Evening star., 1928-02-26
Baltimore Markets
BALTIMORE. February IS tspecian.

Baltimore Markets
BALTIMORE. February IS tSpecian.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat, No.
, red Winter export. ISL a: No. 2 red
Winter garlicky, domestic. l.52; corn,
| No. 2 yellow domestic spot, l.10al.1 IL:
No. 2 contract spot, l05i4; cob corn
| 475a5.00 per barrel: oats, No. , white
! domestic. 64, 2a65: No. 3 white domes-
tic, 63a63ls: rye. nearby. 1.00al.l0.
| Market for native and nearby eggs
! continues easy and unsettled with val
ues showing steady decline all week.
With open weather receipts have been
liberal and fully ample for the demand
!! which TO some extent Is OF special
! feature character. Careful grading as
well as prompt shipments are necessary
TO realize best results as all held stock
has to be sold at a discount The mar
ket closed today at 2S and 28i2 cents
a dozen for firStS in free cases, a decline
of 5 cents a dozen from opening prices
Monday and % to 27l, for current re-
ceiptS in free cases:
The general live poultry market con-
tinues active and holds steady to firm
lnder generally good and constant demand
for smooth Fat stock, Season for tur-
KEYS drawing TO close, but under q
fair demand and moderate receipt val
ues are we'll maintained. Medium size
len turkeys. eight pounds and over. bring
42a43 a pound and young gobblerS. 10
pounds. and over. 35a3S. but old toms
are slow sale at 32a33. while poor and
crooked breasts are neglected at 25.
Chicken Receipts Light.
Receipts of young chickens are run
ming light especially of Winter chickens
,wo pounds and under. which are scarce
and wanted at 3Sa40. and while large.
smooth, fat young chickens bring 52a33.
and Leghorns 27a28: poor thin stock
moves slow at 2oa22. Demand for old
hens has shown an improvement the
past week and values rule a shade
higher at % a pound for fowl weighing
three and half pounds and over. and
a3ao4 for lighter fowl and Leghorns.
Capons in light receipt and generally
in good demand at IS ass for large. lat
birds, while small slips sell mostly e
a3o: old roosters in better demand at
l6al7. Under an improved demand anu
light receipts market for ducks rules
firmer and values shade nleher at
2Sa30 for stock weighing four pounoss
and over. while smaller DUCKS VIII
bring 23a24. Guinea fowl and pigeons
in only moderate receipts and under a
s0a45 each for the former and 30a3o
pair for latter.
The dressed poultry market rules
Quiet as the season advances. the oe-
mand being limited. Receipts are run
ming fair but trade wants are easily
satisfied with the light movement CEN
tered on small to medium size hen
turkeys and straight lots OF young
chickens. With the exception OF capons
which are preferred dressed on tnls
market. there is more demand ior i've
than dressed poultry at this season
of the year with most lines bringing
more live than dressed.
Potato Demand Good.
Receipts OF white potatoes nave pcen
moderate the past week and under
fairly good demand the market ruies
frmer with values shade hlgner,
but 1t takes well graded. round stock
to bring outside prices Red potatoes
and McCormacks are arriving mostly
ungraded, mixed stock and offerings OF
such sometimes have to be sold below
quotations. according to quality. Snip
pers are warned that II does not pay
10 ship culls and No. rs or red potatoes
showing disease as there Is little out
let for this class stock and IN some
cases they will not bring enough 10 pay
freight charges No. well graded pc.
tatoes will bring l.75a2.25 per !oo
pounds and 3 00a4 90 a barrel. but NC
Cormacks and reds viii not oring over
l.25al so per 100 pounds. Market lor
sweat potatoes and yams rules easy
and under fairly moderate receipts and
only fair demand which is centered on
fancy stock at $50 to $50 barrel.
for the former and 200 to 500
barrel for the latter Eushel hampers
both sweets and yams sell mostly at
| Ooa1 rs with sweets in better demand
than vans.
IJnder increasing receipts OF early
Spring vegetables from the South 1or
native and garden truck has eased on
and IT takes choice to fancy STOCK 10
bring outside prices at the ioiio"ihs
quotations: ,.
Kale. 40 b,,shel and l.50a2.o 90 barrel.
onions. 2.0na3 90 per 100 pounds: oyster
plants. 600a8.0o per 100; parsnips. 3oa
an bas';et: SAVOY cabbage. 5oa75 b,ishei:
.urnips. 30az0 basket for washed ana
coa25 basket for unwashed.
Cattle Market Steady.
The live cattle market rules generaiiy
steady TO firm under light receipts OF
first quality stock. but ample OF COM
mon to ordinary cattle, which Is slow
/
lambs scarce and meet with ready sale
at full values Quotations today at
Light street wharf:
Beef cattle as TO quality, pound. IL
20 l3 common 10 medium. 6 to 10:
bulls. as TO quality. TO ga: cows.
choice 10 fancy. u g. common TO fair,
TO S. oxen. as TO quality, to 3;
calves. veal choice. Is to l5'.: large,
fat. IL 10 "a: large. rough. 8 TO 20:
rough and common. 10 8: sneep.
choice. S 10 6; old bucks. TO 5: lambs.
Spring. choice. II - l4'z: fair TO good.
/ II To l3, common. thin. 10 B; hogs.
! straight. 9 10 a.: sows. 10 Z: stays.
TO 5: live pigs. 10 TO 10: shoa's. 5 10 8.
Receipts Of dressed hogs from nearby
points are running light. but are fully
ample for the demand. which Is easily
| satisfied and centered on choice me-
d!um - light weight stock. while boars
are not wanted. Country lard in mod
crate receipt. and under a slow demand
the market holds easy at the following
! quotations:
J cho.ce light weights. pound. IL me-
dium. 10: heavy. 7a8 country lard