Evening star., 1933-02-19
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, February 18. With
the colder weather prevailing the past
week the live poultry market has taken
on a firTner tone and values on several
lines show an increase over last week.
Demand, however is centered princi-
pally on large. fat stock and many OF
the arrivals consist of poor, thin fowl.
which Is not only hard to move, but
also tends to lower the values Of the
better stock. This is especially true of
young chickens, and shippers are ad-
vised to hold fowl until they fatten be-
fore shipping, as many have to be
sold at discounts to the arab trade.
Turkey Prices Advance.
Young hen turkeys, 9 pounds and
over, show an advance Of a cent a
pound at 20a2l, and old hens 18a19.
but young gobblers. II pounds and
over, not so desirable at Is, with old
toms slow sale at 13a15, and thin and
crooked breasts not wanted. Large,
heavy, fat young chickens, 3h pounds
and over, in light receipt and meet with
ready sale at Is to 16, with Plymouth
Rocks bringing top prices and smaller
fowl selling 14a15, but all poor, thin
stock hard to place at 10a12. Mixed
colored and White Leghorn broilers,
tx to 2H pounds, scarce and wanted
at 16a20 Despite heavy shipments by
truck from the South. market for old
hens steady and shade higher at lOa
IA for fowl weighing 31a pounds and
over, but poor, thin fowl, as well as
old roosters will not bring over 7a9.
Capons continue in light receipt and
firm at 17a20 for birds weighing 6
n,,L Ha1f
will not bring over 15al6. Ducks and
geese holding steady under light re-
ceipts and a good demand for stock
weighing Az pounds and over at 12a14
for the former and 13a15 for the latter,
but smaller stock not wanted and has
to be sold at discount Guinea fowl
and pigeons unchanged from last week
at rs to SO each for the former and
Is to 20 pair for both young and old
of the latter. =,
The market for eggs is generally quiet
and easy in tone in sympathy with 9TH
er leading markets and values snow
decline of 2 cents dozen from opening
prices Monday Receipts running only
fair but ample for the demand, which is
easily satisfied from day to day. Both
street sales and on the exchange are
being made on a basis Of current re-
ceipts at 13 cents a dozen, with hem
merry whites and nearby frsts bringing a
premium of a cent or two when fresh
laid. choice stock.
The, market for white potatoes is
firm and under good demand values
a shade higher at IS to 100 per 100
pounds, but barreled Eastern Shore
Maryland and Virginia Cobblers un-
changed at 125 to 1.50. Sweet pota-
toes holding steady and unchanged
from last week at 80 to 40 per half
bushel hamper for nearby stock and
40 to 80 per bushel and 100 to 1.50 per
barrel for Virginia sweets.
Receipts of early Southern vegetab' es
continue to increase. end demand Tor
native and nearby garden truck have
slowed up considerably as a result.
Quotations today:
Onions, rs to 100 per 100 pounds;
spinach. 80 to 1.0) per bushel and
washed turnips, 25 to 40 per basket.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the wharves
holds steady to flrmer under light re-
ceipts and an improved demand and
values on some lines show an increase
of a cent OF two a pound. Demand,
however, centered principally on first
quality stock Common in-between kinds
moving slow at inside prices. Quota
tions today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality, pound 5; COM
mon to medium, 2 to 4. Bulls, as to
quality IL to 3l4. Cows. choice to
fancy, to 4 common to fair, IL to
21a. Oxen, as to quality. IL to 3l2.
Calves. veal choice. to TX; large fat,
to 615; large, rough to 512; COM
mon thin. to Az. Sheep. l Il to 2l2
Spring lambs, choice, 6 to 61.; fair to
good. to SIX small, thin, to 4. Hogs,
straight 81 to 4. Sows. 212 to 8.
Stays IL to 2. Live pigs, to 7. Shoats,
to 6.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat. No.
? red Winter. garlicky. spot domestic,
SO: Februarv delivery SO: March deliv-
crv. 5eat Corn. No. p yellow domestic.
! 29a40; rob corn. LISA 80 per barrel.
OFT. NJ . white Somastir. as II
weight. 261.a29: No 3. white domestic.
251aa26. Rye, nearby, 4oa45.