Evening star., 1932-09-04
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpalcn 10 Int otaI-
BALTIMORE, Md, September s.
The excessive heat the past week
caused a lull In the general demand
and the egg market while steady rules
Quiet under light receipts of desirable
fresh laid stock. For this class OF eggs
there is ready sale of 10 at prem
ium over quotations. but the average
nearby current receipts are still OF poor
quality and are slow to move, the trade
preferring Western refrigerated STOCK,
which is generally better graded Cooler
weather is needed to improve quality
and in anticipation of this buyers Will
no doubt again favor nearby STOCK
when they show first grade Hennery
white firsts, SIS pounds and up 10 the
case, are bringing % and "a cents a
dozen and firsts Is, but current recelptS
are hard to place at l6.
Poultry Prices.
Weather conditions coupled with
more liberal receipts especially OF small,
thin stock, caused sharp decline on
Spring chickens and the live poultry
market generally rules easy. Large, TAT
colored Springers, 3 pounds ana over,
and selling 13 to 16 cents pound,
with Plymouth Rocks bringing top
prices, but all smaller stock are hard
to place at 10 to 13. There Is no sur
plus of heavy, fat old hens, 3 POUNDS
and over, for which the demand con-
tinues good at Is, but small fowl not SO
desirable at IL to Is and Leghorns Will
not bring over IL and IL, while all
poor light fowl as well as ROSTERS are
neglected ct to 10. Market for ducks
continues dull under only fair receipts,
but ample for trade wants at 10 to IA
for stock weighing az pounds and over
and all lighter ducks to be sold at sharp
discounts. Demand for guinea fowl
shows a decline and values are shade
lower at 25 to 40 each and shipment
of birds under IA pounds not ad-
yisable. as they are not wanted at any
price. Pigeons continue in fairly good
demand at Is to 20 pair for both
young and old.
Potatoes continue in liberal receipts,
but they show an improvement and
values are a shade higher at IS to LOO
per 100 pounds and l.25 TO 10y per
barrel for Eastern Shore. Maryland and
Virginia Cobblers. Sweet potatoes in
more liberal receipts and as demand
has not kept pace values show de-
cline at 35 to 40 a buShel and loo to
125 per barrel.
Receipts of all lines of nearby vege-
tables are liberal, and with movement
slow prices are generally in buyers
favor at the following quotations:
Stringless beans, so to rs bushel;
beets and carrots, $50 to 200 per LOG;
cabbage, IS to 35 bushel; sugar corn,
6 to IL dozen; cucumbers, 25 to 35 ham,
per; eggplants, 20 to 25 hamper; lima
beans, SO to 100 bushel; onions, 85 to
100 per 100 pounds; peppers, 20 ham
per; squash Is to 20 hamper; tomatoes,
20 to 30 hamper and 37la to 4212
bushel for Gamers stock. The market
iS.Sl:.tted with nearby cantaloupes and
vaNes show a sharp decline at IS to
25 hamper Market for peaches also
dull and it takes fancy stock to bring
top values of 20 to IS basket. Nearby
watermelons in good demand, but only
large, heavy fruit attracts attention at
80 to 200 per 100.
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market on the wharves
continues dull and draggy and values
on any lines show decline. Receipts
ample for the demand, which is CEN
tered on first quality stock with most
of the arrivals on the wharves of COM
mon to ordinary stocks, which is slow
sale at inside prices. Quotations today
at Light Street Wharf: Beef cattle
first quality. pound. 612 to 7l2; COM
mon TO medium, pound, 3l2 to 6.
Bulls, as to quality, pound, 2 to 4
Cows, choice to fancy, pound, to 5,
common to fair, pound, 2 to 8. Oxen
as to quality, pound, 2 to S. Calves
veal, choice, pound, 6l2 large, fat,
pound, to 6; large rough, pound,
to A.; common, thin pound to 3l2.
Sheep, pound, 112 to 2i2. Spring
lambs, choice, pound. 6 to GA; fair tt
coed, pound, Az to 5l2; small thin
pound, 3 to q.
Hogs, straight, pound, 5. Sows, pound
to AZ. Stays, pound 2l2 to 3.
Live pigs. pound, 8 to 10. Shoats
pound, to 8.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Wheat-No 2 red Winter, garlicky
spot, domestic. "a; September delivery
ga October delivery. 654; cargoes OF
grade No. 2 red Winter, garlicky, 63
No 3. 81; No 4, SO; No. 5, ST.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. domestic, spot
45a451a; cob corn. 200 per barrel
Oats-No 2 white, domestic. new a
to weight, 27laa29l2; No. 3. 261aa27.
Rye-Neatby bag lots, 45a50.