Evening star., 1932-12-11
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, December TO-
With the exception of turkeys, which
show q decline of 2 cents, the live
poultry market has taken on q firmel
tone and values on Spring chickens anc
old hens show an advance of / or
cents pound. While the weather con-
ditionS up to today have been against
any activity in the poultry market the
change today is expected to bring about
| better demand next week, which will
continue to increase from now until the
Christmas holidays. Demand still limited
for dressed poultry and shipments of
live stock advisable the coming week
Young hen turkeys, 9 pounds and over,
dropped to 18 cents a pound, and
gobblers, IL to IS pounds, 14a15, but
old hens and toms move slow at 13a14
with thin and crooked breasts not
wanted at any price. Plymouth Rock
Springers, 4 pounds and over are bring
ing top prices of 13a14 and mixed
colored and Rhode Island Reds, 31a
pounds and over, 12a13, but smaller
fowl as well as Leghorns will not bring
over 10 to IL, and all poor light fowl
hard to move at g. Old hens show an
advance of l cent pound at 10 to IA
for stock weighing 3H pounds and over
but Leghorns will not bring over 10, and
all light fowl as well as old rooSters hard
to place at 7aS. Ducks and geese hold
ing steady and unchanged from last
week at 10a12 for the former and
12a15 for the latter, but only large,
fat stock. Az ponds and over, attract
ing attention at these prices. Guinea
fowl also show decline at l5a25 each
and pigeons are unchanged at 10a15 a
pair for both young and old.
Egg Receipts Fair.
While receipts of native and nearby
eggs are only fair they are ample for
the moderate movement, the demand
being easily satisfied and only first
quality well-graded stock having the
size and quality win bring top quota
tions. The market closed today at 35
to 38 cents dozen for hennery whites,
SIS pounds and up to the case, and 80
TO "a for nearby firsts, but current re-
ceipts will not bring over 80 to 80 and
small pullet eggs are hard to move out
at 25 to %.
A better demand for rabbits has been
noted the last two days and values
show an advance Of so cents a dozen at
$3.50 to $2.75 per dozen for choice
nearby, but fair to good rabbits not so
desirable and generally slow sale at
S1.50 to $2.00.
Under fairly liberal receipts from all
sections and only fair demand the
white potatoes market continues dull
with prices at 80 to 80 per 100 pounds
and 1.25 to $50 per barrel for Eastern
Shore, Maryland and Virginia Cobblers.
Market for sweet potatoes holds steady
and unchanged at so to 80 q bushel
and SO to 100 per barrel, but mixed,
over large stock has to be sold at q
discount
Garden Truck Steady.
Receipts of native and nearby garden
truck lighter but ample for the demand
and market shows little change from
last week at the following quotations:
Beets, 100 to 200 hundred: carrots, 1.50
to 200 hundred; onions, rs to 80 per
100 pounds: spinach, so to 100 bushel:
Savoy cabbage, 25 to 80 bushel, and
washed turnips, is to 90 basket.
The live stock market continues dull
under limited demand and centered on
first quality stock, the movement on
being very slow. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf: Beef cattle, first
quality, pound, to z; common to me-
dium. 312 to 51a cents; bulls, as to quail
ity, 2 to 4 cents. Cows, choice to fancy,
to S: common to fair, to 3. Oxen, as
to quality, 2 to s. Calves, veal, choice,
to 51a; large, fat, to Az; large,
rough, 8 to 3la; common, thin, 2 to
az; sheep, l1a to 2. Spring lambs,
choice, 51a to 6; fair to good, to 5;
small, thin, 2la to 81. Hogs, straight.
31a to 4. Sows, 21a to 8. Stays, III
to 2. Live pigs, to 7. Shoats, to 6.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat, No.
2, red Winter, garlicky. spot, domestic,
5s BID dIors pesemser 9s deVsry S6 jan sa
ioWs IS domestic. domestic 'Ga 4oa4l; cob cob corn corr soa
1.65 per barrel. Oats, No. 2, white,
domestic as to weight, 251aa2712; No.
3, 2412a25. Rye, nearby, bag lots,
40a45