Evening star., 1933-08-13
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. August 12-Due
to liberal receiDts from all points. es-
pecially Western refrigerated stock. the
local egg market holds steady. and the
expected increase in values has failed
to materialize so far. Very little trading
on the exchange and no special activity
noted on street sales Nearby hennery
whites attract attention when of the
necessary weight, 81 pounds and up to
the case, and in some instances will
bring premium over quotations. but,
generally speaking most of the arrivals
from nearby points are showing consid-
cradle loss on under the candle and
have to be sold as current receipts.
Large, well graded. fresh-laid hennery
whites are bringing lS and 20 cents q
dozen and So to IS pounds to the case
well graded, IS and l6 but current re-
ceipts are hard to move at 13 and IA.
Poultry Prices FIrmer.
The live poultry market shows little
change from last week, although the
market has taken on a generally firme:
tone, with all choice. fat stock meeting
with ready sale, but poor. thin fowl gen.
orally hard to place. Plymouth Rocks
mixed colored and Rhode Island Red
Spring chickens, pounds and over,
bring top prices Of II to 20 and 212 to
3 pound birds Is to 10 and smaller II
to 16, but Leghorns not so desirable and
slow to move out at II to 10. Old hens
In better demand and values a shade
higher at 13 and IA for stock weighing
pounds and over. with small to me-
dium, 312 to AZ pounds each, as we'll
as fat Leghorns. selling mostly 10 to Il.
Too many poor. thin fowl. as well as
old roosters. are being shipped and are
hard to sell even at Z to 8. Young
ducks of fat quality weighing over AZ
pounds moving fairly we'll in a limited
way at 9 to H. but poor stock. all kinds,
generally neglected at and 8. Pigeons
In ample receipt for the demand. which
Is limited. at Is cents a pair for old
and 10 to Is for young.
Under generally moderate receipts.
market for white potatoes steady and
values show no change from last week
at 3.25 to $50 per barrel for well graded
No. stock. but mixed, as well as No. .
potatoes. will not bring over l rs to zoo.
Market for native and nearby garden
truck holding steady under fairly lib
eral receipts and. with the exception
Of beans, which are higher priced show
no change from last week. Stringless
beans, SO to 80 bushel; beets and car
rots, 100 to 150 hundred: cabbage. 40
to IS bushel: sugar corn, 6 to IL dozen:
cucumbers, 20 to IS hamper and 40 to
so bushel for Eastern Shore stock;
eggplants. Is to IS hamper; lima beans.
35 to IS hamper; onions. 1.50 to Its
per 100 pounds; peppers, 40 to 50
bushel and IS to Is hamper; spinach,
IS to so basket. squash, 10 to 40 ham,
per: tomatoes, 20 to 40 hamper. and 30
to 40 bushel for canning stock.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the wharves
has shown an improvement the past
week, demand being better but centered
principally on first quality stock. Handy
weight veal calves in light receipt and
values q shade higher. but heavy over
weight or thin calves are generally
slow sale. Spring lambs, 65 to IS
pound; also in good demand and higher,
but thin stock hard to place at inside
prices. Quotations today at Light
Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality pound, 51a
to 6. Common to medium, pound, to
S. Bulls. as to quality. pound. 2 to 3l2.
Cows, choice to fancy, pound. to 81.
Common to fair, pound. IL to "a.
OxeH, rs 10 Quduty, pOuuo. u W S72'
Calves. veal, choice. pound. 6. Large
fat, pound, to s.. Large rough,
pound, A. to S. Common, thin, pound,
3 to 4.
Sheep-Pound, IL to 3. Spring
lambs, choice, pound. Z to 8. Fair to
good, pound, S to 6. Small. thin, pound,
3 to 4.
Hogs, straight, pound, 4 to S. sows,
pound, 8 to 81. Stass, pound. 2 to
az. Lave pigs, pound, 9 to .. shoats,
pound, I to 6.