Evening star., 1928-10-28
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, October 27.-
Under generally light receipts and 9
good demand the live poultry market
rules very firm with values on some
lines showing an advance over las
week. Demand is especially good fol
old hens I TO 4la pounds and oyel
and fat young chickens, both Of which
meet with ready sale at full values ane
no surplus of this sort in the daily
arrivals. Small, poor, old hens, white
LeghornS ana common to ordinary
rough SpFingeFs. however, are not SC
desirable and prices have to be shaded
and even then they are slow to move
out. Turkeys are in light receipt but
demand is still limited and while choice
fat hen turkeys are attracting attention
only moderate shipments can be ham
died to advantage at this time, anc
shipments of anything under 8 pounds
are not advisable. Young turkeys,
pounds and over are bringing As cents
a pound and old hens 40, but old toms
move slow at 35. Medium to large
smooth fat Spring chickens are selling
at 80 to 80, but Leghorns will not bring
over Is to %, while all poor, thin fow
is slow sale at 20 to %. Old hens,
pounds and over are also bringing 30 tc
30, but fowl weighing 81 to 4 pounds
Leghorns sell mostly at "a and rs and
poor, light fowl move slow at 40 To 90
Old roosteFs are in better demand at
18 to 90. %
- ~ Ducks and Pigeons.
DEMAND for ducks only fair and cen
tered on large fat stock, 4 pounds and
over, which brings a. to 2e, but smaller
as well as old ducks are generally slow
sale at 18 and 20. Demand for guinea
fowl, ia pounds and over continues
good at 80 to IS each, but smaller birds
are not SO desirable at 40 to 65 each,
Pigeons are holding steady at so Q pair
for both young and old.
The market for native and nearby
eggs rules firm under light receipts and
buyers do not hesitate to pay q RFe-
MUM over quotations for stock show
ing quality and grading strictly fresh.
Owing to the limited arrivals there has
been no trading on the exchange this
week, all stock being sold on the street,
There has been tendency to try to
keep prices down the past week but
short supplies of fresh eggs coming la
continue to favor the shipper. The
market closed today at 81 and 60 cents
a dozen. Fer selected whites in free
cases, ~ cents for f1rstS and 40 for
current receipts. The egg exchange
calls attention Of shippers to the fact
that small under sized pullet eggs will
not bring full market values and have
to be sold below quotations on their
merits.
The market. for white potatoes holds
steady under fairly geea demand which
al unsrsdsa Il mixed 9 sosstoss s 'uS1 are slow low
sale at inside prices, No, potatoes
are selling 100 to i,le per 100 pounds
while l5o Peund sacks bring l,50 te
Its as to quality and size, Sweet 20,
tatoeS ana yaIas are in lighter receipt
and under an Improved demand the
market holds steady with values fol
sweets showing an Increase over last
week. No, ! sweets are bringing a,aa
to 2.75 barrel, but stock showing
waste, as well as dark dirty potatoes
move slow at l.50 to LIS, while hushel
baskets sell better than barrels at IA
to Loo. No, ! vans are bringing 2.00
to $50 q barrel, but 1t takes vel
graded clean stock to bring this price
Garden Truck.
Native and nearby garden truck con-
tinueS in liberal receipt but under {
fairly good demand the market held'
quotations; StFingless green beans, 81
to 800 bushei; heets, 400 and 500 100
broccoli, SO to rs bushel; cabbage, 3.0l
to 600 100; carrots, 400 to 600 100
kale. so TO 90 bushel, lima beans, s,0l
to 500 bushel; lettuce, IS to l,2I
bushel; eniens, 400 TO 500 per l0l
pounds; eyster plants, 500 to 100 100
parsnips, 80 to 90 basket, peppers, n
to 40 basket, pumpkins, 900 TO 1000
100; spinach, 35 to 90 busheli tomatoes
25 to 100 basket, and tuFnips, 70 II
IS basket.
With the exception of handy-weigh
veal calves, which are in light recelp
the general live cattle market rule
easy and values show little chang
from last week. Demand Is fair TO
top grade cattle, but all under -gradel
as well as common to ordinary cattle
are generally allow sale at inside prices
Choice veal calves meet with read,
sale at full values, Quotations t6da.
at Light street wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, IL Il
I21s; common to medium, TO IL
bulls, as to quality, to 0; cows, ehoiel
TO fancy, 8 to g; common to fair, to I
oxen, as to quality, 6 to aia; calves
veal, choice, is to l5la; large, fat, i
to IA; large, rough, 8 to 10; thin, 8 Il
9; rough and common, 6 to z; sheep
choice, to 6; old bucks, s to g; lambs
Spring choice, l2h TO IS; fair TO good
ii to IL; common, thin, to 8; hogs
straight, 10 to 1015; sows, to 0
stags, 8 to 9; live pigs, 10 to II; shoats
8 to 10.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Wheat No. 2 red Winter garlicky, do
mestic spot, 1855; october delivery
a.3518; November delivery, 1.353a, cor
No. 3 yellow, domestic spot, 1.l4al rs
cob corn, old, 500 per barrel; oats Nc
2 white domestic spot, 52l2a5315; NJ
3 white, domestic spot, 50a5l12; rye
Z nearby, l.l0a1.20.
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taken the tip from Americas big ma
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