Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Baltimore Markets


BALTIMORE, Nd, August 23.--Due
to the cooler weather prevailing, as well
as to lighter receipts, especially Of de-
sirable fresh-laid stock, the egg market
holds firm with an advance of cents
dozen over opening prices Monday
and all stock grading first meets with
ready sale. The average nearby cur
rent receipts, however, are still of poor
quality and slow to move, the trade
generally preferring Western refrig-
orator eggs to the offers Of nearby So
called fresh. The market closed today
at "a and 25 cents dozen for nearby
firsts, with hennery whites bringing %
to 80, but current receipts will not bring
over %. To bring top values shippers
are advised to ship their eggs in single
case lots In preference to larger ship
ments where stock has been held, be-
coming stale and will not grade first
until the candle.
Poultry Prices.
While the live poultry market shows
no change in prices from last week it
has taken on firnGr tone and all
large sized, desirable fowl meets with
ready sale at top prices, but too many
small, poor, Spring chickens are noted
in the daily receipts, and this class of
stock is hard to place even Of the lower
values quoted. Large colored Spring
chickens, pounds and over, find
ready demand under light receipts at
IS to so cents q pound, but smaller
will not bring over 20 TO "a, with Leg
horns selling mostly at 10 to "a and
at IS to 20. Demand for old hens has
shown an improvement the past week,
especially from the Jewish trade. and
the market holds firm ct is to % for
fowl weighing 3la pounds and over,
but Leghorns will not bring over IA
and Is and all poor, thin fowl is hard
70 move at IL and 13. Demand for
old ROSTERS has easeo off and only
desirable stock attracts attention at
Is and IA. Market for young ducks a
shade firmer and values higher for
large, fat ducks, 4 pounds and over, at
IS and 49, but small and poor ducks
are generally slow sale at IL and 10.
Guinea fowl, 1a pounds and over, in
good demand at go to rs each, but
smaller birds are not wanted, while
pigeons show no change from last week
at IS to 20 pair.
Vegetable Prices.
White potatoes in liberal receipt and
ample for the demand, consequently the
market is slightly weaker and values q
shade lower at Its to 200 per hundred
pounds, but No. 2 stock will not bring
over rs to ! 90 Eastern Shore potatoes
sell mostly 2.25 to 2.75, but it takes
well graded No. stock to bring top
values.
Receipts Of native and nearby garden
truck only fair. and under a good de-
mand practically all lines are holding
- Ass - Set ak k1Aa
tons: Beets, 400 and AIS per hun
dred; Cabbage, 100 to lis bushel; car
rots, 800 and 400 per hundred pounds;
corn, rs to 40 dozen; cucumbers, LOO
to $50 bushel: eggplants, 90 to 100
hamper; lima beans, ITS to 200 ham
per; peppers, so and 60 hamper;
SQUASH, rs to 90 hamper; tomatoes rs
to 1.25 hamper and 80 to Ito per
bushel for packing stock.
The live cattle market holds steady
to firmer under moderate receipts OF
choice cattle, both on the wharves and
at the stock yards, for which there is q
ordinary stock moves slow at inside
prices. Quotations today at Light
Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, 6 10
z; common to medium, to 5; bulls, as
to quality, 4 to 6; cows, choice to
fancy to 6; common to fair, 3 70 4;
oxen, as to quality, to 6; calves, veal,
choice, 10 to 1914; large, fat, to g.:
large, rough, to 8; common, thin, 5
to 8; sheep, 2 to 8; old bucks, 2 to 8;
Spring lambs, fancy, g.: choice, 6 to 8;
hogs, straight, 8 to Ga; eows, z to 8;
stays 4 to s; live pigs, IL to Is; shoats,
10 to IL.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. red Winter export, 95ts: No. 2
red Winter garlicky, spot, 92Ke August,
e2k; September, 92st; October, 94A.
l.14a1.I5; cob corn, 5.25a5.50. Oats
No. 2 white domestic, spot, 5oa5l; No.
white domestic, spot, 49a50. Rye
Nearby, 65a72.