Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
Baltimore Markets
special pispstch to The star.


BALTIMORE, Md, March 2S-The
egg market continues unsettled and
| f1uctuating and values showed a wide
range the past week, dropping as low
as 1919 cents a dozen for nearby firsts,
but recovered the latter part OF the
week. Closing today at 21A cents, an
increase of IA cent dozen over open
ing prices Monday. The drop was due
largely to liberal receipts from all near
by points and light sales on the ex-
change. While fresh laid desirable
stock finds ready buyers on the street,
many of the receipts show signs of hav-
ing been held, and all such stock is slow
| sale at current receipt prices of 20i4
cents dozen. Duck eggs in very light
receipt and the market holds firm at 40
cents dozen. an increase Of 5 cents
a dozen over last week. Only fresh laid
duck eggs will command this price,
however, as all stock showing evidence
of having been held has to be sold at
discounts.
Poultry Prices.
Under more liberal receipts the past
week the live poultry market rules gen.
orally easy on all lines and values show
a decline with the exception Of young
ducks. The season for turkeys Is about
over and under light receipts and most
~ of rough, thin birds, the market is
nominal, with all receipts being sold
strictly on merit. Young broiling chick
ems, y pounds and over, are bringing
So to SO cents q pound, and Leghorns
"a to SO, while all mixed colored young
chickens sell mostly at 90 and 80. Old
hens, 312 pounds and over, are in fairly
good demand for the Jewish holiday
trade at 20 to %, but Leghorns will not
bring over 10 to 20, and all poor, thin
fowl, as well as old ROSTERS, move slow
at Is to Is. The demand continues
fairly good for caponS, pounds and
over, at SO to 38, but smaller, as well as
slips, are not so desirable at 80 to IS.
Market for young ducks continues firm
under light receipts and a good demand
for stock weighing pounds and over
at 81 and %. but small. poor ducks are
generally neglected at 18 to 20. Guinea
fowl and pigeons are holding fairly
steady at so to rs each for the former
and 80 to 35 pair for the latter. The
season for dressed poultry is about over
and 1t takes extra choice to fancy stock
to bring a premium.
The market for white potatoes is
holding steady under a moderate de-
mand at $50 to 100 per 100 pounds,
with Eastern Shore Maryland and Viz
ginia stock bringing top values, but
mixed. ungraded potatoes will not bring
vans in ample supply for the demand,
and the market is a shade lower on the
former, at 2.75 to 400 a barrel, but
vans are steady and unchanged. at $50
to 400, while ungraded No. 2 stock sells
mostly 200 to $50.
Native and nearby garden truck con-
tinues In liberal receipt, and with the
demand increasing for early Southern
vegetables, prices are mostly in buyers
favor, at the following quotations: Kale,
so to 100 bushel; Spring onions, 1.65
to 200 per hundred; oyster plants, 400
to 500 hundred; parsnipS, / 90 to 100
buShel; spinach, IS to rs bushel, and
turnips, 100 to $50 bushel.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market is generally
dull, under only a fair demand and
conferred on first quality stock. General
movement is light, there being few
choice cattle arriving on the wharves,
most Of the receipts being Of common,
rough stock, which moves slow at inside
prices. Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, to
as to quality, to 5. Cows, choice to
fancy. 4 to S; common to fair, 2 to 3.
Oxen, as to quality, 3 to 5. Calves, veal,
choice, 81 to 8: large, fat, 7l2 to 8;
large, rough. 6 to Z; thin, 4 to S; rough
and common. 4 to 5. Sheep, to 5;
old bucks, 2 to 3. Fall lambs, choice. 9
to 10; fair to good, 6 to 8; common,
thin, 4 to 5; Spring lambs. 40 to As
pounds, Is to IA. Hogs, straight, to
8; sows, 6 to q: stays, 4 to s.; live pigs,
IL to IL; ShoatS, 8 to 10.