Evening star., 1933-06-18
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Nd, June 1.-THE egg
market rules shade flrmer, with values
showing a slight advance, but there is
still Indifference on the part of COM
mission men to grade quotations Cur
rent receipts running equal to the de-
mand, which is fairly good. but easily
satisfied. and no special activity noted
on the exchange or street sales. Graded
firsts are preferred and are bringing
IA cents a dozen and current receipts
IL, but mixed ungraded, as well as held
stock, hard to move and Of irregular
value.
The live poultry market holds gen.
orally steady, with old hens and young
ducks sharply firner and showing an
increase over last week. Large, fat,
Spring chickens 2l2 pounds and over,
meet with ready sale, but smaller sized
birds slow to find favor, and receipts
consist mostly Of this sort. White Leg
horns, z pounds and over, meeting with
fairly good sale, but small undersized
LeghornS are hard to move and bare
backs are not wanted at any price.
Plymouth Rock Springers continue to
bring top prices Of 81 and % cents a
pound for stock weighing 21a pounds
and over with mixed colored selling
mostly 20 and 21 and Rhode Island
Reds 10 and 20, but p to 212 Founders
will not bring over is to 20. White
LeghornS, 2 pounds and over, have
shown an improvement the past week
at 16 and II, but smaller move slow al
IA and IS. Old hens in light receipt
and under an improved demand show
an advance Of a cent a pound at 10 to
13 for stock weighing 3l2 pounds and
over, but Leghorns move slow at 10.
and all poor, light fowl, as well as old
foosters, hard to place at to g.
Young ducks, Az pounds and over, in
better demand at 9 to IA, but old
ducks not wanted and hard to place at
2 and 8. Pigeons in ample supply and
values unchanged at 10 to IS pair
for both young and old.
Potato Market.
Market for old potatoes holds steady
to firm under moderate receipts and
fairly good demand at 80 to 100 per
100 pounds. But only U. S. No l grades
will bring these prices, as mixed stock
has to be sold at sharp discounts. New
potatoes in good demand and values
show an advance at 2.75 to 800 per
barrel for No. stock, with No. Is sell
ing mostly half price. Sweet potatoes
holding steady and unchanged at so to
100 bushel, but yan1s in better demand
and values shade higher at Is to 90
bushel
Market for native and nearby garden
truck holding firm under a good de-
mand and values on practically all lines
show an advance at the following quo
tations: Asparagus, 100 to $50 dozen;
beans, 60 to 100 bushel, and stringless
beans, rs to 1.25 bushel; beets, 200 and
800 hundred; cabbage, so to rs ham
per: lettuce, 20 to 40 bushel; peas. so
TO 100 bushel; spinach, 40 to rs BUSH
el, and squash, 60 to rs hamper.
Cooler weather prevailing the last few
days has increased demand for meats
and while prices show no change from
last week the market on the wharves
holds steady to firm, but demand CEN
tered mostly on first-Guality stock.
Live Stock Market.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle-First quality, pound.
to 5ia; common to medium, pound, 2i2
to Az.
Bulls, as to quality, pound. 2 to 312;
cows, choice to fancy, pound, 3 to 3l2;
common to fair. pound, az to 212;
oxon, as to quality, pound, S. calves,
veal, choice, pound, AZ; large, fat,
to 3; thin, common, 1l2 to 3. Sheep,
pound (unquoted) Spring lambs, choice,
pound, to 7l2; fair to good. pound.
5 to 6Ia. Hogs, straight, pound. Z to
5; sows, 8 to 3l2; stays, pound. 2 to
212: live pigs, pound, to 8; shoats,
pound. A to s.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat, No.
red Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
76; June, rs; July delivery, Is bid;
corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic. 58a59;
cob corn, 2.75a300 per barrel; oats, No.
white, domestic, as to weight and
location. 39a41: No. 3, 38a39; rye. near
by, baglotS, 65a70.