Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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BALTIMORE, Md. September T.
The live poultry market has taken on a
firmer tone and values on Spring
chickens and young ducks advanced a
cent q pound the latter part of the
week, with oeher lines holding steady at
former prices. Demand continues good
and especially for large Spring chickens,
but stock under Ia pounds not so de-
sirable and hard to move even at the
lower values quoted. Colored Spring
chickens, 3 pounds and over are bring
ing 80 and 81 cents a pound: IL to 3
pounds, rs and 20, but Leghorns will
not bring over "a to %, while all poor,
thin stock, as well as stays, move slowly
at Is to 20; old hens in only moderate
receipt, and under q fairly good demand
the market holds steady at % to 80 for
stock weighing over ga pounds, but
Leghorns will not bring over 81 to "a,
while poor, thin fowl is not wanted at
any. price; old ROSTERS in ample supply
for the demand. which is limited at 10
to 90; choice, fat young, ducks in good
demand at % and %, but ducks under
4 pounds, hard to place at 20. The
market holds steady on guinea fowl at
40 to IS each, but pigeons are in ample
supply and generally slow sale at IS
pair for both young and old. Receipts
of eggs from native and nearby points
especially hennery whites grading first,
meet with ready sale, in some cases at
q premium over quotations. Owing to
quality of nearby eggs, however much
Of the receipts not grading firsts.
Buyers give preference to Western
refrigerator stock, which Is better grad
ed. The market shows an advance of 2
cents dozen over opening prices Mon
day at As cents a dozen for hennery
Arrtu RI An fOr nanrhy 6rStS
and IS and SO for current receipts, but
small dirty eggs will not bring over IS
to 80. White potatoes in only moderate
receipt, but ample. for the demand,
which is slow and centered on well
graded No. stock at 400 to $50 a
barrel, and 2.50 to $50 for ungraded
stock, while No. Q potatoes sell mostly,
$50 to 200; sack potatoes selling, 2.75
to 500 per 100 pounds, and ungraded,
2.4O. to 265: sweet potatoes in more
liberal receipt and the market Is easy
and values lower at 800 to 3.75
barrel for No. / stock, and $50 to LIS
for No. 2, while bushel hampers sell
mostly 100 to so as to size and quail
ity; yarns running more uniform. both
as TO- size and quality, with Virginia
stock the best seller ut 500 to 3.25 o
barrel.
Garden Truck.
Native and nearby garden truck in
lighter receipt the past week, and under
q good demand the market holds steady
20 Arm on most lines at the following
quotations: Stringless beans. 80 to Ito
bushel; beetS, 800 and 400 100; cab
hage, SO to 80 hamper; carrots, 400 and
200 100: sugar corn, 20 to 80 dozen;
cucumbers, IS to LOO hamper; egg
rants, IS to IS hamper; lima beans
20 to 100 hamper; onions, Its to 200
per 100 pounds; peppers, 30 to 80
hamper; squash, Is to IS hamper; to-
matoes, so to 30 hamper, and IS to 90
buShel for Gamers stock.
Green fruits in lighter receipt from
native and nearby points, and under q
good demand the market holds steady
and values on some lines higher at the
following quotations.. Apples, 100 to
200 bushel: cantaloupes, so to lbs
hamper; crab apples, 40 to so hamper;
grapes, 30 to SO hamper; peaches, IS
to lbs hamper, and watermelons, 500
to 1000 100.
Live Stock Prices.
Receipts of live cattle continue light
on the -wharves and also at the stock
yards, and under good demand
the market holds steady on all lines
with exception of old clipped sheep, for
which 1t Is more question Of buyer
than prices Quotations today at Light
street Wharf: Beef cattle. first quality,
pound, f1M to ~; common to medium,
pound, 8 to 10. Bulls, as to quality.
! to 10. Cows, choice TO fancy, pound,
70 Sh: common to fair. ~ to z.
oxen, as to quality, pound, . 70 10.
Calves, veal, choice. pound, 16 to 16k;
largs: fat pound isM e to-, 10 : J. large 7S:
ro,ieh and common, z to 8. Sheep,
choice, . to 6. Cid bucks, 3 to 4.
Spring lambs, fancy. pound, 1914 to IS;
choice, pound. liz TO II. Hogs
straight, pound. liis to IL. Sows, 70
9. Live pigs, pound, 10 to Is; shoats,