Evening star., 1932-03-13
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 12.-The
live poultry market continues firm un-
der fairly light receipts and a good
demand prevailing for smooth, fat stock
and values on some lines show an in
crease OF a cent or two pound. Tur-
keys in moderate receipt and demand
good Tor medium sized stock, hens pre-
ferred, with active season drawing to
close. Young hen turkeys, pounds
and over closed today at 80 and SO, and
young gobblers, II to Is pounds, 25
and 26, but old hens, as well as old
gobblers move slow at % and %, while
crooked breasts are neglected at IT
and ID. Mixed colored young chickens
holding very firm, especially for broilers
at % to 26, but White Leghorns will
not bring over % to "a, while all poor,
thin, light fowl neglected and has to
be sold to street trade at irregular
prices. Old hens also In good demand
and market holds firm, with values
shade higher at 18 to 20 for stock
weighing 31a pounds and over, and
smooth, fat Leghorns bringing II to 18,
but all poor, thin fowl as well as old
roosterS neglected at IL to IA Market
for ducks and geese has f1rmed up the
past week and stock weighing Az
pounds for the former meets with fairly
good demand at 18 to %, and the
latter selling mostly IA to 18, but all
poor, thin stock fairly slow sale at IL
to 13. Market for capons also firm,
with demand good for heavy, fat birds
under light receipts, at rs to % for me-
dium to large stock, but smaller as well
as slips move slow at % and "a. Guinea
fowls and pigeons show no change from
last week at 80 to IS each for the for
mer and 20 to 25 pair for the latter.
Egg Prices.
The egg market has shown little
change in condition and prices the past
week, with receipts from nearby points
ample for the demand All stock Is
now graded as current receipts, and
only a few sales noted on the exchange
at 12A cents dozen. Duck eggs con-
tinue in good demand at 20 cents q
dozen for large nearby clean stock, but
dirty and small eggs move slow at 16.
The white potato market shows no
change from last week at rs to 90 cents
per 100 pounds, with No. stock not
wanted at any price. Sweet potatoes
and yams also unchanged under mod
crate receipts and a good demand at
1.00a1.25 a barrel for the former
and 1.25a1.50 for the latter, but
AHl8eO migrated StOCk Will uOL DING
over 50a75.
There is little life to the demand
for native and nearby garden truck
and prices are mostly in buyers IA
vor at the following quotations:
Kale, 25a35 bushel; onions, 3.50a400
per 100 pounds; oyster plants, 5.00a7.0o
hundred; washed turnips, 25a40 hamper.
The live cattle market on the
wharves has a steadier tone. but cen
tered on first quality stock, while most
Of the receipts consist of common to
ordinary cattle which Is slow sale.
Quotations today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, 6.00a7.00;
common to medium, 3ooa5. 90; bulls, as
to quality, 2.5oa4.00; cows, choice
to fancy, 4.00a5.00; common to fair,
200a3 90; oxen, as to quality, 3.50a4. 90;
calves, veal, choice, 7.50; large, fat,
6.50a7.00; large, rough, 5.50a6 90; COM
mon, thin, 400a5.00; sheep, 1.50a3.00;
Spring lambs, choice, 600a7.00; fair to
good, 3.00a5.00.
Hogs, straight. 450a5.00; sows, 3.50a
400; stays, 2.5Oa300; live pigs, 800a
1000; shoats, 600a8.00.
Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. 2, Red Winter, garlicky,
spot domestic, 58A; March delivery,
5834; April delivery, 5934. Corn-No. 2,
Yellow, spot domestic, 43a44; cob corn,
20Oa2.10 per barrel Oats-No. 2, white
domestic, spot, 34ha35; No. 8, white,
domestic, spot, 33l2a34. Rye-Nearby,
45a50.