Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md. October 13.-The
live poultry market holds fairly steady
but quiet and values on some lines show
a light decline from last week. While
heavy old hens 4l2 pounds and over
and large fat Spring chickens meet
with fairly good demand. small, poor
fowl. especially Leghorns and common
to ordinary rough springers. are slow
sale. as the trade does not want this
character of stock and 1t has to be sold
to the arabs At inside prices and dis
counts. Some inquiry is noted fc:
turkeys. but with the warm weather
prevailing liberal shipments are not ad-
visable and only birds pounds and
over attract attention. With all stock
selling strictly on its merits, medium to
large Spring chickens are selling q to
30 cents pound, and Leghorns. IS to
81 but all poor, thin fowl moves slow
at 20. Old hens Az pounds and over
are bringing top prices of 20 and 80
and fowl weighing 3l2 to AZ pounds.
"a to %, but Leghorns will not bring
over 20. while all poor, thin fowl is
neglected at 18.
Old ROSTERS are In liberal receipt and
the market is easy at 16 to 10 and de-
mand fair for ducks, but only stock
weighing 4 pounds and over attracts
attention at "a to IS, while smaller. as
we'll as old ducks, moves slowly at IS
to 20. Demand for guinea fowl con-
tinues good and birds weighing ia
pounds and over meet with ready sale
at 90 and IS each. but smaller fowl are
not so desirable at 40 to IS each. The
market for pigeons is steady At 30 a
pair for both young and old. Receipts
Of native and nearby eggs continue
light, especially of strictlJ fresh stock.
and for this sort there is prompt sale
at full quotations with a premium being
paid in some instances for eggs of extra
fine quality, but the average receipts of
so-called firsts are of such irregular
quality they can only be graded current
receipts and sold at the lower values.
The market closed today at IS dozen
for selected whites in free cases, 10
for firsts and 80 for current receipts.
Potato Prices.
Receipts of white potatoes have been
running light the past week and under
fairly good demand the market holds
steady with no change in prices.
While the demand is fairly good for
we'll graded round potatoes there are
too many inferior lots coming in un-
graded or showing sunburn, which are
slow sale at inside prices.
No. we'll graded potatoes are
bringing $50 to 1.90 barrel. but
mixed ungraded stock will not bring
sell mostly 100 to LIS per hundred
pounds.
Receipts of sweet potatoes. while
only fair, are ample for the demand,
which Is being supplied mostly with
native basket and barrel stock, which
are of better quality and preferred to
the dark. dirty stock arriving from the
Eastern Shore section. TO bring top
values OF l.50 to 225 barrel. offer
ines must grade No. J.. as anything on =
grade or irregular quality is slow sale
generally and culls are not wanted at
any price. Stock showing dirt and
waste will not bring over 100 to 1.25.
while bushel baskets sell mostly so to
IS. Vans in very light receipt, and
under a good demand the market holds
firm at $50 to 800 a barrel
Native and nearby garden truck in
liberal receipt and while a fairly good
demand prevails for most lines, the
lowing quotations: Stringless green
beans. 100 to 200, bushel; beets, 400
and 500. 100; cabbage, 800 to 500,
100: carrots. 400 to 600, 100; sugar
corn, 80 to 40. dozen; field corn, Is to
IS, dozen; kale, so to SIS. bushel; Lima
beans. 400 to 800 bushel: onions, 2.75
to 3.75 per 100 pounds; oyster plants,
500 TO TOO, 100: parsnips. so to IS.
basket: peppers, IS to 40, basket; pump
kins. 500 to 1900, 100: spinach. so to
30, bushel tomatoes. IS to IS. basket.
and IS to 400. bushel for packing stock.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market rules generally
easy and values on practically all lines
show decline from last week. Demand
only fair and conferred on first quality
stock all common to ordinary cattle
being slow sale at inside prices. Quota
tons today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality. pound. Il to
1212: common to medium. to IL:
bulls. as to quality. 8 to o: cows, choice
to fancy, q to 8; common to fair. to
7; oxen. as to quality. 6 to 8l..
Calves-Veal choice, IS; large. fat. IL
to Ia: large. rough. to. 10; thin. to
9; rough and common, 6 to T.
Sheep-Choice. to g.: old bucks. :
to A.. Lambs--Spring, choice, 1919 to
10; fair to good. IL to IL; common.
thin, 8 to 9. Hogs-straight, 10 to Il;
sows, 8 to 914: stays, to 6; live pigs,
10 to IL: shoats. to 10.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Wheat. No red Winter. garlicky,
domestic, spot. 1874: October delivery,
1874: November delivery, 1881; corn,
No Q yellow, domestic. spot, l.19a1 90:
cob corn. 5.75s600 per barrel oats. No.
2 white. domestic spot. 52a53: No. :
white. domestic. spot, 4oiaa51; rye.
nearby. 1.10a1.20.