Evening star., 1932-06-19
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, June 18.-The
egg market continues unsettled and
showed considerable fluctuation the
past week, advancing a cent dozen
during the middle of the week. but
closing weak today at l2l2 cents
dozen, loss Of p cent from opening
prices Monday. There Is still indiffer-
ence on the part of dealers to make an
effort to grade quotations, all shipments
being graded as current receipts, and
consequently ti,ere is no special activ-
ity on the exchange or in street sales
Demand fairly good with receipts run
ming more than ample, but practically
all surplus is being taken up by the
packers for storage.
Poultry Prices.
The live poultry market continues
easy under fairly liberal receipts, es-
pecialIv of small undersized fowl, both
springers and old hens. and prices are
mostly in buyers favor, especially on
this class Of stock. which is hard to
move Only large. fat. Spring chickens,
q. pounds and over, attract attention
at 20 to "a with to 2l2 Founders, as
well as white LeghornS. selling lower
at l6 to 10, and all Summer fowl, slow
sale at 13 to Is. Receipts of old hens
rather heavy both by boat and truck
and with demand limited values show
slight decline at IA to l6 Tor STOCK
weighing 3 2 pounds and over but Leg
horns will not bring over IL and II. With
all Door. light fowl as well as old roost-
ers neglected at 8 to 10. Demand for
ducks limited and only fat stock. A. ?
pounds and over. attract attention at
IL to Is. with old ducks hard to place
at to 10. Market for guinea fowl
and pigeons continues steacy and un-
changed at 80 to So each for the former
and 20 to 25 a pair for both young and
old of the latter.
Old potatoes continues in liberal re-
ceipt from all sections. and with de-
mand only moderate the market is easy
at IS to 80 per 100 pounds for round
whites and 80 to 100 for long res. New
potatoes from Virginia in light receipt,
and with demand good values show an
advance at 200 to 275 per barrel, but
No. 2, as we'll as mixed stock, will not
bring over l50.
Receipts of all lines Of native and
nearby garden truck running liberal
and prices on many lines show de-
cline at the following quotations: Fancy
green asparagus, 1.25a200 per dozen.
but poorer mixed, white grass Will not
bring over 50al.00: stringless green
dl.IO
hundred: cabbage, 60a85 hamper; car
rots, 800 hundred lettuce. 25a75
bushel: onions, 65a75 hundred; peas.
125a225 bushel rhubarb l.00a3oO
hundred; squPsh. 85al 90 hamper, and
spinach, 4Oa75 bushel.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market rules steady
to firm for steers of good quality, but
quiet and draggy on bulls and cows.
A fairly good demand prevails for
handy weight calves as well as desir-
able sized, fat. lambs. weighing from
IS to rs pounds, but poor. thin lambs
are not wanted and hard to move.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality. pound. Ga
g.: common to medium. pound. 3a5;
bulls. as to quality. pound, 2iaa4; cows.
choice to fancy pound 4a5; common
to fair, pound, 2a3. Oxen, as to quail
ity, pound. 3l.a6 Calves, veal, choice,
pound. -a512; large, fat, pound, 414a
S; large. rough. pound, 4a4ls; COM
mon, thin. pound. 3a3l2. Sheep. IA
2I2 Spring lambs, choice, pound 6h
ass; fair to good, 5a6; small. thin. 3
"a Hogs, straight. pound. az; sows.
pound. 2i2a3. Stags, pound, az
Live pigs, pound. salo, shoats' pound
6a8
wheat-No. red Winter garlicky
spot domestic. 5612; June delivery
56i,; July delivery, no quotations.
Corn-No 2 yellow domestic, 42a43;
cob corn, 200 per barrel. Oats-No. 2
white domestic 81 2a32: No 3 white
domestic. 30l2a3l. Rye-Nearby bag
lots, 4oI4Z