Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-25
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, September "a
Cooler weather prevailing the past
week has had a favorable reaction on
the egg market, which coupled with
light receipts of fresh laid stock re-
suited in an average increase of three
cents dozen on all grades and market
closed firm with a continued upper
tendency and heavy buying for the
Jewish holiday trade is expected to
add strength to the market. For fresh
laid stock there is ready sale. es-
pecially for hennery whites showing
size and quality which will bring q
premium over quotations, but the
average nearby current receipts are
mostly of poor quality and are slow
to move, the trade preferring Western
refrigerated stock. The market closed
today at % to 80 cents a dozen for
hennery white firsts, SIS pounds and
up to the case. % and 70 for firsts and
pullet eggs viii not bring over is
Poultry Prices.
While the live poultry market has
shown a decline this week and rules
generally easy better ton is looked
for next week, owing to the Jewish
holiday demand which will start Mon
, day. Demand fairly good for large fat
ems, which find ready sale under
heavier receipts at IS TO l6 for the
former and IL to IS for the latter,
with Rhode Island Reds bringing IL to
IA. but white Leghorns not 50 de-
tlrable and will not bring over
II and 49, Old hens moving better
and liberal shipments advisable for
the Jewish holiday trade but only
large, fat stock, 312 pounds and over,
will bring top prices Of IL to Is. with
Leghorns selling 10 and II, end all
poor, thin fowl as we'll as old ROSTERS
hard to move at 8 and g. Market for
fat stock, Az pounds and over to find
ready sale at II to 13 and small thin
ducks are not wanted at any price.
Market for guinea fowl and pigeons
r holding steady at Is to As each for
the former and 10 and IS a pair for
both young and old of the latter.
White potatoes are in liberal receipt
from all sections and with demand
only moderate market rules easy and
shade lower at IS to IS per 100
pounds and 100 to $50 per barrel, for
eastern shore Maryland and Virginia
cobblers. Sweet potatoes in fairly good
unchanged from last week at 80 to
40 bushel and 100 to lis per barrel
The market for native and nearby
garden truck holds about steady on all
lines. Receipts while liberal are not in
excess OF demand and prices are fairly
well maintained at the following
quotations:
Stringless beans, 75a11o bushel: beets
and carrots, l.5oa2.o0 per leo; cabbage,
30a40 bushel; sugar corn, 6al2 dozen;
elephants, 2oa25 hamper; lima beans.
1.50al.75 bushel; onions, 85a1 90 per
100 pounds; peppers, 20a30 hamper;
squash, 15a2o hamper; spinach. 45a55
hamper: tomatoes. 25a35 hamper, and
45a47l2 per bushel for Gamers stock
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market on the Sharves
has taken on slightly firmtS tone
under a somewhat better demend for
heavy fat stock, but most of the arrivals
continue of common to ordinary stock,
which Is slow sale at inside prices.
Quotations today at Light street wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality. pound. 6l2a
bulls, as to quality. pound. 2a4; cows,
choice to fancy, pound, 4a5; common
to fair, pound, 2a3 oxen, as to quality,
pound. 2a5: calves. veal. choice, pound,
sig; large, fat, pound. 5ae large, rough,
pound, 4a4ie common. thin, pound. ga
81; sheep, pound, lli2al2l2; Spring
lambs. choice. pound. 5l2as: fair to
good, pound, 4l2a5; small, thin. pound,
3a4; hogs, straight. pound, S: sows
pound. 4azl2; stays. poupd, 212a3: live
pigs, pound, 8al0; shoats, pound, 6as.
Closing grain quotations. Wheat
No 2, red Winter garlicky, spot,
domestic, 81: September delivery, 81;
October delivery. 62l2; cargoes on grade
No. 2 red Winter garlicky, 6ll2; No. 3,
59l2: No. 4, STA: No. 5. 551a: corn,
No. yellow domestic. 44l2a45; cob
corn 200 per barrel oats, No. 2 white
domestic. as to weight. 27a29la; No. 3,
26a21; rye, nearby. bag lots. 45a50.