Evening star., 1932-09-11
Baltimore Markets
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. September TO-
The live poultry market rules steady
TO Arm, with values on young chickens
and old hens showing an advance of
and cents a pound over opening
prices the first of the week. due to
generally light receipts of large, fat
stock, but more than ample of poor,
thin fowl. which are hard to move out
even at sharp discounts. Large mixed
colored Springers, pounds and over,
meet with ready sale at 16 to l8 cents
a pound, with Plymouth Rocks bring
Ing top values, but smaller fowl not SO
- active at IA to II, while LeghornS sell
, mostly 12 to is. Demand for old hens,
, 3la pounds and over has shown an
: improvement the past week. and values
are shade higher at IA to IT, while
: Leghorns not so desirable at 10 to l3
and old roosters slow sale at and 10.
. Only large. fat young ducks, A.. pounds
= and over, attract attention at II to IA,
- with white ducks of the Muscovy va
: riety preferred on account of their
weight and fatness but poor, thin ducks
:. are not wanted at any price. Guinea
fowl holding steady at 25 to 40 each,
but birds weighing less than II. pounds
not wanted and hard to place at irregu-
: lar values. Market for pigeons very dull
and draggy and values show a decline
T. at 10 to Is cents pair for both young
and old.
Egg Prices Firmer.
The cooler weather prevailing this
- week resulted in better demand. and
3 the egg market has taken on a firmer
tone, with values showing an advance
OF cent or two on all grades. Receipts
continue light of desirable fresh-laid
. stock, which meets with ready sale.
often at a premium when well graded
especially hennery whites, SIS pounds
and up to the case, which are bringing
top values Of "a and IS cents a dozen
Nearby flrstS show an increase Of a cent
q dozen at le, while current receipts
are bringing II and 18.
Market for white potatoes holds steady
at 75a1.05 per 100 pounds and l25al so
= per barrel for Maryland and Virginia
Cobblers. Sweet potatoes in fairly
liberal receipt, but demand continues
=. good and prices are well maintained at
30a5o bushel and LOCAL 25 barrel
Demand for native and nsarby vege-
> tables continues good and despite liberal
receipts, market holds steaoy at the
following quotations: Stringless beans,
60 to 80 buShel; beetS and carrots. so
. to 200 per hundred; cabbage 40 and
cu SukdI CUI 10 10 UOIPIl.
eggplants. 20 and 25 hamper: lima
beans, 80 to l2o bushel; onions. IS 70
100 per hundred pounds; peppers. 10
. TO IS hamper; squash, IS to 20 higher
spinach, so and so hamper: tomatoes.
IS to 25 hamper, and Gamers stock, 80
bushel
Live Stock Prices.
The live cattle market on the wharves
. continues dull and draggy with onlr
first quality stock attracting attention.
and most OF the arrivals consist Of
common to ordinary cattle. which moves
slow at inside prices. Quotations TO-DAY
at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound. g..
to 7is: common to medium, pound, 3 /.
to 6, Bulls, as TO quality, pound, to 4
Cows, choice to fancy. pound. to s.
common to fair. pound. 2 to 3. Oxen
as to quality pound, 2 to D. Calves
veal. choice. pound, 6i2 to -; large
fat, pound, to 6, large, rough, tt
A.: common, thin. pound to 80.
Sheep, pound, liz to ga; Spring lambs
choice, pound, 6 to 6l4; fair to good
pound, Az to 5l2; small. thin 3 TO 4
Hogs, straight, pound. to 5; SONS
pound, to Az; stays, pound, 81 tc
3; live pigs. pound, 8. to 10; shoats
pound. to 8.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat, No
red Winter 'garlicky spot, domestic
63is; September delivery, 63l2; Octobel
delivery, 64i2.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, domestic 45izs
as cob corn, 200 per Darrell, nominal
Oats-No. white. domestic, 27a29l2
No. 5. 2615a27
SSe--Nearby, bag lots, 45a50.