Evening star., 1929-11-17
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 16.-The
live poultry market holds generally
steady, especially on turkeys, demand
for which is increasing as Thanksgiv-
ing approaches, and with larger orders
being placed with commission houses, a
good movement is expected from next
week on to November 26 for live and q
for dressed.
Shippers are advised, however to
ship their stock in ample time for the
holiday demand, which is always brisk,
especially for large, fat young birds,
and liberal shipments are advisable
beginning Monday. The market closed
today, at 35 and 36 cents pound for
young turkeys pounds and over, and
80 cents for crooked breasts, but old
toms are not desirable and will not
bring over % cents. Demand continues
good for large, colored springers 2
pounds and over at IS to q cents, but
smaller fowl as we'll as Leghorns will
not bring over 20 to "a cents, and the
market continues to be flooded with
small common springers, which are not
only undesirable, but for which it is
more question of buyer than price.
Old hens are in ample receipt, espe-
cially small fowl under 3ls pounds,
which are not wanted on this market
better class stock, and the market has
an easier tone, IS to 18 cents, but
Leghorns will not bring over 18 to 20
cents and poor and thin fowl are
neglected at II to 10 cents. Old roosters
in fairly good demand at Is to 20 cents.
Young ducks and geese, when large and
fat, meet with ready sale at l8 to %
cents for the former and % to "a cents
for the latter, but shipment of stock
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ket for guinea fowl easier, and values
a shade lower at 40 to 65 cents each,
while pigeons hold steady at IS cents a
Geir for both young and old.
Receipts of eggs from native and
nearby points have been more liberal
the past week, and the market shows
o decline on both flrsts and hennery
white firSts, demand for which has
eased of owing to the high prices
prevailing the past few weeks. A num-
ber of shippers are mixing pullet eggs
with f1rsts and this class of stock will
not bring top values. The market
closed today at 56 cents dozen for
hennery white firsts, so to 50 cents for
f1rsts and 40 to As cents for pullet eggs,
but current receipts will not bring over
43 to As cents, while dirty eggs as well
as culls are neglected at Is to 80 cents.
White potatoes in more liberal re-
ceipt from all sections, but under i'm
proved demand for well graded stock
the market holds steady at $50 to 400
a barrel, and $50 to 800 for ungraded.
but No. potatoes move slow at 1.50 TO
200; sack potatoes sell mostly 2.40 to
$50 per 100 pounds for No. is. but
ungraded will not bring over LIS to
225: market for sweet potatoes and
yams generally slow and values on the
former shade lower at $50 to 200
a barrel for No. stock, and IS TO
l.25 for No. yellows. with yams in
better demand at 800 to 325 barrel.
Native and nearby garden truck in
liberal receipt and with movement
generally slow prices are mostly In
buyers' favor at the following quota.
tions: Beets. 800 and 400 100; cab
bage. 35 to so bushel; carrots,
90 and 500 100; lettuce, IS to 100
bushel: lima beans, $50 to $50 bushel;
peppers, 80 to so hamper; pumpkins,
800 to 1000 100; spinach, 80 to so
bushel; tomatoes, 40 to LOO oushei'
and turnips. 20 to IS hamper
Season for rabbits opened this week,
and while receipts have been light SO
far they are SUFFICIENT for the demand,
which is limited owing to the warm
weather prevailing. Choice nearby rao-
bits are bringing 800 to $50 dozen,
and fair to good. 1.25 to 200.
The live cattle market noloS gene any
steady under fairly good demand. but
centered on first quality stock, recelpts
of this sort being light on the wharyes
as well as the stock yards. Common
TO ordinary cattle, generally slow sale
Al inside prices. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf: ~ - IN -
Beef cattle, first quality, lb.: 10 10
II: common to medium, lb., 8 to 3.
Bulls, as to quality, z to 3. COWS
choice to fancy, TO 2; common 10 1aH
4 To S. oxen. as to quality, 10 O.
calves veal, choice, Is to 1872; large,
fat, IA to 141a; large, rough, Is 10
13Is: thin, 8 to 10; rough ana COM
mon to 8. Sheep, choice, 70 o.
6id bucks. 3 to 4. Spring lambs, fancy
ill., to IL; choice, 101a TO IL; HOGS, @
straight, all 10. Sows 8 to g. Live
nios 10 to IS. Shoats, 10 to IL.
BALTIMORE, November l6.-Set,
thing prices on grain-Wheat' NO:
red winter, spot, 1.204; NO. ieo
winter. garlicky, spot, l.l9&; Novem-
ber delivery. l.19%; December dehvely' =,
I21X: No. 3 red Winter, garlicky, spot
1Is15: corn, No. 2 yellow domesuc'
snot' 10; cob corn. 4.50 per barrel;
osts' No. 2 white domestic, spot 3d.
No, 3 white domestic, spot, o4' rye
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