Evening star., 1933-07-16
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 15.-With
the exception Of old hens, which are in
light receipt and a shade higher, the
live poultry market shows little change
from last week. Spring chickens in
more liberal receipt especially smaller
size stock under 2115 pounds, which are
slow to move out, particularly white
leghorns which show decline of a cent
pound. Large, fat Spring chickens,
2l2 pounds and over. are selling II to
% cents pound, with Plymouth Rocks
bringing top prices, and to 2l2 pound
springers Is to II. but leghorns. gen.
orally slow sale and will not bring over
II to Is. Young ducks in liberal re-
ceipt and only large. white stock SELL
ing to advantage at 10 to IA, with
mixed colored selling mostly 9 and 10
and old ducks neglected at z and 8.
Under light receipts and good inquiry
noted for choice. Colored fat old hens,
the market is a shade higher at IL to
Is, but leghorns will not bring over IL
and IL, with all poor, thin, light fowl
as well as old rOoSterS slow sale at Z
to 9. Pigeons continue in ample re-
ceipt and values show no change at 10
to is a pair for both young and old.
Egg Market Unsettled.
With little or no trading on the ex-
change the past week the egg market is
unsettled with an easier tendency. AL
though hennery whites when well grad
ed and SIS pounds and up to the case
meet with ready sale and often bring
ing premium over quotations. Buye:s
continue very critical as to quality a.
this time Of the year and prompt
shipments, even in small lots, are ad-
visable to realize best results Receipts
continue light with the bulk of fresh
stock being offered on the streets at
commission houses where fairly prompt
sales are generally recorded, although
dealers are only taking on day-to-day
supplies. The market closed today at
ID to 20 cents dozen for hennery
whites, SIS pounds and up to the case:
Is to II for hennery whites, so to SIS
pounds, 16 to II for nearby firsts and
IA and Is for current receipts.
Market for potatoes has an easier tone
and under moderate receipts, but ample
for the demand, values are shade lower
at 400 to 4.25 barrel and LIS to 200
for No. 2's but it takes Well-graded No.
l stock to bring top prices. Sweet pota-
toes and yams continue in good demand
and values hold steady at so to 100 per
bushel for the former and IS to 80 for
the latter.
Truck Quotations Firm.
Market for native and nearby garden
truck firm and under a good demand,
values on some lines show an advance
at the following quotations: Asparagus,
100 to 1.25 dozen; beans. so to 100
bushel; beets, 100 and 200 hundred;
cabbage, so to IS bushel; carrots, $50
to $50 hundred; sugar corn, 20 to Is
dozen. field corn, 10 to 18 dozen; Gu
cumbers, 20 to 80 hamper and IS to so
bushel; eggplants, 100 to 1.25 crate;
lima beans, LIS to 225 bushel; onions,
IS to 1.25 bushel; peppers, IS to so
hamper; spinach, IS to 80 basket;
squash, Is to 40 hamper and tomatoes,
100 to 1.25 hamper.
Market for green fruits holds gener-
ally firm under moderate receipts and
a good demand for all choice stock ct
the following quotations: Apples, IS to
lis bushel; blackberries, 200 to 2.25
crate; cantaloupes. 100 to 1.25 hamper;
huckleberries, 200 to 400 crate, and
raspberries, to pint and to 8 quart
for black varieties.
Live Stock Market. .
The live stock market on the wharves
holds generally steady under light re-
ceiptS and q fairly good demand but
centered principally en- first quality
stock. Quotations today at Light street
wharf: Beef cattle, first quality, pound,
5 to 511; common to medium, pound.