Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, February 23.-Due to
the snow storm Thursday receipts Of
native and nearby eggs have fallen of
and under a good demand both on the
exchange and on the street the market
holds very firm and values OF strictly
fresh gathered stock show an increase
Of 6 cents a dozen over opening prices
Monday. Shippers are advised to let
their stock come forward promptly by
rail, boat or truck as the demand Is
expected to continue good practically
all of next week and the advance In
price will probably be well maintained
all week. The market closed today at
46 cents a dozen for firsts in free cases
and 40 to A cents a dozen for current
receipts. With the exception OF old
hens, which are in liberal receipts and
more than ample for demand.
The general live poultry market rules
steady to firm under fairly good and
constant demand for other lines, but
conferred generally on large fat stock.
This is especially true of young broiling
chickens, pounds and which are scarce
and wanted at premium over quota
lions. Demand good for medium sized
young hen turkeys at 40 to AZ cents q
pound. and young gobblers, 80 to 35, but
old hens move slow at 80 to IS as well
as old toms at % to 80, while poor and
crooked breasts are neglected at rs.
Large smooth fat young chickens 2is
pounds and over in good demand at "a
to SO, while broilers 112 to 2 pounds
bring 40 to AZ, but poor thin stock as
well as stays are slow sale at 20.
Demand for old hens has eased of
under more liberal receipts and values
show a decline, with prices mostly IN
buyers favor at % to 80 for stock
weighing 31a pounds and over, but Leg
horns will not bring over 26 and n.
Demand continues good for capons, z
pounds and over at 40 to AZ, but small
birds will not bring over 33 to 38. while
old ROSTERS sell mostly II to 20. Market
for ducks holds steady under light re-
ceipts and good demand for heavy TAT
stock at Is to 80, but all ducks under
4 pounds move slow at 20. Guinea fowl
and pigeons steady at 40 to IS each
for the former and 80 to IS a pair for
both young and old Of the latter.
The demand for dressed poultry, with
the exception of capons Is now limited,
the trade preferring live poultry and
the movement conferred on small TO
medium sized hen turkeys, capons and
straight lots of young chickens. Capons.
however, Is the only line which will
bring a premium dressed over live.
hcCcApbo VI LNOuuCCs
Receipts of white potatoes running
liberal from all sections and with the
demand much slower the market rules
easy with prices showing no change
from last week. There is fair move
ment, however, for No. 1. well graded,
round stock at 120 to 1855, but Nc
| Cormicks and reds will not bring over
| LOO to 10, while No. Us and culls are
! not wanted at any price. Market for
sweet potatoes and yams holds steady
under a fair demand, but conferred on
clean stock. Receipts have been run
ming lighter on yams the past week.
but sweet potatoes, and prices on the
latter are mostly in buyers favor.
| No. /, clean, bright sweets are bringing
800 to $50 a barrel, but rough, dark
stock will not bring over $50 TO 200.
while yams sell mostly 3.25 to 3.75 for
desirable medium sized stock, with
large, rough. dark stock generally slow
/ sale at 200 to $50. Bushel hampers of
sweets and yams are selling mostly rs
to 150 as to quality and size.
| Demand for native and nearby garden
| truck is holding up better and all stock
showing fair quality meets with readv
sale at the following prices: Cabbage, Is
to LIS hamper; kale, LIS to 200 barrel;
| onions, $50 to $50 per 100 pounds
oyster plants. 500 to 1900 100; parsnirs
rs to 100 basket: spinach, 100 to lie
bushel, and turnirs, so to IS basket.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market holds generally
steady under light receipts on the
| wharves and fair at the stockyards. De-
mand has shown an Improvement the
past week especially for choice lambs
and handy weight veal calves but most
of the arrivals on the wharves are of
common to ordinary cattle and this
stock moves slow at inside prices. Quo
tations today at Light Street Wharf
| Beef cattle, first quality, pound, IL to
1917: common to medium. 8 to IL; bulls.
as to quality z to 10; cows, choice 70
| fancy, 3 to 10; common to fair, to 2;
oxen, as to quality, to g: calves, veal.
choice, Is to 1914; large, fat, IS to IA;
large, rough, IL to IL; thin, to &c:
rough and common, 8 to 10.
Sheep, choice, 6 to 2: old bucks, 4 II
S: lambs, choice, is to Is; fair to good,
IL to IA; common, thin. 8 to 10; hogs.
| straight, 9l2 to 10: sows. to 8; live
pigs, 10 to IL; shoats, to 10.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Wheat-No. red Winter garlicky,
| spot, 1884,; No. red Winter garlicky
February delivery, 1891; corn, No. 2
export, February delivery. los: No.
| yellow domestic. spot, 1.11a1.12: cob
corn, 5.25a5.90 per barrel; oats. No. 2
white domestic, spot. 81; No. 8 white
domestic, spot, 59a59la; rye, nearby,
1.15a1.20.