Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The star.

Spectal Dispatch 70 The star.
BALTIMORE, July 27.-The egg
market continues to hold Arm under
light receipts from native and nearby
points. especially OF strictly fresh hrsts,
and all such stock finds ready sale, but
most OF the arrivals show q large per-
centage OF loss under the candle and
eggs of this character are slow to find
favor even at discounts. With the hot
weather prevailing buyers are very
critical as to quality and shippers are
advised not to hold their eggs but to
ship promptly to realize best results.
Offerings on the exchange have been
light and most of the business con-
sists of street sales, with candle cur
rent receipts bringing 80 and 80 cents
q dozen and those showing fair quality
80 and 81.
Receipts Of Spring chickens have
been heavy the past week, particularly
stock weighing u to 2 pounds and I'M
der. and this class of fowl La extremely
hard to move being more question Of
a buyer than price. The market con-
tinues to decline, especially on small
Leghorn Springers, there being too many
of this kind on the market. and values
generally are in buyers favor, even ON
the more desirable kind.
The market closed today at SO and "a
cents q pound for colored springers
ga pounds and over, q decline Of
cents a pound from opening prices
Monday, and IS to 80 for smaller fowl
while leghorns sell mostly ~ to ~ and
all poor thin fowl as well as stays gen.
orally neglected at 20 to %. Old hens
also In more liberal receipt and under
only q fair demand. the market shows
decline at ~ to 80 for stock weigh
ing ga pounds and over, with leghorns
selling around IS. Old roosters in
liberal receipt and generally slow sale
at 10 to 20. Demand for ducks con-
tinues slow with receipts being fully
ample and only full-feathered ducks
will bring top values of 20 to % with
small and poor stock neglected at 90.
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons
holds steady at 90 to ITO each for
birds weighing 134 pounds and over of
the former, but small guineaS as well
as old stays not desirable at SO to u.s.
while pigeons will not bring over IS q
pair for both young and old.
Market for Potatoes.
Market for potatoes holds firm under
generally light receipts Mt 400 to ATS
a barrel for we'll graded No. stock,
but No. 2 potatoes will not bring over
It's to 200. while old potatoes move
slow at IS to las per hundred pounds
with McCormicks and Reds selling at
inside prices.
Under lighter receipts the past week
market for native and nearby garden
truck holds steady with all stock show
ing quality meeting with ready sale at
the following quotations: Stringless
green beans, las to 1.65 bushel; beets,
200 to $50 hundred; cabbage, 100 to
1.10 hamper; carrots, 500 and 90
hundred; corn, 20 to IS dozen; cucum-
bers. 80 to 90 bushel: lima beans, $50
to $50 hamper; onions, 100 to 1.25
bushel; peppers, 10 to 80 hamper;
squash 10 to Is hamper, and tomatoes,
100 to l.35 hamper
Live Stock Prices.
Cattle receipts continue light on the
wharves and under a good demand.
but centered on flrst quality stock the
market holds steady on all lines with
the exception of clipped old sheep for
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, liz
to IL; common to medium, pound, Q
to 10. Bulls, as to quality, pound, .
to 10. Cows, choice to fancy, to
91a: common to fair, pound, 5h to Z.
Oxen, as to quality, pound, to 10.
Calves, veal. choice. pound IS to is;
large fat pound Is to IL; large rough,
pound, 10 to IL: thin pound 8 to 10:
rough and common. pound. 2 to 8.
Sheep, choice, pound, to 8; old
bucks, pound, 3 to 4: Spring lambs.
fancy, pound, 1914 to IL: choice, pound,
II to 12h. Hogs. straight, pound. 1O1s
to Il: sows, 8 to Q; live pigs. pound, 10
to Is; shoats. pound. 10 to IL.
Closing Grain Quotations.
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wheat-No. 2 red Winter, spot.
14634; No. 2 red Winter garlicky. spot,
1.39?z; July delivery, 1891: August
delivery. 1.40; No. 3 red Winter gar.
licky. spot, 1.342.. Sales. bag lots.
nearby. sold at a range of 1872 to 1,27.
Cargoes on grade. No. 2, red Winter
garlicky. 1877; No. 3, 1921; No. 4,
1891: No. 8, 1852.
Corn-No. 2 yellow domestic, 1.20a
1.21; cob corn, 500 per barrel.
oats-No. 2 white domestic, 90; No.
3, So
Rye-Nearby, 110a1. 40.