Evening star., 1932-01-24
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star

BpeclaI DlSpaJcn 10 Ine star.
BALTIMORE, Md, January 23.-The
egg market continues easy and values
this week show a further decline in
sympathy with other markets coupled
with fairly liberal receipts, and a gen.
orally light demand. Nearby firsts are
meeting with better sale as they are
preferred by buyers in preference to
paying premium for hennery whites.
The market closed today at l8 and
18lR cents a dozen for nearby firStS, II
and l7l2 for current receipts, while
small pullet eggs are not wanted and
have to be sold at regular values.
Poultry Prices.
The general live poultry market rules
easy under fair receipts but ample for
the demand, which is only moderate
owing to the unusually warm weither.
Young hen turkeys pounds and over,
are bringing % to 80 cents a pound and
young gobblers, II to is pounds, 20a22,
but old hens, old toms and large gob-
blerS move slow at 18 to 20, while
crooked breasts are neglected at Is and
16. Young chickens show a sharp de-
cline at 18 to 20, for medium to large
mixed colored stock, but LeghornS will
not bring over IA to II and poor thin
stock as well as bare backs are hard to
move at IL and 13 Old hens also show
a decline at IA to 19 for stock weighing
3l2 pounds and up, but LeghornS will
not bring over IA and Is and all poor
thin fowl as we'll as old roosters are
slow sale at II and IL. Ducks and geese
show decline with only large fat stock
attracting attention at Is to 20 for the
former end IA to IT for the latter. but
poor thin stock moves slowly at IL
and 13.
Capons are in more liberal receipt
and the market is lower at "a to %
for birds weighing pounds and over,
but smaller stock. as we'll as slips not
20 desirable at 20 to % Market for
guinea fowl and pigeons holding steady,
with the former a shade higher at 25
to so each and 20 to Is a pair for
both young and old of the latter Mar
ket for white potatoes shows no change
from last week at rs to 100 per hun
dred pounds, but only we'll graded
No. l stock will bring these prices, as
No. Is, as well as mixed, are not
wanted at any price Sweet potatoes
holding steady at 100. to 125 a barrel,
but yamS show a decline at rs to 100
per barrel, while ungraded mixed stock
will not bring more than so to rs.
Receipts of native and nearby gar
den truck continue fairly liberal and
most lines are hard to move, especially
turnips and spinach. which show a
decline at the following quotations:
Kale, 25 to 35 buShel; onions, 800
and 400 per hundred pounds; oyster
plants, 400 and 500 hundred; spinach,
IS to so bushel Washed turnips, 10
TO 20 hamper
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market continues dull
and unsettled, with only choice cattle
attracting attention. Market on the
Wharves very draggy and receipts
mostly Of common rough stock, which
is slow sale at inside prices. Quota
tions today at Light street wharf:
Beef cattle--First quality pound to
T. common to medium, pound. to s.
Bulls, as to quality, pound, 2l2 TO 4
Cows, choice to fancy, pound 4 to 5;
common to fair, pound, 2 to 3. Oxen
veal, choice, pound, to 8l2; large
fat, pound. 7 to 7l2; large, rough
pound, to 6; common, Thin, pound
to T. Sheep, pound, ll2 to 212
Spring lambs, choice, 5l2 to 6l2; fail
20 good, pound, to 5. Hogs, straight
pound, 4 to AZ; soWs, pound, 3 to 3i2;
stays, pound, 2 to 3l2; live pigs pound
0 to 10; shosts, to 8.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. red Winter, garlicky, spot do
mestic 6l34; January delivery, 6lA
February delivery, 62ls.
Corn.Yellow, 44a45; cob corn, 2OOa
alO per barrel.
Oats-No. 2, white, domestic, spot
S5a35I2 No. white, domestic, spot
34a34H2.
RyeENearby 4Oa45.