Evening star., 1933-10-22
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, october 21.-The
live poultry market generally has
shown an easier tone the past week
under liberal receipts and values on
practically all lines show decline of
a cent or two pound. A fairly good
demand prevails. however. for fat,
young Spring chickens and heavy old
hens, which meet with ready sale, but
too many poor, thin chickens, both
young and old. are being shipped for
which there is little demand and which
have tendency to lower the values OF
better grade stock. Springers, 3 pounds
and over, are selling mostly IA to IS
cents a pound and smaller II to Is,
but Leghorns slow sale at 13 and IA,
and all poor light fowl neglected at 9
and 10. Only old hens, pounds and
with smaller as well as Leghorns bring
ing 10 to II. but poor. thin fowl. as
well as old ROSTERS, hard to move at
7 to g. Too many poor, thin ducks
noted in daily receipts and only stock
weighing Al pounds and over will
bring top values Of 10 to IL, with
white varieties preferred black stock
as well mixed will not bring over
8 and 10 and ducks under AZ pounds
hard to move at 7 to g. Only limited
shipments of turkeys advisable as de-
mand is restricted, due to warm
weather, and it takes choice, fat, young
hens, 9 pounds and over to bring top
values of q and %. with young gob-
blers II to IS pounds. bringing 1s
and 20, but old hens, toms and large
gobblers hard to place at Is and Is
e1a
Guinea fowl in better demand and
values a shade higher at 25 to 40
each. but pigeons in ample supply and
market very dull at 10 to IS a pair
for both young and old.
Egg Market Steady.
While the egg market holds generally
steady. there was little snap to the de-
mand for the general run of eggs, but
well graded hennery whites in light
receipt and meet with ready sale at 25
to 81 cents dozen for stock weigh
ing 81 pounds and over to the case,
but pullet eggs slow to move out at
18 to 20. Nearby firsts grading bet
ter and will bring a cent a dozen
over Western flrsts at % and "a, with
current receipts continuing to run tr-
regular and generally slow sales at 20
and %
Market for white potatoes weak and
lower, under liberal receipts from all
sections and slow demand at l.6O to
LOB per 100 pounds and ungraded.
mixed stock slow to move out at LAO to
$50. Sweet potatoes also in liberal re-
celptS and values show a slight decline
at 25 to IS hamper for nearby and 60
to IS bushel for Eastern Shore stock,
Virginia barrels sweets selling mostly
loo to l.40.
Native and nearby vegetables in mod
crate receipt, but ample for the de-
mand and values on some lines show
a decline at the following quotations:
Beans, l.g5 10 zoo blshel: beets and
carrots, 200 to $50 hundred: cabbage. age
90 to 70 buShel; lima beans, 200 70
$50 bushel: onions. Is to go per So
pumpkins, 500 to 1890 hundred: Spin.
ach. 20 to rs basket, and tomatoes 80
to IS hamper.
Live Stock Easy.
The live stock market on the wharves
continues easy. especially on plain and
medium cattle. which comprises the
bulk of the receipts, but choice grain
fed cattle Of good weight and quality
hold steady. Choice, fat lambs selling
better, but medium and Gull lambs hard
to place at inside prices. Quotations
today at Light Street Wharf: Beef
cattle. first quality, pound. 51a to 6:
common to medium, pound, 8 to S;
bulls, as to quality, pound, 2 to 3b; |
cows, choice to fancy. 3 to 315: COM
mon to fair, pound, l u to 21a; oxen |
as to quality, pound, 11a to 3Ia; calves, |
veal, choice, pound, to 7l2; large, |
fat. pound, S to 6; large, rough, pound, |
4 to S; common. thin pound, 8 to L. |
Sheep, pound, 112 to 212; Spring lambs,
choice, 6l2; fair to good, pound, S to |
5l2; small. thin, pound. to 4. Hogs, |
straight, pound, S to 5l2; sows, pound, |
to 4; stays, pound, 2l2 to 8; live |
pigs, pound, 8 to 9; shoats, pound, |
to Z.