Evening star., 1929-10-13

BALTIMORE. Md, October Eggs
from nearby points continue scarce,
especially of desirable stock grading
flrsts, which meet with prompt sale at
full values, and the market is firmer
with values showing an advance of 8
and cents q dozen over last week.
Many Of the arrivals show evidence of
having been held and all stock which
will not grade flrsts has to be sold at
current receipts, as buyers are critical
as to quality. The market closed today
at So and So cents a dozen for hennery
white firsts, 46 to 48 for firsts and 80
and 40 for current receipts, but culls
as well as dirty eggs are not desirable
and move slow at Is to 80.
Demand for live poultry has eased
of to some extent the past week and
values on both Spring chickens and old
hens show decline of 2 cents pound.
While a fairly good demand prevails for
large Springers, too manyS mall common
chickens are being shipped and this
has q tendency to lower the values of
the better class of stock. Colored
Springers, 2 pounds and over, are bring
ing 26 to % and smaller "a and rs,
with Leghorns selling mostly % and "a
as to size and quality. Old hens, 4l2
pounds and over, met with ready sale
at 80, but smaller fowl now so active
at % to 26, while white Leghorns will
not bring over IT to 20. Old rooSterS
in ample supply for the demand, which
is limited, at ID to 90. Choice fat young
ducks in fair demand, but poor, under
sized stock is hard to place and the
market Is weaker at 20 to "a, with white
Pekings. 1 pounds and over, bringing
top values. Under light receipts market
for guinea fowl is firmer and values a
shade higher at rs each for birds
weighing pounds and over, but smaller
stock moves slow at 40 and so, with
pigeons holding steady at rs pair for
both young and old.
White potatoes in moderate receipts
and from all points under fairly good
demand, the market holds steady end
pIiees unchanged at $50 to 400 a
barrel for No. stock, and $50 to 800
for ungraded, with No. stock generally
slow sale at 1.50 to 200.
Sack potatoes sell mostly ATS to 290
per 100 pounds for well graded No.
/ stock, but ungraded potatoes will not
bring over $50 to 265. Sweet potatoes
in more liberal receipts and market dull
and lower at $50 to 800 a barrel for
No. Is, and 400 to $50 for ungraded
stock, but No. yellows are slow sale
at rs to 1.25. Bushel hampers sell
mostly 65 to lis as to size and quality.
Demand for Navy and nearby garden
truck continues good, but receipts in
some lines are excessive and prices
mostly In buyers favor, and the follow
ing quotations: StringlesS beans, 100
to 1856 bushel; beetS, 800 and 400
100: cabbage, go to 80 hamper; carrots,
400 and 500 100; corn, 10 to IS dozen ;
eggplants, 20 to 40 hamper; lettuce, rs
TO l.25 bushe1; lima beans, 100 to 1.40
hamper; onions, It's TO 200 per 100
pounds; peppers, 20 to 80 hamper;
spinach, 35 to so hamper; squash, is
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hamper, and 40 to rs bushel for can
ners' stock.
Under fairly liberal receipts, but
mostly of common to ordinary stock
the live cattle market has an easier
tone, and values on some lines show 9
decline from last week. Demand fairly
good, but centered on first quality stock
and all under grades move slow al
inside prices. Quotations today at Light
Street Wharf: Beef cattle-First quail
ity, per pound, 10 to IL; common tc
| iridium. TO O.; bulls, as to quality