Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08

Special Dispatch 10 Inc star.
BALTIMORE. January CLOSING
grain quotations: Wheat, No. red
Winter export, 1894. No. red
Winter garlicky, domestic. 1.asss.
Corn. No. =, domestic, 9Sa?3: No. :.
contract, export, 95i4. Cob corn. 400
a4a5 per barrel. Oats. No. :. white
domestic. s3I2a64: No. 3 white do
mestic, 62isa63. Rye, nearby. goal 90.
The general live poultry market
continues to hold firm at the high
values which have prevailed since
the holidays under a good and con-
slant demand. especially for small to
medium turkeys and large TAT
Spring chickens. Large gobblers and
old toms. as well as small poor chick
ems, are i'm ample receipt and move
slow even at the lower values quoted
Young hen turkeys pounds ana
over met with ready sale at 4@ and
~ cents pound and young GOD
hiers pounds and over. at ~ ana
~, but old toms. AZ well AS. poor ana
crooked breasts. not so desirable at
- and D. for the former and 20 for
the latter. Medium 10 large Spring
chickens in good demand at y ana
sa and IS and IS for leghorns. but
poor and thin stock moves slow AT ~.
Old hens, 3ir pounds and over. con-
4inue active under light receipts at
% to s. hut lighter fowl. az well az
leghorns. will not bring over ~. Old
ROSTERS in better demand At ID and
Is, while cspons are scarce and wanted
at a. and IS. as 10 size. Market Tor
ducks and geese holds steady AT 20
10 10 for the former and % 10 20 Tor
the latter. hut stock weighing under
1 mounds will not bring over 20.
Demand fairly good for guinea fowl ~
10 To SIS each, while pigeons hold
steady at 30 and IS pair for both
Young and old, with the exception OF
capons. which bring a premium OF
IN cents a pound. Dressed poultry
will not bring any more than i've
and with the warm weather prevail
ing today only limited shipments OF
dressed poultry are advisable next
week.
Egg Market Firmer.
Market for native and nearby eggs
has taken on a firmer tone since the
holidays, and with current receipts
running fair but not excessive, the
demand being more brisk for the best
grades of eggs. values show slight
advance over last week. Prompt
shipments are advisabl az quality IN
everything with the trade nj this
season of the year. and In many cases
Western refrigerator eggs are pre-.
ferred To offerings Of native and
nearby so-caIled fresh. The market
closed today al ~ cents a dozen Tor
fsrs.s i'm free cases and - 10 ~ for
current receipts In free cases.
Under light receipts and an I'M
proved demand the market for white
potatoes rules firmer. with values n
2aS As3z4
hut ungraded mixed stock not 80 de-
slrsbie and have 10 be sold at dis
counts. No. potatoes will bring
1.sea225 per 100 pounds. with Nccor'
rnicks and Reds selling at the lower
prices, and 3.G9a3.59 n barrel, but
NO. potatoes generally are slow sale
at half price. Sweet potatoes ana
yams i'm better demand. and under
generally light receipts the market
holds firm al z.S0a3.06 n barrel. but
off-grsde. small or irregular quality
stock il EloW sale even at sharp dis
counts. 'Bushel baskets sell mostly
s0a1.zs as TO quality and condition,
JDerna nd for native and nearby garden
truck continues fair. but 1t takes first
quality stock 10 bring outside prices
Et the following quotations:
Eeets and carrots. 5.g0as.06: kalf
and Eagoy cabbage, 35aSD bushsI
onions, i.50a2.7s per 100 pounds
oyster plants, 5.0sss. 40 100: parsnips
69ag1 basket: spinach, ] .soa2 30
busaeI: fufnips. 39a49 basket foi
&aEned and 2oa25 tor unwashAd.
Cattle Market steady.
THE general live cattle market rules
STEADY 10 firm under only moderate
receipts snd II fairly brisk demand
for first quality stock. Most of The
arrivals IN the Hhafyes. however, arr
of common 10 ordinary cattle anf
moves slow nj inside prices. Quota
tons today III Light street wharf
Beef cattle. first quality, pound. il
IN ~; common to medium. IN q
DaijE. AZ 10 quality, 10 ~ COVE
choice 10 fancy. 4 TO 7, common a
fair. . 10 8: oxen, 81 10 quality, S h
r, eaiyes, veal. ch1isH. I41z 10 Is
large. fat, ~ ~ II, large. rough,
10 10: rough common. 7 ~ 4. sheep
GnoieA, 8 10 &; old bucks. ~ s. lambs
Spring. choice. I3 To i3N; fair Il
good. 10 to ~; common. thin, 10 4
hogs. straight, IN to y; sows, q 10
stsss, 4 10 d; I've pigs. IL to IL
shoals, 10 TO IL.