Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, Nd, November 30
Live poultry was cleaned up for the
Thanksgiving holiday, although at con-
siderably lower prices than prevailed
last year and with supplies on hand
light The market holds very firm and
values show an advance of 2 to 3. cents
&c pound on most lines. With the cold
weather prevailing demand is expected
to show an increase next week and, while
liberal shipments are advisable, poor,
thin fowl should not be shipped, as IL
only tends to lower the value OF the bet
ter quality poultry. Young turkeys, 8
pounds and over, are bringing 33aS5 a.
pound, but old toms as well as crooked
breasts not desirable and in ample sup
ply at IS. Colored young chickens. 3
pounds and over, in good demand at 21a
%. but smaller will not bring over "a,
while Leghorns are generally slow sale
at %.
The market for cid hens is steady
under a good demand for fat fowl, 312
pounds and over, at 22x27, but Leghorns,
will not bring over 16al9, and all poor,
thin fowl is neglected at l7al8. Market
for ducks and geese also holds steady,
with demand conferred on large, fat
stock. 4 pounds and over, at 20a25 for
the former and 2oa22 for the latter. but
fowl weighing less than 4 pounds hard
to move at 16alS Demand for guinea
fowl limited and values lower at 40a50
each for young -birds:- pounds apd over,
while pigeons are generally slow sale at
IS pair for both young and old. >
f, Egg Prices. :,
While receipts of eggs from native
and nearby points are generally light
they are ample for the demand, which
has eased of, owing to high prices pre-
vailing, and the market has a weaker
tendency with values showing decline
of cents a dozen on both hrstS ana
hennery white firSts. A number o.
shippers are mixing pullet eggs with
f1rsts and this practice is not only very
undesirable, but has a tendency TO low,
er the values of the better graded stock,
many buyers preferring Western refrtg-
orator eggs, which are better graded and
lower in price. The market closed to-
day at So and 50 cents dozen for
hennery white firstS;s so for firsts; 40
to IS for pullet eggs, and g to IS for
current receipts. but small dirty. eggs as
well as culls are neglected at IS to- 80.
Garden Truck.
Rabbits in light supply and under a.
good demand the market shows an adj
vance of IS cents dozen at 3.25 to AS
for choice nearby stock, but fair to good
rabbits will not bring over $50 to ESQ.
While receipts Of native and nearby
garden truck are only moderate they are
ample for the demand and values show
little change from last week at the fol-
lowing quotations: Beets, 500 and 400
hundred; cabbage, IS to so basket; car
rots, 200 and 4.00- hundred; onions,
$50 to LIS per hundred pounds; pars-
nips, 40 to so basket; pumpkins, 800 TO
1000 hundred; spinach, IS to so baS-
ket. and turnipS. 20 to 80 hamper.
White potatoes are in ample receipt
and while demand is generally slow, the
market holds steady on well graded
stock. but some of the arrivals show
effects of freezing and on this stock it
is more question of a buyer than
price. No. / potatoes are bringing $50
to 400 barrel. and ungraded, $50 to
500, but No. stock moves slow at
$50 TO ZOO Sack potatoes selling
mostly Its to $50 per hundred pounds.
The market for sweet potatoes is
steady, under good demand for fancy
stock, at 2.ooa2.25 barrel, but un-
graded will not bring over 1.5Oal.T5.
while yams show a sharp decline and
are hard to move at l.5oa2.25.
Live stock Market.
The live cattle market holds gen.
orally steady under a fairly good de-.
mand, but conferred on first quality
cattle. Receipts of this sort continue
light both on the wharves and at the
stock yards, but ample of common to
ordinary cattle, which Is slow sale at
inside prices. Quotations today ct Light
street wharf:
Beef cattle first quality, pound. 1Oa
II; common to medium Sa9. Bulls. as
TO quality, 7a9. Cows, choice to fancy,
SAT: comn1oD 20 fair, 4a5. Oxen, as to
quality, 7AS. Calves, veal, choice, 15I5a
Is; large fat, l4al4la: large rough
13al3l2; thin, Sal0; trough and COM:
mon. TAG. Sheep. choice, 2a5; old
bucks, 3a4. Spring lambs. fancy, l2a
I2Ez; choice, 1012a11. Hogs, straight,
9aslz; Sows. SAP. Live pigs, 10al5:
shoats, 1oai2.
Grain Prices. 49,
Settling prices on grain-Wheat No.
2 red Winter, spot. 1891; No. 2 red
Winter, garlicky, spot 1.26%; Deem
Der delivery, l.2694; No. red Winter,
garlicky, spot, 1891; corn, No. yell
Low, domestic, spot, Ito: cob corn, $50
per barrel; oats. No. white domestic,
55a56; No. white domestic, Sass;
rye, nearby, S5a95.