Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December a.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, pound, 33a35;
old and crooked breasts, rs; young
chickens. 24a28; Leghorns, %; old hens,
22a27; Leghorns, 18a19; poor and thin
fowls, 17a18; old roosters, 18a20; ducks,
l6a25; geese, l6a22; guinea fowls, each,
40a50; pigeons, pair. IS.
Eggs-Receipts, 1908 cases; native
and nearby hennery. dozen. 53a54;
firsts, so; pullets, 40a45; current re-
ceipts, 43a45; culls and dirty, 25a30
Butter-Creamery, good to choice,
pound, 41a46; ladies, 35a36; rolls, 31a32
store packed, 81; process butter, 40a42.
Vegetable Prices.
Potatoes, white, barrel, 1.50a4.OO;
100-pound sacks, 175a2.50;' sweet
potatoes, barrel, 1.50a2.25; bnshel, 75a
1.25; yams, barrel, i.50a225; beans,
bushel, 2.50a4.00; beets, 100, 3.00a4.00;
Brussel sprouts, quart. 15a25; cabbage,
basket, 40a60; carrots. 100. 2.00a4.00;
caulifiower, crate, 2.25a3.OO celery,
crate, 200a3.00; cucumbers, hamper,
5.00a6.00; eggplants, crate, 1.25a3.00;
lettuce, crate, 4.00a5.50; onions, 100
pounds, 150a1.75; parsnips. basket, 40a
So peppers, crate, 6.50a7.00 pumpkins,
100, 300a10.00; spinach, basket, 30a60;
squash, crate, 200a3.00; tomatoes, crate,
2.50a3.50: turnips, hamper, 25a35;
apples, bushel, 75a275; cranberries. box,
3.00a425: grapefruit. box, 3.25a5.0 90:
oranges, box, 3.00a4.50; tangerines, box
2.25a325.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Receipts, 500 head; fair sup.
ply; market active and stronger.
Steers-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 1900 to 1885; medium to
good, HOO 10 1900; fair to medium,
1000 to HOO; plain to fair, 900 to 1000;
common to plain, 500 to 900.
Bulls-Choice to prime. none; good to
choice, none; medium to good, 7.50 to
$50; fair to medium, 100 to $780, plain
to fair, 500 to 700: common to plain,
500 to 900.
Cows--Choice to prime, none; good to
choice, $50 to 500; medium to good,
$50 to 7.50; fair to medium, $50 to $50:
plain to fair, $50 to $50; common TO
plain, 3.75 to 450.
Heifers-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, none; medium to good, 900 to
1000; fair to medium, 800 to 900; plain
to fair, TOO to 500; common to plain,
600 to TOO.
Fresh cows and springers, 5000 to
10000.
Sneep ana ldmDS-NecelplS, 1,IUU
head; moderate supply; market higher.
Sheep, 200 to 600; lambs, $50 to 400.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head; fair sup
ply; market stronger. Lights, $50 to
10.15; heavies, 1000 to 1890; medium.
1000 to 1890: roughs, TAO to 900; light
pigs. $50 to $50; pigs, CTS to 1000.
Calves-Receipts, $50 head; moder-
ate supply; market higher. Calves, TOO
to 100
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. red Winter, spot, 1872;
No. Q red Winter, garlicky, spot, 1924;
December, 1924; January, 1.301a; No.
3, garlicky, 1.2434.
Corn-No. domestic, yellow, 1.06a
1.09; cob corn, new. 4.50.
Oats-No. white domestic, spot, SEA
5612 No. 3 white domestic, spot, 55a
ssh.
Hay-Recepits,. none. Season for
old hay is about over. A little new
crop is arriving, but hardly enough
upon which to establish quotations by
grades. Where in good order new hay
sells at from 14.00 to 1900 per ton, ac-
cording to its quality and condition,
receipts by truck taking care of most
requirements.
Straw-Little demand for straw. Re-
ceipts generally ample. Wheat straw,
No. /, per ton, 9.00al0.00; oat straw,
No. j, per ton, 9,00a10,00.