Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch 10 the star.
BALTIMORE, Md, February "a
The egg market has shown a. little inn
provement the past week IN sympathy
with other leading markets and values
advanced cent dozen. Receipts from
nearby points continue ample for the
demand which Is only fair considering
the low prices prevailing the past
month.
Sales on the egg exchange have been
more active the past week and all deSir-
able stock finds ready buyers, but offer
ings of doubtful quality are slow to find
favor even in street sales. The market
closed today at le cents a dozen for
flrsts and 10 for current receipts, with
some well graded fancy hennerv whites
and browns bringing premium over
quotations.
Poultry Prices.
With the exception of old hens, which
are easier, the live poultry market holds
steady with little change in values from
last week. The demand for live poultry,
h7wever, Is generally light, owing to
warm weather prevailing and only large
fat stock attracts attention. There is
still scarcity of small. fat, broiling
young chickens, pounds and under,
which are wanted at premium in price.
Young hen turkeys, pounds and over,
are bringing 38 to 40 cents a pound and
gobblers, II pounds and over SO to SO;
but old hens and toms move slow at 80
to 80, while poor thin birds, as well as
crooked breasts are neglected at 20.
Young broiling chickens, 2 pounds and
under, meet with ready sale at 33 to IS,
while mixed colored young chickens sell
mostly 81 and %, but poor thin fowl,
as well as hare backs, are not wanted at
any price.
Old hens, 312 pounds and over, show
a decline in price at Is to 20, but Leg
horns will lot bring over Is and II, and
poor thin fowl, as well as old ROSTERS,
are hard to move at IL to IA. Capons
still scarce and in good demand at SO
to S8 for birds weighing pounds and
over, but smaller not SO desirable at
80 to IS.
The demand continues good for
heavy, fat ducks, 4 pounds and over,
at IS and 26, but poor stock moves
slow at 18 to 20.
Guinea fowl and pigeons are hold
ing steady, with the former showing an
advance at SO to rs each, and the latter
selling mostly 20 pair for both young
and old.
Vegetable Market.
The market for white potatoes con-
tinues unsettled under somewhat lighter
receipts, but the demand Is only mod
crate at 1.50 to 100 per 100 pounds,
with ungraded stock selling mostly at
1.25 to LES.
Sweet potatoes and vans are in am
pie receipt for the demand, which has
eased OF, and it takes well graded No.
stock to bring top values of 800 to
400 a barrel for the former and 500
to 375 for the latter, with ungraded
mixed stock selling 200 to $50.
Receipts of native and nearby garden
truck more than ample for the demand,
which is limited and prices continue
in buyers favor at the following quo
tations:
,Kale, rs to 100 bushel; oyster plants,
400 to 600 hundred: parsnips. 100 to
1.20 bushel; savoy cabbage, rs to 100
bushel, and turnips, so to LOO bushel.
Live Stock Market.
Despite light receipts on the wharves
the live cattle market continues dull,
and values on most lines show a de-
cline. The demand is only fair and
centered on first-quality stock, while all
poor, undergrades move slow at inside
prices.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality. pound. 2 to
8; common to medium, to 6. Bulls, as
4 to 5; common to fair, to 8. Oxen. as
to quality, 3 to 5. Calves, veal, choice,
9la to 10; large, fat, 8 to 8; large, rough,
z to g.; thin, to 6; rough and common,
5 to 6. Sheep, 4 to S; old bucks, to 8;
Spring lambs, choice, 8l2 to 8; fair to
good, 8 to 8; common, thin, to S.
Hogs, straight, to 8la; sows, 6 to z;
stays, to S; live pigs, IL to IL; shoats,
8 to 10.