Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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BALTIMORE, Md, April Is. The
general live poultry market is holding
steady with the exception of old hens
which have been in more liberal re.
ceiptS, especially by truck, the past week
and values on this line show a slight
decline. Desirable young chickens con-
tinue in good demand, especially large
Springers, two pounds and over, which
are in light receipt and the market
holds steady on this class of stock al
38 to 40 cents a pound and "a to SO fol
Leghorns, but also mixed colored young
chickens will not bring over 80 to 81
while small, poor thin fowl is not want.
ed at any price. Demand for old hens
has eaSed of and values are a shade
lower at 81 to "A for stock weighing 312
pounds and over. but Leghor11S will not
bring over 10 and 20, with all poor
thin fowl neglected at IA and IS. Ole
BOOSTERS in liberal receipt and more
than ample for the demand which Is
limited at II to IS. For choice, fat
young ducks, four pounds and over
there is fair sale at "a to %, but COM
mon thin ducks move slow at ID to %
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons con-
tinues steady at so to rs cents each foI
the former and so to IS pair for the
latter.
Receipts of eggs from native and
nearby points have been running lib
eral and with ample offerings the mar
ket rules easy and values show slight
decline while sales on the exchange are
only fair, SRrr-us stock Is being taken
UP by storage. The market closed to-
day at II cents a dozen for hrStS and
shipment of stock not grading flrstS
not advisable as buyers are critical and
will not take hold of stock showing
signs of having been held. The season
for duck eggs is drawing to close and
values show a further decline at IS
cents a dozen for choice nearby stock.
Demand for old potatoes continues
slow and under moderate receipts the
market is dull at Its TO 200 per 100
pounds, but mixed ungraded stock Will
not bring over 1.25 to l.65. Sweet
potatoes and yams in fairly coed re-
quest and the market holds steady at
PTS to 400 a barrel for the former
and 3.25 to 400 barrel for the latter,
with mixed over-large, ungraded stock
selling mostly 200 to ESQ.
Maryland and Virginia asparagus
made its first appearance on the mar
ket this week and met with ready sale
at 200 to 500 dozen for green grass,
but partly white has to be sold at a
discount. Other native and nearby
garden truck in only fair request and
prices are in buyers favor at the fol-
lowing quotations:
Kale, 90 to 40 bushel; Spring onions,
100 to lbs hundred; radishes, 200 to
800 hundred; rhubarb, 200 TO 500
hundred, and spinach, Is to SO bushel.
Heavy receipts of Western cattle has
depressed the market on the wharves
and only choice, fat stock attracts at
tention, NEST of the arrivals, however,
consist of common undergrades which
are generally slow sale. Market for
calves, sheep and lambs holds steady
under a fairly good demand, especially
for Spring lambs, 40 to AS pounds, but
bulky. heavy Fall lambs, as well as
clipped sheep, have to be sold at dis
count. Quotations today at Light street
wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality, to 8; COM
mon to medium, 5 to 6; bulls, as to
quality, 3 to S; cows, choice to fancy.
A to 5; common to fair, 2 to 3; oxen,
as to quality, 3 to 5; calves, veal
choice, to 8I2: large fat, 7 TO ~, large,
rough, to 6; think, TO 5; rough and
common, TO 5. Sheep, 4 to 5; old
bucks 2 to 8; Fall lambs, choice, 8
to 10; fair to good, 10 g.; common,
thin, to 5; Spring lambs, 40 to As
pounds. IL to Is. Hogs, straight, 8:
sows. TO z; stays, 4 to S; live pigs,
Is to l3; shoats, IL to Is.