Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
Baltimore Markets


En.cssl Dispatch 10 Tae star.
BALTIMORE. August 4.--The live
poultry market with the exception OF
large. fat old hens, which are in hgnt
receipt and good demand. rules easy
end values show q decline from last
week. There is no surplus, however
of large. fat Spring chickens, "a
ready sale. but small. poor understood
chickens are generally slow sale with
prices mostly in buyers favor. Mixed
colored Spring chickens, ala pounds ana
over. are bringing 81 and So ano
smaller. 80 to IS, while Leghorns sell
mostly % to 80 as 70 size. More de-
fnan6 Is noted for old hens, especially
stock weighing Az pounds and over,
which clean up readily ct u ana ~,
with smaller fowl bringing 30 10 20.
but ell poor. thin fowl Is generally SLOW
sale at II and Is. Old ROSTERS draggy
At IA to II. Demand only fair Tor
Young ducks and it takes large. fat stock
fo bring top values Of I'll 70 %. Fowl
weighing under pounds generally slow
sale al IL and le while old ducks are
neglected at is to 10. Pigeons in light
recent and the market holds steady at
Is TO 30 q pair for both young and old.
The egg market continued quiet and
trading on the exchange was limited, as
BUYERS are doubtful OF the quality OF
stock being offered while strictly fresh
native and nearby eggs are readily
placed and in most instances al pre-
MUM over quotations. The average
current receipts Of nearby eggs are OF
such Irregular quality they are slow to
fino favor and the trade is turning
largely TO Western refrigerated stock.
which are better graded. The market
closed today al 2Siz cents dozen tor
current receipts in free cases and 70
cents dozen for small understood eggs
New potatoes have been in lighter re-
CENT the past week and under gono
demand market has frmer tone and
values are 8 shade higher on No.
stock. but potatoes showing effects Of
the heat viii not bring over half price
No. / well graded potatoes are selling at
s0s2.00 a barrel with Eastern Shore
Virginia stock bringing top prices, biit
No Is. as well as cull6. are not wanted
at any price,
Under a good and constant demand
the market for native and nearby gar
den truck holds steady TO Arm at the
following quotations SuingleSs green
and way beans, as to rs huslel. beets,
so 10 300 100: cabbage 800 To 500
100. carrots. 200 70 400 100: corn. 20
To 90 dozen for sugar and 10 10 20 dozen
for field: cucumberS, Is 10 40 basket
eggplants 100 70 i-25 basket lima
beans. IFS N $50 bushei: onions, 80 70
IS bushel. peppers and squash. % 10 ~
basket. tomatoes. 20 70 81 Dasket ano
rs % 90 bushel
CsnialOupes from native AND nearby
points IN liberal receipt and under only
fair demand the market rules easy III
sAs2S basket end 50sI 90 crate
Peaches in liberal receipt AND marke'
easy and dull with only large, fancy
SOUND stock attracting attention al sSa
50 basket and 75sl 90 busnel.
The i've cattle market rules genefalls
firm under moderate receipts, especially
81 first quality cattle. but all under
grades move SLOW 1T inside prices
Handy weight veal calves are In good
demand and values are = shade higher
mss all common rough. heavy stock
moves slow even al the lower prices
Quotations today 1T Light street wharf
beef cattle. first quality, pound. ia
IL. common 10 medium. pound. sai0
rallis. al 10 quality, pound, SAG COWS
choice ~ fancy. pound, 7as common
10 fair, pound, 4se oxen as 70 qnahty
pound Gao calves, yea, choice ponnqs
is. large. fat. l2ai5' large, rough
round l0aiI thin. pound, saiO
1o,1ga and common. pound, 7aS; sheep
rhoice. 5a6; old bucks, pound. sa4
-3uring. choice. lambs, pound, ~ isi
30 good pound, i2sl3; common INN
rlniod Sc:1 soes straight, pound, I
ali, sowg, pound TAB stays ponno
zs5, i've pigs, pound, iisi2 shoats
mound. 9al0 <.....
..rsIn Quotations Wheat No. 2 re-
Uinter asllicky. spot, I5i Angus
reiivery. 1870. September delivery
as3. Corn. No g. yellow domestic
sn ~ i2iai.22. cob corn, 600 per bar
81 oats. Nc. z, white domestic ole
es nominal No 3, white domestic OF
cese7' Rye, nearby, li0sl.2o.