Evening star., 1931-04-05
Baltimore Markets
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BALTIMORE, Md, April 4.-Under
fairly liberal receipts the past week the
live poultry market, with the exception
of old hens, which are firmer and a
shade higher, rules easier, but prices
are fairly well maintained at last weeks
level. Fat old hens continue in good
demand by the Jewish trade, and show
an advance of cents a pound at 81
to 25 for stock weighing 3l2 pounds
an1 over, but Leghorns will not bring
over 18 to co. while poor, thin fowl
as we'll as old roosters, are slow sale at
13 to Is. Young broiling chickens, 212
pounds and over meet with ready sale
at SO to 38, and White Leghorns, "a to
sc, while mixed colored fat young chick
ems sell mostly at 80. Poor, thin fowl,
as well as bare backs, not wanted at
any price, and shipments are not ad-
yiSabie, as all such stock has to be sac
rificed to the Arab trade. CaponS in
light receipt, and while all arrivals have
cleaned up the past week at 80 to 38,
only limited shipments advisable next
week, as the season practically ends at
Easter. Demand for ducks only fair
and centered on fat stock 4 pounds
and over, ct % to 81, but small and
poor stock is generally neglected at 18
to 20. Market for guinea fowl and pig
cons holding steady at so to rs each
for the former and 80 to 35 pair for
the latter.
Egg Market Unsettled.
The egg market continues unsettled
and vs ueS have f1uctuated from day to
day, the market being governed by re-
ceiptS, as well as by weather conditions.
Receipts of nsar-by eggs running fair,
and it is expected the movement to stor-
age will become more active next
week. Fresh laid stock finds ready buy
ers at 2112 cents a dozen for firsts, but
offerings of doubtful quality are slow
to find favor with the trade, and in
some cases will not bring current re-
celpt prices of 2012. Duck eggs in fair
receipt the past week, and with the
Easter demand over the market slumped
badly, showing decline of IL cents
dozen last week at closing prices to-
day of 26 to %.
Market for white potatoes unsettled
but under a fairly good demand, values
are shade higher at 1.50 to 200 per
100 pounds, while ungraded mixed stock
continues slow sale at 1.25 to 1:65.
Sweet potatoes and yaIns in fair receipt
and under a good demand for No. / first
quality stock, the market closed today
at 2.75 to 400 barrel for the former
and $50 to 400 for the latter, but
large, mixed, ungraded stock will not
bring over 200 to ESQ.
Prices on Produce.
Native and nearby garden truck in
liberal receipt, and more than ample
for the demand, which is turning to
early southern vegetables from the
south. The market continues in buy
ers favor, at the following quotations
Kale, so to go bushel, with nearby blue
kale bringing L 90 to ll0 Spring
onions. Its to 200 per hundred;
parsnips, 80 to LOO bushel; spinach, SO
to rs bushel, and turnips, so to 80
bushel.
With the exception of Spring lambs,
which are in very light receipt on the
wharves, the live cattle market rules
easy under only fair inquiry, and GEN.
tered on f1rst-quality stock. Spring
lambs, 40 to so pounds, are scarce, and
all such arrivals clean up readily. Quo
tations today at Light street wharf.
Livestock Quotations.
Beef cattle, first quality, per pound,
to 8. Common to medium, pound, 5
to 6. Bulls, as to quality, pound, TO
5. Cows. choice to fancy. pound, to
5; common to fair, pound, 2 to 3. oxen,
as to quality, pound, 3 to 5. Calves,
veal, choice, pound to 9. Large, fat,
pound, 7 to 8. Large, rough, pound. s
to Z. Thin, pound. 4 to 5. Rough and
4 to S. Old bucks, pound, to g. Fall
lambs, choice, pound, to 10. Fair to
good, pound, to g. Common thin,
pound, to S. Spring lambs, 40 to As
pounds, pound, 13 to IA. Hogs, straight, |
pound, to 8. Sows. pound, to Z. |
Stays, pound, 4 to 5. Live pigs. pound, |
IL to II. Shoats. pound, to 10.