Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 1e.-Ship-
ment of poultry for the Thanksgiving
trade should be timed to arrive here
beginning Wednesday and gradually in
creaSing until November % for live
stock, but dressed poultry should not
arrive before next Saturday and con-
tinue until two days before Thanks
giving. In shipping dressed poultry
only choice, fat birds should be killed
and attention should be paid that all
animal heat is out of the body before
packing. Turkeys. of course. will be the
principal attraction, with large, fat
birds preferred, and to maintain best
market values poor, thin, undesirable
stock should not be shipped. If the
weather continues cold dressed turkeys
can be sold to best advantage, but II
the weather turns warm shipments of
live stock advised. No shipments should
be made TO arrive later than November
28. as the trade will be supplied on that
day and there will be little outlet for
stock arriving November %. While
there has been little demand for tur-
keys sc far and values show a sharp
decline, general improvement in the
market Is looked for starting the middle
Of next week and continuing until
Thanksgiving with a corresponding in
crease in prices. Young hen turkeys, 10
pounds and over, are bringing Is and
IT cents a pound and gobblers, II to
Is pounds, IA to Is, but old hens and
toms move slow at IA, with poor. thin
stock and crooked breasts neglected
at 10.
Young Chickens Steady.
Market for young chickens holds
steady under a fairly good demand. but
conferred on stock weighing 31a pounds
and over at IS to 16. with smaller SELL
ing cent or two less, but Leghorns not
so desirable and will not bring over IL
and IL. and all poor, thin stock has to
be sacrificed to the Arab trade at and
9. Demand for old hens has eased off
and values show a slight decline at Is
to is for medium to large stock,
pounds and over, with smaller and Leg
horns bringing 10 to IL, but all poor,
thin fowl as well as old BOOSTERS slow
to move out at to 8. Ducks and geese
hold steady and unchanged from last
week at 10 to IS for the former and IL
to IS for the latter, but only stock
weighing Az pounds and over will
bring these prices. as poor, thin ducks
and geese are hard to place at to 10.
lUWl III l1SilJ ICCGlpI anu
weighing ia pounds and up meet with
ready sale at 30 to 40 each. But old
GuineaS not so desirable and will not
bring over IS. Pigeons in ample sup
ply for the demand. which is limited at
IS to 20 a pair for both old and young.
The egg market has taken on a firm
er tone the past week under light re-
ceiptS of strictly fresh-laid stock and
values on all grades show an increase
Of q cent a dozen. Hennery whites,
when we'll graded and of fresh quality.
will bring top prices of 80 to IS cents
a dozen for stock weighing 81 pounds
and over to the case and % to 80 for
eggs weighing SO to 81 pounds but
pullet eggs are hard to place at % to
"a. Nearby stock grading flrsts are
bringing 81 and %.
Current potato receipts from all sec
ers' favor at 40 per hundred pounds
for round stock and 100 to 1.25 for
long reds, with mixed, ungraded po-
tatoes selling mostly 1875 to 1.35. Sweet
potatoes and yamS in light receipt
and values show an advance at 80
to 40 hamper for nearby, so to rs
buShel for Eastern Shore stock and
ITO to 125 for Virginia barrel sweets,
but ungraded will not bring over IS
to 100, with yams bringing top values
at 1.25 to ITS per barrel.
Native and nearby garden truck in
light receipt, but values show little
change. with the exception of spinach.
which is scarce and almost double IN
value, other lines holding steady at the
following quotations: BeetS, $50 to
$50 hundred; carrots, 200 to $50
hundred: pumpkins, 500 to 1900 hun
dred: Savoy cabbage. 40 to 60 bushel
and spinach, rs to 100 bushel.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the wharves
lacks activity, with only choice fat
cattle selling at top values and demand
easily satisfied. Common to ordinary
and in between. thin stock hard to move
out, often at sacrifice in price. Quota
tons today at Light Street Wharf: Beef
cattle, first quality, SIG to 6; common
to medium. 3 to 5; bulls, as to quality,
2 to ga; COWS, choice to fancy, to
3A; common to fair. " to az; oxen,
as to quality, " to az; calves. veal.
choice, to 719 large, fat, TO 6; large,
rough, to 5; common. thin, to 4.
Sheep, ~ to 211; Spring lambs,
choice, 6 TO 61l2 fair to good, 5 to 5la:
small thin, to 4; hogs, straight Al
to 5; sows, az to 4; stays, az to 8;
live pigs, 8 to 8: shoatS, 5 to 6.
Since the opening Of the game sea-