Evening star., 1928-12-23
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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BALTIMORE, Md, December a.
The Christmas market on live turkeys
cleaned up pretty well, but owing to
the warm weather the early part of the
week values failed to advance, and
prices generally this week on turkeys
we're about cents pound under last
year. Receipts, while liberal, we're not
in excess of the demand, which, due to
the lower prices, was larger than last
year, but AZ cents pound was the
highest price for dressed poultry, while
last year choice to fancy stock brought
as high as 48 cents pound.
Due to the milder weather buyers
| turned largely to live turkeys for the
Christmas supply, but, should the pres
ent cold snap continue, liberal ship
mentS Of dressed turkeys are advisable
for the New Year trade. Shipments
should be timed to reach here not
later than Saturday, and nothing
should be shipped to arrive Monday,
December 81, as all outlets will be
closed Choice to fancy dressed young
turkeys closed today at 40 to 42 cents
q pound; fair to good, 36 to 38, and
old toms, 33 to IS. But poor birds, as
well as crooked breasts, are generally
neglected at 25. Choice young chick
ems are bringing 81 to 80 and old
mixed "a to 81, while choice TO, fancy
ducks and geese, which have been In
good demand, bring 25 to 80 cents.
Live Poultry Active.
The live poultry market has been
more active than the dressed poultry
market the past week and closed today
at 81 to 40 for young turkeys pounds
and over, 35 and SO for old hens and
80 and 33 for old toms Mixed colored
chickens are bringing q to 80, but
Leghorns will not bring over 25, and
all fowl under 212 pounds is neglected
and over in fair demand at 20 to 81,
but lighter fowl as well as old roosters
move slow at II and 18. Market for
ducks and geese holds steady under
moderate receipts and fair demand
for large fat stock at "a to 26 for the
former and % to 26 for the latter, but
all poor thin fowl moves slow at 20.
Guinea fowl and pigeons in fair de-
mand at 40 to 80 each for the former
and 80 a pair for both young and old
of the latter.
The egg market has shown little
change the past week under only mod
crate receipts, but a better demand is
noted under the lower prices prevailing
and all offering of desirable fresh gath
cred stock meets with ready sale at
full values, with choice hennery white
eggs bringing a premium of to 8 cents
dozen over quotations. The market
closed today at cents dozen for flrSts
in free cases and 38 cents for current
receipts. But small undersized pullet
eggs will not bring over 33 to 35.
Garden Truck.
Receipts of white potatoes from all
sections have been running light the
past week and under fairly good de-
mand the market holds steady, Sus
prices show little change from last
week.
For well-graded round stock there is
a good movement at 1.10 to 1.25 per
100 pounds, but McCormicks and reds
will not bring over 80 to ITO, while
with ungraded stock it is more ques-
ton of a buyer than price, and culls
as well as No. Is are not wanted, Sweet
potatoes and yams In more liberal re-
ceipt and the market rules easy with
prices In buyers favor at 200 to $50
barrel for the former and 2.25 to
ATS a barrel for the latter, but 1t
takes choice clean stock to bring these