Evening star., 1933-08-27
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch 70 The Star.

BALTIMORE, MO, August No.
The egg market has taken on de-
cidedly firmer tone the past week,
especially on the better grade Of hen
merry whites, which clean up readily at
an advance of and cents dozen
over last week. and some fresh-laid.
well-graded stock bringing q premium
over quotations. Receipts ample,
however, Of other grades, especially
current receipts, which are slow to
find favor and hard to move as much
of this class Of stock shows loss under
the candle.
Business on the exchange continues
light as the trade generally prefers
trading on the streets and in many In
stances Western refrigerated eggs,
which are selling at the same prices
as nearby flrsts. are given preference.
The market, however, shows an IN.
crease all along the lire at % and "a
cents a dozen for hennery whites, 81
pounds and up to the case, and 20 to
with nearby ffrStS bringing II ana IL
and current receipts is and II.
Live Poultry Firm.
The live poultry market holds gen.
orally firm under a good demand but
conferred on choice fat Spring chick
ems and old hens, with small, poor,
stock hard to move, sometimes even
at discounts. Springers, pounds and
over, meet with ready sale at 16 to
20, with Plymouth Rocks still bringing
top prices and 2i2 to 8 pound birds
IA to 18. but smaller stock not 20 de-
cjr hla bord rpoya at - fn 15
White Leghor1ls, generally slow sale at
IL to IA. with only stock weighing 2Ea
pounds and over attracting attention.
Demand continues good for choice
heavy old hens 81, pounds and over at
10 to Is, but Leghorns will not bring
over 9 and 10, with all poor. light
fowl as well as old roosters slow to
move out at to 8. Market for young
ducks continues quiet but full-feath-
cred stock will sell under a fair de-
mand at 9 to II for stock weighing
thin ducks are neglected at and 8.
Guinea fowl made its first appear
ance on the market this week and met
with ready sale at 35 cents each, but
shipment of birds under 1i2 pounds
not advisable as demand csnters prin-
cipally on large, young stock. Pigeons
holding steady and unchanged at 10
to IS pair for both young and old.
Potatoes in Demand.
Under light receipts and a good de-
mand market for white potatoes holds
firm at 200 to 235 per 100 pounds, but
only No. stock will bring this price as
mixed ungraded as we'll as No. stock
has to be sold strictly on merit at ir-
regular values. No. Maryland sweet
potatoes are bringing 30 to 100 per
bushel but ungraded hard to move at
so to IS.
Demand for native and nearby gar
den truck continues good and under
moderate receipts market holds steady
at the following quotations: Beans. so
to 1.25 bushel: beets and carrots. 1.50
to 200 per 100; cabbage, so and 60
bushel; sugar corn, 5 to 10 dozen: Gu
cumbers. 20 to 80 hamper; eggplants,
Is to IS hamper; lima beans. 1.50 to
200 bushel; onions, 100 to lilo per So
spinach, so to IS basket; squash. 10 to
20 hamper: tomatoes. 10 to IS hamper
and 40 to so bushel for Gamers stock.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the wharves
holds steady under generally light re.
ceipts and q fair demand, but centered
on choice stock. all common in-be-
tween grades moving slow at inside
prices Quotations today at Light
Street Wharf: Beef cattle. first quail.
ity, pound, 51z to 6. Common to me
! diun, pound, 8 to 5. Bulls, as to quail.
| ity, pound, 2 to 3la. Cows. choice tc
fancy, pound, to 3la. Common to
fair, pound, ~ to az: Oxen. as to quail
ity, pound, / to 3h. Calves, veal.
choice, pound, 6h to Z. Large, fat
pound, 51a to 6. Large rough, pound,
~ to 5. Common, thin, pound, 3 to
4. Sheep, pound. IA to 2. Spring lambs
! choice pound, Z to 7h. Fair to good
pound. 6 to 612. Small thin, pound. !:
to 1. Hogs, straight, pound, to 5
Sows. pound, 3 to 31a. Stays pound,
to 2h Live pigs pound 8 to g. shoats
Closing grain quotations: Wheat-No
2 red Winter. garlicky, spot. domestic
90 bid; August, SO bid: September de-
livery, $685.; No. red Winter, garlicky
spot, domestic, 80 bid.
Cargoes on grade. no sales.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic, 68a6e
cob corn. 3.25a3.50.
Oats, No. 2 white, old, as to weigh
and location, ipa52: No. 3, 48a49.
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