Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE Nd, January with
the holiday demand over the egg mar
ket slumped badly the latter part of the
week and Is still unsettled with values
from to 10 cents lower on strictly
fresh stock, including hennery white
1lrsts, closing today at g cents a dozen
for both hennery whites and firsts; 40
cents for pullets, whils culls and dirty
eggs will not bring .er rs to 80 cents
The live poultry market also showed
q decline as is usual at this time of
the year. Live Joung turkeys eight
pounds and over selling % to 80 and
rs and 20. Spring chickens pounds
and over are bringing 26 to 80, and
Legherns, % to "a, but shipments of
stock under pounds not advisable as
there is little outlet for this class of
poultry. Old hens az pounds and over
mostly 40 TO so, but Legherns viii not
bring over 20 to 20, while poor, thin,
light fowl IS neglected at II and 10.
Market Tor ducks and geese holding
steady at % to 2S for the former and
20 to "a for the latter, but stock weigh
ing less than. pounds slow sale at is
to 10. Demand for both guinea fowl
and pigeons slow at 40 to so each for
the former and rs pair for both young
and old Of the latter.
The season for dressed poultry is
practically over and shipments are not
advisable as it takes extra choice to
live. ~ O''
Potato Prices.
White potatoes in moderate recent.
but ample for the demand, which is
Scsntered principally on well graded
No. stock. at $50 to 400 a barrel.
with ungraded bringing 25o to 500
but No. potatoes generally slow sale
at 1:50 to 200. Sack potatoes in bet
ter demand and show a slight advance
In price at 2.50 to 2.65 per 100 pounds
Tor No. l stock and It's to 2.25 fer
ungraded. Market for sweet potatoes
and vans unsettled and easier, at / SO
70 500 barrel for the former and
ZOO to 500 barrel for the latter. but
100. ="
Native and nearby garden truck in
nehter receipt and market holds steady
AZ the following quotations: Cabbage.
40 to IS basket; carrots, 200 and 500
per 100; kale, lbs to $50 barrel; onions,
LIS to ZOO per 100 pounds; paFsnips,
nusnel, and turniPs, Is 10 IS hamper.
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market holds generally
steady on flrst-qualty stock, receipts
OF this sort being light, beth on the
vharves and at the stock yards, and
values show little change from last
week at the following quotations at
Light Street wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, 10
70 II; common to medium, 8 to 9.
Bulls, as to quality, 6 to g. Cows, choice
to fancy, 5 to Z; common to fair, 4
to ). Oxen, as to quality, z to 8.
Calves, veal choice. 16 to islz; large,
fat, 14h to l51a; large, rough, 1871 to
IA; thin, 8 to g; rough and common, 6
to Z. Sheep, choice. 2 to S. Old bucks,
to Z. Spring lambs, fancy, IL to
IAN; choice, 101z to IL. Hogs, straight,
TO IA. Sews, to 8. Live pigs, 10
70 IL. Shoats, 10 to II.
Closing Grain Prices.
Settling prices on grain-Wheat, No.
red Winter, spot, 1884,; No. Q red
Winter. garlicky, spot, 1.Se; January
delivery. 1925. Corn, No. 2 yellow
domestic, spot. los; cob corn, 4.eoa4. 10
per barrel. Oats, No. white domestic,
spot Sc; No. 8, white domestic, spot,
65. Rye, nearby, e0a1.oo.