Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to Ihe Sbar
BALTIMORE, Md, August 31.-The
live poultry market continues to hold
steady, only old hens showing de-
cline in value, but the tendency of the
market is weaker under fairly liberal
receipts, especially understood Spring
chickens and Leghorn old hens, both
of which are not desirable and are
hard to move even at the lower values
quoted. Colored Spring chickens,
pounds and over, are bringing 81 and
80 cents a pound, and fowl weighing
10 to 3 pounds. &c to 90. but LeghornS
will not bring over % to ~, While all
poor, thin chickens, as well as stays,
are neglected at 18 to 20. Values on
old hens have declined a cent a pound
at % to 80 for stock weighing 312
pounds and over. but Leghorns not de-
sirable, and it takes large, smooth, 1at
fowl to bring top quotations OF 70 TO
23 Old ROSTERS in ample supply Tor
the demand, which is limited, at ID to
20. Choice fat young ducks, POUNDS
and over. in fairly good demand at ~.
but smaller slow sale at 20. Guinea
fowl in more liberal receipt and values
show a decline at IS each for birds
weighing IL pounds and over, while
smaller stock sells mostly 40 to SO.
Pigeons in liberal receipt and generally
slow sale at Is a pair for both young
and old.
Receipts of native and nearby. eggs
continue light, and all desirable stock
grading first meets with ready sale at
full values, but many OF the arrivals
show signs Of having been held, ana
all stock not grading f1rsts has to be
sold as current receipts at the lower
values quoted. Hennery whites grading
firsts scarce and wanted at 43 cents
dozen, while first bring 81 and SO, but
current receipts will not bring over "a
and IS, but all small as well as dirty
eggs are neglected at Is to 80. Prompt
shipments are advisable to realize best
results, as buyers are critical as TO
quality, and many of them prefer
Western stock, which is better graded
than nearby eggs.
Potato Demand Slow.
White potatoes in liberal receipt, and
with the demand slow the market
shows a decline at 400 to 4.5O a par
rel for we'll graded No. stock ana
ungraded $50 to $50, but No. pota-
toes are generally slow sale at 1.50 to
ZOO. Eastern Shore sweet potatoes IN
good demand at 400 to AIS barrel
for No. stock but ungraded sell most
ly 3.25 to 375, while No. yelloWS are
neglected at $50 to 200.
Native and nearby garden truck In
liberal receipt, especially OF tomatoes,
considerable of which has to be SOLD
to Gamers and, while the market holds
fairly steady, prices are mostly in buy
ers' favor at the following quotations:
Stringless beans, 100 to Ito bushel;
beets and carrots, 800 and 400 100;
cabbage, SO to 80 hamper; lima beans,
40 to IS hamper; onions, 200 to 2.25
per 100 pounds; peppers. 20 to 70
RI horannrs fO-
matoes, 80 to As hamper and IS TO W
bushel for canning stock.
Market for native and nearby
green fruits holding steady under a
fairly good demand but centered on
first quality stock at the following quo
tations: Apples, 100 to 200 bushel;
cantaloupes, so to 100 hamper; crab
apples, 40 to SO hamper; grapes, Is
to 40 hamper; damSons, LIS to zoo
bushel; peaches, so to 100 hamper;
pears, $50 to $50 bushel, and water
melons, 500 to 1000 100.
Cattle Receipts Light.
With the exception of lambs, re-
ceiptS of live cattle continue light on
the wharves, and under steady de-
mand the market holds firm on first
quality cattle, but all undergrades gen.
orally slow sale at inside prices. Quo
tations today at Light Street wharf:
Beef cattle at first quality, liz to IL
pound; common to medium, 8 to 10.
Bulls, as to quality, to 10. Cows,
choice to fancy, to 91z; common to
fair, 51!a to Z. Oxen, as to quality, 8
to 10. Calves, veal, choice, 151s to Is
pound; large, fat, IA to 141k; large,
rough, IL to 10; thin, 8 to 10; rough
and common, to 8. Sheep, choice,
2 to 6. Old bucks, 8 to 4. Spring
lambs, fancy. 1919 to 10 pound; choice.
liz to IL. Hogs, straight, liz to IL;
sows 8 to g.; live pigs, 10 to Is; shoats,
10 to IL.