Evening star., 1932-05-22
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 21.-The
live poultry market continues easy and
values show a slight decline this week,
despite the fact that receipts are only
moderate, but mostly of poor, thin
stock, which is Disseminated against,
demand being centered on large, fat
fowl. Only full-feathered, fat Spring
chickens will bring top prices at 20a25
for stock weighing pounds and over,
but Leghorns are not SO desirable at
18a20 and all smaller stock moves slow
at 15al7. Demand for old hens lin
tied and only stock weighing 3l2
pounds and over attracts attention at
l4a16, with large Leghorns bringing l3
ala, but all poor, light fowl, as well as
old roosters, are neglected at 6alO.
Young ducks show a decline OF cents
a pound at 12a18 for stock weighing Az
pounds and over, and old ducks OF all
kinds hard to place at Gall. Market
for Guinea fowl end pigeons continues
steady and unchanged at 3Oa55 each
for the former and 20a25 a pair for
both young and old of the latter.
Egg Prices.
Receipts of eggs from native and
nearby points continue only fair and,
coupled with moderate demand, the
market continues fairly steady but
quiet and values show a slight decline
at l3Ha1312 a dozen for current re-
ceipts Street sales continue unimpor-
tant the demand being light and linn
tied and the bulk of receipts are being
taken up by the packers for storage.
With demand increasing for new
stock, market for old potatoes is dull
and values show decline at 75a85 per
100 pounds for round whites and 80a90
for long reds, but only well graded No.
/ stock will bring these prices and No.
2's, as well as mixed, ungraded po-
tatoes are not wanted on this market.
Sweet potatoes and yams hold steady
under generally light receipts and val
ues show no change from last week at
/ GOAL so a barrel for the former and
1.25a1.5 so for the latter.
, Native and nearby garden truck in
liberal receipt and with demand i'm
proving market holds steady at the fol-
lowing quotations:
Fancy green asparagus, 1.50a2 rs
dozen, but poorer mixed white will not
bring over 50a125; beets, 300a5.00 per
100; cabbage, 50al00 hamper; kale. Is
ass bushel; lettuce, 75al25 bushel:
Spring onions, 25a60 per 100; radishes,
1.00a200 per 100; rhubarb. 2.00a40
per 100, and spinach, 20a40 bushel
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market on the
wharves continues easy under more
liberal receipts, but mostly Of common,
under grades, which move slow at in
side prices. Quotations today at Light
street wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound. ga
612; common to medium, pound, 3a5;
bulls, as to quality, pound, 2I2a4; cows
choice to fancy, pound. 4a5; common
to fair, pound 2a3; oxen, as to quality,
pound, 312a6; calves, veal, choice,
pound, 5la; large, fat, pound, 4l2a5;
large, rough, pound, 4; common, thin,
pound, 3a312; sheep, pound. 1laa3;
Spring lambs, choice, pound, 7a713 ;
fair to good, 6a612; small, thin, not
wanted; hogs. straight, Az; sows, 3l2;
stays, 212; live pigs, pound, 10a12;
shoats, pound. 8al0.
Closing grain quotations:
Wheat, No 2, red Winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, 58l2; May delivery,
| 58l2; June delivery, no quotations;
corn, No. q yellow, spot, domestic, 42a
43; cob corn, 200a225 per barrel; cats,
No 2, white, spot, domestic, 32ha33;
No 8, white, spot, domestic, 3l12a32;
rye, nearby bag lots, 4oa45.