Evening star., 1933-01-01
Baltimore. Markets
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December 3l.-
Due to light receipts, the live poultry
market took on firmer tone for the
New Year holiday, and values on all
lines with but few exceptions show an
increase over last week. Despite the
increase, the market cleaned up readily
en- all desirable stock, especially fat
young hen turkeys, with demand being
fairly good for all other lines. Dressed
poultry, however, did not bring more
than q cent or two pound over live
stock.
Closing Prices.
The market closed today at IL TO 10
cents a pound for young hen turkeys
8 pounds and over, Is and is for old
hens, IA and Is for young gobblers IL
pounds and over and IL and l3 for old
toms, with poor thin and crooked
breasts not wanted at any price Spring
chickens, 3l2 pounds and over, are
bringing 13 to Is and smaller ii to IA,
but all poor light fowl is hard to move
at 8 and 9. Old hens, 3i2 pounds and
over, in fairly good demand at 10 to
Is, but poor light fowl hard to move at
and and all roosters dull and draggy
at to 9. Market fer ducks and geese
AtOt4O RtC2AJ &Alo Adb SlOSh
meets with ready sale at to IL for
former and u to IA for the latter, but
poor thin stock not wanted. Guinea
fowl in better demand and values are
9. shade higher at Is to 80 each, while
pigeons are unchanged at 10 to is a
pair for both young and old.
The egg market continues easy. but
prices show no change as receipts the
past week have been lighter and move
ment only moderate, the demand being
easily satisfied. Nearby stock of first
quality having the size ard freshness
moving better than any other stock at
the difference In price on henneries
Market closed today at 80 to 80 cents a
dozen for hennery whites SIS pounds
and up to the case; 28 for nearby firsts
and 81 for current receipts, but small
pullet eggs are hard to move at 20 to %.
Market for white potatoes holds
steady under moderate receipts but
ample for the demand at IS to / 90 per
100 pounds, with Eastern Shore. Mary
land and Virginia Cobblers bringing
LIS to $50. Sweet potatoes. holding
steady under good demand at IS to rs
per bushel with nearby stock bringing
top prices.
Receints of native and nearby garden
truck light and the market shows little
change from las. week at the following
quotations:
Ieets and cerrots. $50 to 200 per
hundred; onions. IS to 30 Der 100
pound; Sayoy cabbage. 25 to 80 busheI;
spinach rs bushel and washed turnip-,
20 to 30 basket.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market on the Wharves
continues dull and draggy with very lit
tie demand and centered entirely on
frs. quality stock. All common in-be-
tween kinds move slow at inside prices
Ouctations today at Light Stree.
Wharf
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, to
Z; common TO medium, 3i2 to 52.
bulls. as to quality, 2 to 4; COWS, choice
to fancy. to S; common to foir. 2 to 8;
oxen as to quality 2 to S; calves, veal
choice, 5l2 to s; large, fat. ~ to 5:
large. rough, 80 to 4; common. thin. 2
to g. Sheep. II, to 2; Spring lambs.
choice 6 to 6i2 fair to good. to 512;
small, thin. to 4. Hogs. straight, 3l2
to 4; sows, 2ia to 8; stag5. III to 2;
live pig, to 7; shoats, to 6.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Wheat, No. red Winter, Sarlicky,
spot, domestic, 55i2; December de-
livery, 55i4; January delivery, 55i2.
corn No. 2 yellow, domestic. 4oe40ia;
cobcorn, It's per barrel; oats, No. 2
white domestic. as to weight, 251za
27i2; No 3, 24l2a25; rye, nearby, bag
lots. 40a45