Evening star., 1932-06-26
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. Md, June 25.-Mon-
day. July 4. being a legal holiday all
outlets for poultry and produce will be
closed and shippers are warned not to
ship any perishable goods to arrive
here on that day. No stock should be
shipped to arrive later than Saturday,
July 2, as any perishable shipment ar
irving later viii be a total loss. July
4 coming on Monday means practically
a double holiday and large shipments
Of live poultry. especially large, fat
Springers are advisable, but the bulk
of shipment should be timed to reach
here Friday morning.
Poultry Prices.
While the live poultry market con-
tinues easy and values today show no
change, the increasing demand next
week will undoubtedly bring about a
firmer market with an increase in val
: ues. Demand continues good for choice,
fat Spring chickens, 3 pounds and over,
at % and % cents pound but to
~ Founders are not so desirable and
are hard to place at Is to 81 and Leg
horns unless of large, full feathered
stock attract little attention at 13 to
, l6 Too many small size springers un-
der 2 pounds are being shipped and
this class of stock is not wanted and
has to be sold at sharp discounts to
the Arab trade. Ducks in moderate
receipt. but ample for the demand.
which is limited at l. to IS for stock
weighing Az pounds and over. but old
ducks are very hard to place at to
10. Pigeons are holding steady at 90
to 25 pair for both young and old.
Season for Guinea fowl over and ship
ments not advisable.
The egg market has taken on a
more steady tone the past week. but
demand still leaves much to be desired
and the market continues strictly a
day-to-day proposition. With the warm
weather prevailing, most arrivals show
some loss under the candle and this
class OF stock is hard to move. as buy
ers are very critical as to quality at
this time of the year Prompt ship
ments, even in single-case lots, ad-
visable to bring full quotations of i3
cents a dozen, the closing price today.
Vegetable Prices.
The market for new native and
nearby potatoes holds steady, but un-
der increasing receipts from Virginia
values show a decline of 25 cents a
barrel at 2.25 to $50 for No. l stock
and 1.25 to $50 for No. Is. Old po-
tatoes also show a decline under a
small demand and market is weak at
80 to 80 per hundred pounds, with
mixed under grades, as well as Mo. 2
stock, not wanted at any price.
Sweet potatoes and yams continue
in fairly good demand and market
holds steady and unchanged at 100 to
l.50 barrel for the former and Ice
to 1.25 for the latter.
Receipts of native and nearby gar
den truck show a slight decrease,
but still ample for trade demands and
market holds steady at the following
quotations: Asparagus, so to It's
dozen; stringless green beans, 40 to 70
bushel: beetS, loo to 200 hundred;
cabbage, 25 to 40 hamper; carrots,
ESQ to 800 hundred lettuce, Is to rs
bushel; Spring onions, 65 to rs hun
dred; peas, 1.25 to 2.55 bushel; squash.
so and go hamper; spinach, so to IS
bushel, and green tomatoes, 100 to
l.50 crate.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market on the Wharves
holds steady for first quality cattle hut
dull on all common under grades, which
move slow at inside prices. Quotations
today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, 6 to 6l2;
common to medium, to S; bulls, as to
quality, 2I2 to 4. Cows, choice to Iancy,
4 to 5; common to fair. 2 to g. Oxen,
as to quality, 31a to 6. Calves, veal,
choice, 6; large, fat, to 515; large
rough, 4 to 4 ~; common, thin, 3 to 31a.
Sheep, l p to 212. Spring lambs, choice.
6l2 to 634; fair to good, to 6: small,
thin, 3 to 4. Hogs, straight, 31a to 4;
sows, 2l2 to 3; stays, 2.
Live pigs, 8 to 10; shoats, to 3.
Grain Prices.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat. No.
red Winter, garlicky, spot domestic,
53H; June delivery. 5314; July delivery,
no quotations; corn, No. 2. yellow do
mestic, 42a43; cob corn, 175a2.00 per
barrell; oats, No. 2. white domestic, spot.
31a31 e; No. white domestic. spot
30a3012; rye, nearby baglots, 40a42.