Evening star., 1932-07-17
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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BALTIMORE, Md, July t6.-The live
poultry market holds generally steady
and practically unchanged from last
week, with receipts ample for demand.
Shippers continue to send entirely too
many small, thin fowl. Both springerS
and old hens, which are hard to move,
in many cases even at discounts, and
this condition tends to lower the value
of better cl~sss of fowl. Demand is good,
however, h- large colored springers.
pounds ts 2. and over, at % and %
cents a pouhd, 10 to Fl for 2l2 pounds,
but smaller sock is hard to place at IS
to 18. White leghorns slow sale and
only stock weighing 2l2 pounds and
over attract attention at Is and l6 and
l3 to IA for 2 to 2l2-pounders heavy,
Fat old hens. pounds and over, in
fairly good demand at IA to 16, bat
smaller not SO active at 13 and IA. with
leghorns slow sale at IL to II, and all
poor. thin fowl, as well as old roosters,
neglected at to 10. A slightly better
demand is noted for ducks, 4 u pounds
and over, at IL to Is, but smaller ducks
are not wanted at any price. Pigeons
in ample supply and prices mostly in
buyers favor at 20 to 25 pair for both
young and old.
Egg Prices.
The egg market continues unsettled,
but a firmer tendency is noted on good
stock despite the fact that values today
show a decline of a cent a dozen at II
and 13 cents. With hot weather pre-
vailing most arrivals of nearby stock are
showing some losses under the candle,
and this class of stock is hard to move
Hennery whites continue to bring a
premium of 3 to 5 cents dozen over
current receipts when well graded to an
average weight of 55 pounds and over
to the case.
Market for new potatoes has weaker
tone and values show a decline at 65
No. / stock will bring these prices, as
mixed, as well as No. 2 stock. is not
wanted at any price. Old potatoes in
liberal receipt and with demand slow.
The market is lower at 80 to 80 per
hundred pounds Market for sweet po-
tatoes and vans continues unchanged
at LOO to 1.50 a barrel for the former
and 100 to 1.25 for the latter, but over
large mixed stock is hard to sell at any
price
Receipts Of native and nearby garden
truck fairly liberal, but under a good
demand for practically all lines the
market holds steady at the following
quotations: Asparagus, 50a1.75 dozen;
beans, 40a50 buShel: beeus, LOCAL so
hundred; cabbage, 50a75 bushel; car
rots, 1.50a300 hundred: field corn, 8a18
dozen; cucumbers. 25al 90 bushel; egg
plants. 2.00a2.25 bushel; onions. 5Oa90
hushel: peas, 1.00al.75 bushel: squash,
l5a25 hamper; spinach. 5oa75 bushel,
and ripe tomatoes, LOCALES hamper.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market on the wharves
continues dull and draggy with only
first quality stock attracting attention.
Handy weight veal calves, however,
show an improvement and market is
shade flrmer in tone quotations to-
day at Light street wharf
Beef cattle-First quality, per pound,
Gl2a7l2; common to medium, per
pound, 4a6; bulls, as to quality, per
pound, 2a5; COWS, choice to fancy. per
pound, 4a5: common to fair, per pound,
2a3: oxen, as to quality, 2a5; calves,
veal, choice, per pound. 5l2a6; large
fat. per pound. laa5: large rough, IA
4l2; common thin, 3a3i2; sheep, ga
212; Spring lambs. choice. 6a6l2; fair
to good, 5a5l2: small thin, 3a4 hogs,
straight, 5a5l2; sows. 4a412; stays, 2 "a
3; live pigs. 8al0; shoats, 6a8.
Closing grain quotations:
Wheat-No. l red Winter garlicky
spot domestic, 48; July delivery, 48:
August delivery, 4S34 Corn-No. 2
yellow spot domestic 43a44: cob corn,
1.75a200 per barrel. Oats-No. 2 white
domestic, 30a32 No. white domestic,
29a30. Rye-Nearby baglots, 4caE2.