Evening star., 1933-04-23
Baltimore Market

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, April 22.-Due to
packers taking hold more freely for
storage and in sympathy with other
leading cities, the local egg market has
been frmer the past week. values show
ing an advance of nearly cent a
dozen over last week. Receipts while
liberal from all sections are moving out
more freely and fresh-laid stock finds
ready buyers. Sales on the exchange
the past week showed a large increase.
Native eggs preferred, when fresh laid
and well graded. to stock from the
South and West, and the market closed
very firm today at 1872 cents dozen
for current receipts, which still con-
tinues the basis for all sales.
Poultry Prices.
The market for live poultry holds
steady to firm, especially on brolllng
chickens, which are bringing top prices.
Season for turkeys over and shipments
not advisable as demand IS very nmlteo
and all stock has to be sold strictly on
merit at irregular values. Mixed-coloreo
broiling chickens, pounds and over.
are bringing 81 to "a cents a pound.
and white Leghorns, 18 to 21, with other
Young chickens, pounds and over.
Selling mostly 20 and 81, but poor,
thin stock not wanted at any price.
Improved demand noted for old hens
and prices are a shade higher at IL 10
IL for fowl weighing 3la pounds and
over. but Leghorns will not bring over
10 and II and all poor, hight 1oWl as
well as old roosters hard to move at
and 9. Ducks in fair demand, but
only stock weighing Az pounds ana
over attract attention at IL to l3. with
small, thin ducks not wanted at any
price Capons in light receipt and
Under a good demand market cleans
,lp readily at % to 25 for medium to
large birds. 6 pounds and over, puI
smaller and slips move slow at 2o anu
81. Demand continues fair Tor gulnea
fowl and pigeons, with prices unchangeo
at IS to As each for the former and 10
to 20 a pair for the latter.
The market for old potatoes easy
under small demand and moderate re-
ceipts and values show slight decrease
at 90 to 100. Sweet potatoes. and
vans in fairly liberal receipts. but de-
mand continues good and prices are
unchanged at 40 to 100 bushel for
the former and lbs to l.60 per barrel
for the latter.
With only a few lines OF native ana
nearby garden truck still on the mar
ket and little demand, values are mostIy
in buyers favor at Is cents bushel Tor
kdle, OU W I'd lidliESA AVA -
20 to 40 bushel for spinach.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the wharves
holds steady to firmer with lair IN
curry for steers and yearlings, values
on several grades of beef cattle showing
an advance of y cent pound. Spring
lambs also in better demand and values
a shade higher. Hogs show slight
increase and the market generally easy
and steadier tone to the following quo
tations:
Beef cattle first quality, pound. 5a5l2 !;
common to medium, 214a4l2. Bulls, as
to quality. 2 to 4. Cows, choice to
fancy, 3aa4; common to fair, to ).
oxen as to quality. 1i2a3 z. Calves,
veal choice, 5a512; large tat, 4i2a5'
Large. rough, 3laa4: common thin, Il
a3. Sheep, 1l2a3. Spring lambs
choice, 7a714; fair to good, 5a6i2 Fall
lambs, as to quality, 4a6. Sows, 2l2a3
Stays, 111aa2. Live pigs, 6a8. Shoats
4a6.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat, No
2, red, Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic
33L: April delivery, 1914; May deliv-
cry, 8334; corn, No. 2, yellow. spot, do
mestic, 5la52; cob corn, 2.50a2.60; oats,
No. 2, white. as to weight and location,
331za36; No. 3, 3212a33; rye, nearby
baglots, 52a58.