Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The star.

BALTIMORE, Nd, February B.
With the exception of old hens, which
are in liberal receipt and only fair
demand, the live poultry market holds
steady to firm on practically all lines,
with turkeys. guinea fowl and ducks
showing a slight advance over last
week. Demand for small size turkeys
is good. hen turkeys being preferred,
but heavy old toms and gobblers, as
well as crooked breasts, not so desirable
even at discount. Young hen turkeys
8 pounds and over are bringing "a
and IS cents pound, young gobblers
80 to 80 and old toms "a and Is. while
crooked breasts are slow sale at 20 and
%. Smooth fat young chickens, espe-
cially broilers. in good demand, there
being a scarcity of small broilers 2
pounds and under at 80 to 81, while
young roosters are bringing % to 80,
but Leghorns not SO desirable at % to
25, while all poor, thin stock moves
slow at 10 and 20. Capons z pounds
and over scarce and wanted at "a to
So. but smaller and slips will not bring
over 80 to 80. Market for old hens
rules easy and lower at 25 to 81 for
stock weighing 81 pounds and over.
but Leghorns will not bring over %
to IS. while light fowl as well as old
ROSTERS are slow sale at II and 49,
Demand good for fat ducks 4 pounds
and over under moderate receipts at
% to 81. but smaller stock is neglected
at II and 10. Guinea fowl, especially
young birds pounds and over, scarce
and wanted at SIS to 10 each, but
smaller as well as old stays move slow
at As to so. Pigeons in fair receipt
but ample for the demand, which is
limited to 25 to 80 pair for both
young and old.
Egg Market.
The egg market is firmer and higher
under moderate receipts, and with light
offerings on the exchange all desirable
stock grading firStS meets with ready
sale. but offerings of doubtful quality
are slow to find favor The market
closed today at 42ia cents a dozen for
nearby firsts and 35 for pullet eggs,
while culls as we'll as dirty stock moved
slow at IS to 80.
Despite the fact that white potato
receipts have increased the past week
demand continues only fair and the
market while still unsettled has slightly
f1rmer tendency at 2.75 to 800 per
hundred pounds for number ! potatoes
and 2.25 to $50 for ungraded stock.
Sweet potatoes and yams in moderate
receipt, but ample for the demand, and
the market is dull especially for ordi-
nary stock at 225 to 2.75 barrel for
the former and $50 to 800 for the
latter. but ungraded stock will not bring
over It's to 200.
Receipts of native and garden truck
continue light, but the market has an
easier tone and prices are mostly in
buyers favor at the following quota
tons:
Cabbage, rs to 100 basket; carrots,
900 and 400 hundred; kale, lis to
i so barrel; onions, Its per hundred
pounds; parsnips, so to so basket;
spinach, rs to 90 bushel, and turnips,
20 to 80 hamper.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market holds steady
on first quality stock, but very dull on
common to ordinary cattle under light
receipts, both on the wharves and at
the stock yards. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf
Beef cattle, first quality. pound, IL
to IL; common to medium, 8 to 10.
Bulls as to quality, to 8. Cows, choice
to fancy, to g.; common to fair, to
6, Oxen as to quality, to 8: Calves,
veal, choice, 1917 large fat, IA to Is;
large rough, IS to IA; thin. to 9;
rough and common, 6 to z. Sheep
choice, 5 to 6. Old bucks, 3 to 4. Fall
lambs, fancy, IL to 10; choice, 10 to IL.
Hogs, straight, 9 to 10; Sows, 8 to 9.
Live pigs, 10 to Is; shoats, 10 to H.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat, No
2 red Winter, spot, 1904; No. Red
Winter, garlicky, domestic, spot, l19H;
February delivery, l.19A. Corn, No
2 yellow domestic, spot, LOCAL oil; cob
corn. 4.65a475 per barrel. Oats, No
2 white domestic, spot, 551aa56 No
3 white domestic, spot, 5412a55. Rye,
nearby, 90a95.