Evening star., 1933-01-29
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

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BALTIMORE, Md. January 2s.-The
egg market continues unsettled and has
huctuated considerably the past week
with only current receipts maintaining
a semblance of stabilized prices, ali
other grades selling strictly on merit
and at irregular values. After touch
ing low Of 1412 cents a dozen the
middle Of the week the market recov-
cred to some extent and now has a
tendency toward higher prices, closing
today at l6 cents for current receipts
with flrsts and hennery whites averag-
ing a cent or two over current receipts.
Receipts running moderate and with
demand good at the lower values pre-
vailing an increase is looked for next
week if present conditions continue.
Poultry Prices Steady.
The live poultry market is holding
generally steady with values showing
little change from last week and all
desirable stock selling readily but too
many small, poor fowls are being
shipped, which has a tendency to lower
the values Of the better class Of poul-
try. Young hen turkeys. 9 pounds and
over, are bringing top prices of II and
H8 cents a pound and young gobblers,
- pounds and over, 13 and IA, but old
hens not so desirable at Is and 16
with old toms neglected at IL and
poor, thin as well as crooked breasts
mot wanted at any price. Capons In
Hght receipt and medium to large birds,
IS pounds and over. meet with ready
Sale at 16 and 18, but smalled as we'll
sas slips move slow at IA and is. Young
chickens, in better demand at 13 to IS
kor stock weighing 3la pounds and
over, with Plymouth Rocks bringing
top values but smaller generally slow
sale at II to 49, and all poor, thin,
fowl neglected at and 8. Mixed
colored, small fat broilers, Il. to "a
pounds wanted and meet with ready
sale at IS and 16. Old hens steady
and unchanged from last week at 10 to
IA for fowl weighing 312 pounds and
old roosterS hard to move out at 7 and
g. Ducks and geese hold steady but
only choice, fat fowl attracts attention
at 9 to IL for the former and IL to Is
for the latter, but poor stock not wanted
Rt any price. Guinea fowl and pigeons
Rlso unchanged from last week at IS
70 40 each for the former and is to 20
p pair for both young and old Of the
latter.
, The market for white potatoes dull
funder fairly liberal receipts and with
demand slow prices are in buyers
favor at 80 to 80 per 100 pounds and
lbs to 150 for Eastern Shore Mary
Hand and Virginia cobblers Sweet po-
tatoes also unchanged, but prices hold
STEADY at IS to IS per bushel and SO
ITO 100 a basket for Eastern Shore
stock, while nearby sweets In better
demand and bringing better prices at
30 to IS per half bushel hamper.
Nearby vegetables are in light re-
ceipt, but ample for the demand which
is limited at the following quotations:
Beets and carrots, 1.50 to 200, 100;
onions. rs to 80 per 100 pounds; spin
Ach, so to so bushel; savoy cabbage, rs
10 80 bushel. washed turnips. 20 to Is
basket.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market continues dull
and draggy, especially beef cattle, and
movement centered entirely on first
quality stock. Nest Of the arrivals on
the wharves, however, consist OF COM
mon-in-between ordinary cattle which
are slow to move out at inside prices
Spring lambs and handy weight veal
calves moving better with the latter
showing light increase over last week
Quotations today at Light street
fwharves: Beef cattle-First quality,
pound, 5la to 6; common to medium,
p to s; bulls. as to quality, 2 to 4;
COWS, choice to fancy, 3 to 4; common
70 fair, Ia to az; oxen, as to quality
to 4: Calves, veal. choice, ga to I;
large, fat, 513 to 6; large. rough, ~ to
3; common. thin, 8 to 1. Sheep, 1l2 to
3; spring lambs, choice, 6 to 6la; fair
to good, S to 51a small, thin, 5 to L
Hogs-Straight, Sis to 4; sows, az to
8; stays, IA to 2; live pigs, to Z;
ehoats, 4 to 6.
Closing Grain Quotations:
Wheat-No. 2 red, Winter, garlicky
spot, domestic, 5s1a; January. 5sls Feb
yuary. 5834. Ccrn-No. yellow, do.
mestic, 39a40; cob corn, 175a185. Oats
mo. 2 white, domestic, 26l2a291a; No
B, 25ha26. Rye-Nearby, bag lots, 40a45