Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Nd, February 2.-Tne
live poultry market continues STEADY 10
Arm under generally light receipts OF
desirable stock and q good demand pre-
yailing. especially for fat. smooth young
chickens and medium sized hen turkeys.
MANY of the arrivals, however, CONSIST
of small. poor, thin fowl, for Wnlcn
there is little outlet even at the low
values quoted for this class OF stock.
This is especially true OF ducks ano
geese, for which it is more question
Of buyer than price. Small bronlng
chickens, 2 pounds and under, are
scarce, and this class OF stock meets
with ready sales often at premium IN
price. Young hen turkeys, 8 POUNDS
and over. are selling at SO to 20 cents
q pound, and gobblers at 80 to 80, put
old toms, and old hens are slow sale at
80. while poor and crooked breasts are
neglected at IS. Large. smooth, tat
Young turkeys, 21s pounds and over,
= bring 80 to 81, while broilers, l u to
pounds, are scarce and wanted at 81
and 80, but all poor, thin stock moves
slow at 90 Old hens in general supply
and a good demand noted for small to
medium sized stock at IS to 90, and Is
to q for Leghorns, but fowl Weighing
under 31a pounds will not bring over
90 Capons in good demand, when
heavy, and meet with ready sale at 81
to SO, but old ROSTERS in amply supply
and generally slow sale at IL and ~.
Market for ducks and geese holds
steady on the former and easy on the
latter, and it takes fat stock, POUNDS
and over, to attract attention. Ducks
are bringing Is to 80 and geese % to
Is, but all poor, thin fowl slow at 20.
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons
holds steady at 40 to 80 each for the
former and 80 a pair for both young
and old of the latter.
Poultry Prices.
Due to light receipts and colder
weather prevailing this week live poul-
try has shown UP to better advantage
and buyers have been taking hold more
readily. Soft-meated young chickens
are finding ready sale as well as large
capons, but these are the only two
lines in dressed poultry which will
bring a premium over live.
Ire market for native and nearby
eggs has been unsettled the past week
ceipts have been fairly liberal but de-
mand continues good and all well
graded, new-laid eggs meet with ready
sale, but mixed stocks as well as small,
understood eggs are generally slow sale
and in many instances have to be dis
counted.
The market closed today at 38a38l2
a dozen for f1rsts in free cases and ga
36l2 for current receipts.
Receipts of white potatoes continue
only moderate from all sections and the
market holds steady with values show
ing no change from last week. For
well graded round stock there is good
movement, but ungraded, mixed po-
tatoes have to be sold at the lower
prices quoted. Round potatoes are
bringing 120a1 35 per 100 pounds. but
McCormicks and reds will not bring
over 1.00a110. while l50-pound sacks
sell mostly 1.75a2.25, as to size. Mar
ket for sweet potatoes and yams holds
firm under moderate receipts and de-
mand good for clean, medium sized
stock, but most Of the, arrivals consist
of diversified, dark rough stock which Is
hard to sell, while No. Is and culls
will not bring enough to pay freight.
No /. clean, bright sweets are bring
ing 2.50a3.00 a barrel and vans 2.50a
325 a barrel, but overlarge, rough,
dark stock generally slow sale at l.50a
200, with bushel hampers selling most
ly 75al.75, as to size and quality.
Garden Truck.
Demand for native and nearby gar
den truck continues fairly good but
centered on first-quality stock at the
following quotations:
Cabbage, 100 to l.50, hamper; kale
200 to 225. barrel: onions, $50 to
$50, per 100 pounds; oyster plants
600 to 1000, 100: parsnips, 65 to rs
basket, and turnips SO to IS.
With exception OF beef cattle, demand
for which has eased off to some extent
the general live cattle market holds
steady to firm under generally ligh
receipts on the wharves and only fail
at the stock yards.
Shippers are again warned it Is un'
lawful to sell for killing purposes livt
pigs under 20 pounds and shipment o
such pigs not advisable as there is M
outlet and all shipments are total loss
Quotations today at Light Stree
Wharf-beef cattle, first quality, pound
IL to 1917 Common to medium, 8 Il
IL. Bulls, as to quality, to 10. Cows
choice to fancy, to TO- common Il
fair, to z. Oxen, as to quality, t.
8. Calves, veal, choice. to II; large
fat, Is to Is; large, rough. IS to IA
thin, 10 to H. rough and common
10 to r. Sheep choice, 6 to Z; oil
bucks. to 5. Lambs, choice, Is t
16: fair to good. IL to IA; common
thin, 3 to IL. Hogs, straight, 8 to ga
sows. 2 to 8; live pigs, 10 to II. shoats
9 to 9. ,ss@
Closing grain quotations: Wheat