Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December l.
The Thanksgiving poultry market, both
live and dressed, cleaned up fairly well
and little stock was carried over the
holiday. Receipts of dressed poultry
were rather light and mostly of ordi-
nary stock and the demand turned more
to live than dressed poultry, especially
turkeys.
While there Is a fair demand pre-
vailing at the present time for fancy
fat dressed turkeys only moderate ship
ments are advisable until the Christmas
demand starts. Receipts of live tur-
keys were rather heavy on Monday and
Tuesday, but fell off Wednesday MORN
ing and with the lower values prevail
ing all desirable stock cleaned up read
lily but the demand is now limited and
it takes choice, fancy stock to bring top
values of DO cents pound for young
turkeys, pounds and over, while old
toms and old hens sell mostly 35 to 80
and poor and crooked breasts are gener-
ally slow sale at % to 80. Demand for
Spring chickens increasing and market
holds firm with values shade higher at
81 to 80 for mixed colored Springers
~ pounds and over. with 2-pound
broilers bringing top values, but Leg
horns will not bring over 25 and IS and
all poor, thin stock moves slow at 20.
Demand only fair for old hens 3i2
pounds and over at % to %, and Leg
horns 81 and %, while poor, thin stock
is neglected at 10 to 20.
The market for ducks and geese holds
easy under ample receipts and only fair
demand at % to 25 for large fat fowl.
But small, poor stock is slow sale at 18
to 20. Market for guinea fowl and
pigeons holds steady at 40 to IS each
for the former and 30 pair for both
young and old of the latter. With the
exception of choice to fancy dressed tur-
keys and young chickens which bring
q premium of 3 cents a pound dressed
poultry will not bring any more than
live, which is generally preferred on
this market at this time of the year.
Egg Receipts.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
lrave shown an increase the past week
due to the open weather prevailing and
the market while holding steady in
price has a quiet undertone. Many OF
the receipts from nearby points can
only be termed current receipts, being
mixed with held eggs, which show loss
under the candle, and will only average
current receipt prices. Top values can
only be obtained on strictly fresh new
laid eggs, and careful grading is nee
esSary to bring top prices of So cents
dozen for selected whites in free cases, or
AZ cents for firsts, while current re-
ceipts will not bring over 45.
Receipts of white potatoes have been
liberal from all sections the past week
and under only fair demand The mar
ket rules easy at 100 to ITO per 100
pounds for No. l we'll graded round
stock, but McCormicks and Reds will
not bring over 80 to 90. Sweet potatoes.
also in liberal receipt and under limited
demand prices, show a wide range at
las to 225 barrel and so to 1.25 a
bushel, but 1t takes clean and dry stock
to bring top values. Vans in better de-
mand than sweets. and the market holds
steady at It's to $50 barrel
Garden Truck.
Native and nearby garden truck in
ample supply for the demand. which Is
limited and centered on first quality
stock at the following quotations: Beets,
4.00a500 100 broccoli, so to IS bushel
carrots, 400 to 500 100; kale, so to 65
bushel lettuce, IS to $50 bushel;
onions, las to 400 per 100 pounds;
oyster plants 500 to 800 100; parsnips,
Ou dilO W bdohCts puHtph4lio 4u'uO W
3o.oa Savoy cabbage. so to 100 hushel
spinach, so to 80, and turnips, 20 to
80 basket
The market for live cattle holds
steady but quiet. which is usual follow
ing a holiday Receipts generally light
both on the wharves and at the stock
yards, but ample for the demand, which
is limited and centered on first quality
stock, with all undergrades moving slow
at inside prices. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality. IL to 1919;
common to medium, to IL; bulls, as to
quality, to 9: cows. choice to fancy
8 to 8; common to fair, 5 to 2; oxen, as
to quality, to g.; calves. veal, choice
151a; large. fat, IS to Is; large. rough,
10 to IL; thin, 8 to 10: rough and COM
mon, Z to 8; sheep, choice, to 6; old
bucks, 8 to 4; lambs. choice, 1919 to IS:
fair to good, II to IL; common. thin, s
to O.: hogs, straight, 9; sews, to s;
live pigs, 10 to IL shoats to 10.