Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-22
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star

BALTIMORE, Md, September 21-
While the live poultry market holds
steady to firm for choice stock on prac-
tically all lines, too many small Spring
chickens and old hens are being shipped
and on these lines it is more a ques-
ton Of buyer than price. This class
Of stock also has tendency to lower
the value OF more desirable poultry
and this is especially true of Spring
chickens which show a decline Of to
. cents a pound from opening prices
Monday. Colored Springers 8 pounds
and over meet with ready sale at 80
cents pound and u and Founders
26 to %, but smaller fowl is neglected
at rs while Leghorns will not bring
over "a to %. Old hens when large
and fat bring 80, and 81, but fowl under
Az pounds not so desirable at IS to
90 while LeghornS sell mostly 20 to %.
Old ROSTERS in ample receipt for the
demand which Is limited at 18 to 20.
Choice fat young ducks, pounds and
over, in fair demand and the market
holds steady at % and %, but smaller
stock moves slow at 20. The market
for guinea fowl and pigeons steady
at 40 to IS for the former and Is a
pair for both young and old Of the
latter.
Egg Receipts and Prices.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
running light and all desirable stock
meets with prompt sale at full values
especially hennery whites of first quail
ity which are scarce and wanted at
premium in some instances over quo
tations. Owing to qaality OF most
nearby eggs, however, buyers are giving
preference to Western refrigerator
stock which is better graded. The mar
ket closed today at 48 to so cents a
dozen for hennery white firsts, SO to 40
for nearby flrSts, and IS and SO for
current receipts, but small dirty eggs
are neglected at rs to 80. White pota-
toes in only moderate receipt, but ample
for the demand which is centered on
well-graded No. l stock at 4.25 to $50
barrel with .ungraded selling mostly
ESQ to $50 and No. 2 stock slow sale
at l.50 to 200. No. l sack potatoes are
bringing 800 per 100 pounds and I'M
graded, 2.75 30 2.85. Sweet potatoes
and yams IL light receipt, and under
a" good demand the market holds firm
at 800 to $50 barrel for No. stock
and ESQ to 2.75 for ungraded, but No.
2 potatoes will not bring over LOO to
Sl.SO while yams aer in better demand
at 2.25 to 2.50 barrel.
Garden Truck.
Native and nearby garden truck in
more liberal receipt, and with the ex-
ception OF one or two lines, prices show
a decline from last week at the follow
ing quotations: Stringless beans, 80 to
l.25 bushel; beets, 800 and 400 ZOE:
CABBAGE, SO to IS hamper; carrots, 400
and 500 100; sugar corn, 20 to 80
dozen; cucumbers, IS to 100 hamper;
elephants, IS to IS hamper; lima beans,
SO, to lao hamper; onions, Its to 200
per 100 lbs; peppers, 20 to 80 hamper;
squash, is to IS hamper; tomatoes, Is
to 10 hamper and 20 to As bushel for
Gamers stock.
- Five Stock Market.
The live cattle market continues
steady under light receipts on the
wflarves, especially Of first quality stock,
which meets with ready sale at full
values, but most of the arrivals. are OF
comman to ordinary stock which Is
slow sale at inside prices. Quotations
today at Light Street Wharf: Beef cat
tie. first quality, h., II to IL; common
to medium, to 10. Bulls, as to quality,
To-, 8 to TO-. Cows, choice to fancy, To-,
~; common to fair, h., Sh to =.
veal, choice, ID, Is to 1872. Large. fat,
.141a to Is. Large, rough, h., IS to
1919; thin, to 10; rough and COM
mon, to 8. Sheep, choice, 2 to 6.
Old bucks, 3 to 4. Spring lambs, fancy,
h., 1212 to Is. Choice, 1115 to IL:
Hogs, straight, liz to IL. Sows, 8 to
9. Live pigs, 10 to is. Shoats, 10 to IL.
i Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat. No.
8 red Winter, spot, 100: No. 2 red WIN
ter, garlicky, spot, 1.25A; September
delivery, i.25X: October delivery,
1.261s No. red Winter, garlicky, spot.
l.21%: corn, No. yellow domestic.
spot, lis to 1.1o. Cob corn, 5.75a6.0O
per barrel; oats, No. white domestic.
spot, 56la asked; No. white domestic,
spot, 55la asked; rye, nearby 100
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