Evening star., 1933-09-10
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September g.
Due to generally light receipts from
all sections the egg market has taken
on a firmer tone during the past week
with an advance of 2 and cents a
dozen and all fresh laid nearby stock,
especially hennery whites, meet with
ready sale often at premium over
quotations. Most of the receipts from
nearby points, however. consist Of mixed
and held stock, which is of uncertain
quality and slow to move out, the trade
generally preferring Western refriger-
ated eggs to offerings of nearby So
called fresh stock, which show consider
able loss under the candle. The market
closed today at 20 to 27 cents dozen
for hennery whites, SO to 81 pounds to
the case, 19 and 20 for nearby firsts
and 16 and II for current receipts.
shippers are advised to ship their eggs
promptly even in single case lots in
order to obtain top prices.
Live Poultry Steady.
The live poultry market holds gen.
orally steady although prices on young
chickens show a decline of 2 cents
pound with other lines unchanged from
last week. Demand continues fairly
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and over, at IA to 18 cents pound,
but smaller not so desirable and gen.
orally slow sale at IL to Is. White
Leghorns, 212 pounds and over meet
with ready sale at IA. but smaller are
slow to move out at II and 13. De-
mand for old hens, 5 pounds and over,
continues good under light receipts and
no surplus in the arrival at 10 to Is
for fowls weighing 81 pounds and up
ward, but Leghorns will not bring over
and 10 while all poor thin fowl as
| well as old roosters are slow sale at
to g. Market for ducks dull and only
fat young stock Az pounds and over
attracts attention at 9 to IL with white
full feathered ducks bringing top prices
of 9a12, but small poor ducks
neglected at 7a8. Guinea fowls
scarce and wanted at 35 and 40 for
stock weighing l u pounds and over,
but small slips are not wanted at any
price. Market for pigeons dull and in
active at 10a15 a pair for both young
and old
White potatoes in fairly liberal re-
ceipt, but under good demand market
holds steady at 1.60a2.00 per 100 pounds
for well graded No. l stock with un-
graded mixed potatoes selling mostly
1.60a1.75. Sweet potatoes in fair de-
mand and market shows decline at
55a7O per bushel for No. l with mixed
ungraded stock bringing 40a50.
Garden Truck Market.
Market for native and nearby garden
truck holds steady under moderate re-
ceipts, but ample for the demand
| Spinach very scarce and wanted often
at a premium over quotations. Prices
on other lines well maintained at the
| following quotations: Beans, 30a80
buShel; beetS and carrots, 1.50a200 per
| hundred; cabbage, 40a60, buShel; sugar
| corn, 8a15 dozen; cucumbers, 20a25
| hamper; eggplants, 25a40 hamper; lima
beans, 200a3.00 bushel; onions, 80a90
| per so pound sacks; peppers, 10a20
| hamper; spinach, 100 basket; squash
| 15a25 hamper; tomatoes, 25a60 hamper
and go bushel for Gamers stock.
The live stock market on the wharves
generally dull and inactive with prices
barely maintained except for choice
| first quality stock with all common in
between kinds slow sale at inside prices.
| Quotations today at Light street wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality per pound
| 51sa6; common to medium 3a5. Bulls,
as to quality, 2a312. Cows, choice to
fancy, 3a31a common to fair, 1aa2k.
| Oxen, as to quality, 11aa31a. Calves,
veal, choice, Z; large fat, 51aa61a; large
rough, 4a5; common thin, 3a4. Sheep,
112a215. Old bucks not quoted. Spring
lambs, choice, 7a7iA; fair to good, 512a
6la; small, thin, 3l5a415. Fall lambs
not quoted. Hogs, straight, 4a5. Sows,
3a3i2. Stays, 2a21a. Old boars not
quoted Live pigs. 6a8. Shoats, 4a6.