Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, May 31-UndeI
lighter receipts from native and nearby
points the egg market has shown q
better tone the past week, but no special
activity noted in consumptive demand
with all surplus stock being taken care
of by the packers for storage. The
market closed today at % cents a dozen
for ffrsts with hennery whites bringing
a premium of cent a dozen over
quotations.
| With the holiday demand over the
live poultry market has an easier tone
but values show little change from last
week. Mixed colored springer chickens
| still in light receipt and all stock weigh
I ing 2 pounds and over meets with ready
sale at SO to 40 cents a pound, but
| smaller will not bring over 80 to IS,
while Leghorns sell mostly "a to 80.
Other Poultry Prices.
Demand for old hens has eased off
and values, show decline at IS for
stock weighing 312 pounds and over,
but Leghorns will not bring over 20 to
%, while all poor thin fowl is neglected
at II and 10. Old BOOSTERS in ample
supply and slow sale at IA to II.
Ducks continue in light receipts but
ample for the demand which is limited
and only stock weighing pounds and
over attracts attention at 20 to %.
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons
holds steady at so to rs each for the
former and rs to 80 pair for the latter.
Old potatoes in ample receipt for the
demand which is now turning to $50
to PTS per 100 pounds with ungraded
potatoes selling mostly new stock and
the market is unsettled and weak at
2.25 to 2.40. Market for sweet pota-
toes and vans, dull under very limited
demand at $50 to $50 barrel for the
former and 800 to 400 a barrel for the
latter, but ungraded stock will not
bring over ESQ to 500. Native and
near by garden truck in liberal receipt
and with demand only fair prices are
mostly in buyers favor at the follow
ing quotation:
Asparagus, $50 to 800 per dozen for
medium to large green, but small as
well as partly white will not bring over
rs to $50; beets, $50 to 800 hundred;
cabbage, lbs to 1.50 hamper; kale. 35
to 60 buShel; lettuce, so to 125 bushel;
onions, rs to LIS hundred; peas, rs
to 1.50 hamper; radishes, LOO to 800
hundred; rhubarb, 200 to 400 hundred
and spinach, 35 to so bushel
Live Stock Prices.
Live cattle market holds generally
steady under light receipts and good
stock. Most of the receipts on the
wharves, however. are of common to
ordinary cattle which is slow sale at
inside prices. Quotations today at
Light street wharf.
Beef cattle, first quality, h., 10; COM
mon to medium, Tag; bulls, as to quail
ity, 6a8; COWS, choice to fancy, SAT;
common to fair, 4a5; oxen, as to quail
ity, 6aS; calves, veal, choice, liz;
large, fat, 9a10; large, rough, Sag; thin,
SAT; rough and common, Sac; sheep,
choice, 5; old bucks. 3a4; Fall lambs,
8a10; Spring lambs, fancy, IL; choice,
10a11.
Hogs, straight, 10; sows 8; live pigs,
l2a18; shoats, 10a12.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat, No.
2, red Winter, export, 1.07la; No. 2,
red Winter, garlicky, domestic spot,
1.o81a; July delivery, 1.O834; corn, No.
2, domestic, yellow spot, 93a94; cob
corn, 4.75a480 per barrel; oats, No. 2,
white domestic spot, 521aa53 nominal;
No. 3, white domestic spot, 51ha52
rye, nearby, 75aS0.