Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. June 28.-Friday,
July 4. being legal holiday in Mary
land ana the governor, by proclamation,
paving declared Saturday, July S. a
Illegal holiday also, shippers are advised
to ship no perishable goods to arrive
here on these days, as these will be no
outlet. and shipments will probably be
q total loss. This also applies to live
cattle and live poultry which will be
compelled to remain in the cars or on
the wharveS until Monday and will sub
Ject shippers to penalty under the
United States law providing for feeding
and watering of live stock at least once
every "a hours.
Under only fair receipts from native
and nearby points the egg market has a
nrmer tone and values are a shade
higher at 2212 cents a dozen for strictly
fresh flrSts, which meet with ready sale,
but a large percentage of the arrivals
show evidence of being held, and this
class OF stock has to be sold at dis
counts. Buyers are very critical as to
quality at this time of the year, and
prompt shipments are advisable to
realize top values.
Poultry Prices.
The general live poultry market rules
easy under ample receipts, and values
on practically all lines show a decline
from last week. For choice colored
Sprtngers 212 pounds and over there
IS ready sale. but smaller size chickens
are hard to move out and most of the
arrivals consist largely of this sort
Market weak on Leghorns, especially
small fowl under pounds. which is
very slow sale at inside prices. Large
Sprtngers 112 pounds and over are
bringing % to IS cents a pound, and
smaller Is to 81, but Leghorns 112
pounds and over will not bring over
19 to "a, while smaller are neglected at
IT and 18. Demand for old hens easily
satisfied, and only stock weighing 31a
pounds and over will bring top values
of 81 to "a, but Leghorns will not
bring over 18, while all poor, thin fowl
as we'll as old ROSTERS are neglected at
| 10 and IS. Young ducks in ample sup
ply for the demand, which is limited, at
Is and 18 for stock weighing pounds
and over, but smaller ducks are not
wanted at any PRICE Guinea fowl in
fair demand at rs each for young birds
2 pounds and over, but smaller as
well as old stays not so desirable at 40
TO so each, while pigeons are plentiful
and slow sale at Is a pair for old and
is to 20 for young.
The, white potato market continues
unsettled and demand mostly for new
stock at 325 to $50 barrel with No.
2 stock selling Its to 2.25, as to size
and quality, while old potatoes sell
mostly 400 to $50 per 100 pounds
Native and nearby garden truck in
heavy receipt, and values are mostly
in buyers favor at the following quo
tations: Asparagus, 1.50 to 800 per
dozen for medium to large green, but
small as well as partly white will not
bring over IS to 1.50; stringless beans
80 to 100 bushel: beets, $50 to 200
per 100; cabbage, 40 to IS hamper; Gu
cun1bers, so to IS hamper; eggplants,
$50 to 2.75 crate; onions, rs to lis
hamper; peas, lbs to 2.75 bushel;
spinach, rs to 100 bushel, and squash,
IS to 40 hamper. Virginia tomatoes
made their first appearance of the sea-
son this week and cleaned UP readily at
100 to 1.50 per crate.
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market continues dull
and inactive of practically all lines with
demand conferred almost entirely on
f1rst-quality stock. Common to orCi-
nary cattle plentiful and hard to move.
Quotations today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, to 9;
common to medium, s to z; bulls. as 10
quality, 5 to z; cows, choice to fancy,
to 6; common to fair. to 4: oxen, as
to quality, to z; calves, veal. choice,
10; large, fat, 8 to g.; large, rough, 2 to
s.; common, thin, to 6; sheep, choice
2 to 4; old bucks, 2 to 5; Fall lambs,
to 10; Spring lambs, fancy, 101s to IL
choice, 8 TO 10; hogs, straight, 10;
sows, 8; live pigs, IL to ID; shoats, 10
to IL.