Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
Baltimore Markets
specIaI pispateh 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, February AL
though receipts Of eggs have been only
moderate the past week and light from
native and nearby points, the market
has fiuctuated considerably, values de-
clining as high as cents a dozen the
early part of the week, and while still
unsettled recovered to some extent the
latter part and closed today with a
f1rmer tendency. For desirable fresh
stock, grading flrsts, there is fairly,
prompt sale, but offerings Of doubtful
quality, as well as held stock, are slow
to find favor, even at discounts. The
market closed today at 80 and 40 cents
dozen for hennery, white, firstS; 3S
and 1914 for flrstS, but pullet eggs will
not bring over 80, while culls and dirty
stock is generally slow sale at rs and 20.
Poultry Market.
The live poultry market continues
steady under generally light receipts,
especially of large, fat stock, but ample
Of small, poor, thin fowl, which Is slow
sale. Demand limited for turkeys, and
only young hens and gobblers, 8 pounds
and over, attract attention, at 80 to "a
cents pound for the former and 80 for
the latter, while old toms, as well as
crooked breasts, are slow sale at 20 to
%. Young chickens, 31z pounds and
over, in good demand, especially boilers,
which bring top prices of 20 to SO, but
Leghorns not so desirable and generally
slow, sale at 20 to rs. Old hens in
ample receipt for the demand, which
is only fair, at 20 to 20 for fowl weigh
ing pounds and over, but smaller, as
well as Leghorns, move slow at % to IS,
while all poor, thin fowl Is neglected at
II and Is. CaponS in good demand,
especially birds weighing pounds and
over, which bring 80 to SO, but smaller
not so desirable at 80 to 80, while old
ROSTERS are slow sale at II and Is.
Ducks and geese in light supply, and
market holds steady at 20 to 26 for the
former and ID to % for the latter, but
stock weighing less than 4 pounds not
wanted, and will not bring over Is to
10. Market for guinea fowl and pigeons
holds firm, at 40 to so each for the
former and rs to 80 pair for both
young and old Of the latter.
Potato Prices.
White potatoes in excessive receipt,
especially from distant points, and ac-
,cumulations are so heavy the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad has declared an embargo
on further shipments. This has reacted
to the benefit of native and nearby
stock, which is brought here mostly by
truck or boats, and the market holds
steady at ais to 800 per hundred
pounds for No. stock, while ungraded
potatoes sell mostly 2.25 to 2.65. Market
for sweet potatoes and yams generally
dull, especially for ordinary stock, which
has to be sold at q discount, but well
graded No. 1 sweets are bringing AIS
to 500 q barrel and yams 400 to 500,
but ungraded stock will not bring over
200 to 2.25.
Due to heavy snowstorms the past
week, native and nearby garden truck
is in very light receipt, and the market
holds firm, with prices higher, at the
following quotations.:
Cabbage, 100 to lbs basket; carrots,
800 and 400 hundred; kale, 1.50 to
It's barrel; onions, $50 to Its per
hundred pounds; parSntpS, so to 30 bas-
ket; spinach, 1.25 to 1856. bushel, and
turnips, 40 to 80 hamper.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market holds steady
under a good demand, but conferred on
first-quality stock, and prices show lit
tie change from last week. Receipts
| light, both on the wharves and at the
stockyards, of f1rst-quality stock, but
ample of common to ordinary stock,
which is slow sale at three side prices.
Quotations today at Light street wharf
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, 10 to
IL; common to medium, to 8. Bulls,
| as to quality, 8 to 8. Cows, choice to
fancy, to Z: common to fair, 4 TO g.
Oxen, as to quality, to 8. Calves, veal,