Evening star., 1932-11-06
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, November s.
With the opening Of the game season
on November Is, shippers are advised
that rabbits can only be sold in Balti-
more markets providing they are
shipped from points outside Of the
State. Garrett County is the only ex-
ception, but shippers Of this county
can not ship to any other points in
Maryland outside Of Baltimore 1t is
unlawful to purchase or receive on con-
signment. or offer for sale any other
character of game within the State The
season for rabbits closes December 81,
and first arrivals of the season when in
good condition generally bring good
prices.
Poultry Prices.
The live poultry market Is generally
easy with values on several lines show
ing a decline this week This is espe-
cially true of turkeys, which have
dropped 8 cents a pound due to liberal
shipments, as the weather is entirely
too warm for any active movement and
shippers are advised to limit shipments
until there Is a change in weather con-
dltions. Young hen turkeys, 9 pounds
and over. dropped to 20 cents a pound
and gobblers, II to Is pounds. 18. with
old hens and toms slow sale at II, and
crooked breasts neglected at IL and
l3 Spring chickens in liberal receipts
but mostly Of small. poor stock, which
is hard to move. Plymouth Rocks,
pounds and over, meet with ready sale
at IA and IS. with mixed colored and
Rhode Island Reds bringing IL and
l3, but all fowl under 3l2 pounds
move slow at IL to 13 and Leghorns
will not bring over 10 and IL, with all
poor thin fowl hard TO place at and
g. Demand for old hens has eased off
with the close of the Jewish holidays
and values are shade lower at Is and
16 for fat old hens 4 pounds and over,
and smaller II to IA, but Leghorns will
not bring over 10 to II and all poor.
thin fowl, as well as old roosters, are
neglected at 8 and g. Ducks also show
decline and only large fat. white stock
will bring top prices of II to l3 and
small stock under Az pounds not
wanted at any price Shipments OF
guinea fowl also too liberal and mar
ket is easy and lower at 20 to 80 each.
Pigeons continue unchanged at 10 to
Is pair for both young and old.
Egg Market.
The egg market continues steady and
unchanged from last week with trade
turning to brown stock since more lib
eral receipts Of Western whites have
made their appearance on the local
market, but fresh laid nearby stock
continues to bring top prices when Of
satisfactory size and quality. Heavier
receipts of Western whites, however,
have caused nearby hennery whites to
move out somewhat slower, but all
stock weighing SIS pounds and up to
the case continues TO meet with ready
sale at 80 to "a cents a dozen. with
nearby firsts bringing 81 and %, but
current receipts are moving slow at 25
and 26, with all small pullet eggs hard
TO place at Is to 18.
Market for white potatoes continues
steady under moderate receipts and a
fairly good demand but centered en-
tirely on No ! stock at 80 to 80 per
100 pounds and 125 to $50 per bar
rel for Eastern Shore Maryland and
Virginia cobblers Sweet potatoes in
liberal receipts, but the demand con-
tinues good and values are unchanged
at 80 to so bushel and so TO 80 per
barrel, but mixed overlarge stock has
to be sold at a discount.
Native and nearby garden truck in
liberal receipts. but values are holding
steady at the following quotations:
Beets and carrots, 1.50 to 200 per
100; Savoy cabbage, Is to Is hamper;
pumpkins, 500 to 1000 hundred, and
spinach, 25 to so bushel.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market on the wharves
continues quiet under ample receipts
and very slow demand. Only heavy first
quality stock attracts attention. all COM
mon in-between kinds being slow sale
at inside prices. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf: Beef cattle. first
quality, pound. 6l2 to Z; common to
medium. 3i2 to g. Bulls, as to quality,
2 to 4: cows, choice to fancy. to 5;
common to fair, to 3. oxen. as to
quality. 2 to S. calves, veal. choice, ST.
to 6: large. fat. Az to S; large rough,
3l2 to 4; common, thin, 212 to g.
Sheep. IL to 2l2; Spring lambs,
choice. 5l2. fair to good, to S; small,
thin. 2i2 to 3i2; hogs straight, 3l2 to
4: sows. 2i2 to 8; live pigs, to 10;
shoats, to 8.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Wheat No. 2 red Winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, 56l2 November delivery,
56l2 December delivery. 58 Corn, No.
yellow spot. 4oa41: cob corn, 150a175
per barrel. Oats. No. white. domestic.
spot. 25a2712; No. 3, 24a24la. Rye,
nearby bag lots, ISAAC.
New York Cotton