Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The star.

SPeCIaA OiSpatcn W Inc Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September g.
Tne live poultry market holds gener-
ally steady to firm under light to mod
crate receipts and a fairly good de-
mand, especially from the Jewish trade
Tor heavy fat old hens, which show an
increase In price of 3 cents a pound
over last week, but all other poultry
SHOWS little change in values, Large.
colored, mixed Springers, 2 pounds and
over, meet with ready sale at % to az
cents pound. but smaller will not
bring over 20 to % and Leghorns sell
mostly 10 to %, but only stock weighing
= POUNDS and over attracts attention
while all bare backs as wen as POOR
thin fowl are neglected at is to Is.
Ola mems, AZ pounds and over. are
bringing top values of IS ana rs and
medium, 20 to- "a. but Leghorns will not
bring over II and Is and all poor light
FOWL is slow sale at IA and IS. Old
ROSTERS IN liberal receipt and more
than ample for the demand which is
limited at ID and IS. Market con-
tinues steady for large fat ducks Of the
white variety at II to 20 for stock
weighing pounds and over, but small
poor DUCKS are slow sale at 10 and IA,
while black ducks are Disseminated
against and have to be sold at discount.
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons
continues steady at go to rs for the
former and is to 20 pair for the lat
ter.
Egg Prices.
Under light receipts Of desirable,
fresh laid stock from native and near
by points the egg market continues
f1rm and all receipts of this sort meet
with ready sale with some eggs bring
ing a premium over quotations, but the
average nearby current receipts are of
both quality and slow to move out.
Hennery whites must have the size to
grade frStS, otherwise they are termed
pullet eggs and have to be sold at dis
count. Market closed today at 80 to IS
cents dozen for hennery white firsts
and Is to % for firsts, with current re-
ceipts selling mostly % to Is.
White potatoes in moderate receipt
put ample for the demand which is
limited at LIS to 200 per 100 pounds,
but No. 2 stock will not bring over rs
TO LOO while barrel stock sells mostly
200 to ais. Receipts of native and
nearby garden truck ample for the de-
mand, but values are holding steady OF
most lines at the following quotations.
Str1nglesS beans. $50 to 225 bushe~
beetS, 400 to 4.25 hundred; Savoy cab
bage, rs to 100 bushel; carrots, 200
and 800 hundred; sugar corn, IS to -
dozen; cucumberS, 100 to 100 buShel
elephants, SO to so hamper; lima beanS
1.50 to 200 hamper; peppers, so to sc
hamper; squash, so to rs hamper; to-
matoes, so to 1875 hamper and pack
ing stock, so to LOS bushel.
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market holds steady
but quiet under moderate receipts of
choice cattle both in stock yards and
on the wharveS, but common to ordi-
nary stock is slow sale at inside prices.
quotations today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality. pound, z to 8;
common to medium, pound, to s.;
bulls, as to quality, pound, to g.;
choice to fancy, pound, to s; common
to fair, pound, to 4. Oxen, as to
quality, to 6. Calves, veal, choice,
10 to 1917 large, fat, 8 to 912: large,
rough to 8; common, thin, to 6.
Sheep, to 4; old bucks, 2 to 8; Spring
lambs, fancy, 81s to 8; choice, 5 to 8.
Hogs, straight, 9 to 912; sows to g.:
stays. to 5; live pigs, II to Is; shoats,
10 to IL.
Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat, No.
Red Winter export, 92ss; No. Red
Winter, garlicky spot, S9ss; Septem-
Der delivery, 89ss; October delivery,
soTs. Corn, No. 2 Yellow domestic,
spot, 1.15a1.16; cob corn, 5.25a5.5O.
Oats, No. 2 White domestic. spot, 20;
No 8 White domestic, spot, 48. Rye,
nearby, 68a75.