Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December "a
Potatoes, white, barrel, r50a4.00; 100
pounds, 1.75a250; sweet potatoes, bar
rel, 1.50a2.75; yans, barrel, 200a2. rs !;
beets, crate, $50: brussels sprouts,
quart, 10a25; BEANS hamper, 1.75a3.25;
cabbage, hamper, 30a50; carrots, 100,
celery, crate. 1.75a3.75; eggplant, crate,
2.00a3.5O; lettuce, basket, 2.00a2.50;
kale, bushel, 4Oa50; onions, 100 pounds,
1.75a200; peppers, crate, 400a5.50;
parsnips, basket, 50a65; pumpkins, 100,
5.00al500; spinach, bushel, 60a90;
squash crate, 2.25a3.50; tomatoes,
crate, 2.50a6.00; turnips, hamper, 25a
IS; apples. bushel, 75a2.25; cranberries.
box, 3.25a5.00 grapefruit, box, 3.50a4.50
oranges. box, 2.10a400; tangerines, box,
1.25a3 rs.
Dairy Market.
Poultry, dressed - Turkeys, fair to
fancy, pound, 36a38; old and crooked
breasts, 25a28; young chickens, 24s25:
old and mixed, 23a24; ducks, 22a25;
geese, 21a25.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, pound, 35a
So; old toms, 25a28; Spring chickens,
20a25: Leghorns. 18a20; poor and thin,
17a18; old roosters, ID; ducks, 1924 !;
geese, 16a25: guinea fowls, each, 40a60;
pigeons, pair, 25.
Eggs-Receipts, SIT cases; native and
nearby firsts, 54a56; pullets, 45a48;
hennery whites, first, 56a58; current re-
ceipts, 43a45; culls and dirty eggs,
25a30.
Butter-Good and fancy creamery,
pound. 41a46: ladies, 35a36; store
packed, 81; rolls, 31a32 process, 3sa39.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Receipts. so head; fair sup
ply; market steady.
Steers-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 12.25a1250; medium to good,
11.25a1225; fair to medium, 10.25al1 rs;
plain to fair, 925a10.25; common to
plain, 8.25a925.
Bulls-Good to prime, none; good to
choice, 8.50a900; medium to good; 7.50
a8.50; fair to medium, 700a7.50; plain
to fair, 6.00a7.00; common to plain
to choice, 8.5oa9.oo; medium to good
7.50a8.25; fair to medium, 675a7.25;
plain to fair. 5.50a650; common to
Heifers-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 10.00a10.50; medium to good,
900a10.00; fair to medium, 800a9 90;
plain to fair, 7.00a8.00; common to
plain, 6.00a700.
Fresh cows and Springers, $50 to
$780,
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 25 head;
moderate supply; market steady. Sheep,
2.00a6.00; lambs, 6.50a14.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 200 head; light sup
ply; market higher. Lights, 10. 30a10 rs
heavies, 10.10a1050; medium, 10000
1885; roughs, 7.50a93 5; light pigs, 1000
al030; pigs, 10.10a10.6o.
Calves--Receipts, IS head; moderate
supply; market steady. Calves, 7.00a
1900.
Hay and Grain Prices.
WheatNo. . red Winter, spot, 1881 ;
10. red Winter garlicky, spot, 1864 ;
December, 1868; January, 127; No.
3, garlicky, no quotations.
Corn-No. domestic, yellow, new,
! LOT; cob corn, new 4.60a475.
Oats-No white domestic, spot, sea
561a; No. 3 white domestic, spot, SIS.
Rye-Nearby, 90al.0o
Hay-Receipts, none. Season for old
hay Is about over. A little new crop
is arriving, but hardly enough upon
which to establish quotations by grades.
Where in good order new hays sells at
from 14.00al700 per ton, according to
It's quality and condition, receipts by
truck taking care of most requirements.
Straw-Little demand for straw. Re-
ceipts generally ample. Wheat strSS',
No. ], per ton, 9.00a10.00; oat straw,
No. /, per ton, 9.00a10.00.