Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-30
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. September 29.-Mar-
ket for native and nearby eggs rules
firm under constant inquiry for de-
sirable stock as receipts OF strictly
fresh eggs that grade flrsts continue
light and for this sort there is prompt
sale at full values. Buyers in many
instances are willing to pay a premium
for desirable stock but the average
current receipts of so-called firsts are
running so irregular in quality that
the trade is turning to Western re-
frigerator eggs, which show less loss
under the candle. The market closed
today at AZ a dozen for selected whites
in free cases, 81 for flrstS and 80 Tor
current receipts.
Receipts of white potatoes are run
ming only moderate and the market
holds steady but shows little change
in price, the supplies of stock on hand
being ample for trade wants, for well
graded stock there is a fairly. good
demand but many of the arrivals are
running irregular and ungraded, which
are not desirable and all offerings move
slow even at concessions in price. Wllcn
have TO be made to move them. NO.
/ potatoes are bringing l,50 to 1.9O
barrel and 1.25 and 1.50 for ungraded,
while sacked potatoes sell mostly loo
to 1.l5 per lOU POUNDS,
Sweet Potato Receipts Heavy.
Sweet potatoes in very liberal re-
ceipt the past week and the market
shows a decline, demand being only
fair and centered on No. / stock, as
ANYTHING off-grade, small or irregular
quality. moves slow even at discounts,
while No. rs and culls are not wanted
at any price, yanS, however, are IN
very light receipt and all we'll graded
stock meets with ready sale at 800 10
$50 a barrel. No. / sweets are bring
ing $50 to $50 a barrel, and 90 10
30 a bushel, as to quality and size,
Receipts of native and nearby garden
truck only moderate and under fairy
good demand, the market nolds STEADY
at the following quotations: StrlnglesS
green beans, $50 to 200 bushel; beets,
800 to 500 1907 cabbage. 300 to 8.0o
100; carrots, 500 to 700 100; sugar corn,
20 to 40 dozen; eggplants, 70 to 90 pas
ket: kale, IS to rs bushel; lima beans,
90 to $50 bushel; onions, $50 to 800
per 100 pounds: peppers, Is to 80 basket
for green and 35 to 40 for red; pump
kins, 500 to 1900 100 spinach, 100 to
It's bushel tomatoes, so to 1.25 basket,
and 100 to 1.25 bushel for packing
stock
Green fruits in liberal receipt and
under only fair demand the market
generally rules easy at the following
quotations: Apples. IS to 200 bushel'
crab apples. 100 to 1.50 bushel; grapes,
40 to so basket; peaches, 1.5O to 2.25
bushel; Bartlett pears, 1.5O to 2.75
bushel seckel pears, 100 to $50 bushel;
Clamp favorites, / 90 to 200 bushel, and
Sheldons, 2.75 to 800 bushel.
Livestock Market.
The live cattle market rules generally
easy under fair demand which is cen
tered on top grade stock and all under
grades and common to ordinary cattle
moves slow at inside prices: receipts on
the wharves light and most common to
ordinary cattle. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, IL to
IA: common to medium, pound, to IL;
bulls, as to quality, pound, to 10;
COWS, choice to fancy, pound, 8 to 10:
common to fair 5 to Z Oxen as to
quality. to 9; calves. veal, choice, to
161s: large, fat ii to Is: large, rough,
II to IL; thin, to TO- rough and COM
mon, to 8.
Sheep. choice, to 6; old bucks. 8 to
q; lambs, Spring, choice, to IA; fair to
good, IL to 80; common, thin, 9 to 10;
hogs. straight. to IL; sows, to To-;
stays. to s; live pigs, II to IL; shoats,
to TO-
Baltimore Poultry Prices.
The live poultry market continues
steady to firm on practically all lines
under good and constant demand, but
centered mostly on large Spring
chickens, pounds and over. and fat
mand is expected to continue strong all
next week on account of the Jewish
holidays Saturday and Sunday, which
always brings an extra demand for
poultry and liberal shipments up to Fri
day are advisable. Prime fat quality of