Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, November 10
The live poultry market rules generally
quiet, with an easy undertone under fair
receipts, but fully ample for both young
and old chickens and, with the excep-
tion of turkeys, varjss on all lines.
Heavy. fat, old hens, Az pounds and
over. and medium to large young chick
ems In fairly good demand, but all poor
thin fowl are slow sale, as the trade
will not take up this class of stock at
any price, and the only outlet is to the
Arabs at practically their own price.
| Turkeys have been in light receipt so
far and have met with prompt sale, but
| the demand is still limited and will
continue. limited until the opening OF
the Thanksgiving holiday day market.
Shippers are advised not to ship tur-
keys unless they are fat and weigh at
| least pounds. as small, poor turkeys
are not wanted, and it is more ques-
ton of buyer than price. Young tur-
kegs, pounds and over, are bringing
As cents a pound old hens 40 and old
| toms IS, but crooked breasts are gen.
orally slow sale at 80. Mixed co!ored
! Spring chickens of medium to large size
are bringing % and 20 and Leghorns
| Is to 81, but poor. htin fowl move slow
| at 90 to %. Old hens, 312 pounds and
over, are selling at wide range OF %
to 90, but LeghornS will not bring over
81 and %, while poor, thin fowl Is gen.
orally neglected at 90 Old ROSTERS are
in ample supply and have slow sale at
| Is to 20. Demand is only fair for
young ducks, pounds and over, at %
to IS, and too many 3 to 3l2 pound
ducks are arriving, which are slow sale
at Is to 20.
Other Poultry Prices.
Native and nearby geese in fairly
good demand. and~all fat stock meets
with ready sale at 90 to rs. Guinea
fowl and pigeons hold steady at 80 to
IS each for stock weighing 134 pounds
and over, but smaller Guinea fowl, as
we'll as old stays. not so desirable at 40
to IS each, while pigeons sell mostly
80 a pair for both young and old. While
there has been some inquiry for dressed
poultry, it is a little too early in the
season and shipments are not advisable
until the weather turns colder and the
demand for the Thanksgiving holiday
sets in.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
continue light. especially Of desirable
fresh-laid stock, for which premium
above market values is readily obtained.
The demand for this class of stock con-
tinues good and the limited offerings
clean up readily. The market closed
very firm today at SO cents a dozen for
selected whites in free cases, As cents
for firstS and current receipts, 43 cents.
Receipts of white potatoes continue
liberal from all sections and the mar
ket rules easy under only a fair demand
and centered principally on well graded
round stock All ungraded or small
inferior potatoes are not desirable and
have to be sold at discounts. No.
potatoes are selling 90a1.10 per hun
bred pounds, but reds will not bring
over 75a70, while 150-pound sacks sell
mostly 1.50a1.75.
|. Sweet potatoes and yams in lighter
receipt and under fairly good demand
the market is firmer and values shade
higher. To bring top values, however,
stock must be free from dirt and grade
No. /, as all small or irregular stock
is slow to find favor while No. Us and
cullS are not wanted at any price. No.
sweets are bringing l50a3.25 a bar
rel and 50a1.l5 bushel.
Garden Truck.
The market for native and nearby
garden truck is generally steady under
a fairly good demand and conferred on
first-quality stock at the following
quotations:
Beets, 4.0Oa5 90 hundred; broccoli, Goa
IS bushel; cabbage, 3.00a6.00 hundred;
carrots, 400a6.00 hundred; kale, 50a60 +
lima beans, 250a5.00 bushel; lettuce,
75a125 bushel: onions, 2.00a3.00 per
hundred pounds; oyster plants, 600 and
TOO hundred: parsnips, so and 60 !
basket: peppers, 35a40 basket: pump |
kins, S00a20.00 hundred; savoy cab
bage, 90a1.15 bushel: spinach, 50a7o |
bushel and turnips. 25a40 basket.
Under light receipts on the wharves |
and only moderate at the stockyards the |
live cattle market holds generally steadv !
and values show little change from last |
week. Spring lambs in more liberal re- |
ceipt, and only choice fat stock meets
with ready sale, all small poor lambs
being hard to place at inside prices. Quo
tations today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality, pound, 12al2h;
common to medium, Bail: bulls as to
quality, TAG; cows. choice to fancy, 8a9;
common to fair, SAT; oxen, as to quail
ity, 6a8; calves, veal choice, 1872; large,
fat IL to IA; large, rough, 9a10; thin,
8a9; rough and common, SAT; sheep.
choice, 5a6; old bucks. 3a4; lambs,
Spring, choice, 1212al3; fair to good. IL
al2: common, thin, 8a9; hogs, straight,
9a9i5: sows, 7aS; live pigs, lOall;
shoats, 8a10.
Closing Grain Quotations.
wheat-No.. 2, red, Winter, garlicky,
spot, 1885: November delivery, 1885.
Corn-No. 2, export, December delivery,
941s; No. 2, yellow, domestic, spot, los.
Cob-Corn, 410a4.25 per barrel. Oats
No 2, white, domestic, spot Sass; No.
3, white. domestic, spot, Sass. Rye
Nearby, 1.10al.20.