Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06

special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpAtCn 10 Quar-
BALTIMORE, September Ship
pers OF live poultry, eggs and perishable
fruits and produce are advised not to
ship anything to arrive here Monday
Labor day-which is q legal holiday in
Maryland as all outlets will be closed
and perishable stock would probably be
a total loss.
The general egg market continues
! firm under light receipts OF desirable
fresh laid stock, especially memories,
and values show an advance OF and
cents and a cent a dozen on current
receipts. Cooler weather prevailing the
past week has improved the quality and
buyers are now favoring nearby stock,
which shcw the grade under the candle.
More liberal shipments are advisable,
especially of hennery whites, for which
there is ready sale often at a premium,
but average nearby current receipts
must be of good quality, the trade pre-
ferring Western eggs to held stock.
Market closed today at % to 80 cents
a dozen for hennery whites, SIS pounds
and over. and IS to ~ for smaller, but
current receipts will not bring over 20
to "a.
Poultry Prices.
Market for Spring chickens continues
easy and it takes large, fat mixed col
ored sp-ingers to find ready sale with
receipts fully ample at the moment
of ali under weight stock and the de-
mand IS easily satisfied for this sort.
Mixed colored springers, two and one
half pounds and over, are bringing II
to "a cents pound and smaller 20 and
81. but Leghcrns not so desirable and
move slow at 10 to 20, while stock I'M
der two pounds is not wanted at any
price. Market for old hens steady to
firmer in anticipation of a better de-
mand next week fer heavy fat old fowl
for the Jewish New Year holiday de-
mand. Small fowl Of poor quality plen-
tiful and hard to move. The Jewish
holiday demand will be principally from
September to 10, inclusive. Medium
to large old hens meet with ready sale
at % to Is, but stock under four pounds
moves slow at l8 to 20. with Leghorns
selling mostly 16 to Is and all poor thin
fowl neglected at IA and Is. Old roost-
ers in liberal receipt and more than
ample for the demand at IL to Is. Mar
ket for ducks continues dull under lib
eral receipts and limited demand at
is to 90 for stock weighing four and
one-half pounds and over. with smaller
ducks neglected at IL to IA. Market
for guinea fowl and pigeons holding
steady at 40 to so each for the former
and Is to 20 a pair for both young
and old of the latrter.
White potatoes IN liberal receipt from
all sections and with demand slow the
market is easy at 80 to 10 per hun
dred pounds, and No. stock is not
wanted at any price. Sweet potatoes
in moderate receipt and market holds
steady at 1.25 to $50 barrel and IS
to so buslael, but 1t takes well graded
No 1 cfn tn Nrio Nh
stock Is not wanted.
Vegetable Prices.
Receipts of native and nearby garden
truck continue liberal, and while the
market holds fairly steady on most
lines prices are generally in buyers ia
vor at the following quotations: String
less green beans, IS to 100 bushel;
beets, 200 to $50 hundred: cabbage,
Is to 40 hamper; carrots, $50 to 500
hundred sugar corn, IL to IS dozen;
cucumbers, 20 to 40 hamper; elephants,
20 to IS hamper; lima beans, $50 to
| 200 hamper; onions, Its to 200 per
! 100 pounds; peppers, 20 to Is hamper:
squash, 20 to as basket; tomatoes, 20 to
! 40 hamper, and 40 to 471a per bushel
! for Gamers stock.
Live Stock Prices
The live cattle market rules generally
quiet and dull under q limited demand,
and while receipts are running lighter
| they are mostly Of poor grade stock.
which Is slow sale. Choice fat grades
of Spring lambs, however, are In good
demand and meet with ready sale, often
at a premium in prices.
Quotations today at Light street
! wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound. to
Z; common to medium, 4 to S; bulls, as
4 to S; common to fair, 2 to 3; oxen,
as to quality, 3 to S. calves, veal,
choice, to 91a; large, fat. 8 to 81a;
large, rough, to Z; common, thin, 4
to S; sheep, and 2: Spring lambs,
choice, to 71a; fair to good, s to 61la;
small, thin. to S: hogs, straight, 4:
sows, to s.: stays, 3 to 4; live pigs, IL
to IS; shoats, 10 to IL.