Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24


BALTIMORE. Md, November H.
Poultry, especially turkeys, will De tne
big item in next weeks market, ano
shipments for the Thanksgiving noiloay
should be timed to reach here not laCer
than Tuesday for live and carry Weu'
nesday morning for dressed stock. IN
shipping dressed poultry, only cnoace
fat turkeys should be killed, ano snip
pers should be careful to see that AL the
animal heat is out of the body before
packing. With the cold weather pre-
vailing today, demand is expected 70
show q big increase next week, anu
prices will undoubtedly advance over
prevailing quotations today. Shippers
are requested to aid in MAINTAINING
good market by shipping only large, rat
stock. as poor, thin fowl only decreases
the value of the better class OF STOCK
The market closed today At 80 10 ~
cents a pound for live young turkeys
eight pound or over and IS to ~ cents
for old toms and crooked breasts.
Colored young chickens. two pounds
ana over, are bringing "a to 70 cents.
and Leghorns az cents. but poor thin
stock not wanted and shipments OF 1oWl
under two pounds not ADVISABLE. Ola
hens In more liberal receipt and the
cents for stock weighing three and q
half pounds and over, and IL TO 20
cents for LeghornS, but poor thin fowls
neglected at-17 and 1S cents. Market
for ducks holds steady at 20 to "a cents
for choice fat young stock four pounds
and over. but smaller fowls hard to
place at Is to Is cents. Geese IN fair
" good demand at 10 to 20 cents. but
It takes choice fat stock to bring these
values. Market for guinea 1owl ana
pigeons steady at 40 to so cents each
for the former and Is cents a pair for
both young and old of the latter.
Egg Prices.
Egg receipts from native and nearby
points have been slightly heavier the
past week, but all desirable stock con-
tinues to meet with ready sale, espe-
cially hennery whites, which are scarce
and wanted Prompt Shipments and
careful grading are necessary, however,
to bring top values, and mixed ship
ments, pullet eggs with firstS, have to
be sold as pulletS at the lower values.
The market closed today at So cents
dozen for hennery white flrSts, 50 for
firstS and 40 to As for pulletS, but cur
rent receipts will not bring over 43 to
As, while cullS, as we'll as dirty eggs, are
neglected at rs to 80.
Rabbits in only moderate receipt, but
ample to meet all demands, and only
fancy lots will bring top prices. Con-
siderable poor stock arriving, which Is
hard to move even at concessions In
price. Choice nearby rabbits are bring
ing 800 and 400 q dozen and fair to
good $50 to Its
While potatoes are in fairly liberal
receipt. and under moderate demand
the market Is unsettled, but values
show no change from last week at $50
to 400 a barrel for No. stock and
$50 to 800 for ungraded, but No.
potatoes are generally slow sale at 1.50
to 200 Sack potatoes sell mostly LIS
to $50 per hundred pounds. Demand
for sweet potatoes and yams shows an
improvement and the market higher at
225 to 500 q barrel for the former
and 2.50 to 500 for the latter. BuShsl
hampers in better demand than barrels
at rs to l.25, as to size and quality.
Garden Truck.
Demand continues good on practi-
cally all lines of native end nearby
garden truck and the market holds
steady at the following quotations:
Beets, 800 and 400 hundred; cabbage,
IS to so basket: carrots, 400 to 400
hundred; lettuce, rs TO 100 bushel;
onions, / so to Its per hundred pounds;
parsnips, 40 to so basket; peppers, so to
IS hamper; pumpkins, 800 to 1000
hundred; spinach, rs to SO bushel, ana
turnips, IS to Is hamper.
The live cattle market holds general
ly steady under fairly good demand
for first quality stock, with receipts of
this sort light both on the wharves and
at the stockyardS. Common to ordinary
cattle In ample supply, however, and
slow sale at inside prices. Quotations
today at Light Street wharf: Beef cat
tie, first quality, pound, 10 to IL; com
mon to medium, pound, 9 to 9. Bulls,
as to quality, pound. to 9. Cows,
choice to fancy, pound, S to z; common
to fair, pound, : to s. Oxen. as to
choice. pound, IS to 1s1a: large. fat,
pound, II to 141a: large, rough, pound,
Is to 1915; thin, pound, 9 to 10; rough
and common, pound, to 3.
Sheep, choice, pound, to 5: old
bucks, pound, to 4: Spring lambs,
fancy, pound, lll2 to IL; choice, pound,
Hogs, straight, pound, 10; sows,
pound, 8 to g; live pigs, pound, 10 to
Is; shoats, pound, 10 to IL.
Grain Prices.
Settling prices today on nearby grain
Wheat, No. 2 red Winter, 1873; No.
2, red Winter, garlicky, 1924; Novem-
Der delivery, 1.22la December delivery,
1925; No. 8 red Winter, garlicky, lie.
Corn-No. 2. yellow, domestic. spot, l.10a
Ill; cob corn, $50 per barrel. Oats
No. 2, white, domestic, 55aS6: No. 3,
white, domestic, SASS. Rye-s5a95.