Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special DISPATCH TO Inc star
BALTIMORE, Md. August 22.-The
general live poultry market has ruled
easier the past week and values show
demand being slow and receipts fairly
liberal At present prices. however, the
market will no doubt clean UP and the
situation should show some improve
ment next week Mixed colored Spring
chickens, 8 pounds and over, continue
in good demand at IS to 81 cents a
pound, but medium sized springers, 2
to az pounds, are hard to move at %
and "a, while smaller stock is neglected
at 20 and 81. : Leghorn springers, 2
pounds and over, In fairly good demand
at 20 TO %, but smaller fowl will not
bring over 10 and 10. Demand for
old hens has eased of and only heavy
fat fowl, pounds and over, attracts
attention at % to "a, smaller stock
being hard to move at 10 TO 20, while
Leghorns are generally neglected at IL
to Is. Old roosters In ample supply
for the demand which is limited at 10
to IA Market for ducks continues dull
and only stock weighing Az pounds
and over attracts attention at IA to 10,
with muscovies bringing top values, but
ducks under 4 u pounds are neglected
at IL to IA Market for guinea fowl
also lower at go TO IS each for birds
weighing / Y pounds and over, but old
stays are not wanted and slow sale at
30 and 40 Pigeons holding steady at
20 to 25 pair for old and IS to 20
fer young.
Egg Prices.
Under generally light receipts and an
improved demand the egg market holds
firm with ready sale for good stock
but still dull and draggy on anything
showing of quality. OF strictly fresh
eggs there is no surplus as most arrivals
Of nearby stock run ordinary to poor
quality, which are slow sale, the trade
preferring Western refrigerator eggs
The market closed today at 81 to IS
cents a dozen for hennery whites f1rsts
and 10 to 20 for candled current re-
ceipts. but uncandled current receipts
will not bring over II ard 10.
Vegetable Quotations.
White potatoes are In liberal receipt
from all sections and. under only a
moderate demand the market is I'M
settled and values lower at I.50 to Its
a barrel and 100 to lis per 100
pounds, but only first-quality No.
stock viii bring these prices. as mixed,
ungraded potatoes are not wanted.
Receipts of native and nearby garden
VI dSh NOAiSAAihC AONAoAt Will 1AbbiC
change in prices from last week at the
following quotations:
Etringless green beans, SO to 100
bushel; bsets, $50 to $50 per hundred:
cabbage. 30 to IS hamper; carrots, 200
and 500 per hundred; sugar corn, TO
10 dozen; cucumbers, rs to 40 hamper;
eggplants, IS to 40 hamper; lima beans,
200 to ESQ bushel; onions, ITS to 200
per 100 pounds; peppers, is to IS
hamper: squash, 20 to Is basket; ripe
tomatoes, 20 to 80 hamper and Is to
37ia per bushel for Gamers stock.
Live Stock Market.
Under more favorable weather con-
ditions the live cattle market has taken
on a firmer tone and all top grade cat
tie in fairly good demand, but common
TO ordinary stock continues slow sale.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, 6 to
2; common to medium, to s.; bulls,
as to quality. to 5; cows, choice to
fancy to S: common to fair. 2 to 8;
oxen, as to quality, 3 to S; calves, veal,
choice, 81 to 9; large. fat, 712 to 8;
large, rough, So to 6; thin, to S;
rough and common, to 5; sheep, / to
q Spring lambs, choice, to 71a; fair
to good, 6 to 612; small, thin, to S;
hogs, straight to 8; sows, to 6;
stays, to 4; live pigs, IL to Is; shoats,
10 10 II.