Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-14
Baltimore Markets
specia, Dispatch to The Star.

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BALTIMORE, Md, June 13.-The
general live poultry market shows little
change from last week, holding steady
in only fair demand and values on this
line show a slight decline. Choice
large, fat springers meet with ready
sale, but smaller, under sized stock
moves slow and receipts consist largely
of this sort. Mixed, colored springerS,
az pounds and over are bringing IS
and So cents pound, and 2 to 215
FOUNDERS, 80 to "a, but smaller fowl
generally slow sale at IS to %, while
LeghornS sell mostly 20 to 26
Medium TO large old hens, 312 pounds
and over, are bringing 20 to %, but
Leghorns will not bring over 16 to II,
while all poor light fowl, as well as old
ROSTERS, move slow at IL to Is. Receipts
Of young ducks only moderate, but
ample for the demand which is limited
at 20 to % for stock weighing four
pounds and over, but smaller ducks
viii not bring over II to 10, while old
ducks are not wanted at any price
Market for Guinea fowl and pigeons
continues steady at SO to IS each for
the former and 20 to IS q pair for both
young and old of the latter.
Egg Prices Unsettled.
The egg market continues unsettled
there being an easier tone to the mar
but ample for the demand. There Is q
tendency to grade whites, but with
some Of the receipts showing quite
loss on under the candle. most sales
are being made on the current receipts
quotations Shippers are advised tt
ship their eggs promptly, especially dur
ing the warm weather prevailing, Is II
Is unlawful to ship rotten or spoiled
eggs to this narget. No sales on the ex-
change were reported this week and the
market closed today at II cents dozen
for current receipts, a decline Of u q
cent dozen from last week.
Virginia new potatoes made theil
first appearance on the market this
| week and met with fairly good sale al
100 to 2.25 per barrel and 1.25 to 1.5C
| for No. 2 stock. Old potatoes in Hight
| receipts and, while the market Is I'M
settled. prices show no change from last
week at 1855 to lao per barrel for vel
graded No. stock, but ungraded pota-
toes will not bring over 100 to lbs.
Vegetable Prices.
Receipts Of native and nearby garden
| truck continue liberal on all lines, anC
values show q decline from last weel
at the following quotations: Asparagus
medium to large, 100 to 2.25 per dozen
with small. partly white selling at 81
to IS; Stringless green beans, so Il
100 bushel; beets, 2.00 to 800 per 100
cabbage, 10 to 90 hamper; blue kale. II
to Is bushel; lettuce, Is to 40 bushel
onions, rs to 100 per 100; peas, IS Il
1.25 hamper: radishes, SO to $50 PEI
hundred; rhubarb, ZOO to 400 hun.
bred, and spinach, Is to IS bushel.
The live cattle market continues dull
with prices low and entirely In buyers
favor. Receipts on the wharves con.
tinue light, but mostly on common
rough stock, which is slow sale, even al
discounts. Demand is centered on first.
quality stock at the following prices:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound to
z; common to medium, pound, 4 to 6;
bulls. as to quality, to S; cows, choice
to fancy, 4 to s.: common to fair, 2 to 8;
oxen, as to quality, to S. Calves, veal
choice, to 8: large fat, to 71k; large
rough, 6 TO 612; thin, to 5: rough and
common, 4 to s. Sheep, to 8; old
bucks, to 8: Spring lambs, choice, 81:
to 8; fair to good, TO 8; small thin
5 to s. Hogs, straight, 6 to z; sows,
to s; stays, to f. live pigs, is to 1S;
shoats, IL to II.