Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29
Baltimore Markets
special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, September 2S.-
With the exception OF old hens, Wnlcn
are firm at an increase OF cent
pound, the live poultry market rules
easy and while values on other lines
show no change prices are generally
in the buyers favor. This Is due espe-
cially in the case of Spring chickens
thin fowl which are not wanted and
have to be sold at concessions in price
In addition to lowering the value OF
the better stock. Colored springerS 3
pounds and over are bringing 20 to 20
cents q pound. but small and LeghoshS
will not bring over Is to %, while
for stock under liz pounds it Is more
o question of a buyer than price. Mar
ket for old hens has taken on a flrmer
tone due to the approaching Jewish
holiday, but is overloaded with small
common fowl which is neglected even
at sharp discounts. Old hens AZ
pounds and over meet with ready sale
at 80 to 80 and 312 to Az pounds rs
to 90, but Leghorns not so desirable
and slow sale at 20 to %. Old ROSTERS
in fairly good demand at Is to 20, but
small, poor young stays not wanted at
any price. Choice fat young ducks 4
at "a to "a, but small and pJor stock
is hard to place at 20. Market for
guinea fowl holds steady at 40 to IS
each, but easy on pigeons at Is pair
for both young and old.
Egg Receipts.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
continue light and all desirfble stock.
especially hennery whites, Meet with
ready sale, in some cases at a premium
over quotations. Prompt shipments
and careful grading are necessary to
bring top values, however, as buyers are
very critical and all stock not grading
firsts has to be sold as current receipts.
The market closed today at "a to so
cents a dozen for hennery white firsts
and az and 43 for firsts, but current
receipts will not bring over IS and 80.
while culls as well as small, dirty eggs
are neglected at Is to 80.
Receipts of white potatoes are moro
liberal from all sections and while the
market holds fairly steady ON we'll
graded stock values are shade lower
No. / potatoes are bringing 400 to 4.29
a barrel and ungraded, $50 to $50, but
No. 2 stock generally slow sale at $50
to 200. Sack potatoes sell mostly 2.50
to 500 per 100 pounds, but 1t takes well
graded No. stock to bring top values.
sweet potatoes and yams In more lib
eral receipt the past week and the
market is dull and mostly in buyers
favor at ESQ to 3.25 barrel for the
former and 2.25 to $50 for the latter,
but No. 2 stock will not bring over
100 to $50.
Garden Truck.
The market for native and nearby
garden truck holds firm on most lines
under moderate receipts and q fairly
good demand, but conferred on hYst
quality stock at the following quota
tionS: Stringless beans, 1.25 to ITS
bushel; beets, 800 and 400 100; cab.
and 500 100; sugar corn, IS to IS
dozen; eggplants, 25 to IS hamper;
lima beans, 80 to lao hamper; onions,
It's to 200 per 100 pounds; peppers,
90 to 80 hamper; spinach, 40 to so
hamper; squash, Is to IS hamper;
tomatoes, 40 to rs hamper, and can
ners' stock. 40 to IS bushel.s
The live cattle market holds gen.
orally steady under good demand for
first quality stock and receipts of this
sort continue light both on the wharves
and at the stock yards. Common to
ordinary cattle goes slow at inside prices,
especially old clipped sheep, which are
hard, to place at any price. Quota
tionS today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality. pound, liz
70 1 u; common M 1., to medium, 8 to 10.
choice to fancy, 7 to ~; common to
fair, 51A to z. Oxen, as to quality, 8
to 10. Calves, veal, choice, 16 to 1917
large, fat. 141a to IS; large, rough,
IS to 1914; thin, to 10; rough and
common, to 8. Sheep, choice, 2 to 5.
Old bucks, 3.to 4. Spring lambs, fancy,
1215 to 10: choice, liz to IL. Hogs,
straight. 111a to IL. Sows, 8 to 8.
Live pigs, 10 to IS. Shoats, 10 to IL.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Wheat, No. 2 red Winter, spot, 1.31 d;
No. q red Winter, garlicky, spot, 1.241l ;
September dessvery, 1.241a; october de-
every, 1.2z77si No. red Winter, garlicky,
1.21. Corn, Flo. 2 yellow domestic, spot,
1.16a1.17; COP corn, .5.75a6.00 per bar
rel. Oats, No. 2 white domestic, spot
50lk; No. white domestic, spot, 565k.
Rive. nearby. LOCAL. 10.