Evening star., 1928-10-07
Baltimore Markets
special p.spatch o The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
BALTIMORE, October 6.-The mar
ket for native and nearby eggs holds
firm unccr good and constanG demand
for first quality stock and with receipts
of nearby eggs grading first very light.
Values have advanced 8 cents dozen
this week over the opening price Mon
day. All strictly fresh stock meets with
ready sale at full quotations and, in
some instances, buyers are paying a
premium on desirable eggs, but the
average receipts of so-csnej first. are
of such irregular quality they can only
be graded current receipts and are
slow sale even at the lower values, The
market closed today at Is cents. a
dozen for selected whites in free cases,
90 cents for firsts and 80 cents for cur
rent receipts.
Demand for live poultry has shown
a decline this week, the demand hav-
ing eased off and centered generally
ON large, fat fowl
No surplus of this sort and all offer
ings find ready sale. but all young
chickens weighing between 2 and 5
pounds are slow sale even at, discounts,
the demand now being for Springers
pounds and over or 2 pounds and
uader.' Mixed colored Spring chickens
are selling at 30 and 30 and stock
under 3 pounds 81 and 20, while Leg
horns sen mostly from IS to % as to
size Demand is fairly good for medium
to large old hens, I pounds and over,
weighing 3la to 4 pounds, but Leg
horns will not bring over 20 to %,
while all poor thin stock Is neglected
at 49, BOOSTERS are in ample supply
and are generally slow sale at 16 and
l8 under moderate receipts and q fair
demand. Market for young ducks
holds steady at Is and 26 for stock
weighing pounds and over, but small.
er. as we'll as old ducks are not wanted
at 18 to 20. Guinea fowl holds steady
at 80 to 85 each for birds Weighing
ia pounds and over, but smaller stock
moves slew at 40 to IS each. Demand
for pigeons has shown an improvement
the past week and values are shade
higher at 80 a pair for both young and
old.
Potato Quotations.
The market for white potatoes holds
steady under fair receipts and a fairly
good demand, but centerS on well graded
round stock and all arrivals showing
sunburn or ungraded are slow even at
sharp discounts. No. graded potatoes
are bringing 1.50 to 100 barrel. and
ungraded, 1.25 to t.50, while sacked
stock sells mostly at LOO to lbs, as to
quality The market for sweet potatoes
has shown an Improvement the past
week. but the demand Is being supplied
mostly with native basket and barrel
stock. which are of better quality and
preferred to the dirty. muddy Eastern
Shore. Md and Virginia stock. Sweets
from these sections would bring 2.25 to
$50 a barrel, while Eastern Shore stock
sells mostly at Its to 200, with busfel
baskets selling better than barrel stock
at so tn 90. Vans are in light receipt
and all stock showing quality meets
with ready sale at $50 to 800, barrel.
Garden Truck.
A fairly good demand prevails for
native and nearby garden truck and the
market holds generally steady at the
following quotations Strinelsss green
beans, IT'S to 2.50, bushcl: bsets, 400
to 500, 100; cabbage, 800 to 500, 100;
carrots. 500 to 100. 100: sugar corn Is
to 40, dozen: field corn, Is to 20, dozen; ;
kale, So to rs, bushel: lima bsal1s. 400
and 500, bushel; onions, 2.75 to 3.25
per 100 pounds: peppers, Is to 40,
basket: pumpkins, 500 to 1900, 100:
spinach, rs to 1856, bushel; turnips. IS
to 100, basket; tomatoes, 80 to 1875,
basket. and 100 to 1.20, busheL for
packing stock The general live cattle
market rules quiet and easier under
only fair demand and centers on Top
grade stock, all undergrades, as well as
common to ordinary cattle, being slow
sale at inside prices. Receipts continue
light on the wharves but ample at the
stock yards. Quotations today at Light
Street Wharf:
i Beef cattle, first quality. pornd, 13
to Ia common to medium. to i2s
bulls, as to quality, 3 to 10; cows. choice
to fancy to 10: common to fair, 70