Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


when values declined nearly 10 cents
dozen from opening prices Monday,
! but reacted the latter part OF the week,
! closing today at al and Al y cents
| dozen, a decline of 4l2 to cents a
| dozen from last weeks quotations. Sup
! plies of desirable stock offered In 1alr
volume on the exchange have met with
| fairly good sales and while receipts
| have not been what may be termed
heavy. as is usual on a declining mar
| ket, they appear more than ample for
the demand The market continues to
be day-to-day proposition and prompt
| shipments are necessary to bring top
values of al and al u cents a dozen
/ for firStS in free cases, while current
receipts are bringing 35 to 40 as to
size and quality. Active season Tor
duck eggs started this week and all
desirable nearby shipments met with
ready sale at As cents dozen.
Shippers are advised not to hold their
stock. as held stale eggs are easily de-
tected by their dark yolks and have to
be sharply discounted. Prompt ship
ments in single case lots advisable in
preference to holding for larger ship
mentS.
Poultry Prices.
The live poultry market holds steady
to firm under generally light receipts
and fair demand which is centered on
large, fat stock. Young hen turkeys.
9 pounds and over, are meeting with a
fairly good sale at 40 to AZ cents a
pound, and gobblers, 80 to IS, but old
hens as well as Old toms are slow sale
at % to 49, while poor and crooked
breasts will not bring over 25. Young
chickens continue in light receipt and
under a good demand. The market
holds very firm especially for small
broilers H. to , pounds, at 20 to a.
while medium to large smooth young
chickens sell mostly 3o to 81, but all
poor and thin stock moves Slow at ~.
Demand for old hens has shown an inn
provement the latter part of the week
and the market rules firmer with values
a shade higher at % to 30 for stock
weighing 31a pounds and over, but poor
light fowl will not bring over 20 and ~.
Capons continue in good demand at AZ
to AZ for birds weighing Z pounds and
over and SO to 38 for smaller, but poor
thin slips will not bring over 33 to 35.
Old ROSTERS in ample supply and gen.
orally slow sale at II to 90. Demand
continues good for fat young ducks and
the market. under light receipts, holds
steady at 25 to 80, but stock weighing
under pounds generally neglected at
20. Guinea fowl and pigeons in good
request at so to 80 each for the former,
and 80 to 35 pair for the latter.
Demand for dressed poultry limited.
and with the exception of capons and
choice to fancy dressed young chickens.
which bring premium of cents
pound. dressed poultry will not bring
any more than live, and shipments OF
live instead of dressed poulty are
advisable.
Vegetable Market. =
White potatoes are in more liberal
receipt from all sections, and with de-
mand much slower the market rules
easy and values a shade lower at 80
to 1875 per 100 pounds, but reds and
McCormicks will not bring over 80 to
Ito. Sweet potatoes and yams in ample
supply for the demand, which is only
fair and the market rules easy and
values a shade lower at 800 TO $50
a barrel for both sweets and vans. but
rough, dark as well as overlarge stock
will not bring over $50 to $50. While
bushel hampers sell mostly IS to 1855,
as to size and quality. Demand for
native and nearby garden truck easing
off as receipts OF early vegetables from
market holds fairly steady, prices are
mostly in buyers favor at the follow
ing quotations: Cabbage, LOO to $50
hamper; kale, 200 to 2.25 barrel; onions,
$50 to $50 per 100 pounds; oyster
plants, 800 to 1000 100; parsnips, go
to rs baskets; savoy cabbage, IS to 100
bushel, and turnips. so to so basket.
The live cattle market rules generally
steady on most lines and under fairly
good demand prices are welr maintained
and show little change from last week.
Demand, however is centered on first
quality stock and all undergrades as
we'll as common to ordinary cattle are
slow sale at inside prices. Receipts on
wharves light, but fair at the stock yard.
Quotations today at Light Street wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, liz
to IL; common to medium, to 10;
bulls, as to quality, to g. cows choice
to fancy 7 to g. common to fair, to
6; off, as to quality. to g.; calves,
veal choice. 1872 to 'l6; large, fat, IA
to IS; large. rough, 10 to II; thin, 8
to 10; rough and common. to 5;
sheep, choice, 6 to T. old bucks, to 5;
lambs. choice, Is to II; fair to good. II
to IA common, thin, 8 to 10; hogs,
straight, 9l2 to IL; sows, 7 to 8; live
pigs, 10 to II; shoats, 8 to 10.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Wheat, No. 2 red Winter, garlicky.
spot, 1341a: March delivery. 1.347s;
corn, No. 2 export, March delivery, no
quotations; No yellow. domestic, spot,
l.l0al.11: cob corn. 525a5.50 per bar
rel. Oats. No. 2 white, domestic. 60a61;
No 3 white. domestic, 58l2a59; rye,
nearby, 1.l5a1.20.