Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

gpscial Dispatch 20 The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 26.-Under
more liberal receipts the egg market
has ruled generally easy this week and
closed shade lower. with surplus stock
being taken up by packers for storage.
Sales on the exchange have been fair,
but many of.the receipts viii not grade
firSts, showing evidence Of having been
held, and prompt shipments, even in
stngle-case lots, are advisable over large
shipments Of mixed and stale cases.
The market closed today at Is cents q
dozen for firstS, drop Of q cent o
dozen from opening prices Monday, but
hennery white firsts will bring o pre-
MUM OF cent or two q dozen over
quotations. Active season for duck eggs
over and movement slow at "a and IS
cents o dozen.
Poultry Prices.
The live poultry market holds steady
under o fairly good demand, and all
desirable fat stock meets with ready
sale, but poor, thin fowl Is generally
neglected. Demand for young chick
ems, especially large Springers
pounds and over, very good, and all
such stock meets with ready sale at IS
to 80 cents q pound, but smaller will
not bring over 80 to "a, while Leghorns
sell mostly ~ to 80. Large, smooth, fat,
young chickens and roosters are selling
81 to IS, but poor, thin fowl, as well
as stays, moves slow at % to IS. Old
hens In better demand the past week,
and, under moderate receipts, the mar
ket shows an advance at % to 80 for
fowl weighing 3la pounds and over, but
and all poor, thin fowl is neglected at
10 to 20. Old roosters in ample re-
ceiptS and slow sale at Is to 10. A fair
demand prevails for choice, fat, young
ducks at % TO 20, but common, thin
ducks are hard to move at II and 10
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons holds
steady ut so to rs each for the for
nner and 80 to 35 pair for both young
and old Of the latter.
The market for old stock white DO
Satoes unsettled and values lower al
400 to 3.25 per hundred pounds fol
No. / potatoes, but tlngraded stock will
not bring over 2.25 to 2.40. Demand
for sweet potatoes and yams has shown
m improvement the past week, and
under q good demand, the market II
higher at $50 to 500 barrel for the
former and 400 to Ats a barrel fol
the latter, but it takes well graded No
stock to bring top values.
Garden Truck.
Market for native and nearby gar.
den truck continues steady under q
fairly good demand at the following
quotations: Asparagus, 400 to sol
dozen: kale, 20 to IS bushel; onions
$50 to 2.25 per hundred pounds ans
100 10 las per hundred for nearby
green's: rhubarb, 400 to 400 hundred
and spinach, IS to go bushel.
The live cattle market continue.
easy. with values a shade lower OF
some lines and only fair demand pre-
vaiiIng, which Is centered entirely OF
frst quality stock. Quotations today a
Light Street Wharf: ..........
Beef cattle, first quality, to 10
common to medium, to 8. Bulls, a!
to quality, to Q. Cows, choice t,
fancy, 6 to q: common to fair, 4 to s
!. Oxen, as to quality. to 8. Calves
veal, choice, 49, large, fat, 10 to IL
large, rough, 8 to 10; thin. to 8: rougl
and common, 6 to 7. Sheep, choice, S
old bucks. 3 TO 4. Fall lambs, 10 to II
Spring lambs, fancy, 20 to As pounds
10 to 1872; choice, 10 to IL. Hogs
straight, 10. Sows, 8. Live pigs, IL I.
a.. Shoats, 10 to IL.