Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, October 4.-Under
generally light receipts, especially from
nearby points, egg market continues
steady to firm with an advance in values
On hennery whites of S cents dozen
over last week and all stock showing
quality and grading flrsts meets with
ready sale at full values. Hennery
whites, however, must average so
pounds and over TO the case to bring
top values as understood eggs have TO
be sold as pullets, as TO size. The market
closed steady at 40 cents dozen for
hennery white hrsts, rs to 35 for pullets,
30 for nearby drsts and rs to 81 for
current receipts.
Poultry Prices.
The live poultry market continues
steady on most lines and firm on Spring
chickens, but values show no change
from last week. Large, smooth colored
spYingers, pounds and over, and white
leghorns of good size move out readily
under light receipts of this sort, but
poor, thin, understood chickens, as well
as barebacks, are hard to place. Colored
springers, pounds and over, are bring
ing % to 81 cents a pound and smaller
20 to %, white legaorns sell mostly 10
to %, but poor, thin fowl, as well as
barebacks, will not bring over Is 10 II.
With the Jewish holidays over demand
for old hens is f:Ss>itsd and the market
is mostly in buyers favor ~ II TO rs for
fowl weighing az pounds and over, but
leghornB will not bring over l5 and 10
and all poor. thin fowl is hard to move
ct IS and II, Old ROSTERS in ample re-
ceipt and in slow demand at IL and 10.
Demand for large fat, young ducks OF
the white variety has shown an inn
provement the past week and under
lighter receipts the market is shade
higher at II to 90 Tor stock Weighing
pounds and over. but smaller ducks arc
neglected at Is and IL. Market for
guinea fowl and pigeons holding STEADY
at 50 to IS each for the former ana ~
cents a pair for both young and old OF
the latter
Vegetable Prices.
White potatoes in moderate receipt
ard under a fairly good demand for
weii-graded stock free from blight the
market holds steady at 400 to 2.10 per
100 mounds. but ungraded potatoes VIII
not bring over 1.50 TO 100 with barrel
stock selling mostly 2.25 TO 3.25 as 70
quality and size. Sweet potatoes and
vans In fairly good demand at 500 70
ATS a barrel for the former and SD
10 ais for the latter, but it takes we'll
Graded stock to bring top values.
The market for native and nearby
garden truck fairly steady under liberal
receipts, but prices are mostly in buyers
favor at the following quotations
gtringless beans. rs to l.4O bushei
beets and carrots, 400 to 400 hundred;
sugar corn, is to As dozen; eggplants,
20 70 50 hamper; lima beans. SO to go
hamper; onions, 100 70 i.zs Per nun.
dred pounds; peppers. Is TO so hamper;
savoy cabbage, rs to 50 bushel; tomatoes
IS TO 50 hamper, and rs TO 40 bushel for
packing stock.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market holds steady
on good TO choice cattle, but draggy on
al common TO medium stock. HANDY
weieFt veal calves in light receipts and
this sort finds ready sale, but common
rough, small calves are hard TO move
at the lower values quoted. Sheep and
lambs IN ample supply and the market
rules easy under light demand. QUO
tetions today ct Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, drst quality, pound Ja1;