Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, May 24.-The
live poultry market continues to hold
steady under a good demand, especially
for full few herd Spring chickens 2
pounds and over which are scarce and
wanted, but bareback chickens are not
desirable and have to be sold at dis
count. Most of the receipts of Spring
chickens consist Of small, understood
birds and this class of stock moves
slow. Mixed colored springers pounds
and over are bringing 36 to 40 cents
q pound and smaller 80 to IS, but Leg
horns will not bring over IS to 80 and
1t takes fat stock 2 pounds and over
TO bring top values. Demand for old
hens has shown an improvement the
past week and values are shade higher
at 26 and 81 for stock weighing 3l2
pounds and over and 81 to % for fat
Leghorns, but all poor. thin fowl Is
neglected at II and 10. Market for old
ROSTERS easy under only limited de-
mand at Ia to II. Spring ducks in
Light receipt and desirable stock 4
pounds and over meets with ready sale
at "a and IS. Market for guinea fowl
continues steady at 60 to rs each for
birds weighing 2 pounds and over, but
pigeons In ample supply and shade
lower at Is to 80 pair for both young
and old.
Egg Prices.
The egg market is still unsettled and
values continue to decline under liberal
receipts of both nearby and Western
stock. Consumptive demand fairly
good, but not equal to offerings and
surplus stocks are being taken up for
storage. The market closed today at
81 cents a dozen for nearby firsts, but
<,y31u urol1 Iol lot xx,i1t
bring full values.
The market for old potatoes is dull
and values are lower at $50 to 2.75
per hundred pounds, but ungraded stock
will not bring over 2.25 to 2.40. Sweet
potatoes and yanls are in light receipt
but ample for the demand, which is
limited, and the market is dull and un-
settled at $50 to $50 barrel for the
former and 800 and 400 a barrel for
the latter, but ungraded stock moves
slow at $50 to 300.
Native and nearby garden truck in
ample receipt and values on some lines
show a decline at the following quota
tions: Asparagus, 100 to $50 a dozen,
but small as well as partly white are
generally slow sale at go to 1925; beets,
500 and 500 hundred; cabbage, 100 to
1.25 hamper; kale 35 to SIS bushel; let
tuce, so to l25 bushel; onions, rs to
1.Eo tulCu, peas, ~ W l.OO lldiIpcl
radishes, LOO to 500 hundred; rflubarb,
200 to 400 hundred; spinach, 35 to
so bushel; native and nearby straw
berries in liberal receipt, but under a
good demand The market holds firm at
IL to 10 a quart for Eastern Shore
stock and IL to 20 for nearby berries.
Live Stock Market
The live cattle market holds steady
to firm under light receipts and fair
ly good and constant demand, but CEN
tered on first-quality stock. Wharf re-
ceipts, however, mostly of common to
ordinary cattle, which are slow sale at
inside prices. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf: Beef cattle, first
quality, pound, 10; common to medium,
7a9; bulls, as to quality, SAB; cows
choice to fancy, 6a7; common to fair,
4a5; oxen, as to quality, 6a8: calves,
veal, choice, 1011a11; large, fat. 9a10;
large, rough, 8a9; thin, SAT; rough and
common, 5a6; sheep choice, 5; old
bucks, S: Fall lambs, A; Spring lambs,
fancy choice, 8a10; hogs, straight, 10;
sows, 10; live pigs, 12al8; shoats, 10al2.
Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat-No.
red Winter, export, 1.04h: No. 2
red Winter, garlicky, spot, 1865; May
delivery, l06% Corn-No. yellow
domestic, spot, 93a94; cob corn, Asa
40 per barrel. Z Oats-No.,2 white, do
rnestic, spot, 53Ha54; No. white, do
nestle, spot, -521ka53. Rye-Nearby.
z5a80.