Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 26.-The
live poultry market rules easy with re-
ceipts moderate and demand easily
satisfied. Mixed, colored Spring chick
ems, 2l2 pounds and over in good de-
mand at 80 to 80 cents a pound, with
smaller stock moving slowly at % to Is.
Too many small birds are arriving. hay-
ing tendency to drag the better SORT.
Leghorns, az pounds and over, are
selling at ~ and % cents, but smaller
are hard to move at II and 10. Old
hens are slow sale with receipts fair and
available supply ample for demand,
4l2 pounds and over, in fair demand
at % and "a, but Leghorns will not
bring over is and 16, while all poor
thin fowl Is neglected at Is and IA.
Market for old ROSTERS unchanged at
IA to 16. Young ducks in limited
demand at II and Is for stock weighing.
4 pounds and over, but smaller stock
will not bring over IA and is. Pigeons
in ample supply for demand, with prices
mostly in buyers favor at IS cents a
pair for old and 20 cents for young.
Egg Market.
The egg market is affected by the
continued warm weather, quotations be-
ing steady but quiet with a firmer
tendency. Buyers are critical as to
quality at this season and all offerings
OF a doubtful quality are slow sale.
Offerings and sales on the exchange
are nominal but there Is no difflclflty
in placing fresh stock. The market
closed today at % cents a dozen for
nearby firsts, with Southern stock a
cent lower.
The market for old potatoes is slightly
improved with a somewhat lighter sup
ply and moderate demand. Eastern
Shore new potatoes are selling at ESQ
to 2.75 barrel and l25 to $50 for No.
2 stock. while nearby potatoes are
steady at 80 to 10 bushel. Receipts
of native and nearby garden truck
fairly liberal in all lines with prices
generally steady, with the exception of
a marked advance in lima beans, at
the following quotations: Stringless
beans, so to lao hamper; beets, 1.50 to
200 per 100 pounds; cabbage. SIS to 80
bushel; carrots, 800 to 400 100; corn,
is to 20 per dozen; cucumbers. 35 to so
hamper; Eastern Shore lima beans, 3.25
to 3.75 bushel: onions, 1.50 to 200 per
100 pounds; peppers, IS to rs hamper;
squash. IS to SO hamper; tomatoes, so
to 100 per hamper for native. and so
to LIS per crate for Virginia stock.
Live Stock Market.
In the live cattle market the ex-
cessive heat has resulted in slow sales
for all lines. but first quality cattle is
in fair demand with moderate receipts
on wharves The better grade of veal
calves are finding fair sale, but COM
mon, rough, understood stock is diff
cult to move. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf: Beef cattle, first
quality, pound. Z to 8; common to
medium, pound. 5 to 6. Bulls, as to.
quality pound. S to 7. Cows, choice 10
fancy, pound, to g. common to fair,
pound, to T. Oxen, as to quality,
pound, to z. Calves. veal. choice,
pound, to 9la; large fat pound, ~
to 8la; large rough. pound, to z; COM
mon, thin pound, 4 to S. Sheep. pound,
2 to 8; old bucks, pound, 2 to 8; Spring
lambs, fancy, pound TO A. choice,
pound, to s. Hogs, straight. pound,
8 to 81a: sows, pound, to 8; stays,
pound, to 7: live pigs. pound, II to 49,.
shoats, pound, 10 to IL.