Evening star., 1933-07-30
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 29-Demand
for Spring chickens has shown an i'm
provement the past week and values are
a shade higher. although the live poul-
try market generally rules easy and
shows decline on other fowl. Receipts
fairly liberal and most of the arrivals
consist of small. poor, thin fowl, which
is hard to move out and in many in
stances has to be sold at a discount.
Demand best for fat, young Springers
averaging 3 pounds and over, which
finds ready sale at II to 20 cents a
pound. with Plymouth Rocks bringing
cop prices and 2l2 to pound birds.
"A to 10, but smaller stock moves slow
at IL to Is. Only White Leghorns, az
pounds and over attract attention at IL
and 49, with smaller stock generally
neglected at 10 and IL. Old hens in
liberal receipt and it takes good fat
stock, 3l2 pounds and over, to move
mostly poor, which are not wanted and
slow sale at 10, and all light fowl as well
as old roosterS hard to place at to 9.
Ducks in more liberal receipt and only
Tat stock. AZ pounds and over, attract
Ing attention. The market is easy and
lower at 9 to IL, with i,oor ducks of all
varieties neglected at Z and 8, pigeons
plentiful and cheap at 10 to Is a pair
Cor both young and old.
Egg Market Eases.
In sympathy with other leading cities
the egg market is easy in tone with de-
mand easily satisfied and centered en-
tirely on large, we'll graded stock Re-
reipts the last week have been more
than ample for the demand and with
buyers very critical as to quality the
market shows a decline Of q cent a
dozen below opening prices Monday.
shippers again are advised to ship their
eggs promptly as all held stock shows
loss under the candle and has to be sold
ct inside prices. Hennery whites, 81
pounds and up to the case. are bringing
20 and 81 cents dozen and So to 81
pound cases. is to 10 Nearby firsts.
when Of desirable size and quality. will
bring a premium over quotations of 16
snd IT. but current receipts are hard to
s'lace at IA and IS.
Under fairly liberal receipts from all
points. the market for new potatoes is
fjightly easier and values show a de-
cline OF Is cents at 375 to 400 a bar
Tel for well graded No. Is, but No. 2
stock moves slow at It's to 2.25.
Native and nearby garden truck in
liberal receipt and values show de-
cline on some lines at the following
quotations: Beans. so to rs bushel:
beets. 100 to 1.50 hundred: cabbage, 40
20 so bushel; carrots. 15O to 200 hun
dred; sugar corn, 6 to IS dozen: cucum-
bers. IS to 40 bushel; eggplants, so
hamper; lima beans, 100 to LIS
bushel; onions, 100 to 1.25 per 100
pounds; peppers. Is to 35 hamper:
spinach, 40 to so basket; squash, 10 to
20 hamper, and tomatoes, Is to go
hamper.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the wharves
has an easier tone, as warm weather
prevailing the past week has curtailed
demand. A fairly good movement is
noted for top grade cattle, but common
1n-betWeen stock slow sale at inside
prices. Quotations today at Light
street wharf: Beef cattle. first quality,
pound. 5l2 to s; common to medium,
pound, to S; bulls, as to quality,
pound. to 3l2; cows. choice to fancy
pound, to 3l2; common to fair, pound.
2 to 2l2; cxen, as to quality, pound,
! y to az; calves, veal, choice, pound,
5i2; large fat pound. AZ to S; large
rough. pound. to 4l2: common thin,
pound. to 31a sheep, pound. 1la to 3:
Spring lambs choice. pound, 6l5 to 7;
fair to good, pound. 5 to g. small thin,
pouno. to 4: hogs, straight pound.
to 5; sows. pound, 5 to 312; stags,
pound. 2 to az; live pigs, pound, 6 to
8; shoats. pound, 4 to g.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. 2. red. Winter, garlicky. spot. domes-
tic. 80: July delivery 90; August de-
livery 9els; cargoes, on grade. no sales.
Corn-No. e. yellow. domestic, 69a70;
cob corn. 350a3.75 per barrel. Oats
No 2. white. domestic, as to weight and
location. 5la54; No. 3, 50a51. Rye
Nearby, bag lots, 80a85.