Evening star., 1932-10-30
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.
DAT rrrNEonH AEl m,

BALTIMORE. Mo, OCTOBER 29.-1ne
live poultry market rules generally easy
under fairly liberal receipts, especially
Of small, poor, thin stock and values
show decline on turkeys and Spring
chickens, but other lines are unchanged
from last week Due to the warm
weather, prevailing demand for turkeys
is limited and shipments are too liberal
for so early in the season and as a
consequence prices show decline OF 2
cents at % cents a pound for young
hens, 9 pounds and over, and 20 for
gobblers, ~ to Is pounds, but old hens
and toms are slow sale at II and 18,
with crooked breasts neglected at IA
and Is Spring chickens dropped a
cent pound this week with Plymouth
Rocks, 4 pounds and over, bringing top
prices OF IA and Is and Rhode Island
reds, as we'll as mixed colored, selling
II and 13, but SpringerS under 3l2
pounds will not bring over IL to l3
with Leghorns selling 10 to IL as to size
and all poor, thin fowl hard to move at
and g. Old hens steady and un-
changed from last week, II to II for
fowl weighing 81 pounds and over, but
Leghorns will not bring over 10 to II
and all poor. light fowls as well as
roosters are neglected at 8 and 8.
Egg Prices.
Only large, fat old ducks, Az pounds
and over, attract attention at II to IA
with mixed black stock not so desirable
at IL to II and small. poor, thin ducks
no. wanted at any price. Market for
guinea fowl and pigeons holding steady
and unchanged at IS to 35 each for
the former and 10 to IS pair for both
young and old of the latter.
The egg market continues steady
with good fresh laid, nearby eggs
scarce and wanted. often at premium
price when of well graded. large size
eggs, especially whites, has caused a
slight slump in demand for nearby hen
merry whites and only large, well graded
stock. SIS pounds and up to the case.
will bring top values of 80 to "a cents
a dozen. Western eggs still supplying
the bulk of the market as they are
better graded generally than nearby
receipts many of which are of held
mixed stock and have to be sold as
current receipts No. l nearby frsts
are bringing 27 and % and current
receipts IS and 26 but small pullet eggs
are inactive and hard to place at Is
to 18.
Receipts of white potatoes continue
than ample for the demand. which is
slow consequently, while market holds
steady, prices are mostly in buyers
favor at 80 to 80 per 100 pounds and
l25 to 1.50 per barrel for Eastern Shore
of Maryland and Virginia cobblers. Re
ceip.s Of sweet potatoes excessive and
values show a decline at 25 to 35 a
bushel and so to 80 per barrel for East
ern Shore Of Maryland and Virginia
stock, but nearby sweets in better de-
mand and are bringing 25 to 80 per half
bushel hamper.
Native and nearby garden truck also
in liberal receipt and with demand only
fair market Is dull on most lines at the
following quotations: Stringless beans,
80 to 100 bushel: beets and carrots.
1.50 to 200 hundred; cabbage, 25 to 35
busllel; lima beans, LIS to 2.25 bushel;
peppers, Is to Is hamper pumpkins.
500, to 1000 hundred spinach, 20 to
35 bushel; tomatoes, 20 to so hamper.
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market on the Wharves
continues dull, with only choicest cattle
selling with any activity. Demand easily
satisfied and movement centered prin-
cipally on first quality stock, with all
common to ordinary in-between kinds
hard to move at sacrifice in price Quo
tations today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality, pound, 6l2 to
7; common to medium, pound, 3l2 to
g.. Bulls, as to quality, pound. to T.
Cows, choice to fancy. pound. 4 to S;
common to fair, pound. 2 to 8. Oxen,
as to quality, pound. 2 to s. Calves,
veal. choice, pound, 5l2; large. fat,
pound, Az to 5; large, rough. pound
3l2 to 4: common, thin, pound. 2l2 to
3. Sheep. pound. IL to 2l2; Spring
lambs, choice. pound. 5i2; fair to good
pound, to 5; small, thin. pound, 2lo
to 3l2. Hogs. straight, pound, to A.;
sows. pound. to 3l2; stays, pound. ?
to 2l2; live pigs. pound, to 10; shoats,
pound, to g.
Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations:
Wheat. No. 2 red Winter, garlicky
spot. domestic. Sc; october delivery, Sc;
November delivery. 56ls.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic. 39a40;
cob corn, old, 150a1.75 per barrel.
Oats, No. white, domestic, as to
weight, 25a28 No 3. 24a25.
Rye, nearby, bag lots, 35a40.