Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. June % (SpeciaD.-
The egg market has held firm all week
under moderate receipts and light trad
ing on the exchange with prices hold
ing steady around 29ia cents a dozen
for first quality stock A good move
ment is noted on the street and all
desirable stock has cleaned up readily
from day to day. Buyers are very
critical however, as to quality and 1t
takes strictly first-class stock to draw
top quotations. Shippers are again
advised not to hold their eggs in the
country, but to ship regularly, even In
single case lots II necessary, to realize
best results The market closed today
at 2es. dozen for firsts in free cases ana
rs to 1894 a dozen for current receipts
as to size. The live poultry market
continues to hold up fairly well con-
sidering the liberal receipts and prices
show little change from last week,
Too many understood chickens are
coming in, however, and the trade Is
turning to Leghorns at the lower values
where average weight is 2 pounds and
over. All offerings of this sort meet
with ready sale, but young chickens
under 2 pounds are very undesirable
and shipment not advisable, as they
only tend to lower the value OF the
better stock.
The Springer Market.
The market closed today at 20 to AZ
a pound for mixed colored sprinSers.
pounds ana over. and 81 to So Tor small
er White Leghorns sell mostly 20 10
az as to size. Demand for old hens has
eascd off this week and only fair
movement is noted on heavy stock. Il
pounds and over, at 20 and 81 pound
and % to IS for smaller, while Leghorns
are generally slow sale at 90. Poor, thin.
light fowl OF all kinds neglected at II
and 10. while old ROSTERS continue
dravyv at IA to Is. A fair demand con-
Times for Young fiducks 4 pounds ana
over at % to rs, but smaller stock VIII
not bring over 90, while cid ducks are
very slow sale at Is to 30. Pigeons IN
ample receipt for the demand, which Is
limited, ct IS to 80 a pair for ootn
young and old
Maryland and Virginia new potatoes
in more liberal receipt and with the
demand easily satisfied the market ruies
easy at It's to 400 barrel for No.
well graded stock, while No. 2 and culls
are not wanted at any price. Market
for old potatoes continues dull and II
takes well graded No. / stock TO bring
top values of 100 TO las per 100
pounds. while sprouted or soft stock Is
hard TO move at any price.
Truck Quotations.
Native and nearby garden truck in
liberal receipt and the market generally
rules easy with values mostly in buyers
favor at the following quotations.
Fancy green asparagus, $50 to 500
dozen, medium, choice, $50 to ZOO, and
culis, 100 to 1,25; green beans. LOO TO
400 basket, with stringleSs bring top
values. and $50 to 2.25 for wax beans;
hhle kaie. IS to 40 bushel. beetS. 200 TO
90 100: cabbage, so TO rs hamper,
carrots. 400 to 500 100; lettuce. IS TO
rs hushel; Spring onions, 100 to las
100; peas, so to las buShel, radiSnes.
$50 to $50 100: rhubarh, 400 10 500
100. and spinach, rs to las bushel.
Cherries and berries in lighter receipt
and while fancy. sound stock meets with
ready sale at top values, all poorer
watery stock has to be sold 10 the
packers at inside prices Large, red.
sweet cherries will bring 10 10 is q
pound, for wax, 8 to 10: but all small,
sour stock is slow sale at to 6. Black
berries are bringing 10 10 is quart.
gooseberries, 8 to 10, and strawberries.
to Is. Early June apples made their
f1rSt appearance on the market tniS
week and met with ready sale OF las to
$50 bushel
Cattle Market Steady.
The live cattle market holds generally
steady under light receipts on the
wharveS and only fair at the stock
yards. A fairly good demand noted for
top grade cattle, but all undergradeS
move slow at inside prices, Spring
lambs and handy weight veal calves
clean UP readily, but little call noted for
old sheep. Quotations today at Light
Street Wharf;
Beef cattle. first quality. pound. II to
IS: common to medium, 6 to 10; bulls,
as to quality. to .; COWS, choice to
fancy, Z to 9: common 10 fair, 10 6;
oxen, as to quality. 6 to .: calves, veal
choice, i4ia large, fat IL to 10: large
rough, q to 10; thin. to 10; rough and
common. Z 10 g. sheep. choice, 5 to &,
old bucks. to 4; lambs Spring, choice,
IS fair to good. IL to ID; common
thin>s to 10 Hogs. straight, 0 to 10;
sows. 6la to Tl3: stays to 4; live pigs
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