Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
Baltimore Markets
gpeeIal pispatch 70 The sac.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 29.-Un-
der generally light receipts Of all lines
the live poultry market holds steady.
with values on young broiling chickens
and old hens a shade higher. A good
demand prevails for practically all
large fat stock, of which there is no
surplus in the daily arrivals, all desir-
able stock meeting with ready sale.
While the active season for turkeys is
about over, market continues steady,
under light receipts, the demand being
good for medium sizes fat stock hen
turkeys, pounds and over, being pre-
ferred at 40 cents pound, with young
gobblerS bringing IS, but old toms, as
well as crooked breasts, are generally
slow sale at IS to 80.
Young broiling chickens are scarce
and wanted, at 50 to AZ, and other
smooth, fat, young chickens are selling
80 to IS, but all poor and thin fowls
move slow at % to IS. Old hens in
lighter receipt the past week, and un-
der a good demand the market shows
an advance of / to cents q pound, at
20 to 30 for fowls weighing 31z pounds
and over, but LeghornS will bring over
IS TO n, and all poor, light fowls is
neglected at 40 cents. Capons continue
IN good demand and a shade higher
1t s. to 40 for birdS~weighing pounds
and over, while smaller are bringing
IS and IS. but old roosters in ample
receipt and slow sale, at IL to 20. I'M
der good demand there is no surplus
Of ducks, pounds and over, at "a to
30, but small stock is hard to move
ct II and 1S. Market for guinea fowl
and pigeons holds steady, at SO to rs
each for the former, and 80 to IS q
pair for the latter.
Egg Prices.
The egg market shows little material
change from last week, prices holdinr
steady despite liberal receipts from
nearby points. While there has been
small buying for storage purposes, buy
eFS are taking hold slowly and only
eggs Of first quality, grading first, at
tract attention, and all offerings not
grading FIRST under the candle have to
be sold ut discounts. The market closed
today at IS cents Q dozen for nearby
hrsts, but well graded hennery whites
viii bring q premium of q cent or two
over quotations. Duck eggs in liberal
receipts and the market rules easy at
20 cents q dozen for nearby stock.
Market for white potatoes unsettled
and while values show no change from
last week, prices are mostly in buyers
favor ct 2.50 70 2.65 per hundred pounds
for well-graded No, stock and 2.25 to
2.40 for ungraded potatoes. Sweet pota-
toes and yaras In moderate receipt, but
ample for the demand which is conferred
ON clean bright stock at 400 to $50
for former and 400 to 500 per barrel
for the latter.
Receipts Of native nearby garden
truck continue light with prices holding
steady to firm on all lines at the fol-
lowing quotations: Kale, 90 to 100
AalRhAIs f1
pounds, and nearby green's, $50 to Its
per hundred; oyster plants, 500 to 500
per hundred; parsnips, so to 90 q basket;
spinach, 20 to rs bushel, and turnipS, so
to rs hamper.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market rules generally
easy and 1t takes good prime stock to
bring top values, the demand being
light and conferred on cattle Of first
quality. Most of the receipts on the
whArves, however, consists of ordinary
stock, which moves slow at inside prices.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle, frst quality, pound, II to
IL; common to medium. pound, 8 to 10.
Bulls, Is to quality, pound, 6 to Q. Cows,
mon 70 fair, pound, to 8. Oxen, as
TO quality, pound, 6 to 8. Calves, veal
choice, pound, 1s TO 1871; large fat
pound. ii to IL; large, rough, pound,
10 to II; thin, pound, z TO 9; rough and
common, pound, 8 to 7. Sheep, choice
pound, to g.; old bucks, pound, 3 to 4.
Fall lambs, choice, pound, 10 to IL.
Hogs, straight. pound, IL. Sows, pound,
8 to 0. Live pigs, pound, IL to lS.
Shoats, pound, 10 70 II.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. red Winter, export, 1o9; No. 2
red Winter, garlicky, spot, Ito; March
delivery, ITO. Corn-No. 2 yellow,
domestic spot, 95a96; cobcorn, 465a4. IS
per barrel. OatS-No. 2 white, domes-
tie. spot, 541aa55ia; No. white,
domestic, spot, 53a64. Rye-Nearby,