Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, January 10.-The
live poultry market holds steady to firm
under generally light receipts and q
good demand, especially for turkeys,
which are showing an increase over last
week. Young hen turkeys, pounds
and over, are showing an advance of
cents at 40 cents pound, and young
gobblers the same at 38, but old hens,
as well as toms, not so desirable at 80,
while crooked breasts move slow at IS.
Mixed colored Spring chickens, medium
TO large fat, are bringing % to 26, but
Leghorns will rot bring over 10 to %,
while all poor, thin stock is neglected at
IA and Is.
Demand for old hens continues good
at l8 to "a for stock weighing 80
pounds and over, but Leghorns will not
bring over Is and II, and all poor, thin
fowl, as well as old ROSTERS, are slow
sale at IL to Is.
Capons made their first appearance
on the market this week and met with
ready sale at 35 to 81 for birds weighing
pounds and over, but smaller, as well
as slips. will not bring over % to SO.
Choice, fat young ducks in good de-
mand at % to IS, while only a limited
demand prevails for geese at IA to %.
with Kent Islands bringing top values
Guinea fowl and pigeons hold steady
at so to 60 each for the former and
Is to 20 pair for the latter.
Egg Market.
Market for native and nearby eggs
has better tone with a fairly good
demand, but centered entirely on de-
sirable fresh gathered eggs, the receipts
being moderate of this sort. Premiums
over quotations are obtainabIe only
when they have the size and weigh 81
pounds and over to the case. Brown
hennery stock is now preferred to hen
merry whites, but dealers are inclined to
take on regular f1rstS in preference to
paying premium.
The market closed today at 80 cents
dozen for nearby firStS and % for
current receipts, with both hennery
whites and browns bringing 81 and 80.
but small pullet eggs are neglected at
% to IS.
Receipts of white potatoes have been
more liberal the past week, but with a
fairly good demand the market holds
steady at l.50 to Its per 100 pounds
but ungraded will not bring over 1.25
to 1.40.
Eastern Shore Maryland and Virginia
potatoes, however, are selling higher at
1.5O to 200 per 100 pounds, but it takes
well graded No. l stock to bring tor
values.
Sweet potatoes are in fairly good de-
mand and values show no change at
800 to 400 barrel for No. / stock and
ZOO to ESQ for ungraded, but vans are
easy and lower at 225 to 2.35 a barrel
Native and nearby garden truck con-
tinues in fairly good demand, but only
nrst-quality stock attracts attention at
the following quotations: Carrots. 2.0Oa
400 per 100; kale, 75aS5 buShel: oyster
plants, 400a6.00 per 100; parsnips' 80a
LAO bushel; savoy cabbage 75al 90
oushel; spinach. 40 busl1el, and turnips.
LOCAL 40 bushel.
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market has been gen.
orally dull and the market rules easv
with only choice, fat cattle finding ready
sale, receipts Of which are very light on
the wharves, consisting mostly of COM
mon rough cattle.
wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound. SAG:
common to medium, Sat; bulls, as to
quality, 311a6; cows, choice to fancy
SAT; rough and common, 5a6.
quality, 4a6; calves, veal, choice. ~:
large, fat 10a11; large, rough, Sag; thin.
Sal; rough and common, Sac.
Sheep, 2a4; old bucks, 2a3: Spring
lambs, choice, 819a9; fair to good. 6as:
common, thin, 4a5.
Hogs, straight, 8a9; sows, SAT: staes
4so; I'VE pigs, 11a12; shoats, 9a1O.