Evening star., 1931-12-06
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star

BALTIMORE, Md, December S.
With the exception of turkeys, the live
poultry holds steady to firm, under
generally light receipts and a fairly
good demand which, however is GEN.
tered entirely on large, fat stock.
Market for turkeys has ruled easy all
the week, under moderate receipts, but
more than ample for the light demand,
and values show a decline at 27 and
% cents a pound for young hens, 8
pounds and over, and young gobblers,
IL pounds and over, but old hens and
toms are generally slow sale at "a
and IS, while crooked breasts are
neglected at 18 to 90 Practically no
demand for dressed poultry and ship
mentd not advisable. Demand for
young chickens has shown an improve
ment the past week and the market Is
firmer at 81 and % for large, mixed
colored, young chickens and l8 to 20
for small to medium, but only Leg
horns weighing 3i2 pounds attract at
tention at IT and 18, and small to
medium, Is and Is, with all poor, thin
stock, as well as bare backs, neglected
at IL and 49, Under a light demand
the market for old hens is easy at 18
to %, but LeghOrnS net so desirable at
16 to 18, while all poor, thin fowl. as
well a. old rOoSterS generally slow
sale at II to IA. Only a fair demand
prevails for fat young ducks at 16 to
20, and all poor, undersized stock is
hard to place at II and 13. Geese also
in fairly good demand and the market
holds steady at 16 to 20, with Kent
Islands bringing top values. Market
for guinea fowl and pigeons steady at
25 to so each for the former and 20
to 25 pair for both young and old
OF the latter.
Egg Prices.
Receipts Of native and nearby eggs
continue fair, but ample for the light
movement, and while prices show no
change from last week, market has an
easier tone First quality stock that
have the size and freshness, however,
moving better than any other stock at
the difference in price on henneries.
Market closed today at "a to 36 cents
dozen for hennery whites. SIS pounds
and over; 80 to 80 for candled firsts
and 27 and % for current receipts,
but small pullet eggs are hard to move
at 20 to 25.
Market for white potatoes continues
dull with receipts more than ample for
the limited demand, but prices show no
change from last week at IS to 80 per
100 pounds and No. 2 stock is not want
ed at any price. Sweet potatoes and
yams in fairly good demand, but val
ues remain unchanged at 100 to 1.25
a barrel for the former and 1.25 to
It's for the latter, but ungraded and
mixed stock will not bring over rs to 90.
The market for native and nearby
garden truck continues easy under lib
eral receipts and values generally show
a decline on most lines at the following
Beets, so to $50 hundred; carrots,
$50 to 800 hundred; kale, 20 TO 40
bushel; onions, 200 to $50 per 100
pounds; oyster plants, 400 and 500
hundred; pumpkins, 500 to 1000 hum
dred: spinach, 40 TO IS bushel; Savoy
cabbage, 40 to so bushel, and washed
turnips IS to 20 per hamper Receipts
of rabbits continue ample for the de-
mand which is easily satisfied and the
market rules easy at $50 to 400 a
dozen for choice nearby stock and ZOO
to $50 for fair to good
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market continues dull
and easy on the wharves, demand be-
ing light and only choicest cattle SELL
ing. Common undergrade cattle hard
to move even at inside prices. Quota
tions today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, 6h
to 71a; common to medium, pound,
to s; bulls, as to quality, pound, to 5;
cows, choice to fancy, pound, 4 to 5;
common to fair pound, 2 to 8; oxen,
as to quality, pound, to 5; calves, veal,
choice, pound, 8 to sh,; large, fat,
pound, 6 to Z; large, rough, pound, 4 u
to S; common, thin, pound, to 4;
sheep, pound, 11a to az; Spring lambs,
choice, pound, 5Ia to 61a; fair to good,
pound 8 to 5; hogs, straight, pound, s
to 51a; sows, pound, 4 to An; stays,
pound, TO 8; live pigs, pound, 10 to
IL; shoats, pound, 8 to 10.
Grain Prices
4 Closing grain quotations Wheat, No.
Q, red Winter, spot, domestic, 81: De-
cember delivery. 81; January delivery,
81; corn, No. 2 yellow, spot, domestic,
50a51; cobcQfn, 2.25a2.35: oats. No.
white, domestic, 355aa36; No. white, |
domestic, 34ha35; rye, nearby, 4oa45.