Evening star., 1933-04-30
Baltimore Market

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 29.-The
live poultry market holds steady to
firmer and values on some lines show
an advance over last week, especially
on Spring chickens. which are in light
receipt and meet with ready sale, es-
pecially broiling chickens. Season Tor
turkeys over and shipments not ad-
yisable under warm weather prevail
ing today. Mixed colored Spring chick
ems, 2 pounds and over. are bringing
81 to "a, but LegfoTns VII not bring
over 20 and 81, and stock unaer
pounds not so desirable at II TO ~.
Demand for old mems also shows an I'M
provement. with medium to large, fat
hens. 4 pounds and over, bringing l3a
IA. but smaller as we'll as Leghorns
slow sale at 10 to IL, with poor, ngnt
fowl. as well as old roosters hard to
move at 8 and 8. Ducks in better de-
mand and values a shade higher at
II to "A for stock weighing ~ pounos
and over, but smaller are not wanted
at any price Capons still continue
active under a good demand 1or me-
diun to large birds, pounds and over
at % to 25, but smaller and slips move
slow at 20 and 81. Guinea fowl ana
n,peons unchanged from last week AZ
IS to IS each for the former ana 10
to 90 pair for both young and OLD OF
the latter.
Egg Prices.
While the egg market continues
steady values show decline OF nan
a cent at l3 cents a dozen. put PACK
ers are taking hold more treeiy loL
storage purposes and deslrapie sIoeA
is meeting with ready sale. Consloef-
ABLY more activity Is noted on Inc -
change, and despite large recelpCS iion
ali points. fresh laid. well graded egg
viewing out freely. but offerings OF
do,,htfnl quality slow to find favor ana
in some cases have to be sold az
discount. ,. r..eint
Old pctatoes are in moderate receipt,
hut ample for the demand and tne
market holds steady at 9cal 90 per
Ioo mounds. but only No. l stock VIII
bring these prices as mixed NO. ls
and 2s have to be sold at discounts;
sweet potatoes, in better demand eno
values show an advance at Tall per
hushel but Virginia stock Will not
hiring over 50a75. Vans IN light re.
CENT and values show an advance OF
2sa4o a barrel at 175a2.OO.
MARYLAND and Virginia asparagus
made their first appearance on tne
market this week and are meetms
with ready sale at 1.50a3.00 per dozen
lunches, with green stock selling bet
ter than white mixed. Other native
and nearby garden truck generally
slow sale. with prices IN buyers 1aVor
at the following quotations:
Virg'ni new cabbage. zoo hamper,
kale. I5a25 bushel; radishes. 75al.lo
hamper. end spinach, 20a5O busnei.
Livestock Prices.
The live stock market on the
wharves hclds fairly steady, but gen.
eral movement light, with very rev
choice stock coming in, arrivals being
mostly common and rough, which are
slow sale at inside prices. Quotations
today at light street wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality. pound,
5a5h; commonrto medium, pound, "a
a41a. Bulls as to quality, pound, 2a4.
Cows, choice to fancy, pound, 31aa4;
common to fair, pound, 2a3. Oxen as
to quality, pound, 1aa3h. Calves.
veal, choice, pound, to S; large, fat,
4a4lk: large rough, 3laa4; common,
thin, pound. 21aa3 Sheep, no price.
Spring lambs, choice, pound, 7a7h2;
fair to good, pound, 5a61a; Fall lambs
as to quality, pound, 4a6. Hogs,
straight. pound. 3-5a4: scws. pound.
21za3; stays, pound, 1laa2; live Pigs,
pound, 6a8; sl1oats. pound, 4a6.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat, No.
Q red Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
81; April 81. Corn, No. yellow, do
mestic, spot, 52a53 Oats, No. 2 white,
as to location and weight,
35a3s1a; No. 8. 34sss. Rye. nsafhy..
bag lots, 65a5S.