O a barrel as to quality and
~ =
in light receipt and in some instances
the supply is not equal to the demand
which is centered on No. l stock ex-
clllslvely and all off grade potatoes are
generauy slow sale. No. ! sweets. are
bringing l25aI.50 bushel, and 3.50a
400 a parrel. but mixed and ungraded
stock will not bring over 2.oUa300,
while No. 2 stock is not wanted at any
price Vans are selling at 3.00a3.S0 a
barrel as to quality ana condition.
Garden Truck.
The market for native and nearby
garden truck holds steady to firm, under
a larry good demand at the following
quotations.: StringlesS green beans, 10
AGO bushel; beets, 3.U0a4.0 90 hundred;
cabbage, 3O0a7.0O hundred; carrots,
400ao. 90 hundred; sugar corn, 25a4o
dozen; eggplants, 4Gao0 basket; lima
beans. 4.Uua450 bushel; onions, 300a
425 per 100 pounds; green peppers, goa
Is basket; red peppers, 30a40 basket;
tomatoes, 50a90 basket, and 60a82l "a
bushel for packing stock.
Fruit Quotations.
Receipts OF native and nearby green
fruits are generally light and the mar
ket firmer at the following quotations
Apples, 75al2 bushel; canCaloupes, 5Oa
1.2o basket; damsons, 75a1.00 basket;
grapes, 40a65 basket; peaches, 1.25a200
busnel, Bartlett pears, 1.00a2.50 bushel
Seckel and Clapp favorite pears, 75a
2.25 bushel and watermelons. 35.O0a
1000 hundred tor extra selects, 25.003
5000 for selects, l0.00a15 90 for primes
and 300a500 for culls
Cattle Prices.
The general live cattle market rule
steady to firm under only moderate
receipts and a good demand is pre-
Valllng but Centered on top grade stock
All under grades are slow to find favo
and most OF the wharf arrivals con
S.st largely OF common to ordinar.
cattle. spring lambs and handy weigh
veal calves are in light receipt ant
ind ready sale at fun values. Quo
iatiOns today at Light Street Wharf
Beel cattle, nrSt quality, pound, Is u
II; common TO medium, to II; bulls
rs to quality. 8 to 10; cows. choice Il
fancy, TO TO- common to fair, to z
o"en, as to quality, to 9; calves. veal
choice, 1872: large. tat, IA to Is; large
rough, IL to II; thin, 9 to 10; rougl
and common. z to 8; sheep, choice,
To s; old bucks, TO 4: lambs, Spring
choice, IA to l4ix fair to good, IL +
ID; common. thin. to 10: hogs, straight
ii TO II; sows. 8 to g. stays, 4 to
live pigs, IL TO IL; shoats 9 TO 10.
Grain Quotations.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat, Nc
req Winter. domestic. spot, 1872 $
September delivery, 1925; October de
livery. 1880; corn, No. yellow, do
mestic. spot, l.23a1.2 "a cob corn. SIS
500 per barrel: oats, No. white, do
mestic, spot, 48a49 No. 3 white, dc
mestic, spot, 46l3a4712; rye, nearb.
105al.20.