Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, November l.
Due to an increase in receipts and a
siackening in demand owing to the
higher prices, the egg market is not SO
firm as the past week and values show
a decline of 2 cents a dozen. Hennery
whites, which have size and freshness,
weighing SIS pounds and up to the
case, move better than any other
stock, sometimes at a premium in
price, out small pullet eggs are hard
to move even at the lower prices
quoted. Market closed today at 80 to
80 cents a dozen for hennery whites,
55 pounds and up. and 80 to 80 for
candled firStS, but current receipts will
not bring over 20 to 80 and small
pullet eggs move slowly at % to Is.
Poultry Prices.
- The live poultry market has an
easier tone under fairly liberal receipts
and values on most lines show a de-
cline Of a cent or two a pound from
last week. Demand for turkeys con-
tnues light. 1t being a little too early
for any active movement and values
show decline of S cents a pound at
% to rs for young turks, pounds
and over. and 20 to 20 for old. Only
large, fat young chickens attract at
tention at Is to 18 for medium to
large, with Leghorns bringing a cent
or two less and all poor, thin fowl, as
well as bare backs, neglected at Is
and a. Demand for old hens hold
ing up fairly we'll but centered on stock
weighing 4 pounds and over at 20 to
% and II to 10 for 31a to Founders,
but Leghorns must be large and fat to
bring is to II. as all poor. thin fowl
Is neglected at IL and 10. Old ROSTERS
- PoPotTf fOV EY,otf
nand prevailing and generally slow
sale at II to IA. Choice fat young
ducks in fair demand at Is to 10, but
poor, understood stock is hard to move
at IL and IS. Geese made their first
appearance of the season this week
and are meeting with fairly good sale
at l3 to %, with Kent Islands bringing
top prices. Market for guinea fowl and
pigeons holds steady, but the former
each, while the latter shows no change
from last week at 25 to 80 a pair for
both young and old.
White potatoes in only moderate re-
ceipt, but market continues dull and
prices are mostly in buyers favor at
rs to 100 per 100 pounds, with No.
stock not wanted at any price. Sweet
potatoes and yams holding steady and
prices are unchanged from last week
at 100 to lis barrel for the for
mer and 100 to 1.25 for the latter, but
ungraded mixed stock will not bring
over rs to 80.
Receipts Fairly Liberal.
Receipts of native and nearby gar
gen truck continue fairly liberal. but
prices with few exceptions are holding
steady at the following quotations
Green beans, so to 1.25 bushel; beets
2.00a3.00 hundred carrots, $50 to $50
hundred; lima beans, 200 and SOC
bushel; onions, Its to 200 per 10C
pounds: oyster plants, 500 and 900 hun
dred peppers, 25 to 80 hamper; pump
kins, 800 to 900 hundred; spinach, 80
to so bushel; tomatoes 40 to loo
hamper, and washed turnips is to &c
hamper.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market en- the wharves
continues quiet under only moderate
demand and centered on choice fat
stock, receipts being mostly of common
undergraoeS. which are hard to move
even at inside prices.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf Beef cattle first quality, pound
TO Z; common to medium. pound, 4
to s.: bulls as to quality pound, to
5; cows, choice to fancy, pound, 4 to 5:
common 10 1alr, pouho. z 10 s, oxen as
to quality, pound. 3 to 5; calves. veal
choice pound, to g. large fat, pound
to Z; large rough, pound, Az to 5;
common thin, pound, to a: sheep
pound l to 2; old bucks, pound. moth
ing); Spring lambs. choice, pound, to
6: fair to good, pound, to 4; hogs
straight, pound, 5 to 6; sows, pound. 5;
stays, pound, 3 to 4: live pigs. pound,
IL to IA; shoatS, pound, 10 to IL.