Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
Baltimore Markets

special DlSpatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 18.-Receipts
81 eggs from native and nearby points
have been more liberal the past week
and under free offerings on the ex-
change the market has ruled easier in
tone, but values have held fairly steady.
closing today at 2914 cents a dozen for
hrsts In free cases But eggs which
will not grade hrsts are not desirable
and will not bring over 20 cents, espe-
cially small. understood stock. A fairly
good consumptive demand prevails on
the street, with no accumulations OF de-
sirable stock
The live poultry market continues
steady to firm on young chickens and
OLD hens, but values show no change
from last week. although receipts have
oeen liberal the past week. Choice
large Springers, 2 pounds and over
meet with ready sale at a. to As cents
a pound, and IL to 2 Founders bring
IS to ~, with Leghorns selling 30 to 40
as TO size, but small, poor chickens as
well as stays are slow sale at IS to %.
Market continues active for fat old
mems 81 pounds and up at IS and So,
put Leghorns will not bring over 30
to 81. Young ducks meet with ready
sale at % to 25, but old ducks are
neglected at 20. Guinea fowl in good
demand at 80 to 10 each for birds
weighing Ia pounds and over, ont
smaller stock are undesirable and will
not bring over 50 to rs.
Potato Prices.
With the increase in receipts Of new
potatoes and decline in prices. demand
Tor OLD stock has eased of to some eX-
tent, but values are holding steady at
LOO, l.50 per 100 pounds. with McCor-
mlcks and reds selling at the lower
values.
The market for native and nearby
garden truck holds steady under a
fairly active demand. but conferred on
flrst quality stock at the following cuc>
tations:
Asparagus, It's to 3.25 per dozen.
but culls will not bring over IS to 1.25;
beets. 5.00a6.00 hundred: cabbage. so
to 65 hamper; kale, 80 to so bushel:
lettuce. rs to 1.25 basket; onions, 1.25
to 1.50 per hundred; peas. 200a3 90
hamper; radishes. $50 to 800 hundred:
rhubarb, 2.00a300 hundred, and spin
ach. 80 to rs bushel.
Maryland and Virginia stra wberries
have now supplanted Southern stock
and. while receipts have been fairly
liberal the past week. a good inquiry il
noted for large. fancy berries at 10 to
~ CcllIS n quart. OUT ITOSU OF INo ar
rivals are of ordinary quality. which is
not so desirable and will not bring
over s - 10 cents, being sold mostly
TO the packers.
LIVE Stock Market.
Ths live cattle market holds steady
under ? good demand but centered on
first quality stock Choice Spring
lambs and handy-weight veal calves
find ready sale at full values Quota
tions today at Light Street Wharf:
Eeef cattle. first quality. pound. ILL.,
to IL; common to medium, s to 10,
Bulls. as to quality, 7 to .. Cows.
choice to fancy, Z to 9; common to
fair, 4 TO 6. Oxen. as to quality, s to
8. Calves, veal. choice, Is to 15ie;
large. fat, 1879 to IA: large. rough,
9is to 10; thin, s to 10; rough and
common, 7 to 8. Sheep, choice, 6 to Z;
old bucks. to 5. Lambs, choice. Is
to Is: fair to good, - to IA; COM
mon thin. 8 to 10: Spring lambs. IS
to so pounds. Is to 1712. Hogs. straight.
1GIs to 1112: sows. 8 to 9; live pigs,
10. to IA; shoats, 10 to -.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat No.
2. red Winter, garlicky, spot. 1881
May delivery, 1881: corn, No. ,, yell
low. domestic, spot. LOCAL .03; cob corn.
525a5 so per barrel.
Oats-No. 2 white domestic. spot. So:
No. white domestic, spot, IS; rye.
nearby, l00al.l0.