Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, July Z tSpeciaD The
| egg market has ruled steady all week
despite little activity on the exchange,
most of the arrivals being taken up by
| the street trade,
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
running only moderate and values have
shown an increase, closing today at 3O12
cents a dozen for firsts in free cases
and an advance of ll2 cents dozen
over opening prices Monday. Current
receipts are bringing asia to 20 as TO
size and quality. Considerable COM
plant is head as to quality OF some
arrivals of nearby sections, which has
curtailcd trading on the exchange to
a large extent Careful grading and
prompt shipments are advisable as
only this class of stock will bring tull
quotations, especially during the hot
weather prevailing.
Receipts of live poultry have been
light since the holiday and the market
holds firm under good and active de-
mand, especially for young chickens
o.. pounds and over. Small. poor
Springers, however. are generally slow
sale at inside prices. while Leghorns.
unless large and fat, DO not attract at
tention even at discounts. Mixed
colored Spring chickens : pounds and
over. are selling 80 to 40 cents pound,
and smaller, 80 to &c. while Leghorns
will not bring over % to 80, as to size.
Old Hens More Active.
Old hens in lighter receipts and
showing more activity. the demand be-
ing fairly good but centered on choice
stock of smooth, fat quality.
Fowl weighing pounds and over
will bring % and lighter stock % to 25.
but Leghorns will not bring over 20 TO
%. while all poor thin fowl is neglected
at II and Is. Old ROSTERS in ample
supply and slow sale generally at Ia to
Is.
Choice, fat, young ducks, four pounds
and over continue In fair demand at %
to IS, but small, poor fowl moves slow
at 20, while old duck remain neglected
at Is to 90.
Pigeons in moderate receipt and the
market holds steady at IS to 80 pair
for both young and old.
While receipts of new potatoes have
been lighter this week, they have been
ample for the demand. which is easily
satisfied. and the market under slow
movement rules easy at $50 to LIS
per barrel for No. stock. while No.
Is and culls as well as old potatoes are
not wanted al any price.
Nearby Garden Truck.
Native and nearby garden truck 10
rapidly dispiacing Southern vegetables
and under fairly good demand the
market holds steady at the following
quotations:
Fancy green asparagus. $50 TO 800
DOZEN medium, choice. 1.5o to ZOO and
small culls. 100 to 1.25: green and wax
beans. SIS to 100 bushei: beety and carr
rots. 800 to 400 hundred: cabbage, 40
to so hamper: corn, 80 to IS dozen: Gu
cumbers, 80 to 10 bushel: eggplants.
40S to $50 crate; lettuce, so to 100
hushel: Spring orions, les to $50 hun
dred; peas, 100 to 200 oushel; spinach.
so basket: squash, 20 to so basket; to-
matocs. i.25 to LIS basket
Berries and cherries IN ample receipt,
and while fancy, sound stock meets
with ready sale at top prices, values ON
poor wetery berries have to be shaded
and are being sold principally to the
packers at the following quotations:
Blackberries, z TO II quart; buckle
berries, 20 To IS quart; black rasp-
berries, Is 10 II quart, and red rasp-
berries. 8 to II pint.
Large, red, sweet cherries are bring
ing 10 TO Is pound ana large wax 10
10 pound. Sour cherries OF all kinds
are slow sale at TO 8.
Cattle Market Steady.
The live cattle market rules steady
TO firm under a generally good demand
and all quality cattle meets with ready
sale at full values. but common cattle
is hard to place even at inside prices.
Receipts generally light on the wharves
and only fair at the stock yards Quo
tations today at Light street wharf
Beef cattle, first quality. pound, IL TO
10: common to medium, to 10. Bulls,
as to quality, to 8. Cows, choice to
fancy, to o: common to fair, to 6.
Oxen, as to quality, to 9. Calves,
veal, choice, 14is to Is; large fat, IL
to 49, large rough, 8 to 10; thin. 8 To
TO- rough and common, to g. Sheep.
choice ( IN a. 0ld hlickS tn 4. lambs