Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-03
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. January s.
Potatoes, white, barrel, 1.50a4. 90; 13O-
pound sacks. 1.55a2.50; sweet potatoes,
Darrell, l.50a3.00; yams, barrel, 200a
800; beets, crate, 300a3.25; hamper,
l,50a2.50 cabbage hamper, $50; car
rots, 100. 2.00a3.00; cauliflower, crate,
l.50a2.00; celery, crate, 1.50a3.50; c. .
plant. crate, 1.50a4 90; lettuce, basket,
2.50a3.5O: kale, barrel, 1.25al so; onions,
100 pounds. 1.55a2.00; parsnips, basket,
5Oa65; peppers, crate. 4.O0a5 So; pump
kins, 100, 100 00a150.O0 spinach, bushel,
50a75; squash, crate, 2.50a3. so: tomatoes,
crate, 2.50a600; turnips, hamper, 25a35;
apples, bushel, 75a2.75; cranberrieS. box,
3.00a4.75; grapefruit, box, 2.50a4.75;
oranges. box, 2.l0a4.25; tangerines, box,
l.25a2.50; strawberries, quart, so.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Receipts, LOO head; good
supply, market steady. Steers, choice to
prime, none; good to choice, 12.25a
1915: medium to good 1125a1225
fair to medium, 10.25a11.25: plain to
fair, 9.25a10.25; common to plain, 8.25a
9.25. Bulls, choice to prime, none; good
to choice, S.50a900; medium to good,
7,50a9.50; fair to medium, 700a7 so;
plain to fair, 6.00a7.00 common to
plain, 5.00a600. Cows, choice to prime,
none good to choice, 8.5Oa9 90; medium
to good, 7.50a825; fair to medium, CTS
a725; plain to fair, 5.50a6,50 common
to plain, 40Oa5.00. Heifers, choice to
prime, none; good to choice, 10.00a
HOO; medium to good, 9.OOalO.O0; fair
to medium. 8.O0a9O 90; plain to fair,
7,00a8.00 common to plain, 6.00a7 90.
Fresh cows and springers, 60a15O.
Sheep and lambs-ReceiptS, 200 head !;
light supply; market steady. Sheep,
2.00a6.00 lambs, 650al40O.
Hogs-Receipts, 500 head; light sup
ply; market steady. Lights, 1O50a
1910; heavies, 1025a10.70; medium,
1050al0.7o; roughs, 750a9 so; light
pigs, 10.25a1o50; pigs, 10.5Oa1O.7O.
Calves--Receipts, so head; light sup
ply; market steady. Calves, 700a17.00
Dairy Markets.
Poultry, dressed-Turkeys pound, 80
a33; old, 28a30: chickens, 30a32; ducks,
28a30; geese, 22a30.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, pound, 30a33;
old toms. 2Sa30; Spring chickens. 26a
80; Leghorns, 22a24; old hens, 20a30;
Leghorns, 18a3O; poor and thin, TIA
10; old ROSTERS, 18; ducks, l6a30; geese,
23a2s; guinea fowls, each, 4Oa50; pig
cons, pair 25.
Eggs-Receipts, 904 cases: native and
nearby, firsts, 43a44; pullets, 39a40;
hennery whites, firsts, dozen, 47a48;
current receipts, 38a40; culls and dirty
eggs, 25a30.
Butter-Good to fancy, creamery,
pound. 41a46; ladies, 35a36; store pack
ed, 81; rolls, 3la32; process, 3Sa39.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. red Winter, spot,
1.28A; No. 2 red Winter, garlicky,
spot, 1854; January, 1854; No. 3,
garlicky, no quotations.
Corn-No 2 domestic, yellow, new,
LOS; cob corn, new, 4.60a4.70.
Oats-No. 2 white domestic, spot, Sc;
No. 3 white domestic, spot, SIS.
Rye-Nearby, 90a1.00.
Hay-Receipts, tons. Season for
old hay is about over. A little new crop
is arriving, but hardly enough upon
which to establish quotations by grades.
Where in good order new hay sells at
from 1400a1700 per ton, according to
it's quality and condition, receipts by
truck taking care of most requirements.
Straw-Little demand for straw. Re-
ceipts generally ample. Wheat straw,
No. /, per ton, 900al0.00; oat straw,
No. /, per ton, 9.0oa1000.