Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, June 1.-THE
egg market has taken on q firmer tone
the past week and values show an ad-
vance Of cent a dozen, with all fresh
laid, well graded stock meeting with
ready sale on the street or being taken
up by the packers for storage. Receipts
continue fairly liberal from all points.
but all eggs are being sold on current
receipts basis as 13 cents a Dozen
Prompt shipments are necessary, how
ever to bring this price as we'll as all
held eggs have to be sold at discount
The live poultry market rules steady
to firm under moderate receipts and a
fairly good demand which is conferred
almost entirely on large. fat fowl. This
Is especially true Of Spring chickens
ard shipment of stock under 2 pounds
not advisable. Too many of this un-
desirable stock being noted among the
daily arrivals. Full feathered. mixed
colored Sprngers. pounds and over
are bringing 20 to "a cents a pound
and LeghornS 10. but fowl under 2
pounds moves slow at IA to II. De-
mand for large. fat old hens continues
good at IA to 16. but Leghorns will
not bring over 10 and IA and AL poor.
light fowl as we'll as old ROSTERS, hard
to move at 8 to 10. Market for ducks
holds steady under light receipts but
ample for the demand. which is limited
at II to 16, but old ducks are not
wanted and neglected at 8 to 10.
a1d unchanged at 80 to SIS each for
the former and 20 to Is a pair for
the latter.
Potato Prices.
New potatoes from native and nearby
Ia frc
the market this week and met with
ready sale at 225 to $50 a barrel for
number one stock and LIS to 15O for
number two. Demand for old potatoes
has shown an improvement and values
are a shade higher at IS to 90 per
100 pounds for round whites and 80
to loo for long reds. but number two
as we'll as mixed stock not sold at any
price. Market for sweet potatoes and
yams continues steady and unchanged
at 100 to l.50 barrel for the former
ard 125 to $50 for the latter.
Native and nearby vegetables in
lighter receipt and under good and
constant demand values are higher on
some lines and the market holds steady
at the following quotations: Fancy
green asparagus, Its to PTS dozen,
with poorer mixed white grass bring
ing rs to $50; baets, 400 to 900 hum
dred; cabbage, l25 to 185 hamper;
lettuce, 40 to Is bushel. onions, IS to
IS hundred; peas, l.25a2.50 bushel;
radishes, so to $50 hundred; rhubarb,
100 to 800 hundred; squash, 100 to
1.25 hamper and spinach 42is to IS
bushel: nearby and Eastern Shore
Maryland and Virginia Strawberries in
liberal receipt and market shows a
slight decline at to 1915 cents a
quart for nearby stock and to for
Eastern Shore berries.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market holds fairly
steady but quiet, both on the wharves
and at the stock yardse under only fair
demand for desirable stock Grain fed
cattle moving better, but grassers are
dull and draggy and slow sale at in
side prices Quotations today at Light
Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality pound 6 to
6l2 common to medium, 3 to S. bulls,
as to quality, 2l2a4; COWS, choice to
fancy, 4a5; common to fair, 2a3 oxen,
as to quality, 3l2a6; calves veal choice,
5l2 large. fat, 4l2a5; large, rough, "a
Az; common, thin, 3a312.
Sheep. 112a2H; Spring lamb, choice,
, 6laa6a4; fair to good, 5a6; small. thin,
3a4
Hogs. straight, 3h2: sows, 21a.
Stays: 2; live pigs, 8a10: shoats. eaaee
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No 2 rcd, Winter, garlicky. spot, do
nestle, Sc; June delivery, Sc; July de-
| livery, no quotations. Corn No. 2. yell
low, domestic, 40a41; cob corn, 200 per
barrel. Oats. No. 2. white, domestic,
spot, 32a32l2; No. 8 white, domestic,
spot. 3la3l1a. Rye, nearby bag lots,
40a45.