Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
Baltimore Markets
special pispatcl, to The star.


BALTIMORE, Nd, May 10.--Receipts
of native and nearby eggs have been
running liberal the past week, in fact
more than ample for the consumptive
demand, but surplus stocks are being
taken up by the packers for storage. The
market consequently has ruled easy and
values show a decline Of cents, clos
ing today at 22h cents a dozen for
f1rsts, with hennery whites bringing q
premium of q cent dozen. Many Of
the receipts show evidence of having
been held and this class of stock Is not
wanted and has to be sold at discount.
grading firsts and shipments in single
case lots are advisable to holding for
larger shipments.
Live Stock Market.
The live poultry market with the ex-
ception Of Spring chickens, which are In
good demand, rules easy and values
show q decline from last week. Mixed
colofed Springers, pounds and over,
however, show an advance over last
week, at SO to 40 cents 0 pound and
mostly rs to 80. Old hens In light re-
ceipt, but ample for the demand which
is limited at % and "a for stock weigh
ing 3i2 pounds and over, but Leghorns
will not bring over 20, while all poor,
thin fowl is neglected at II and 10. Old
roosters generally slow sale at IS to 16
and light shipments are advisable as this
stock is not desirable at this time of the
year. Spring ducks, 4 pounds and over.
than 4 pounds Is not wanted, while old
ducks are hard to move ct any price.
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons
holding steady and unchanged at so to
rs each for the former and 80 to IS q
pair for the latter.
Old white potatoes in ample receipts
from all sections and with the demand
turning to new stock the market Is easy
and lower at ATS to 800 per 100 pounds
for No. stock and 2.25 to 2.40 for UNI
graded. Sweet potatoes and yarls In
light receipt, but ample for the demand
and the market has an easier tone at
$50 to 500 q barrel for the former and
$50 to 400 for the latter. but 1t takes
well graded, medium sized, bright stock
to bring top values.
Garden Truck.
Native and nearby garden truck is in
good demand prevails the market has an
easy tone at the following quotations:
Asparagus, SO to 2.25 dozen; kale, IS to
SO bushel; onions, 100 to 1.2S per hun
dred. early June Virginia peas, It's to
200 basket; radishes, LOO and ZOO
hundred: rhubarb, LOO to 500 hundred,
and spinach, IS to so bushel.
The live cattle market has ruled gen.
orally easy the past week under fair
demand and conferred on first quality
stock Receipts light on the wharves,
of first quality cattle and only
fair at the stock yards. Spring lambs
in better demand, but It takes fancy, fat
stock 40 to As pounds to bring top val-
ues. Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound. to
10, common to medium, to 8. Bulls,
as to quality, 8 to 8. Cows, choice to
fancy, to z. Common to fair, 4 to 5.
Oxen, as to quality, 6 to 8. Calves, veal,
choice, 1o1a. Large fat, 9 to 10. Large,
rough, 8 to 9. Thin, 8 to T. Rough and
common. S to 6. Sheep, choice, 5. Old
bucks, 8 to f. Fall lambs, s to 10.
Spring lambs, fancy, 40 to As pounds, IS.
Choice, 10 to IL. Hogs, straight, 10.
Sows, 8. Live pigs, IL to 10. Shoats,
10 to IL.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat, No.
2 red Winter export, 1.04h: No. red
Winter, galicky, spot, domestic, 1.061k
May delivery. 1854: corn, NO. q, yellow
domestic, spot, 92a93; cob corn, ATS per
barrel; oats, No. z, white domestic, 53a
54; No. 8, white domestic, 52a621k; rye,
nearby, 75a60.