Evening star., 1932-10-16
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, October IS
While the live poultry market holds
fairly steady, demand has eased on to
some extent and prices are a shade
lower on both Spring chickens and old
hens due to a large extent TO the num-
ber OF poor, thin, fowl being shipped,
which y hard to move and tends to
lower the value Of the better class of
stock. Demand for old hens from the
Jewish trade has eased off but is ex-
pected to pick up again for the last
of the Jewish holidays which occur on
Wednesday and Thursday, but only
heavy fat old hens and fat old ducks
are wanted. Medium 10 large old hens,
4 pounds and over. are bringing Is to
II cents pound and smaller IL to
IA, but Leghorns not so desirable at 10
to IL. while all poor, thin fowl, as we'll
as old old roosters are hard to move
at 8 to 10. Plymouth Rock Springers.
pounds and over, are bringing top
prices Of Is and l6 with Rhode Island
reds and mixed colored. 312 pounds
and over. selling mostly l3 to Is. but
smaller fowl as we'll as white Leghorns
move slow at 10 to IL.
Vegetable Prices.
The market for ducks holds steady
but 1t takes large fat ducks OF the
white Pekin variety to find ready sale
at ii TO Is, but mixed colored black
ducks generally slow sale at and 10.
Guinea fowl, az pounds and over, meet
with ready sale at IS each, but birds
weighing 1& to pounds will not
bring over Is and 30 with smaller stock
not wanted at any price. The market
for pigeons continues dull and draggy
at 10 to IS pair for both young and
old.
White potatoes are in moderate re-
ceipt and under fairly good demand
market holds steady at 80 to 80 per
100 pounds and las to so barrel for
Eastern Shore. Md. and Virginia Cob
blers. Sweet potatoes in good demand
at Is to 30 hamper and 80 to IS bushel
and 100 per barrel.
Receipts of native and nearby garden
truck continue liberal and market is
generally dull with values showing little
change from last week at the follow
ing quotations: Stringless beans, Is to
IS bushel; beets and carrots. l.50 to
200 100; Savoy cabbage, IS to 40
bushel; sugar corn. 6 to 10 dozen: egg
plants, 40 to IS hamper: lima beans,
<.t l.UU
per 100 pounds; peppers. Is to IS ham
ach, 80 to so bushel, and tomatoes,
20 to IS hamper.
The egg market continues firm and
values show no change from last week
with good demand prevailing and all
fresh laid stock. especially hennery
whites, SIS pounds and up to the case,
meet with ready sale
Receipts Of strictly fresh eggs con-
tinue light from nearby points but
ample Of current receipts. which are
mostly Of poor quality and hard to
move as the trade generally prefers
Western eggs. The market closed to-
day at 80 to "a cents dozen for hen
merry whites, Is and % for nearby firsts
and % and "a for current receipts. but
small pullet eggs are not wanted and
hard to place at IS to 18.
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market on the wharves
continues dull and draggy. with only
first quality cattle attracting attention.
common to ordinary stock hard to move
at inside prices, in some cases even at
sharp discounts. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf: Beef cattle. first
quality. pound, 6l2 to Z; common to
medium, pound, 81 to 6; bulls. as to
quality, pound, 2 to 4; COWS. choice to
fancy. pound, 4 to S: common to fair,
pound. 2 to 3: oxen. as to quality,
pound, to 5; calves, veal choice.
pound, to 51a: large, fat, pound. Az to
S; large. rough, pound, 3la to 4; COM
mon, thin. pound, 212 to 3.
Sheep. pound, 112 to 21s; Spring
lambs, choice, pound. 51s to s; fair to
good, pound, AZ to S; small, thin,
pound, 3 to 4.
Hogs, straight, pound, AZ; sows,
pound, 3 to 4; stays, pound, 2 to 2k.
Live pigs, pound, to 10; shoats,
pound, 6 to 8.
Closing gRin quotations: Wheat, No.
red, Winter, garlicky, spot domestic,
58H: October delivery. 58A; November,
59A. Corn, No. 2, yellow domestic, 43a
43A; cob corn, 200 per barrel. Oats,
No 2, white domestic, 26a28lA; No. 3,
25ha26. Rye, nearby, bag lots, 40a45.