Evening star., 1932-11-20
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, November 19-
The live poultry market holds fairly
steady with the exception of ducks for
which there is only limited demand,
but the Thanksgiving demand for Tur-
keys is slower than usual to reflect
flrmer market caused no doubt by lack
doubtedly result in lower values this
year and the market will be governed
more by supply and demand.
Live turkeys should be shipped to
reach here not later than Monday and
dressed stock Tuesday Unless weather
conditions show decided change ship
ment of live turkeys is advisable, al
though there is always a demand for
dressed stock. The market closed today
at 20 cents pound for young hen tur-
keys, pounds and over and 16 for
gobblers, IL to Is pounds, the lowest
price at this time of the year in many
years, but old hens and toms will not
bring over Is, with crooked breasts hard
to move at II and l3. Demand for
heavy. fat Spring chickens, 312 pounds
and over. continues good, with broiler
stock selling to advantage at Is for
Plymouth Rocks and 13 and IA for
Rhode Island Reds and mixed colored
and smaller stock will not bring over
II to IA and Leghorns 10 to IL and all
poor, thin springers are neglected at
8 and 8. Demand continues fairly good
for heavy, fat o,d hens at IL to 16 for
stock weighing 3lz pounds and over, but
Leghorns will not bring 10 to IL and all
poor, thin fowl as well as old roosters
slow to move out at 8 to 10. Market
for ducks and geese easy and only large,
fat stock attracts attention at 10 to IL
for the former and IL to IA for the
latter, but small poor stock not wanted
at any price. Guinea fowl and pigeons
holding steady and unchanged from last
week at 80 each for the former and
10 to Is pair for the latter. So far
there has not been enough sales of
dressed poulary to establish a market
and price ranges from 2 to cents a
pound higher than live as to quality
and condition.
Rabbits made their first appearance
of the season on the market this week,
but, owing to the warm weather, de-
mand limited and only choice, fresh
killed nearby stock attracts attention
at $50 to 800 per dozen, with fair to
good rabbits slow sale and hard to
move at 1.20 to 1.80.
Egg Market Firmer.
The egg market has taken on a de-
cidedly frmer tone and values show an
advance of to cents dozen over
last week. Hennery white eggs of good,
fresh quality scarce and wanted, often
at premium when buyer is satisfied
with size and weight. Market closed
today at SO to 80 cents dozen for
hennery whites, IS pounds and up to
the case: 80 and 33 for nearby firsts,
80 for current receipts and 20 to Is for
small pullet eggs.
Market for white potatoes holds
steady to moderate, receipts being am
pie for the demand at 80 to 80 per 100
pounds ana 1.25 to 1.50 per barrel for
Eastern Shore cobblers. Sweet potatoes
show little change from last week, de-
mand being good and prices are well
maintained at 40 to go bushel, but bar
rel stock not so desirable and will not
bring over SO to 90.
Demand for native and nearby gar
den truck continues good and prices
show little change from last week at
the following quotations: Beets. 1.50 to
ESQ per 100; cabbage, 20 to rs busher;
carrots, 1.50 to 200 per 100; onions, rs
to 80 per 100 pounds; pumpkins, 500
to 1900, and spinach, 40 to go bushel.
Cattle Market Dull.
The live cattle market continues dull
and little change Is looked for until
after Thanksgiving, demand always
being slow at this time of the year.
Only first quality stock attracts atten-
ton and all common in-between kinds
are hard to place even at discounts.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf: Beef, cattle. first quality, pound,
6l2a7; common to medium, pound
3l2a6; bulls, as to quality, pound, 2a4 !;
cows, choice to fancy, pound, 4a5; COM
mon to fair, pound, 2a3; oxen, as to
quality, pound, 2a5.
Calves, veal. choice, pound, 5laa6:
large, fat. pound, 41aa5; large, rough,
pound, 3l2a4; common, thin, pound,
2laa3; sheep, pound, 1ha21a; Spring
lambs, choice. pound, 5la; fair to good,
pound, 4a5; small, thin, pound, 2laa31a;
hogs, straight, pound, 31aa4 sows,
pound, 212a3; stays, pound, 11aa2; live
pigs, pound, 8al0; shoats, pound, 6a8.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Wheat, No. 2 red Winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, 541a; November delivery,
54l2 December delivery, 55H; corn,
No. ? yellow domestic, 40a41; cob corn,
new, 1.50 per barrel; oats, No. white
domestic, as to weight, 261aa2e; No. 8,
251aa26; rye. nearby bag lots, 4oa45.