Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, February a.
The egg market continues unsettled and
ductuattng in price, and while values
are q shade higher than last week the
market Is easy and strictly buyers
market. Receipts are showing an in
crease and continue ample for the de-
from day to day. Dealers in most
instances take up irSts in preference
to paying premiums for memories and
consequently offers of this sort, unless
very fancy, have to be sold at prices Of
flrsts to move out readily under present
market conditions. The market closed
today at 10 cents dozen for firsts and
17A cents for current receipts.
Poultry Prices.
The live poultry market has a frmer
tone under q good demand for all lines.
especially young broiling chickens and
old hens. Prices are holding steadily,
with old hens bringing 2 to 3 cents a
pound more than last week. A good
demand prevails for smooth, fat, young
chickens, especially small fat broilers,
2 pounds and under, which are scarce
and wanted at q premium in price.
Young hen turkeys. pounds and over,
in light receipt and meet with ready
sale at 38 TO 40 cents a pound, with
young gobblers bringing So to 80, but
old hens and toms not so desirable at
30 to 80 and all poor thin birds, as well as
crooked breasts, move slowly at 20 to rs.
Young broiling chickens, 2 pounds and
under, will bring 80 to 80 and mixed
colored chickens rs to 81, but Leghorns,
as well as small fowl, will not bring
over 20 to ~, while poor, thin chickens.
as well as bare backs, are not wanted
~ anu yavinA ola hans AL rD0linHg
and over, in better demand at 10 to %,
with Leghorns selling II and 10, but
poor thin fowl is neglected at IA and
IS. Old roosters in liberal supply and
slow sale at IL to IA, but capons, Z
pounds and over, scarce ana wanted at
IS and 80, with smaller and slips SELF
ing mostly at 28 to SO. Demand good
for large, fat ducks and geese, pounds
and over, at "a and IS for the former
and % to rs for the latter, but poor
thin fowl will not bring over Is to ID.
Guinea fowl and pigeons in better de-
mand and the market shows an ad-
vance at 40 to 10 each for the former
and 20 a pair for the latter.
Vegetable Prices.
The market for old potatoes con-
ttnues dull under moderate receipts ano
little demand at $50 to l 80 per 100
pounds for No. / stock, but ungraded
and mixed viii not bring over lbs to
1.65.
sweet potatoes and yams are in fairly
good demand at 500 and 400 barrel
for the former and $50 TO $50 for the
latter, but ungraded as well as No. Is
are slow sale at 2.00a2.50.
With increasing receipts OF early
Southern vegetables, the demand Tor
native and nearby garden truck has
- n
buyers favor at the following quota
lions:
Kale, 100 to 10 bushel; oyster
plants, 400 to 500 hundred; parsnips,
100 to / 20 bushel: savoy cabbage, rs
to 100 buShel, and turnips, 30 TO lao
blIshel.
Live Stock Prices.
There Is little life to the live cattle
market, which remains quiet on the
wharves under light demand and CEN
tered on first quality stock. Arrivals
on the wharves, however, are mostly
of common rough stock, which is slow
sale at inside prices. Choice veal calves
find ready sale, but the bulk Of the ar
rivals are rough, common stock, which
has to be sold at q discount. quota
tons today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, 8 to g; COM
mon to medium. 5 TO Z. Bulls, as to
quality, 3 to 8. Cows, choice to fancy,
5a6: common TO fair. 3a4. oxen, as to
quality, Gas. Calves, veal, choice, l0a
1919; large, fat. ea9; large, rough, TAB;
thin, 5aS; rough and common. 5a6.
Sheep. 4a5; old bucks, 2a3; Spring
lambs, choice, s4aae; fair TO good, 6a3;
common, thin, 4a5 Hogs, straight, 8a9;
sows, CAT; stays, 4a5; live pigs, l1al2;
shoats, eal0.
Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations
Wheat, No. 2, red Winter, domestic,
spot, 70; No. 2 red Winter, garlicky.
domestic, spot, 70; February delivery,
10: March delivery, 1914; corn. No.
yellow, domestic, spot, S0s8l; cob corn
4.25a4.35: oats, No. 2, white, domestic
spot, 43a431a; No. 3, white, domestic,
SPOT. 42a4215: rye, nearby, 60a65.