Evening star., 1928-11-18
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Md, November IT,
The general live poultry market rules
easy with values lower on practically
all lines, especially turkeys, which have
been in liberal receipt the past week,
and, being little too early for the
holiday and the demand limited, the
market slumped 3 to cents a pound.
Dealers will not start buying freely
until the latter part of next week for
their Thanksgiving supply and limited
shipments are advisable until then.
The market closed today at 38 to 40
cents pound for. young turkeys 8
pounds and over, SO to 38 for old hens.
and 33 to 35 for old toms, but crooked
breasts are generally slow sale at 25
to 30. Too many small, poor, thin
spring chickens are being shipped in
and the market rules easy at 81 and
28 for large, fat springers, but Leg
horns will not bring over "a to 26,
while all poor, rough-looking chickens
move slow at 20. Old hens are in
ample receipt and it takes smooth, fat
fowl 312 pounds and over to bring top
values OF % to 27, while Leghorns will
not bring over 20 and light, poor hens
are neglected at 18. Demand for old
ROSTERS is limited at 18 to 90 and re-
ce;pts are more than ample. While
the market for ducks and geese rules
easy, demand is expected to show some
increase next week, especially If tur-
keys are high, and liberal shipments
are advisable. Large, fat ducks 4
pounds and over are bringing % to
25, snalled Is to 20 and gese sell
mostly at % to 27, with Kent Island
bringing top prices. Guinea fowl and
pigeons are holding steady at 40 to 85
each for the former and 80 pair for
both young and old of the latter Ow-
ing to the mold weather prevailing the
past week, demand for dressed poultry
has been limited and shipments are not
advisable. Unless the weather turns
colder, turkeys will be wanted for the
Thanksgiving holiday trade, but should
of dressed are advisable, except from
nearby points. Under present weather
conditions dressed poultry, with the ex-
ception of choice springers and choice
to fancy ducks. will not bring any more
dressed than alive.
Egg Market.
The market for native and nearby
eggs is holding very firm under light
receipts of desirable fresh laid stock in
which a premium is readily obtained
over quotations. Demand for this sort
of stock is good and constant and the
limited offerings are cleaned up from
day to day, but eggs of irregular quality
are not so desirable at the lower values
and most Of the receipts show consider
able loss under the candle. The mar
ket closed today at So cents dozen
for selected whites in free cases, Al for
firsts and IS for current receipts.
Receipts of white potatoes from all
sections have been running liberal the
past week and the market rules easy
with values shade lower.
For we'll graded stock there is fairly
good demand. but all ungraded, as we'll
as stock showing mud cake, are not de-
sirable and have to be sold at discounts.
No. graded white potatoes are SELL
ing 80 to 80 per 100 pounds, but red
potatoes will not bring over rs to 85,
and 150-pound sacks sell mostly at IS
to 1.50 Sweet potatoes are in more lib
eral receipt and under a limited de-
mand the market rules easy and lower,
at 1.25 to 200 a barrel and so to $50
bushel. Yams are in light receipt and
under a good demand values are q
shade higher at 800 to $50 a barrel,
but it takes well graded No. / stock
to bring these prices, as all ungraded