Evening star., 1933-10-08
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. october THE
egg market continues to be the most
active among dairy products and prod
uce markets here. and shows another
advance of a cent or two dozen ON
all grades from hennery whites down.
Despite the fact that receipts from all
sections have been more liberal the
past week all desirable fresh laid. native
and nearby eggs meet with ready sale,
but current receipts are mostly of un-
certain quality when placed under the
candle, and consequently move slow.
Hennery whites so pounds and over to
the case. are bringing % to "a cents
dozen, but pullet eggs will not bring
over 20 and %. with nearby flrstS SELL
ing mostly q and 25 and current re-
however, that careful grading is nee
essary to bring top values as mixed
stock has to be sold as current receipts.
Live Poultry Steady.
The live poultry market holds gen.
orally steady, but values show little
change from last week. With the
Jewish holidays over, demand for old
hens has eased of and only large fat
stock, 3i2 pounds and over, are selling
at 10 to Is cents pound, with Leg
IlOlhS Az W ~, 6uO RSOA, oiA.Ai,
light fowl as well as old roosters move
slow at 7 to 9. Plymouth Rocks con-
tinue to bring top prices in Spring
chickens at IS to 18 for stock weigh
ing 3 pounds and over. with smaller
selling IA to 16. but LeghornS not SO
desirable and will not bring over II to
IA. Demand for young ducks has shown
an Improvement the past week. but
centered mostly on white varieties at
10 to IA. with mixed colored bringing 10
and -, and poor. light ducks, neglected
at and s. Demand for turkeys lim-
tied at 20 to % for young hens. 9
pounds and over, and 18 to 20 for young
gobblers, II to Is pounds, but old hens,
toms and large gobblers, slow sale at Is
and 16 Guinea fowl and pigeons, un-
changed from last week at 25 to 40 each
for the former and 10 to Is pair for
both young and old of the latter.
White potatoes in moderate receipt,
but ample for the demand, and market
shows another decline at ITS to 1.85
per 100 pounds for No. l stock, with un-
graded selling $50 to 1.65. Demand
for sweet potatoes continues fair and
market steady at 25 to 35 hamper for
nearby and 60 TO IS for Eastern Shore
stock. Virginia barrel sweets are selling
1,35 to 15O for No. stock and LOO to
1.25 for mixed ungraded.
Live Stock Easy.
With the exception of tomatoes. ma
tive and nearby garden truck holds
steady and values are well maintained
at the following quotations: Beans. 35
70 100 bushel; beets, 200 hundred;
cabbage, SO to 65 bushel carrots. 200
to ESQ hundred sugar corn. to 10
dozen: lima beans. 90 hamper and $50
to 800 bushel; onions. rs to 80 per So
pound sack: peppers. 20 to 80 hamper;
ach, 25 to 35 basket: tomatoes. 80 to IS
hamper and so to 20 bushel for cam
nerS' stock.
The live stock market on the wharves
continues dull and easy except Oh
calves weighing around 140 to IT'S
pounds, for which there is good de-
mand. Prices generally. however, are in
buyers favor at the following quota
tions: Beef cattle. first quality, pound,
Sig to 6; common to medium. 3 to S.
Bulls. as to quality, 2 to 3l2. Cows,
choice to fancy, 3 to 31a; common to
fair. IL to 2la. Oxen, as to quality, l y
to 312. Calves. veal, choice, 7 to 7l2;
large fat. 5i2 to 6la; large. rough. AZ
~ to 2l2. Spring lambs. choice. 81,
to 7; fair to good. S to s.; small, thin,
3 to4. Hogs, straight. to 5i2. Sows.
BIZ to 4 Stays, 2la to 3. Live pigs,
to 10. Shoats, 6 to 8.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat. No.
q red. Winter, garlicky. spot. domestic,
SO: October. So; November delivery,
S934: corn, No ., yellow. spot. domestic,
57a58; cob corn, 3.00a325 per barrel;
oats No. 2, white, domestic. as to weight
and location. 42a45: No. 3, 41a42; rye,
nearby bag lots, 75a80.