Evening star., 1933-03-05
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, March 4.-Due
to the bank moratorium declared by
Gov. Ritchie last Friday sales OF
poultry, eggs and produce have been
greatly curtailed the past week as
thousands have their funds tied up in
the banks here and business generally
is being transacted about 80 per cent
on credit. The banks are expected to
reopen some time next week, however,
which will naturally stimulate business
and general improvement is looked
for on all lines.
The egg market continues quiet and
easy in sympathy with other leading
markets with receipts of nearby stock
ample for the demand, which despite
the low prices prevailing continues only
fair. The few offerings on the ex-
change, however. meet with ready sale,
but only desirable, fresh laid stock will
bring top prices Of is cents a dozen
for hennery whites. IS pounds to the
case and up. and IA for current
receipts. Duck eggs made their first
appearance on the market this week
and the light offerings meet with ready
sale at 20 for large clean eggs and Is
to 18 for mediums. Shippers are ad-
vised not to hold their eggs, but ship
promptly in single case lots If neces-
sary, as all held stock has to be sold
at a discount.
Poultry Prices.
With the exception of old hens which
are easy due to heavy receipts from the
South. the live poultry market holds
Steaoy and sales generally have been
light throughout the week. Young
hen turkeys, pounds and over, are
bringing 20 cents pound and old
hens, 1S, but young gobblers. IL pounds
toms slow sale at IL to IA, with all
thin as we'll as crooked breasts not
wanted at any price. Market for young
chickens, especially small fat broilers,
has slightly f1rmer tone at 16 to 20
for mixed colored broilers, IA to 2A
pounds and IA to IS for young chickens,
3l2 pounds and over, but poor thin
fowl is hard to move at to 10. Old
hens, 312 pounds and over. are bring
ing 10 to II. with smaller fowl as we'll
as old roosters slow sale at 7 to 9.
Capons continue in light receipt and
meet with ready sale at Is to 10. Ducks
and geese unchanged from last week
at II to 13 for the former and 13 to
Is for the latter. Active season for
guinea fowl about over, but choice, fat.
young birds under light receipts meet
with ready sale at Is to As each, with
pigeons holding steady and UNCHANGED
at Is to 20 pair for both young and
old.
The market for white potatoes. dull
and inactive at IS to 100 per 100
pounds, but stock must be we'll graded
as all mixed potatoes have to be sold
at discount. Sweet potatoes in bet
ter demand and values slightly higher
at IS to IS per bushel, and 100 to i so
per barrel
Garden Trusk.
Demand for native and nearby gar
den truck very slow and prices are
mostly in buyers favor at the follow
ing quotations: Onions, LOO to l 25 per
100 pounds; spinach, 80 bushel, and
turnips, 20 to 80 basket. The live stock
market continues dull and inactive
under light receipts on the Wharves,
but ample for the demand which is
centered principally on first quality
stock. Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality, pound, - to
S; common to medium. 2 to 4; bulls,
as to quality, ~ to 2l2; cows choice
to fancy, to 4; common to fair, ~
to 21a; oxen, as to quality. IL to 31a;
calves. veal, large, - to 6; large, fat,
to 512; large, rough, 4 to AZ; COM
mon, thin, to 3l2; sheep, 11a to 2l2;
Spring lambs, choice, to 6l2; fair to
good, 5 to 512; small, thin. to d:
hogs. straight, 31a to 4; sows, "a to
3; stays, ~ to 2. Live pigs, S to Z;
shoats, 4 to 6.