Evening star., 1933-08-06
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE. Nd, August 5.-The
continued unusually warm weather has
been against any special activity and
another decline Of q cent q dozen. Lib
eral supplies have also had an effect
on the market and with some Of the
nearby stock showing considerable loss
under the candle, buyers in many tn
stances are turning to Western refriger-
ated eggs, which are selling at the same
price as nearby firsts. Hennery whites,
however, continue to attract attention
when Of the necessary weight, 81 pounds
and up to the case, and are bringing 10 to
20 cents a dozen, with eggs weighing So
to 81 pounds, IS to 10; nearby flrsts.
when well graded and fresh laid, sell
mostly IS and is. but current receipts
will not bring over 13 and "a.
Poultry Market.
change from last week, the market
generally easy under liberal receipts
from all sections and prices continue
mostly in buyers favor, only large, fat
chickens, az pounds and over, attract
attention snd the market is flooded
with small, poor fowl, which Is hard to
move out In some cases even at dis
counts. Spring chickens, 8 pounds and
ovet, are bringing II to 20 cents a
pound and "a and Founders IA to 10,
but 2 to az pound Springers not so
desirable and will not bring over IL to
16, with smaller stock irregular and
hard to place at uncertain values White
Leghorns in liberal receipt and gen
orally slow sale at 10 to 13. The hot
weather has affected sales Of old hens
and coupled with liberal receipts values
show a decline at 10 to IS for stock
weighing 81 pounds and over, but poor,
thin fowl, as well as old roosters,
neglected at Z to 9. A fair demand
prevails for young ducks, ~ pounds
and over, at to II. but smaller stock
slow sale at and 8 and old ducks
tinue in liberal receipt and only a lin
tied demand at 10 to IS pair for both
young and old
New potatoes increasing in receipt
and. under only moderate demand
market generally easy and q shade
lower at 3.25 to $50 per barrel, with
No. stock bringing Its to 200.
Native and nearby garden truck IN
moderate receipt and, under good de-
mand. market holds steady to hrmer at
the following quotations: Beans, 35 to
rs bushel: beets. 100 to $50 hundred:
cabbage, 40 to IS basket: carrots. 100
to 150 hundred: sugar corn. to 10
dozen; cucumbers. 10 to 20 hamper:
eggplants. IS to 50 hamper; lima beans,
50 to 100 bushel: onions. 100 to 1.25
per 100 pounds: peppers. Is To IS ham
per: spinach. Is to 10 basket: squash.
10 to 20 hamper; tomatoes, 80 to IS
hamper.
Live Stock Market
The live stock market on the wharves
also shows effects Of the warm weather,
which has greatly curtailed the demand,
and market easy, with only first-quality
stock attracting attention. Quotations
today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound. 51a
to 6; common to medium, pound. 8 to s;
bulls, as to quality, pound, 2 to 3Ka.
Cows, choice to fancy, pound, 8 to
3h; common to fair, pound, ~ to az
Oxen. as to quality, pound, 13a to 31a.
Calves, veal, choice, pound. 5h;
large, fat, pound, AZ to s; large, rough
pound, 4 to AZ; common, thin, pound
8 to 31a. Sheep, pound, IN to 8.
Spring lambs, choice, pound, 6H to u;
fair to good, pound, to 6; small, thin,
pound, 3 to 4. Hogs, straight, pound,
pound, e to 21h. Live pigs, 6 to g.
Shoats, pound. 4 to 6.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat. No
2 red, Winter. garlicky, spot, domestic,
I.o0K; August delivery, 1.ooA bid, Sep
tember, 1.02; No. 8, red, Winter, gar
licky, spot, domestic, s7A. Corn. No.
yellow. domestic, spot, 69a70; cob corn,
3.50a3.75 per barrel Oats, no white
domestic, as to weight and location, 5la
81; No. 5. 5oa51. Rye, nearby bag lots.
85a90.