Evening star., 1933-02-26
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, February 25-
Due to unseasonably warm weather the
live poultry market slumped badly the
past week with values on practically
all lines showing decline and City
choice, fat stock of all kinds meet
with ready sale. the demand being
easily satisfied with no special activity
fer any stock. Increased receipts have
also had a tendency to lower the
market, especially in view of the fact
that most Of the arrivals consist Of
poor, thin stock which is slow sale at
inside prices, and in some instances
sharp discounts have to be made to
move out.
Turkey Prices Of.
Young hen turkeys, pounds and
over dropped 2 cents to 18 and 10
cents a pound and old hens 16 and II,
with young gobblerS, IL pounds and
over. bringing Is and 16 and old toms
II and IA. but poor, thin turks as well
as crooked breasts are not wanted at
any price. Young chickens, 31a pounds
and over holding up better than other
fowl at IA to 16 and smaller 13 to Is,
but pocr, thin stock hard to move at
9 and 10. Mixed colored, small, fat
broLers. l q to 2H pounds, continue
best sellers and are bringing top prices
CT II and 18, but white leghornS not so
desirable at Is ard 16 Demand for
cid hens centered mainly on medium
sized soft stock and white leghorns,
when fat, at 10 to 13, but poor fowl as
well as old rCo:ters hard to move at
to 9.
Market for ducks and geese also
easy and lower at y to IA for the
former and 13 to Is for the latter, but
only stock weighing AZ pounds and
over will bring these prices as smaller
fowl is not wanted at any price Capons
in Light receipt but ample for the de-
mand at 16 to 10 for birds weighing
6 pounds and over, but smaller and
slips move slow at IA and Is. Guinea
fowl and pigeons in fair demand at
25 to As each for the former and IS
to 20 a pair for both young and old
of the latter.
The egg market has shown better
tone the past week and values are
shade higher at IA cents a dozen for
current receipts. There have been fair
offerings ard sales on the exchange and
all desirable stock find ready buyers,
but offers of doubtful quality are hard
to move.
The market for old potatoes steady
unQer moderate receipts and fair de-
mand at IS to 100 per 100 pounds.
Sweet potatoes unchanged from last
week at IS to IS per bushel, but nearby
hampers will not bring over 80 to 40.
Nearby vegetables in light receipt but
ample for the demand which is now
turned to early Southern vegetables and
the market is easy at the following
quotations: Onions, rs to 100 per 100
pounds; spinach, LOO per bushel, and
washed turnips, Is to 80 basket.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the wharves
has shown an improvement over last
week and although values show no
change prices are well maintained at
the following quotations.:
Beef cattle, first quality pound, to S.
Common to medium, pound, to 4.
Bulls, as to quality. pound, ~ to 31s.
Cows, choice to fancy. pound, 3 to 4.
Common to fair. pound, ~ to 215.
Oxen, as to quality, pound, ~ to 51A.
Calves, veal choice, pound, 6 to 6l5
large fat, pound, to 512; large rough,
pound, to AZ; common thin, pound,
3 to 312. Sheep pound, ~ to 21a.
Spring lambs choice, pound, 6 to 615;
fair to good. pound, to 5la; small thin,
pound, to 4. Hogs, straight, pound,
31a to 4. Sows, 212 to 3. Stays, pound,
11a to 2. Live pigs pound, to Z.
Shaots, pound 4 to 6.
Stock Market and Grain Exchange
closed today. Legal holiday account
proclamation Gov. Ritchie.