Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, Md, January 25.-Un-
der generally light receipts the live poul-
try market holds steady with prices on
two lines, young chickens and old hens,
showing an advance of cents pound,
but prices on other fowl show no change
from last week. Turkeys in moderate
supply, but with demand lighter the
market is unsettled and prices are most
" in buyers favor at "a and IS cents q
pound for young hens pounds and
over, and 80 for young gobblers. but
crooked breasts as well as old toms are
slow sale at 23a25. Young chickens, 4
pounds and over, are bringing 30a32,
with broilers in good demand but
smaller will not bring over 29a31, while
EeghornS are generally slow sale at 22a
rs. Old hens in better demand and the
market shows an advance at 20a30 for
stock weighing so pounds and over, but
neghorns will not bring over 2Sa25,
while all poor light fowl are neglected at
with ready sale at 33a35, but smaller
and slips will not bring over 80, while
old roosters are In ample supply for the
demand, which Is limited at 17a18.
Ducks and geese in light supply and
under a good demand for fat birds the
market holds steady at 20a26 for the
former, and 18a2S for the latter, but
fowl under 4 pounds will not bring over
l6a1S, Market for guinea fowl and
pigeons steady at 40a60 each for the
former, while pigeons, due to light re-
ceipt, show an advance at 26aSO q pair
for old and IS for young.
Egg Receipts.
Receipts of native and nearby eggs
continue light, especially of stock grad
ing irstS, but offerings Of doubtful
quality are slow to flnd favor even at
discounts. The market closed at a
and 43 cents q dozen for hennery, while
f1rSts 40K to 40I5 for. f1rSts and s. for
pullet. eggs, but culls as well as dirty
stock move, slow at 25a30. :.
( White potatoes in more liberal receipt
from all sections and with the demand
generally slow market is unsettled with
an easier tone at .2.75a3.00. per 100
pounds for No. Is and 1.25a2.15 for un-
graded stock. -.
! Sweet potatoes in ample supply and
the market is generally dull at 2.75a3.O 90
barrel for No. stock hut -ungraded
will not bring over 20Oa2 rs. Vans in
light receipt and better demand and
values show an advance at 2.O0a3'O0 Q
barrel. ~
= Native and nearby garden truck in
generally light receipt owing to bad con-
ditionS Of roads, most of the produce
= being brought here by trucks, and with
demand good the market holds firm al
the following quotations: Cabbage, -5Os
rs basket; carrots, 3.00a4.00 100; kale
1.25al.50 barrel; onions, 1.sOa1.75 loo
pounds: parsnips, 50a65 basket; SPIN
,ach; T.1oaI.35 bushel, and alrnips, 3os
40 hamper. .-
= Live Stock Market.
The. live cattle market continues Il
hold steady under light receipts, espe.
cially of first quality stock, which meet.
with ready sale at full values. Most Of
the receipts on the wharveS, however
are Of common to ordinary stock. which
moves slow at inside prices. Quotation,
! today at Light Street Wharf: Beef cat
tie, first quality, pound 10a11; common
to medium. SAG; bulls, as to- quality, 81
8: cows choice to fancy, SAT; common
to fair, 4a5; oxen, as to quality, 7aS
calves veal. choice, 1611alT; large; fat
15a16; large, -7;igh, l4a1411 thin, eaS
rough and common, Sat; sheep, choice
2a5: old bucks. 3a4: Spring lambs. fancy
| 12ai212; choice, 10 to IL; hogs, straight
saS1a; sows, SAG; live pigs, loal5
shoats, 10a12.
|" Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotationS-Wheat,. No
2 red Winter, spot, 1.24ss; No. 2 rel
Winter, garlicky. spot 1883; Januar,
delivery, l.23.ss; February delivery
l.24;. corn, No. 2 yellow domestic. spot
GOAL oil; oats, No. 2 white domestic
| spot, 55a55 "; No. white domestic
spot, 54a541a; rye, nearby, 90a1.O0.