Evening star., 1933-12-24
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, December %
The live poultry market, under very
light receipts from native and nearby
points, cleaned up for the Christmas
holidays under an advance Of 4 cents
pound on turkeys and a slight in
crease on other poultry. Weather
conditions, however, were against
dressed poultry. which. generally
speaking brought only about 2 cents
a pound over live stock and many of
the dressed poultry shipments showed
effects of the unusually warm weather
and had TO be sold at discounts. Un-
less there is a decided change in the
weather next week. shipments of only
live poultry are advisable and should
be timed to reach here not later than
December 20, as practically all outlets
will be closed from Saturday until
January 2. While prices for Christmas
turkeys were lower than for several
years past, dealers generally look for
an advance next week, but stock must
be large and fat to bring top prices.
The market closed yesterday at 30
cents pound for young hen turkeys
10 pounds and over and 19 and 20
for young gobblers IL to Is pounds,
with old hens and toms selling mostly
II and 1s, but poor, thin turkeys as well
as crooked breasts were slow sale at
IL to IA.
Young Chickens Steady.
Market for young chickens held
steady under light receipts and fairly
good demand at 13 to Is for stock
weighing 312 pounds and over, with
smaller bringing a cent or two lower,
but all poor, thin fowl neglected and
hard to place at to 10. Old hens
in fairly good demand and values held
steady at 10 to II for fowl weighing 31a
pounds and over, but lighter fowl as
well as old roosters generally neglected
at and 8.
Demand for young ducks and geese
showed a slight improvement with
values a shade higher at 10 to 13 for
the former and IL to IA for the latter,
but stock under Az pounds slow to
move out at and g. Guinea fowls
and pigeons show no change from last
week at 80 to 40 each for the former
and Is to 20 a pair for both young and
old of the latter.
The egg market shows little change
from last week under fair receipts, but
ample for the moderate movement,
with demand easily satisfied. Native
and nearby hennery whites moving
better than other grades at ID to "a
cents a dozen for stock weighing 52
pounds and up to the case, but pullet
eggs will not bring over Is and l6
All other eggs being sold as current re-
ceipts at 20.
Demand for white potatoes continues
slow and under moderate receipts, but
market holds steady and unchanged
from last week at lao to 1.60 per 100
pounds for II 6 No Is but uQgraded
as well as long reds not so desirable and
will not bring over lbs to LAO. Nearby
sweet potatoes in good demand and
market holds steady at 80 to 40
hamper and IS to 80 per bushel for
Eastern Shore stock, with Virginia bar
rel sweets selling mostly IS to lbs and
yams 100 to Its.
Vegetables Unchanged.
Market for native and nearby vege-
tables holds steady under moderate re-
ceipts and values are well maintained
at the following quotations: Beets, 1.50a
ESQ per 100; carrots, 2.00a2.50 per 100;
kale, 35a40 per bushel; onior5. LOCAL 20
per 50-pound sack: Savoy cabbage, 35a
SO per bushel, and spinach, 25a50 per
bushel.
With turkeys and other poultry being
the principal attraction, the livestock
market on the wharves continues quiet
and little change is looked for until
about January 4. What little demand
prevails is centered entirely on first
quality stock with common in-between
kinds slow sale at inside prices. QUO
tations today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality, pound, 51za6;
common to medium, pound, 3a5; bulls,
as to quality, pound, 2a3h cows, choice