Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Baltimore Markets
!peclal pispatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE Md, August 30.-with
the demand for the holiday over, the
live poultry market, with the exception
of old hens. has eased OF and values
show a decline, especially on Spring
chickens, which dropped 2 cents a
pound from last week.
Receipts of old hens continue light,
especially of heavy fat fowl, which is
In good demand for the Jewish trade,
and the market is firmer and higher at
II to 20 for stock weighing a. pounds
and over, but leghorns will not bring
over Is and 16, while all poor thin fowl,
as well as old roosteTs, are slow sale at
Is and IA.
Other Poultry Prices.
Spring chickens in only moderate re-
ceipts, but most of the arrivals consist
of small poor stock, which Is slow sale
at inside prices, and especially so on
bare back stock which has to be sold
at sharp discounts. Mixed-colored
springers, pounds and over, are
bringing "a to % and smaller 40 to %,
while large leghorns sell mostly 81 to
%, and stock under 2 pounds, 10 and 90.
Market continues steady for fat ducks,
but demand limited and centered on
stock pounds and over at 16 to Is,
with smaller ducks neglected at IL
and IS.
Guinea fowl, ia pounds and over,
meet with ready sale at go to rs each,
but smaller birds are not wanted at any
price, while pigeons are easy and slow
sale at Is to 20 pair.
Under light receipts Of desirable,
fresh laid stock the egg market holds
firm and values show an increase Of as
high as cents a dozen over last week.
For fresh laid, well graded eggs there
is ready sale, with some stock bringing
a premium over quotations, but the
average nearby current receipts are
still of poor quality and slow to move
out the trade preferring Western re-
frigerator eggs to the offerings OF near
by so-called fresh. Market closed to-
day at 80 to 35 for hennery whites
and IS to % for nearby flrsts, but cur
rent receipts will not bring over 20
TO rs.
Vegetable Market.
White potatoes in lighter receipt and
the market holds steady with better
undertone at It's to 400 per 100 pounds,
but mixed as well as No. stock Will
not bring over 20 to 100, while Eastern
Shore barrel stock sells mostly 400
to 2.90.
sweet potatoes from Eastern Shore
MARYLAND and Virginia in more liberal
receipt and values show decline at
AIS to 4.50 barrel and 1.50 TO It's
per .bushel, but No. 2 stock Is not
wanted at any price.
Native and nearby garden truck In
light receipt, and while 1alrIy gooo
demand prevails for most lines, prices
are irregular at the following quota
tions: StringleSs beans, 1.75 TO 2.oO
busheI: beets, 400 to AIS hundred; car
rots, 500 and 400 hundred; sugar corn,
Is and As dozen; cucumbers, LOO 10
l.75 -bushel; egg plants, so to IS ham
per. lima beans, $50 to 200 hamper:
peppers, so to go hamper; squash, 10
hamper and so to LOS for packing
stock
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market improved the
latter part of the week under lighter
receipts. both on the wharves and ut
the stock yards, but common to oroa-
nary cattle much in evidence and slow
sale at inside prices.
Quotations today ct Light Street
Wharf:
q: common to medium, Al to 8; bulls
as to quality, to @; cows, choice to
fancy. S to 6; common to fair, 70 4;
oxen, as to quality, 4 to 8; calves, veal,
choice, 1917 to IL; large, fat, to 10;
large, rough, Z to 8; common, thin,
5 to 6: sheep, 3 to 4; old bucks, to
8; Spring lambs, fancy, to S1s; choice,
HOGS, straight, o to sh: sows, z to Q;
stays, TO 5; live pigs, Ia to 10; snoAts'
10 to IA. 49, ~