Evening star., 1933-04-02
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opeCial DlSpatcn 10 The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, April 1.-The live
poultry market holds generally steady
to firm although values on old hens and
young chickens with the exception OF
broilers show slight decline from last
week. Mixed colored, fat broiIers, ~
to 2A pounds scarce and meet with
ready sale, bringing top prices of %
and "a cents pound, but white Leg
horns will not bring over 20 to %
Young chickens, 311a pounds and over
holding firm under good demand at
~ to 2l, but smaller stock not wanted
and hard to move at irregular values,
Old hens show decline of a cent a
pound, but with the Jewish holidays
next week demand is expected to in
crease ana shipment OF heavy, fat stock
ADVISABLE as this class of fowl meets
With ready sale to the Jewish trade.
Turkey Sales Small.
Medium to large old hens are bring
ing IL to IA, but Leghorns will not
bring over IL, and all stock under az
POUNDS as well as old rooSters, is hard
10 move at 9 and 10. Demand for
turkeys is limited and with the active
season about over, especially If the
warm weather continues, only limited
shipments advisable as values will prob
ably show decline from % cents for
young hens, 8 pounds and over. and
~ Ior old hens. Young gobblers 70
pounds and over, are bringing II and
40 and oid toms. "A and Is, but thin
as Wen as crooked breasts are not
wanted at any price. Ducks holding
sceaoy and unchanged from last week
ae II 70 IL: Capons in light recent
a.io a. 10 marRet nolds very firm and higher
.. az ~ 70 zs Tor birds weighing pounds
ae n. over, put smaller as well as slips
not SO desirable at 18 to 10. Guinea
towl and pigeons hold steady and nv
changed at Is to As each for the for
mer and Is to 20 pair for both yo,,no
and old of the latter. e
Inc egg market continues easy nm
ger ample receipts from nearby points
put values show slight increase at
- cents dozen for current receipfs
WIN an desirable fresh laid stock
especially hennery whites. Bringing .
premium. Receipts of Western ZOOS
continue liberal but where stock is we'll
graded and fresh laid nearby stock has
the preference on the exchange h,,t
IN street sales native eggs are brought
INTO direct competition with western
refrigerator stock Duck eggs in more
llDerai receipt and with demand easing
on values show decline ct 20 c.nts a
oozen Ior clean. large eggs and Is cents
Ior medlum-Sized stock.
me market for old potatoes holds
steady under fairly liberal receints
from all sections, but demand cano
tinues good for native and nearby M
l potatoes at IS to 100 per 100 pounds
Sweet potatoes also in liberal recsint
and values show decline of ia
cents at rs to 80 for nearby and
Eastern Shore stock. but Virginia
sweets not so desirable and will NOT
bring over 40 and SO. Vans steady and
under light receipts meet with ready
sale at LIS to leo per barrel.
Market Tor native end nearby garden
trucK duI and under liberal receipts
prices are mostly in buyers favor at
cne Following quotations: Kale 20, to
50 bushel; spinach, 40 bushel, and
washed turnips, Is to 40 b,sket.
Livestock Prices.
The livestock market en- the wharves
holds steady but quiet under light de-
hiduu ana cenJered entirely on first
quality stock. Most of the arrivals on
the wharves. however. consist of COM
mon in-between kinds which are hard
TO move at inside prices. Quotations
today:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound. S.
common to medium, pound, to 4.
Bulls, as to quality, pound, ~ to 31a.
COWS, choice to fancy, pound, 3 to 4
Common to fair. pound, ~ to 2H.
oxen, as to quality, pound, liz to 3la.
Calves, veal choice, pound, 5lh.
Large fat, pound, S. Large rough,
pound A. Common, thin. pound, 8.
Sheep. pound, IL to 21a. Spring
lambs choice. pound, to 61a. Fair
to good, pound, to 5la. Small thin,
pound. 3 to 4. Hogs. straight. pound.
3l2 to 4 Sows. pound, 212 to 8. Stays,
pound. ~ to 2. Live pigs, pound, S to
7. Shoats, pound, 4 to g.
Closing grain quotations:
Wheat. No. 2 red Winter garlickv.
spot domestic, 66; April delivery, 66:
May delivery. 67l2. Corn, No yellow
domestic, Haas; cob corn, 2.00a2 Is per
barrel. Oats, No. 2 white domestic. a.
to weight. 29l3a31; No. 3, 281oa29. Rye
nearby bag lot 50a52