Evening star., 1932-02-21
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, February 20.-Due
to more Seasonable weather the latter
part of the week, the live poultry mar
ket has taken on flrTner tone, but has
not Iegained any of the loss during the
unseasonably warm weather the past
week. Demand for practically all lines
shows an Improvement. but only large
fat stock attracts attention and all
undersized fowl generally slow sale.
Turkeys in light receipt and the market
holds steady but quiet in tone, the de-
mand being easily satisfied at 2S to 30
cents a yound for young hen turkeys, q
pounds and over. and % and % fo9
young gobblers, II to IS pounds; bv4
old hens toms and large gobblers movs
slow at 18 to 20, with crooked breaaS
neglected at Is to Is. Capons In mo91
liberal receipt and values show o ligM
decline at % to IS for birds weighing 3
pounds and ever, but smaller and slip
will not bring over 20 and a. Medium
to large young chickens are holding
steady under good demand at 20 and
81, but Leghorns will not bring over II
and l8, and all poor. thin fowl move
slow at II and 13. Old hens in better
demand, which is centered on medium
to fat stock at 16 to 18, but smaller, as
we'll as Leghorns, not so desirable, at
IA and is. with poor, light fowl, as
well as old roosterS. hard to move at
ii to 13. Choice fat young ducks, AZ
pounds and over, are moving better at
l8 to %, but smaller stock has to be
sold to the street trade at IL and 13.
Demand for geese continues slow and
market IS dull at IA to II, while poor.
thin stock is not wanted. Guinea fowl
and pigeons continue steady at 80 to 65
each for the former and 20 to Is pair
for the latter.
ter tone owing to change in weather
conditions and moderate receipts, but
the demand continues light with only
first quality candled stock attracting
attention at is cents dozen, an in
crease of half cent dozen over opening
prices Monday.
Potatoes, in fairly liberal receipt from
all sections and with demand slow the
market rules easy at rs to 80 per 100
pounds for we'll graded No. / stock.
while all mixed as we'll as No. 2 stock
| are not wanted and have to be sold at
| irregular values. Sweet potatoes, are
| holding steady at 100 to l.25 per bar
rel. but ungraded stock will not bring
over so to IS. while Eastern Shore Mary
land and Virginia yams show an ad-
1.25 to 1.50 per barrel.
Receipts of native and nearby garden
truck continue light, but ample for the
demand and values show little change
from last week at the following quota
tons:
Kale. 81 to IS bushel; onions, 500
and 400 hundred; oyster plants. 4.00a
500 hundred; spinach. so to 80 bushel,
and washed turnips. Is to IS hamper.
TIE live cattle market is generally
dna IN the wharves under light de-
mand and centered on first quality stock.
General receipts fair, with few choice
cattle coming in. most of the arrivals
on the wharves being of common rough
stock, which moves slow at inside prices.
Quotations today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, to Z:
common to medium. to S. Bulls, as tu
quality, 2la to 4. Cows. choice to fancy.
4 to 5; common to fair. 2 to g. Oxen.
as to quality. 81 to 4. Calves, veal,
choice 81a. Large, fat, 71l2 to 8. Large
rough, 6 to z. Common. thin, 4 to s.
Sheep. 11a to 3. Spring lambs, choice,
to Z. Fair to good, 3 to5.
Hogs. straight, to Az. Sows, 8 to
81. Stays, 2 to 3Ih. Live pigs, 8 to
10. Shoats. 6 to 8.