Evening star., 1932-12-18
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Tie dppTOdCIl VI SIlI1SIII1dS llOllQ6yS ana
more seasonable weather the market for
turkeys continues unsettled, the large
buyers being slow to take hold, eN-
IDENTIFY waiting on a price outlook, and
values show another decline Of cent
a pound. Demand is bound to increase
next week, however, and more liberal
shipments are advisable beginning Mon
day ard increasing until Thursday, but
nothing should be shipped to arrive here
on Saturday, as most of the dealers will
be stocked at that time and busy dis
posing of their stock. If weather con-
tinues favorable dressed turkeys will be
in more demand than live, but only
scalded stock, head and feet on, which
shipped. Shippers should kill only
choice, fat birds and be careful that
the animal heat Is all out of the body
before shipping While values show a
decline at the close of the market today
an increase is looked for beginning
Monday, when the market will start
taking frmer tone and keep up until
Christmas.
Turkey Prices.
Young hen turkeys, nine pounds and
over, closed at l6 and II cents a pound
and gobblers - to IS pounds. 13 and IA.
but old hens and toms will not bring
over IL and 13. With poor, thin, and
crooked breasts not wanted at any price.
Plymouth rock Springers. four pounds
and over, are bringing top prices OF l3.
and Rhode Island Reds and mixed
colored, 31a pounds and over, II and IL,
but smaller fowl, as we'll as white Leg
horns not so desirable and will not
bring over 8 to IL. A fairly good de-
mand prevails from the Jewish trade
for heavy, fat old hens and under
lighter receipts the market holds steady
at 10 to IA for stock weighing 3H2
pounds and over, but Leghorns will not
bring over 10 and all poor, thin fowl
as well as old ROSTERS are hard to place
at 7 and g. Ducks and geese hold
steady and unchanged from last week
at 10 to IL for the former and IL TO IA
for the latter. but only large lat stocK
attracts attention and poor, thin fowl
not wanted at any price Market for
guinea fowl and pigeons also steady and
unchanged at Is to IS each for the for
mer and 10 to Is for both young and
old of the latter.
The egg market under fairly liberal
receipts has taken on an easier Tone
the past week and values show de.
cline of 2 cents a dozen. Demand
easily satisfied, but all fresh laid near
by stock Of first quality and size moving
neries. The market closed today at
"a to SO cents q dozen for hennery
whites, SIS pounds and up to the case:
80 and "a nearby firSts and 80 TO 81
for current receipts, but smau pullet
eggs move slow at % to 25.
rabbits are In more liberal receipt
and with demand only fair market
shows a decline Of SO cents a dozen
at 200 to $50 for choice nearby and
l 90 to $50 for fair to good.
Under light receipt and better de-
mand market for white potatoes Is flrm
and shows an advance = .85 to LOO
per 100 pounds and 125 20 1.50 barrel
for Eastern Shore Maryland and Vir-
ginia cobblers. Sweet potatoes also
moving better and values shade
higher at 60 to IS buShel for nearby
stock. but Virginia sweets not SO de-
Garden Truck.
Native and nearby garden truck Is in
lighter receipt and under good de-
mand values are slightly higher at the
following quotations:
Beets, $50 to 800 100: carrots, $50
to 200 100; onions. rs to 80 per 100
pounds; savoy cabbage, rs and 80
bushel; spinach, IS to Ito bushel;
WdSQeQ CurIllpS, IL W ~ DdSACI.
The live cattle market continues dull
| and demand expected to be light until
after the holidays, as poultry naturally
will be the main attraction. Sales on
the wharf very little, as demand Is
centered on first quality stock. and most
Of the arrivals are Of common, ordi-
nary, in between kinds. which are hard
to move at inside prices. Quotations
today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound. to
7: common to medium, 3l2 to 5l2.
Bulls. as to quality, 2 to 4. Cows,
choice to fancy, to S; common to
fair. 2 to 8. Oxen, as to quality, 2
to S. Calves, veal. choice, 5l2 to s;
large fat, Az to S; large, rough. 3la
to 4; coumon, thin, 2 to 3. Sheep, ~
to @ Spring lambs. choice, 6 to 612;
fair to good, to 5A; small: thin:
212 to 3. Stays, ~ to 2. Live pigs,
5 to z: shoats, 4 to 6.
Closing grain quotations-:Wheat. No.
red, Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
55A; December delivery, 5524; January
delivery, 561a. Corn, No. yellow,
domestic, 39a40; cobcorn, Its per bar
rel Oats, No 2, white, domestic. as.
a2712; No. 3, white, 24ha25. Rye,
nearby, baglots. 40a45