Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06
Baltimore Markets
ciol Disnatrh tn The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, Md. october 5.-Re-
ceipts of eggs from native and nearby
points running very light and all de-
eirable stock meets with prompt sale
especially hennery whites grading nrsts
which are scarce and wanted, and IN
some instances will bring premium
over last week.
The market on first quality eggs is
very firm and shows an advance OF
to cents q dozen over last week Tor
firsts. which are bringing As cents a
dozen, and hennery whites, 48 to SO, but
current receipts will not bring over IS
and SO. while small dirty eggs as well
as culls are slow sale at Is to 80.
Prompt shipments are necessary to
bring top values, however, as BUYERS are
critical as to quality and al. Aeld as
we'll as mixed stock has to be sold as
current receipts.
Poultry Prices.
While the market for live poultry
holds generally steady on all fat stock, 1t
is overloaded with small, poor sprlngers
as we'll as old hens and this class OF
stock moves slow even at sharp discount.
Due to the demand for the Jewish holl-
day trade old hens, 5 pounds and over
are bringing top prices OF 80 to 81
cents a pound, and 3la to Az pounds,
Is to 90. while Leghorns sell mostly l9
to 81. when large and fat, but thin, poor
old foul is not wanted at any price
Colored springers, 2 pounds and over
are bringing ~ to 80, and smaller, 20
and rs. but Leghorns not so deslraoie
and sell mostly "a to 26 as to size ana
slow at ID to 20. A good demand pre-.
walls tor choice fat young ducks ana
the market is a shade higher at ~ TO
25, but Door understood stock Is aaro
to place at 20. Guinea fowl in liberal
supply and market holds steady az ~
to 65 each for young bros, put Ola
stays are not wanted at any price
Pigeons in only fair demand ana mar
ket easy at Is pair ior ootn young
Vegetable Prices.
White potatoes are in more liberal re-
ceipt from all sections and the market
unsettled with values shade lower at
35O to 400 a barrel for No. stock and
2 SO to 800 for ungraded; but NO.
potatoes not wanted and slow sale at
! so to 200. Sack potatoes also show a
decline in price at 2.75 to 2.9O per lUV
pounds, but mixed LngrAded STOCK WIZ
not bring over ESQ to 2.65. sweet pc.
fatoes in light receipt and under good
demand, market holds firm and shade
higher at 800 TO $50 barrel Tor well
graded No. / stock and $50 to 2.15 for
ilngraded, but No. 2 yellows Will not
bring over IS to LIS.
Native and nearby garden truck in
more liberal receipt and market holds
easy with values on most lines snow
ing a decline at the following quota
tions: Stringless beans, 100 70 1.65
bushel: beets, 800 and 400 100; cab.
bage, so to 80 hamper; carrots, 400 and
500 100; corn, 8 to 10 dozen; eggplants,
20 to 40 hamper; lettuce, rs to l.2o
bushel; lima beans, 1.25 to 200 hamper;
peppers, 20 to 80 hamper; spinach, 40 10
60 hamper; squash, Is to IS hamper;
furnip, IS to so hamper; tomatoes, 20
to so hamper, and 40 to rs bushel Tor
Gamers stock.
With the exception OF hrst quanty
beef cattle which is in light receipt, the
general live stock market has an easier
tone and while values show little change
from last week, prices are mostly IN
buyers favor. Too many OF the recelps
of Wharyes consist of common TO oral.
nary stock, which is hard TO place ana
this Is especially true OF clipped sheep
for which it is more a question OF
buyer than q price.
Live Stock Market.
Quotations today at Light Street
wharf: Beef cattle, first quality, pouno,
11l5 to IL; common to medium, 3 10 10;
bulls, as to quality, to 10; cows, choice
TO fancy, z to 91a; common to fair, 5h
tn 7: oxen. as to quality, 8 to 10; calves,
veal choice, 1874 to Is; large, fat, 1412
to is: large, rough. IS to 1914; thin, 9
to 10: rough and common, 2 to 3.
sheep. choice, 2 to S; old bucks, to 4;
spring lambs, fancy, II 3ato IL; choice,
l01a to IL. Hogs, straight, II u to IL;
sows, 8 to 9; live pigs, 10 to Is; shoats,
10 to IL.