Evening star., 1931-04-12
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The star.

BALTIMORE, Md, April 11.-Under
an improved demand and only fair re-
ceipts the live poultry market has taken
on a firmer tone and prices of young
chickens and old hens show an ad
vance OF a cent or two a pound over
last week. Young broiling chickens
IL pounds and over are scarce and
inset with ready sale at top prices. but
shipment Of brcilers under 1i2 pounds
Is not advisable, as all light weight
stock has to be sold at discount, and
tends to lower the value o. the large
smooth stock Mixed colored broilers
are bringing 80 to 40 cents a pound
and leghorns "a to SO, with all other
young chickens selling mostly at 80 to
80. A good demand prevails for heavy
fat old hens, 81 pounds and over, at
% to 26, but leghorns are not SO de-
sirab,e at 20 to 81, and all poor, thin
fowl is neglected at Is and is. The
season for c2ponS is about over, but
the light receipts meet with ready sale
at 38 TO 40 for birds weighing pounds
and over. with smaller as we'll as slips
selling greatly 80 to 36. Old roosters
in liberal receipts and more than ample
for the demand which is slow at l3 to
16. Young ducks in moderate receipts.
but ample, the demand being limited
and centered on fat stock, 4 pounds and
over. at % to 81, but small, poor, thin
ducks will not bring over 18 to 20.
Guinea fowl and pigeons are holding
steady with no change in price at so
to rs each for the former and 80 to 35
a pair for the latter.
Egg Prices.
The egg market has ruled fairly
steady the past week under an I'M
proved demand for storage and better
sales on the exchange, bat it takes
fresh laid No. l stock to bring top
values. The market closed today at 20
cents a dozen for nearby firsts a de-
cline Of ! 2 cent a dozen from open
ing prices Monday, with current re-
ceiptS selling at 10 Market for duck
eggs continues easy under fair receipts
and values show another decline. clos
ing today at "a cents a dozen, a drop
OF cents a dozen from last week.
The white potato market holds
steady under moderate receipts at l75
to 200 per 100 pounds for we'll graded
No. / stock with ungraded, mixed pota-
toes selling l.25 to 1865. Demand for
sweet potatoes continued good. but it
takes we'll graded No. / stock to bring
top values of 275 to 400 a barrel, with
mixed, ungraded stock bringing from
200 to $50. Market for yams easy I'M
der ample receipts and values are
shade lower at 800 and 400 barrel.
Native and nearby garden truck con-
tinues in liberal receipt and values show
a decline on most lines at the following
quotations: Kale. 100 to 1.l0. bushel;
out Virginia Scotch and Blue Kale will
not bring over 25 to 65 Spring onions,
Its to 100 per 100. Radishes. 100 to
l50, per 100, and spinach 80 to 60 per
bushel.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market continues quiet
under only a fair demand on all lines,
with the exception of Spring lambs.
which are scarce and meet with ready
sale. Most of the arrivals on the
wharves are of common to ordinary
cattle, however, and all such stock
moves slow at inside prices. Quotations
today at Light street wharf
Bsef cattle. first quality, pound. to
8. Common and medium, pound 5 to s.
Bulls. as to quality. to s. Cows. choice
to fancy. to 5. Common to fair to
g. Oxen. as to quality. to 5. Calves,
veal. choice. 81 to 9. Large. fat. 7 to 8.
Large. rough to Z. Thin, to 5.
Rough End common, 4 TO 5. Sheep. 4
tn s. Old bucks, 2 to g. Fall lambs,
choice. 9 to 10. Fair to good. to 8.
Common. thin. to 8. Spring lambs,
40 to 45 lbs. 10 to IA. Hogs. straight.
g. SoTs, to I. Stags 4 TO 5. Live pigs,
! / to r. Shoats 9 TO TO-