Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
Baltimore Markets


Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, August 15-The
live poultry market holds steady to
firm. especially for Spring chickens, but
under more liberal receipts values show
decline and all large fat stock meets
with ready sale. Old hens also in light
receipts and the market holds very Arm
under a good demand for fowl weigh
ing Az pounds and over AZ "a and rs
cents q pound. with small to medium
bringing 19 to g. but Leghorns not so
desirable and will not bring over II
and 10 with all poor, thin fowl neglected
at IA and Is. Old ROSTERS moving a
little better, but values show no change
at 10 to is. Mixed colored SpYingers.
pounds and over are bringing IS to
30 and smaller ~ to "a, but Leghorns
are not so desirable and win not bring
over 20 TO "a. Market for ducks shows
no improvement, only full-feathered IA
muscovies attracting attention. other
ducks being slow sale at inside prices
OF II to %, but stock under Az pounds
VIII not bring over IA and is, while old
ducks are not wanted at any price
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons
continues steady at SIS to rs each for
the former, but old stays will not bring
over 40, and is to IS pair for the
latter.
Egg Market Unsettled.
The egg market continues unsettled
owing to the poor quality of nearby
stock due to the recent hot weather
and buyers are reported to be giving
Western eggs preference. Receipts
from practically all nearby sections arc
grading mostly current receipts which
are slow to move out even at the differ
ence in price No trouble to place eggs
that show fresh laid quality and hem
merry whites in many cases will bring
a premium over 81 to % cents dozen,
but current receipts will not bring over
II and 10.
White potatoes in light receipt from
all sections and with the demand i'm
proving the market holds firm and
higher at Its to 200 a barrel and lis
to 1,35 per 100 pounds, but it takes we'll
graded No. stock to bring these prices,
as No. 2 potatoes are not wanted and
have to be sold at discounts.
Receipts of native and nearby garden
truck continues fairly liberal. but de-
mand Is good and prices on some lines
show an advance at the following quo
tations:
Stringless beans, 20 to 90 bushel;
beets, $50 to 200 per hundred; cab
bage, 40 and SO hamper; carrots, 200
to 800 hundred; sugar corn, to 10
dozen; cucumbers 25 to 90 hamper;
eggplants, 20 to so hamper; lima beans,
| 100 to lbs bushel onions, rs to l.00
per hundred pounds; peppers, 20 to 80
| hamper; squash, 25 to IS basket; tema-
toes. 20 to 40 hamper and canning stock
IS to 80 bushel.
Cattle Holds Steady.
The live cattle market holds steady,
the weather being more favorable for
a better movement, but fair receipts On
| the wharves as well as at the stock
| yards have held market values down
| and prices on the wharves show nc
change from last week at the following
quotations:
Beet cattle. first quality. pound. 4
| tot; common to medium, pound, to
/ 5: bulls, as to quality, pound to 5:
| cows, choice to fancy. pound, to S;
i common to fair, pound, 2 to 3. Oxon,
rs to quality pound, 3 to 5; calves
| veal, choice, pound, 8 to ga; large
| fat, pound, to TN; large, rough,
J pound, 51s to 8; thin pound, to 5;
rough and common, pound, to 5.
Sheep. pound. / to 2: Spring lambs,
choice, pound. to 712 fair to good,
pound, to 6l9; small, thin, pound 4
| to s.
hOgS, SVralgnL, p0uno, 70 3, S0WS,
I pound, 5 to g. stays. pound, TO 4:
| live pigs, pound, IL to 49, shoats
10 to IL.
Closing Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat-No
| 2 red Winter export, no quotations
No. 2 Winter. garlichy. spot. domestic
5l9s bid; August delivery 513s; Sep.
TENDER delivery, 52I4. Corn-No. vel.
low, domestic, 69a70; cob corn. 3.25s
| $50 per barrel. Oats-No. 2 white do.
nestle, 3la32; No. white domestic. sos
81. Rye-Nearby, 40a45
Sales-Cargoes on grade new wheai
sold on q range of SO, 81. 40 and A.
cents bushel. respectively, for No. 2
No. 3, No. 4 and No red Winter
garlicky.