Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
BALTIMORE STOCKS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 4.-The egg
market has been fairly active with a
shade firmer tone this week and Wills
trading on the exchange has been light
and good, consumptive demand is noted
! on the street, values showed advance o:
IA cents a dozen for strictly fresh stock
over opening prices.
While receipts from native and
nearby points have been running fairly
liberal, all desirable stock has KEEP.
closely cleaned UP but many small
understood eggs are noted in the daily
arrivals and these have to be sold Of
sharp discounts. The market closet
today at 29l2 cents dozen for first
in free cases and 20 to % for current
receipts
Although a fairly good demand pre-
walls for Spring chickens az pounds
and over, all fowl of this sort meeting
with ready sale at full values. other
lines of poultry not SO active and prices
while showing little change from last
week the are mostly in buyers favor.
Most of the Springers arriving, however,
are of stock weighing 112 pounds and
under which Is not so desirable and only
tends to lower the value of the better
quality fowl. Colored Springers. 2 pounds
and over are bringing 43 to IS cents q
pound and III to pounds, 40 to AZ.
but smaller will not bring over IS to SO
while Leghorns mostly 81 to 40, as to
size and quality.
With the Jewish holidays over, de-
mand for old hens is not so active ans
the market rules easy at "a and IS for
will not bring over Is to 20. Old roosters
in liberal receipt and generally slow
sale at Is to 20. Choice young ducks
in only moderate receipt but demand
has eased OF and only choice fat stock
attracts attention at % to IS, all poor
thin fowl being neglected at 20.
The market for Guinea fowl and
pigeons holds steady at so to lilo each
for the former and IS to 40 a pair
for both young and old of the latter
Receipt of old stock white potatoes
continues light and market holds flrm
with values a shade higher. Demand,
however, is centered on we'll graded
stock at 1.25 to $50 per 100 pounds,
but McCormicks and reds will not
bring over 100 to 1.25, while mixed and
No. stock is not wanted at any price.
Sweet potatoes and yans also in lighter
receipt and under good demand for
fancy clean stock The market holds
steady at $50 to 3.75 barrel for the
former and $50 to 400 barrel for the
latter. Overlarge. rough, dark stock,
however, is generally slow sale at 400
to ESQ barrel.
Demand for native and nearby gar
den truck continues good and all stock
of first quality meets with ready sale
at the following quotations: Asparagus,
2.25 to 400 a dozen, but small grass
will not bring over 100 to 200, while
culls are generally neglected at lbs to
$50; cabbage, 100 to $50 a hamper;
kale, 20 to 40 a bushel: lettuce, lbs
to $50 hamper; Spring onions, LOO
to lis. 100: radisfes, 100 to $50. 100;
rhubarb. 200 to 400, 100, and spinach,
80 to 85 a bushel.
Eastern Shore Virginia Strawberries
made their first appearance on the
market this week and cleaned up
readily at Is to 20 quart. but Norfolk
and Hampton berries will not bring
over to IL.
With the exception of veal calves
which have been in more liberal receipt
the past week. the general live cattle
market holds steady to firm under a
fairly good demand, but centered on
first quality cattle. Most Of the arrivals
on the wharves. however. consist of
common to ordinary stock which is
slow sale at inside prices. Choice
Spring lambs in good demand and de-
spite increase In receipts. market holds
steady with no change in values from
last week. Quotations on Light Street
Wharf. Beef cattle, first quality. pound,
II to IL; common TO medium, 8 to 10.
Bulls. as to quality, z to 9. Cows. choice
to fancy, to 9; common to fair, 4 to 6.
Oxen, as to quality, to 8. Calves,
veal, choice, is to 1872; large, fat. 1872
to IA; large, rough. 912 to 10; thin. 8
to 10; rough and common, Z to 8. Sheep.
choice, to z; old bucks, to S. Lambs,
choice, Is to 16; fair to good, ~ to IA;
common. thin, 8 to 10. Spring lambs.
40 to IS pounds. II to 10. Hogs,
straight. 1ol3 to l112. Sows, 20 ..
Live pigs, 10 to IA. Shoats, 10 to II.
Closing grain today-Wheat, No. ?,
red, Winter. garlick, domestic, spot, III;
May delivery. lit; corn, No. 2, export.
May delivery, no quotations; No. 2,
domestic. yellow. Il: cob corn,
5.75a5.76 per barrel; oats, No. 2, w;lire.
domestic. 60a60l2: No. 3. white. do
nestle, 57l2a5S; rye. nearby, l.0oaI.lo.