Evening star., 1930-12-07
Baltimore Markets
ypeeial pispatch to The star.

BALTIMORE, Nd, December g.
Due to liberal receipts and slow de-
mand. owing to the higher prices pre-
vailing the past few weeks, which has
caused an accumulation Of stock on
dealers hands. the egg market slumped
badly yesterday and values show de-
cline Of from to 10 cents dozen from
opening prices Monday.
This condition, however, Is reported
general in the larger cities Of the East.
which also show heavy declines. The
decrease In values will no doubt in
crease the consumptive demand and
dealers expect accumulations to move
out next week. The bulk of arrivals
continue to show too many small pullet
eggs mixed with the better sort, eSpe-
eially In hennery whites and 1t takes
large well graded stock averaging 81
pounds and over to the case to bring
top values. Pullet eggs have to be sold
according to size at wide range in
values. There being plenty of this sort
arriving and hard to move even at the
lower values quoted. The market
closed today at 80 to 35 cents dozen
for hennery whites, 30 for nearby firsts
and % for current receipts, but puI1et
eggs must be sold strictly on merit and
VIII not bring over 20 to rs.
Poultry Prices.
With the exception Of turkeys, which
show q sharp decline, the market for
live poultry holds steady with little
change In values from last week. TIr-
keys, however, show O drop Of from 5
to Z cents q pound at IS cents for both
young hens, pounds and over, and
young gobblers, IL pounds and over,
but old hens, and toms VIII not bring
sale at 10 to 30.
Medium TO large Spring chickens IN
fairly good demand at az to IS, but
Leghorns win net bring over 10 to 20,
while an poor thin stock as well aS bare
backs, holds steady at 18 to IS for stock
weighing 81 pounds and over, with
Leghorns selling mostly II and 1e, but
all poor thin fowl as well as old roosters
are slow sale at 13 TO 10.
Ducks and geese in fair demand, but
Il takes choice fat stock TO bring top
values Of Is to 20 for the former and
1S to "a for the latter, but small, poor,
thin ducks are hard to move 1t - and
IL.
Demand continues good for guinea
fowl ct 30 to so each, but pigeons are
generally slow sale at 90 10 IS pair for
both young and old.
Vegetable Market.
Demand for white potatoes only mod
crate and centered mostly on long stock.
With round potatoes hard to move on
account of most lots showing blight.
No. well graded stock Is bringing
1.5o to Its per 100 pounds, but un-
graded an mixed stock viii not bring
over las to lao, with barrel stock SELL
ing mostly 400 to 500, as to quality
and condition.
Sweet potatoes and yams, light receipt,
and under an improved demand the
market Is higher at 800 TO $50 q bar
rel for the former and 2.50 10 3.25 for
the latter, but ungraded stock win not
bring over 400 to 2.50.
Native and nearby garden truck in
only moderate receipt, and prices hold
steady on all lines at the following quo
tations:
Beets, 500 and 400 hundred; broccoli,
rs to 90 bushel; carrots, 400 to 400
hundred; kale, 90 to IS bushel; oyster
plants, 500 to 800 hundred; parsnipS,
90 TO Ito hushel; pumpkins, 500 TO
1900 hundred; Savoy cabbage, SO to rs
bushel; spinach, rs to 100 bushel, and
turuips. loo 10 1.20 hushel
Rabbits have been in liberal receipt
the past week and with demand easily
satisfied values show a decline at ESQ
to 300 q dozen for choice, nearby, fresh
ly killed stock, but fair to good rabbits
are generally slow sale at 100 10 400
dozen.
Grain PTiceA
Closing grain quotations: Wheat. No.
2, Red Winter, export. eiH; No. q
Red Winter, gariicky, spot. 6lN: De-
ceuiber SiN: January delivery, S2Ha
Corn. No. 2, Yellow Domestic, spot, ooa
go; cob corn, 4.40at50; oats, No. q
White Domestic, spot, 45iaa46; No. g.
White Domestic, spot, 44l2a4S: rye
nearby, 60a65.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market holds generally
steady under q fairly good demand
which u centered on first quality stock
with all undergrades moving slow at
inside prices.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, Q tc
o; common to medium, pound, S to 2;
bulls, &C 10 quality. az to Q.
Cows. choice 70 fancy, pound, 70 2,
common TO fair, pound, 3 10 8.
Oxen, as to quality, 70 0. Calves
veal. choice. pound, III TO -; large
fat. per pound, 8 to 10; large, rough
per pound. Q 10 9; thin. per pound. Z