Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, August l. Re-
ceipts of Spring chickens have been
more liberal the last week and while
the market holds fairly steady on
smooth, fat, mixed colored stock, 1t has
an easier tone and values are a shade
lower. Chickens weighing az pounds
and over find ready sale, but smaller
stock is slow to move out. while bare
back chickens are not wanted and are
neglected even at sharp discounts. The
market closed today at 81 and 80 cents
pound for colored springerS, 2l2
pounds and over, with to 2l2 pound
ers bringing % to 80, but smaller fowl
move slow at IS to 81, with Leghorns
selling mostly 20 to "a. A good demand
continues for large, fat, old hens, and
the market holds firm at 10 to "a for
stock weighing 81 pounds and over,
but Leghorns will not bring over Is
and II, with all poor. thin fowl neglect
ed at IL and 49, Old roosterS continue
in ample receipt and slow sale at IL TO
Is. Market for ducks continues easy
and in buyers favor, the weather being
too hot for any active movement, and
it takes stock weighing Az pounds and
over to bring top values of 10 to 20,
with ducks under 4 pounds draggy at
IA to Is. Market for pigeons continues
last week at 20 to IS pair for both
young and old.
Egg Prices.
The egg market shows little change
from last week. Receipts, while fairly
liberal, are mostly of held stock which
is showing considerable loss under the
candle and has to be sold at current
receipt prices. Business on the ex-
al tNn ASrarr De
confined entirely to immediate wants
and buyers prefer doing business with
street sales. No trouble to place eggs
that show fresh laid qualities at pre-
MUM in price over closing quotations
today Of 81 to % cents for hennery
whites flrsts, but all other stock has to
be sold as current receipts at II and H..
Receipts of new potatoes running only
moderate, and with the demand i'm
proving prices are higher for sound, well
graded stock at LIS to 2.15 a bushel
for Eastern Shore potatoes, with nearby
stock selling mostly so TO 70 a bushel.
tatoeS, not wanted and shipments not
advisable, as there is little outlet for
this class of stock
Native and nearby garden truck con-
tinueS in liberal receipt and values show
decline on most lines at the follow
ing quotations: Stringless green beans,
40a60, buShel; beets, 75a1.25 per 100;
cabbage, 20a30, hamper; carrots, 200a
800 per 100; sugar corn, 10a16, dozen;
field corn, 5a8, dozen; cucumbers, goa
80, hamper; eggplants, 75a1. 90. hamper;
lima beans, 1.25, hamper; onions, 75a
100 per 100 pounds; peppers, 34a5O.
tomatoes, 25a50, hamper.
Live Stock Market.
Hot weather prevailing the past week
seriously affected the live cattle mar
ket. which continues dull and draggy
and only first quality stock attracts at
tention. Most of the arrivals on the
wharves consist OF common, under
grades which are hard to move at, in
side prices. Quotations today at Light
street wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, SAT;
common to medium, 4a5; bulls, as to
quality, Sa5: cows, choice to fancy,
4a5: common TO fair, 2a3; oxen, as to
quality, 3a5: calves, veal, choice, Sa81a !;
large, fat, 7a719; large, rough, 5laa6;
thin, 4a5; rough and COMMON, 4a5;
sheep, 1a2; Spring lambs. choice, 71aa8;
fair to good, SAT; small, thin, 4a5; hogs,
straight, 7a8; sows, 5a6; stays, 3a4; live
pigs, 12a15; shoats, 10a12.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat, No.
Q red Winter, export, no quotations; No.
2 red Winter. garlicky, spot, domestic,
5IH; August delivery, 5lA;. Sep
tember delivery, So. Sales, cafgoeS
on grade, No. 2 red Winter, gar
licky, SO; No. 3, 81; No. 4, 40; No. 5, Al;
corn, No. 2 yellow domestic, 7la72; cob
corn, 3.50a3.75 per barrel; oats, No. 2
white domestic, Sass; No. 3, 33a34;
rye, nearby, 45a50.