Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. July 81 ,Specian -
Closing grain quotations Wheat, No. J
red Winter, cariicky. spot. 1884,: july
delivery. 1885,; August delivery, l.3sia
September delivery, 1856; corn, No. J
yellow domestic. i.a3al24: oobcorn,
6.e0a625 per barrel: oats, No, ? white
domestic, 76s17; No. 3 white domestic,
T5aTe; rye, nearby, LOCALS.
Tbs egg market rules quiet and easy
with values a shade lower, but for
strictly fresh gathered nearby eggs
there is ready sale with no surplus OF
this sort. but the average current
receints are not 50 desirable. showing
effects more or less from the heat and
the offerings of this sort have had a
tendency to depreciste values. Prompt
an dfreanent shipments are advisable to
obtain best results as buyers are critical.
especially during the warm weather pre-
vailing The market closed today at IS
cents q dozen for current receipts in
free cases and % cents dozen for
small, under sized eggs,
Poultry Market Easy.
With the exception of fat Spring
chickens. of which the receipts have
been light, the live poultry market rules
generally easy. and values are shade
lower On all lines except fat SpringeTs.
Demand continues good for Spring
chickens pa pounds and over. which
meet with ready sale. but smaller, poor
looking Springers are not desirable.
while Leghorns. unless large and fat.
are generally slow sale even at lower
values quoted. The market closed to-
day 2Sx4n a pound for mixed colorcd
Spring chickens Ola pounds and over,
and 3oa36 for smaller fowl. while Leg
horns are bringing 25a32 as TO size.
Demand for old hens has eased on and
is centered entirely on choice stock OF
smooth, fat quality, while lighter fowl
is generally slow sale. Old hens. 3i2
pounds and over. bring 22a27. and Leg
horns %, but all poor. light fowl Is
neglected at Ia and Is. Old ROSTERS
IN ample supply and generally slow sale
ct I4alT. Little demand for ducks. and
it takes choice. fat stock to bring top
prices or 21a23. while stock weighing
under 4 pounds moves slow at l8aZo'
and old ducks are neglected at i5a20.
Pigeons in moderate receipt and mar
ket holds steady at 25a30.
Potato Receipts Ample.
Receipts of new potatoes. while only
moderate, are ample for the demand
which is easily satisfied. and IL takes
well graded No. stock 70 bring top
4~ZJ
2 stock and culls are not wanted at any
prize.
Market for native and nearby garden
fvaIrss holds steady under fairly GOOD
demand fer most lines. bat II taxes
choice stock 10 bring top values at the
following quotations: Asparagus, 90
u so dozen. but ellls VIII not BRING
ever | 90 80 i25: green beans, IS to
ms b,ishel. beets. 200 and 800 100;
cabbage. 40 and 50 hamper: carrots,
500 and 400 100: corn. 25 10 IS dozen,
xor sugar. and 10 10 Is for field GU
cuubers, Is 10 30 basket: elephants. 4 oo
to 500 crate: lima beans. lis 10 3on
nvzFel: onions. 40 70 rs ousi1el: peas
100 70 l25 bushel: peppers. Is TO %
basket. spinach. S. basket: squash, p
tc IS. and tomatoes, so TO $50 basket
and 50 10 Loo crate.
Live Cattle Steady.
The general live cattle market rules
steady to firm with little change in
prices. Receipts being moderate of tor
grade cattle ard demand good for this
sort. Cattle arriving on the wilarye'
Largely Of ordinary quality. and while
tae4e Is ready sale for the better grade;
all undergrades move slow 81 inside
prices Quotations To-Day al Light
street wharf
Beef cattle, first quality. pound. Il
IN 10: common 20 medium. 6 10 10
bulls. an to quality. s 10 g. cows, choice
u fancy, 7 10 o. common TO fair. 4 70 g.
oxen. as 20 quality. 10 g; calves. veal
choice "A 70 1872: large fat, 10 70 IA
large rough, 10 10 z, thin, 2 10 10,
rough and common. g IN 70: sheep
rhoice 8 TO 8; old ducks 10 4 lambs
Spring, choice. 49, 70 IL. fair 70 good
~ tn -: common, thin, tn 10. hogs
straight 10 u Il. s0wE, Z to o stays. .
N ! i've pigs. 2 n 10: sl1oats. q 10 o.