Evening star., 1928-06-17
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, June is Especially -
Closing grain quotations-wheat. season
for old wheat practically closed and
with no new wheat arriving the mar
ket is purely normal. the little stock
coming now selling strictly on its merits.
Corn. No 2. yellow domestic. l.18: oats.
No. O.. white domestic. 76lza77i2; No.
3, white domestic, 75l2a76ia; rye, near
By. J .20ai.25
While receipts Of live poultry have
been more liberal the past week the
market holding up we'll especially on
large, fat. young chickens, which in
some instances viii bring a premium
over quotations, but of small under
sired chickens too many are being
shipped and mostly Leghorns which are
slov sale at inside prices The trade
here wants an average weight of two
pounds and over and shipment Of
chickens under this size not advisable
as they have to BE- sold at discounts.
Mixed colored sprinsers lbs. and
over are selling at 20 TO AZ cents a
horns viii not bring over IS to 80 as TO
size Market for old hens holds steady
under fair receiDts and better Ge-
fnsnd AZ 23a27 for stock weighing az
pounds and over but Leghorns viii not
bring over 20. while all poor light fowl
moves slow at II and is. Old roostrrs
dull and drazgy at IL TO IL A far de-
fnand prevails for fat Young ducks.
four pounds and over a. 23 to Is. but
smaller stock not 50 desirable at 20.
while old ducks are neglected at Is to
20. Pigeons holding steady ct IS to 30 q
pair for both young and old
Egg Market Improves.
Market for native and nearby eggs
shows a slight improvement and all
offerings showing quality meet with
ready sale Al full value. Receipts have
been only moderate the past week but
prompt shipments are advisable es-
pecaally during the warm weather pre-
vailing a. buyers are very critical and
ali held stock has TO be sold at a dis
count. The market closed today at 2gIa
o dozen for hrsts in free cases and IS
to 20! for current receipts as to size.
Market for old potatoes continues
dull and receipts generally ample for
the demand which is very SLOW.
shipments should be carefully graded
% realize top values as all sprouted or
soft stock is not wanted at any price
NO. ] potatoes are bringing 90 to f.2S
per 100 pounds. New potatoes from
Virginia arriving In good condition meet
with ready sale At lis to 2.2s per
barrel
Native and nearby garden truck in
ample supply and the market rules
generally easy With prices mostly in
buyers favor at the following quota
Eons Asparagus, $50 10 $50 a dozen
and 100 70 LIS for small cuils: green
beans, 10 100 basket. and rs 10 i.2s
for srfngiess: beets, 500 10 500 100
csbbaee. so TO so hamper; lettuce rs
% ID bsishel: Spring onions, 100 tn
1-25 100; peas. 50 10 80 bushei:
rsoishes, so ~ $50 100: rhubarb 200
Emo 900 100. and spinach, 50 TO rs
busnei
Berries Are Abundant.
Ferries of all kinds In ample receipt
especially of ordinary poor stock and II
taxes fancy SOUND berries 10 bring ton
values of 0 10 ~ quart for black.
DerfieS. 10 ~ IL quart for goose
bfTTleS ano 70 IL a quart for straw
berries. Cherries in fair demand al ID
70 IS q pound for large red sweet, o t4
10 f0f large Wax. hat all other kinds are
Eiow aab st 4 and S. The live cattle
naarket holds generally steady under
pgnt receipts on the gharves and only
far at the stockyaTds. A fairly good
demand prevails for Top grade cattle
but all undefgrSdes move slow a. inside
prices. Handy weight veal calves sno
choice spring lambs In fairly good de.
nnASad, b1t not fn,ich call for old sheer
a. TINS iinlt of the year Quotations
todAy at Ijgnt street Wharf
Eeei cattle, FIRST quality. pound II
" ~ common ~ MEDIUM q 10 10
bs5sls. a. " quality. & ~ O. ooyy. choiet
10 fancy, 10 q. common 10 fair IL
y. oxen, a. " quality. q u, Q calves
veal, eF0ice. ~ ~ i5 thin D 10 10.
large. fat. II ~ ~, large rough 4 u
~ to1AE6 atlc common 10 q sheen
efloice, y ~ q, old bucks 3 10 s COM.
mon lambs. spring ebosc4. is u
1871. fair % go)c. n IN i4, common
thin. . ~ 10, hoes. straight. . 10 10
sD~f. eI2 ~ ~ sfagg, 3 10 4 live ujes
10 10 ~, sbosts, Z ~ 9.