Evening star., 1932-11-27
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE. Md, November 26-
Following the Thanksgiving trade,
which left much to be desired and only
hen turkeys showed any activity, the
live poultry market slunped badly and
values on all lines show a decrease
from last week The slow demand for
turkeys was attributed to large extent
to lack Of buying power, and despite
warnings heavy shipments arrived here
wednesday which had to be more or
less sacrificed to the detTiment OF all
lines 81 poultry. Young hen turkeys,
8 pounds and over show decline OF
cents a pound at ID to 20 and young
Robblers u to Is pounds, the same at
Is and l6, while old hens and toms
viii not bring over IS and crooked
breasts are neglected at IL and IL
Spring chickens also are easy and the
light demand prevailing centered on
large, fat birds, 3l@ pounds and over,
at II and 13 for Plymouth Rocks and
-11a12 for Rhode Island Reds and mixed
colored. with smaller stock selling 10
and II, but Leghorns are hard to move
at and 10 and all poor, thin stock
will not bring over and 8. The
market for old hens also is easy and
lower at IL to IA for stock weighing
pounds and over, but smaller fowl as
we'll as LSBIlOIll sell iiOSLlg anu ~
with all poor light fowls, as well as old
roosters. neglected at to g. Ducks
and geese are selling more briskly when
heavy and fat at II to IS for the
former and II to IA for the latter, but
= ducks under pounds not wanted and
hard to move out at any price. Guinea
fowl and pigeons holding steady at 20
to 80 each for the former and 10 and
Is pair for the latter. While some
dressed poultry is being shipped, de-
mand is very slow and such stock will
not bring more than 2 or 3 cents
pound over live. Commission men are
net encouraging shipments of dressed
poultry preferring live stock with their
own supervision over killing and dres-
sing according TO demand.
Egg Market Steady.
Colder weather has brought about an
increased demand for rabbits, but re-
ceipts are ample and values show a
decline at 2.25 to $50 per dozen for
choice nearby stock and l.20 to 1.50
for fair to good.
The egg market continues steady and
unchanged under light receipts of
strictly fresh laid stock. but only /hen-
merry whites and browns of good fresh
quality and size meet with ready sale
at SO to 38 cents a dozen for eggs
weighing SIS pounds and up to the case,
nearby first selling mostly 32a33, but
current receipts are slow sale at 80,
and small pullet eggs hard TO move at
20a25
White potatoes in liberal receipt and
although prices are unchanged the
market has decidedly weaker tone at
80a90 per 100 pounds, and 1.25al SO
per barrel for Eastern Shore CobblerS.
I~1s4 ApfA Aat-
whites and all well graded No. l stock
meets with ready sale at 30a50 BUSH
el for Eastern Shore stock, and 30a3j
per half bushel hamper for nearby
sweets.
Native and nearby vegetables in mod
crate receipt, but ample for the de-
mand and prices show little change
at the following quotations:
Beets, l,50a2.50 hundred savoy cab
bage 20a25 bushel carrots, l.50a2 0C
hundred: onions, 75a90 per 100 pounds
pumpkins 10.00a1500 per 100, anc
spinach, 60a71 bushel.
Cattle Buying Dull.
The live cattle market continues dul
and draggy demand being very SLOW
and centered entirely on heavy, IA
cattle Most of the receipts on th'
wharves, however, are of common or
dinary stock and are Slow sale at In
side prices. Quotations today at Ligh
Street Wharf.
Beef cattle. first quality pound, 6l2i
Z: common to medium 3 2a6. Bulls
as to quality, 2a4 Cows. choice u
fancy, 4a5; common to fair, 2a3. Oxen
as to quality, 2a5 Calves veal, choice
51za6: large, fat, 4l2a5; large, rough
3l2a4; common, thin, 2i4a3. Sheer
Spring lambs, choice, 81 fair to gooC
4a5; small thin. 2i2a3l2 Hogs
straight, 3IAa4: sows, 2l2a3; stays, II
az; live pigs. 8al0; shoats, 6a8.
Closing Grain Quotation.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter. garlicky
spot. domestic, 54; November deliver!
54; December delivery, 5414.
Corn-No. yellow domestic, 40a4l
cob corn, new, 150al so per barrel.
Oats-No. white domestic, as
weight, 26a2S12; No. 3, 25a25l2.
Rye-Nearby bag lots, 40a45.