Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
Baltimore Markets


Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. Md, June 27.-ship-
pers of perishable goods. including live
poultry and eggs, are advised not to
ship anything to arrive here later than
Friday morning, as Saturday is legal
holiday and, with all outlets beng
closed, shipments arriving on the
Fourth would probably be a total loss.
While the live poultry market has
continued easy all week, with values
showing slight decline, an improved
demand is looked for next week for
the holiday trade and more liberal
large frying Spring chickens, pounds
and over, for which there will be a
good demand.
The market closed today at 80 and
33 cents a pound for mixed colored
Springers, 212 and over, and % to 80
for 2 to 212 Founders, but smaller
chickens are not so desirable and move
slew at "a to 26. Only Leghorn
Springers, Q pounds and over, attract
being neglected at 13 to 20. Old hens
are in moderate receipt but ample for
the demand, which is limited at II to
81 for fowl weighing 3l2 pounds and
over, but Leghorns will not bring over
IA and is and all poor, thin fowl as
well as ROSTERS generally slow sale at
10 to IA. Demand for ducks has eaSed
of and prices are generally in buyers
favor at 18 to % for ducks weighing
4 pounds and over, but smaller stock
moves slow at Is to II. The market
continues steady for pigeons at 20 to
25 a pair for both young and old.
Egg Prices.
The egg market continues dull, there
being little life to the demand, and all
arrivals are being sold as current re-
ceipts at 16 cents a dozen. There is
very little trading on the exchange
most of the business being confined to
street sales.
New potatoes are in more liberal re-
ceiptS, and the market shows a de-
cline, at It's to 200 per barrel but No.
stock will not bring over 100 to 1.25.
Old potatoes are holding steady at Its
to 100 per 100 pounds, with mixed, I'M
graded stock selling mostly at 100 to
125.
Native and nearby garden truck in
liberal receipt, and prices show de-
cline on most lines. Cabbage and beets
both in excess of demand and hard to
move, even at discounts. The market
continues buyers market at the fol-
lowing quotations: Large green aspara-
gus 200 to ats dozen: small to me-
dunn, rs to u.s. green beans, so to rs;
stringless wax beans, ITO to lis;
beetS, 100 and 200 hundred; cabbage,
IS to so hamper; carrots, 500 and 400
hundred cucumbers, rs to 80 hamper
lettuce. IS to IS bushel; onions, IS to
100 per hundred; peas so to 1.25
hamper: rhubard, 400 to 400 hundred
spinach, so to rs bushel; squash, 40 to
so basket.
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market continues dull
under only fair demand and centered
on first-quality stock. Most of the re-
ceipts on the wharves, however, are OF
common undergrades and generally
slow sale at inside prices. Quotations
today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound. 6 to
2: common to medium, 4 to 6; bulls, as
to quality, 8 to s; cows, choice to fancy,
4 to 5; common to fair, to 8; oxen, as
to quality, to S: calves. choice, to g.;
large, fat, TO 7l2; large, rough, to
Ga; thin, to S; rough and common,
A to 5. Sheep, to az; old bucks, 2
to 8: Spring lambs. choice, z to ~;
fair to good, 8 to SO; small, thin, 4
to S. Hogs, straight. 6 to Z; sows, 5 to
g.: stays. to 4; live pigs. is to 10;
ehoats, IL to IA.