Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-09
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 6.-Egss
from native and nearby points in more
liberal receipt the past week, and with
a slump in the demand from the con-
sumptive trade the market eased OF
and values show a decline Of cent
a dozen from opening prices Monday
Offerings on the exchange have been
light, and only strictly fresh gathered
eggs grading firsts attract attention.
The market closed today at 29i2 and
80 cents dozen for firsts in free cases.
with current receipts selling to cents
a dozen lower, but small understood
eggs will not bring over "a.
Under generally light receipts the
live poultry market is a shade firmer
and values show an advance of 2 cents
a pound en- both choice, large Spring
chickens and fat old hens, while other
lines hold steady under a fairly good
demand. Too many small, poor and
thin Springers are noted In the daily
receipts ard this class of stock is not
desirable and tends TO lower the value
of the better fowl. Colofed Spring
chickens. 2ia pounds and over. are
bringing AZ to Is cents a pound; liz
to 2 pound, 81 to 40, and smaller, 80
to 80: while Leghorns are selling % to
3s, as to size. but all poor, thin fowl
as we'll as stays is slow sale at 25 to %.
Old hens In good demand and stock
weighing 3R pounds and over meet
with ready sales at SO, but Leghorf1s will
not bring over rs to 20. and poor, light,
old fowl not wanted at any prize. Old
BOOSTERS in ample supply at 10 to 20.
A fairly good demand prevails for young,
puddle ducks at % to 25, but small
ducks will not bring over 20, while old
stock is not wanted at any price.
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons
holds steady at so to Ito each for the
former and IS to 80 pair for both
young and old of the latter.
Potato Prices.
With the increase in receipts of new
potatoes and consequent lowering In
prices demand for old stock IL limited
and the market Is dull at lis to 40
per 100 pounds, but McCormicks and
reds will not bring over 100 to 1.25.
New potatoes from Virginia in fairly
good demand at $50 to 400 a barrel
for No. Is and 200 to $50 for No. 2
receipt and market holds steady for
fancy stock at LIS to 2.25 a bushel for
the former and $50 10 AGO for the
latter, but poor graded as well as over
large stock Ia slow sale at las TO 1.50.
Demand for native and nearby garden
truck continues good end all stock
showing quality meets with ready sale
at outside prices at the following QUOTA
tions: Asparagus, / 90 to 800 per dozen.
but culls will not bring over so to 1.25:
green beans, 90 to $50 hamper; beets,
100 to $50 crate; cabbage, IS to 100
hamper. kale, Is to Is bushel; lettuce.
so to 1875 bushel; onions, 90 to 1.50
100; peas. rs to $50 bushel: rAdishes.
$50 to 200 100: rhubarb. 400 and 900
100, and spinach, 30 to rs bushel.
tat aSAA
under a good demand the market Is
fiyrner with fancy stock bringing IL to
10 a quart but all small watery berries
have to be sold to the packers at TO
z q quart.
Live stock Market.
The live cattle market holds steady
under generally light receipts especially
of first quality stock and most of the
arrivals on the wharves are common to
ordinary cattle which Ii slow sale at
inside prices. Choice to fancy Spring
lambs and handy-weight veal calves in
good demand and meet with ready sale
Light Street Wharf. Beef cattle, FIRST
quality, pound. 111a to IL; common to
medium, 8 to 10 Bulls as to quality,
Z 10 9. Cows, choice to fancy. 7 to g.;
common to fair, to s. oxen AS to
quality, to 8. Calves, veal choice,
IA to 1412; large, fat. IL to ID; large,
rough, GIG to 10; thin. ~; rough and
Old bucks. to 4. Spring lambs, fancy,
IS to 1917; choice, IL to 141a. Hogs,
straight, 10 to 11i2. Sows 8 to Q. Live
pigs, 10 to IA. Shoats, 10 to IL.
Closing grain uuotations-Wheat, No.
2, red Winter, garlicky. spot, 1:1034;
May delivery. l1034 Corn, No. 2, ex-
port. May delivery. no quotations.; No.
z, yellow, domestic, spot, 107a1.0 8; cob
white, domestic, spot, 55a56; No g.
white, domestic, spot, 53a54. Rye,
nearby, coal 90.