Evening star., 1928-09-16
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, September 15.-The
general live poultry market, after hold
ing steady the first part OF the week
due to the demand for the JeWiSh hon-
day, eased OFT today with values shade
lower on most lines. Demand Will pe
good for the Jewish holiday on sep
Tember "a and large shipments OF poul-
try of all kinds are advisable. Best
market days will be from September
I8 to 81, when all kinds of prime TAT
stock, especially fat old hens, large,
fat young chickens and heavy -uucXS
will be wanted. 40
Spring chickens are bringing 80 to 33
cents a pound, and Leghoins, ~ 10 ou.
Large, fat old hens are in ample sup
ply and the market Is easy at "a to ~,
but Leghorns will not bring over 20,
while all poor, light fowl under 3f2
pounds is generally slow sale at IL TO
/. 90. Old roosterS are in ample supply
at is to 18. Demand continues gooo
for Spring ducks of desirable size at
"a and 25 cents a pound, but stock
under 4 pounds as well as old ducks
is not so desirable at ,18 to 20. Guinea
fowl is in more liberal receipt and
only birds weighing u pounds and
over meet with ready sale at 85 cents
each. while smaller sell mostly 60 and
IS. The market for pigeons holds
steady at 25a30 pair for both young
and old.
Egg Prices.
The market for native and nearby
eggs holds firm under very llgnC re-
ceipts of fresh gathered eggs and Ior
this class of stock there is a good and
constant demand at full values, and IN
some instances buyers do not hesitate 10
nav a premium on first quailty eggs,
but are slow to take hold OF any eggs
of doubtful quality. The market ciosed
today at AZ cents dozen for selecteo
whites in free cases and SO a dozen
for firsts and free cases, but cur
rent receipts will not bring over "a:
The market for white potatoes holos
steady under ample receipts and q
fairly good demand, but centers on Wen
Graded No. stock. Many OF the ar
rivals in barrel stock are showing sun
burn or are ungraded and all such
offerings move slowly even at conces-
sions IL. price. No. potatoes are bring
ing $50 to 2.00a barrel and No. rs LA
to 1.5O, while loose stock sells mostly
at 100 to 1.25 per 100 pounds. Sweet
potatoes and yams are in more liberal
receipt and under only a fair demand
values show a decline from last week
To bring full quotations, however, al!
stock must. grade No. l., as anything on
grade, small or irregular quality, Is SLOW
to find favor. No. sweets are BRING
ing 2.25 to $50 a barrel and mixed
ungraded, Its to 200, while No. 2 stock
moves slow at 100 to 1.25. Vans are
selling 200 to $50 a barrel, as to quality
and condition.
Garden Truck.
Native and nearby garden truck in
liberal receipt, but fairly good de-
mand prevails and the market holds
steady on most lines at the following
quotations: Stringless green beans, La La
to It's bushel; beets, 800 to 500, 100;
Cabbage. 400 to 800, 100; carrots
500 to 100, l00 sugar corn, Is to 81
dozen: eggplants, so to rs basket
lima beans, $50 to $50 buShel; onions
300 to 3.75 per 100 pounds; green pep
pers. Is to 80 a basket; red peppers, 81
to 40 basket; tomatoes, so to IS basket;
hacking stock, rs to LOO buShel, and
small yellow, 80 to As basket.
The market for green fruits holds
steady under a fairly good demand, but
centers on first quality stock at the
following quotations: Apples, l.5O tc
$50 bushel; crabappleS, so TO IS basket;
Damsons, 100 to 125 basket: grapes
20 to go basket: peaches. 1.25 to 2.2s
bushel; Bartlett pears, 100 to 2.2S
bushel; seckle pears, 100 to 1.25 basket.
Clapp Favorite pears, 200 to 2.2s
bushel; plur1s, $50 to zoo bushel'
watermelons, $500 to 1000 for extra
selects; $500 10 5000 selects and 1000
to 1900 for primes.
Cattle Market.
The general live cattle market hold
steady TO firm under light receipts OF
the Wharves and a good demand pre-
walls for top grade stock, but al
under grades as well as common Il
ordinary cattle moves slow at insid
prices. Quotations today at Ligh
Street Wharf:
Beef cattle-First quality. pound, /
to IA: common to medium, pound, u
l2: bulls, as to quality, pound, 4
10; COWS, choice 10 fancy, pound,
to 10; common to fair, pound, Z
z; oxen. as to quality, pound, t to 8
calves, veal. choice, II; large, tat, pound
IA to Is; large, rough, pound, IL t
IL; thin, pound, 9 to 10: rough ant
common, pound, z to g. sheep, choice
pound, S to 6: old bucks pound, to 4
lambs, Spring, choice, pound. IA TO l412
fair to good, pound, IL to l3: common
thin, pound, 8 to 10; hogs, straight
pound, IL to 1919: sows. pound. Q Z
10; stays. pound, to 6; live pigs, pound
IL to 12 shoats, pound 9 to 10.
Grain Quotations.
Closing grain quotations: wheat-Nc
2, red Winter, garlicky September de
livery, 1884; October delivery. 1884
spot. 1884. Corn-No. 2. yellow, do
nestic, spot 125a126; cob corn, 60
per barrel. Oats-No 2. white, dc
rnestic, spot, 5oa51, No. 3, white, dc
msstic, spot, 4sha49. 'Fye-Nearb!
1.1oa1.20.