Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 1.-The
live poultry market shows an easier
tone under fairly liberal receipts and
demand has eaSed off with values a
shade lower on practically all lines.
For choice. large Spring chickens. 2
pounds and over. there Is a fairly good
demand at full values. but smaller sized
chickens are slow sale at inside prices
and most of the receipts consist OF
this small undesirable fowl. LeghornS,
2 pounds and over, in fairly good de-
mand but too many small Leghorns
are arriving and are not wanted even
at the lower values. Large colored
Springers, 2 pounds and over, are
bringing 40 to 43 cents pound; ~ to
2 pounds. "a to Sc, and smaller, 80 to
80, while Leghorns sell mostly 26 to
"a as to size, and all poor, thin fowl
as well as stays slow sale at IS to %.
Old hens in liberal receipt and under a
slow demand the market is mostly in
buyers favor at 80 for stock weighing
3l2 pounds and over, and 26 to % for
Leghorns, but fowl weighing under 3iA
pounds not wanted at any price.
Young ducks continue in good demand
at 20 to IS, but old ducks not wanted
and shipment not advisable. Market
for guinea fowl and pigeons holds
birds 134 pounds and over and so to
rs each for small and old Of the former
and IS to 40 pair for both young
and old of the latter.
Egg Market Steady.
The egg market has held steady all
week under moderate receipts, espe-
cially of strictly fresh. we'll graded
stock and closed firm today at 3012 to
3034 a dozen for f1rsts in free cases,
but small. understood current receipts
will not bring over "a A fairly good
and constant demand prevails on the
street and all stock grading firStS I'M
der the candle meet with ready sale
and no accumulations of desirable
eggs noted.
Receipts of old stock white potatoes
running light, but the demand is lin
tied and the market dull and draggy
No. l we'll graded stock, while Nc
Cormicks and reds will not bring over
100 to 1.25. Sweet potatoes and yams
also in light receipt, and the market
holds steady for fancy stock at Its
to 2.25 bushel for the former and
$50 to 200 for the latter, but poorly
graded as well as large, rough, dark
stock, slow sale at 1.25 to $50.
Demand for native and nearby gar
of first quality meets with ready sale
at outside prices at the following
quotations Asparagus, 100 to 800
dozen, but culls will not bring over
so to 100; beans, 100 to 1.25 ham
per; beets, $50 to 200 crate; cab
bage, 40 to so hamper; kale. Is to IS
bushel; lettuce, Is to 90 bushel;
Spring onions. 100 to 125 hundred;
peas, rs to 200 hamper; radishes, $50
IN hun hub m
hundred, and spinach, 20 to IS bushel.
Berry Receipts.
Strawberries from native and near
by points are in liberal receipt and
market rules easy with considerable
of the stock going to Gamers at 4
a quart. Large, fancy berries. how
ever, meet with ready sale for the
consumptive trade at Is quart for
nearby and 7 to 10 a quart for East
ern Shore. Maryland and Virginia.
The live cattle market holds steady
under a fairly good demand and light
receipts especially of first quality stock.
Common to ordinary cattle, however,
in liberal receipt and slow sale at in
side prices.
Spring lambs. so to 70 pounds, in
Of very poor stock and market holds
easy with values from to cents a
pound lower Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf: Beef cattle, first
quality, pound. 1112 to IL; common to
medium, to 10. Bulls, as to quality,
to 9. Cows, choice to fancy. TO g.;
common to fair, to G. oxen. as to
quality, 6 to 8. Calves, veal choice, IA
to 14l2; large, fat. II to 10; large.
rough. 9l2 to 10; thin, 8 to 10; rough
and common, 2 to 8. Sheep, choice,
to 7; old bucks. to S. Lambs
choice, IS to Is; fair to good, IL to
IA; common. thin, 8 to 10. Spring
lambs, 60 to 10 pounds, II to Is. Hogs
straight, 1919 to 1112. Sows. 8 to 8.
Live pigs, 10 to IA. Shoats, 10 to II.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat, No
?, red Winter, garlicky, spot. l0334
May delivery. 1894 corn. No. 2, ex-
port May delivery, no quotations; No
2. yellow. domestic, spot. 100; oats
No. 2, white domestic, spot, 52aS3; No
3, white domestic, spot, 50a5l.
Rye, nearby, 90a95.