Evening star., 1928-04-29
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, April % tSpecian -
Closing grain quotations: Wheat. No. >
red Winter. domestic. 209; No. 2 reu
Winter. garlicky, domestic, 509; corn.
No. yellow domestic, spot l.24a1 rs:
No contract domestic. spot, l.l6t2;
cob corn, 6.00a6.25 per barrel: oats, No.
? white domestic. 77l2a78'a; No. 3
white domestic, 76l2a77i4: rye, nearby.
goal 30,
The general live poultry market con-
tinueS 10 hold steady under good de-
mand, especially for Spring chickens
IL pounds and over. and medium old
hens averaging S'a to Ala pounds. Re-
ceiptS have been generally light, eS-
pecially on these two lines and prices
are well maintained and although val
ues show little change from last week,
Spring chickens Ia pounds and over
clean up readily at as to so cents q
pound. but leghorns viii not bring over
90 to 4o. while fowl weighing less than
! "a pounds not so desirable at IS TO 36
Winter chickens to 2ia pounds find
ready sale at 90 TO IS. Medium to large
old hens in good demand at 20 ami
30, but leghornS will not bring over
% and 81, while all small poor fowl is
slow sale at 20 10 ~ Old ROSTERS In
moderate receipt and fair demand at
easy at "a to IS for stock weighing
pounds and over, but lighter fowl is
neglected at is TO lS Some few Spring
ducks arriving and on this line the
market holds steady at 30 to 80 for
stock Weighing az pounds and over
Season for guinea fowl nearly over and
only old stays arriving. which are noI
desirable and will not bring over 40
cents each. but market for pigeons hold
steady at 20 pair for both young and
old.
Receipts Fair.
Receipts OF native and nearby eggs
have been fair the past week but under
good demand all offerings OF desirable
stock have kept pretty closely cleaned
up and values show an advance over
last week
Prompt shipments and careful grad
ing, however. are necessary to avoid
loss or" as buyers are critical and
all held or underSized eggs will not
bring top values. The market closed
today at 28isc a dozen for firstS In free
cases and % TO 27A a dozen for cur
rent receipts, as to size and quality
Demand for native and nearby white
potatoes has shown an improvement the
past week and values are a shade
higher. Market frmer and continues
to be supplied mostly with nearby stock
by both truck and boat.
No. ] potatoes sell mostly 400 To
2.25 per 100 pounds and IT'S to 2l0
for reds but McCormicks will not bring
over so to f.83. Sweet potatoes and
yams in better demand and market
shows an advance OF so cents a barrel
on the latter but top prices are OBJ
tainable only on good stock. Receipts
OF both sweets and yaTns are running
moderate especially OF good. smooth
stock. No. ! sweets bring 2.50 TO $50
a barrel and yams 800 To 400 a barrel.
with busEel hampers. both sweets and
ysms. selling las 10 400 barreled. No.
2 stock not wanted. while bushel ham,
pers sell mostly so TO rs a. 10 size and
condition.
Demand for native and nearby garden
truck easing of and values generally
show a decline At the following quota
tons: Kaie. 30 TO 40 bu: onions 400 to
$50 per 100 lbs: rhubarb. 800 to 500
100: spring onions. LOO TO $50 100:
and spinach, 65 to 100 bu
Cattle Market STEADY.
The live cattle market holds generally
steady but top prices are hard TO OBJ
tain for wharf stock which are mostly
OF common 10 ordinary cattle. A fairly
good demand prevails for frst class
cattle but very little OF this class OF
stock arriving by boat Demand i'm
proving for choice Spring lambs and
handy weight veal calves. both OF which
are IN light receipt. Quotations today
at Light street wharf:
Beef cattle first quality pound. Ia
10 10 common 10 medium. 9 to 10
Bulls. az 70 quality. 9 10 .. Cows, choice
10 fancy, 10 g. common To fair. 10 8
Oxen. "a 10 quality. 9 10 Q. Calves. veal
choice, IL 70 i4ia thin, To 10; large
fat. IL 10 i3; large, rough. q to 10;
rough and common, 7 10 o. Sheep
choice. TO 3: old bucks. 70 8: COM
mon 10 T. Lambs, Spring, choice. Ia
10 20. Fail. choice. i4tz 10 15l2: fair
10 good. IL 10 "a: common thin. Q Ia
10 Hogs straight. . To 81. Sows.
70 7: stays. , 10 &; live pigs, 10 10 i3,
shoats 3 10 g.