Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
Baltimore Markets
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BALTIMORE, Md. August S.--Con-
ditions in the local egg market con-
tinue about the same, the hot weather
prevailing the past few weeks being
against an active movement, as the
general run of nearby receipts shows
large percentage Of rotten eggs, as well
as rollers under the candle, consequently
considerable loss of. Receipts of this
sort are more than ample and hard
to move out, but no trouble to place
eggs that show fresh-laid qualities.
often at premium over quotations.
There is very little trading in exchange.
as business is confined mostly to i'm
mediate wants and buying is on very
conservative basis. Market closed to-
day at 81 to % cents dozen for hen
merry white flrStS, with current receipts
selling mostly II and 10.
with the exception of old hens, which
continue in good demand, the live poul-
try market rules fairly easy, and only
large fat stock attracts attention. Re
ceipts continue liberal, but mostly of
small poor stock, which moves slow at
inside prices, there being little demand
for poultry of this kind. Full-feathered,
mixed-colored Springers, pounds and
over are bringing % TO 30 cents a
pound and smaller 25 to q, but Leg
horns are not so desirable and will not
bring over 20 to 25. Market for old
hens holds very firm under light re-
ceipts of stock weighing 31a pounds
and over, which meets with ready sale
at 10 to IS, but smaller fowl, as well
as Leghorns, are slow sale at II and 10,
and all poor, thin, light fowl neglected
at IA and Is. Old ROSTERS in liberal
receipt and more than ample for the
demand, which is limited at IL to IS.
A fairly good demand prevails for young
ducks, Az pounds and over, at Is to
%, but smaller will not bring over Is
to IT, while old ducks are not wanted
at any price. Some inquiry noted for
young guinea fowl, but shipment of
birds under "a pounds not advisable,
and the market is steady at IS to rs
each, but old stays move slow at 40.
Pigeons in more liberal receipt, and
the market is easy and lower at Is to
rs a pair for both young and old.
Vegetable Prices.
The market for white potatoes very
dull and with supplies fairly liberal
values are a shade lower at go TO rs
per barrel and SIS to 65 a bushel Only
well graded No. stock will bring these
prices, however. and mixed No. 2 pota-
toes are not wanted and have to be
sold strictly on merit.
Receipts of native and nearby garden
truck continue liberal, with most lines
showing decline in price at the fol-
lowing quotations:
Stringless green beans, so to so
bushel; beets, loo to $50 hundred;
cabbage, 20 to 80 hamper; carrots, 200
and 800 hundred sugar corn, to 8
dozen; cucumbers, 20 to 80 hamper;
elephants, 40 to so hamper; lima beans,
SO to rs hamper: onions, 80 to so
bushel; peppers, 35 to so hamper;
squash, 10 to 20 hamper, and tomatoes,
10 to 35 hamper and Is a bushel for
Gamers stock.
Live Stock Rrices
The live cattle market is very dull.
the weather being too warm for any
active movement Light receipts, how
ever, have held the market fairly steady
and values show little change from last
week. Only first quality cattle VIII
bring top prices at Light Street wharf
at the following quotations:
Beef cattle, first quality, per pound,
to u common to medium, TO S;
bulls, as to quality. to 5; cows, choice
to fancy, 4 toA5 common to fair, to 3;
oxen, as to quality. to s. CALVES. veal,
choice, per pound, 8 to az; large. fat.
512 TO s; large. rough, Sig to 6: thin.
= y.
Sheep. to 2; Spring lambs choice.
z to ~: fair to good, 6 to 81; small,
thin, 4 to S.
Hogs, straight, to g.. sows. 5 to s:
stays, 3 to 4; live pigs, II K, IS shoats,
10 to IL.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations:
Wheat-No. red Winter, spot. ex-
port, no quotation; No. 2 red Winter.
gRrlicky, spot domestic, 48l2 August
delivery, 49,; SepteHber delivery, 4934
sales, cargoes on gr de. No. 2 red Win
ter; garlicky, 81; No. 8, 80, No. 4, At;
Corh-No. 2 yellow. domestic, spot.
Tla7z; cob corn, 3,5oe3 IS.
Oats-No. white, domestic. srSJt
33a34; No. 30 white, domestic, spot,
32a33
Rye-Nearby, SOa45s