Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
Baltimore Markets
,ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 2.-The
egg market continues easy under lib
eral receipts and values still show q
decline, and, while sales on the ex-
change are only fair, surplus stock is
reported going to storage. Too many
shippers are holding their eggs and
many of the receipts show evidence of
having been held. All such stock has
to be sold to the street trade at a
discount. The market closed today at
1854 and II cents a dozen, but 1t
takes fresh-laid, all graded stock, to
bring these prices. The season Tor
duck eggs is over and shipments are
not available, as there is little or no
outlet for them.
The live poultry market is generally
easy under liberal receipts, except OF
large Spring chickens. two pounds and
over. which meet with ready sale, but
prices on most other lines are in buy
ers' favor and the demand limited.
Mixed, colored Spring chickens, two
pounds and over, are bringing SO to
40 cents a pound and Leghorns "a TO
SO, and on all ether lighter fowl prices
have to be shaded considerably to
move out. Medium to large old hens
in liberal receipt and more than ample
for the demand, which is only fair
and conferred on mediums sized lat
stock, 80 to Az pounds, at 81 to "a.
Leghorns, however, will not bring over
10 and 20, while all poor, light fowl Is
neglected at IA and IS.
Old ROSTERS are plentiful and slow
sale at IL to Is. Demand for ducks
limited and centered on choice fat
stock. four pounds and over, at % to
26, but old ducks move slow at IL TO
%. Market for guinea fowl and
pigeons continues steady and values
show no change from last week at 30
to rs each for the former and 80 to 35
a pair for the latter.
Old stock white potatoes in liberal
receipt from all sections and with the
demand slow the market is dull at LIS
to 200 per 100 pounds for we'll graded
No l stock, with ungraded mixed
stock selling mostly LIS to l.65
Sweet potatoes and yams also in lib
eral receipt, but the demand continues
fairly good at 2.75 to 400 barrel for
the former and 3.25 to 400 for the lat
200 to $50.
Market for native and nearby garden
truck shows no change from last week,
receipts being ample and demand only
fair at the following quotations: Aspara-
gus, 200 to 500 dozen; kale, 20 to 80
buShel; Spring onions, 10 TO LOO per
hundred; radishes, 90 and 800 per
hundred; rhubarb, 200 to 500 per hun
dred, and spinach, IS to so bushel.
The live cattle market continues dull
and easier under limited demand
which is centered on firsts quality
cattle. Spring lambs, however, continue
active but only stock weighing 40 to
as pounds will bring top values Quota
tions today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, to
3; common to medium, 5 to 6; bulls,
as to quality, 3 to S; cows, choice to
fancy, 4 to S; common TO fair. to 3;
oxen, as To quality, 3 to 5; calves, veal.
choice. 81 to g.: large, fat, to 8;
large, rough. 6 to Z; thin, 4 to 5; rough
and common, 4 to 5; sheep, 4 to S. old
bucks, 2 to 3; Spring lambs, choice. IL
10 'I2ts- fam to good, 8 to II; Fall
lambs g to 10; hogs, straight to 8;
sows 6 to z; stays, to S; live pigs, Is
TO 18; shoats, IL to IS.
Closing grain quotations, wheat, No.
red Winter, spot, domestic, 8212;
No. red Winter. garlicky, spot, domes-
tic. 82I2; May delivery, 8212.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, spot, domestic,
70a7l; cob corn, 317a400 per barrel
Oats, No. 2 white, spot. domestic.
37a3S; No. white, spot, domestic,
36a37
Rye, nearby, 55a6O.