Evening star., 1933-06-25
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 24-Mon-
day. July 3, having been declared a
legal holiday by the Governor of Mary
land and the Fourth being legal holi-
day and both being largely observed oy
the trade in general, shippers are ad-
vised not to ship any perishable goods
to arrive on these days. as, with prac-
tically no outlet arrivals would likely
be a total loss This applies particu-
larly to live poultry, which, through
lack of attention, would probably be
dead when the market reopened We'd
nesday morning and berries, which
spoil quickly in hot weather.
The egg market has taken on a de-
cidedly better tone the past week. and
values show an advance of cent and
a half to 2 cents over last weeks quo
tations. Very little trading on the eX-
change, however, due to the fact Of
dealers demands being largely for hen
neries and graded candled stock; and,
with hot weather prevailing, buyers are
very critical as to quality. The market
closed today at II and 18 cents dozen
for hennery whites 55 pounds and up
Is to Is for frsts and l3 to 1872 for
current receipts.
Poultry Market.
The live poultry market continues
steady, with little change from last
week, but with the three day week end
holiday demand will show an improve
ment the latter part of the week, es-
pecially for large, fat frying chickens,
and values are expected to show an ad
vance Spring chickens, 2l2 pounds
and over, selling 19 to % cents pound,
with Plymouth Rocks bringing top
prices and l12 to 2l2 Founders Is to
20, but Leghorns not so desirable and
generally slow sale at IA to IT, while
stock under ~ pounds is not wanted
and of irregular value. Demand for
old hens holds good and centered mostly
on stock weighing 3l2 pounds and
over at 10 to 13, but Leghorns will not
bring over 10. and all poor. light fowl,
as well as old rooeters, slow to move
out at to g. All heavy fat young
to IA. and poor, think stock, as well as
old ducks. generally neglected at Z and g.
Pigeons. steady and unchanged at 10
10 IS pair, for both young and old.
Potato Prices.
Season for old potatoes practically
over and only new stock attracting at
tention at 375 to AIS per barrel and
IFS to 225 for No. Is. but it takes well
graded U. S. No. is to bring top
prices Sweet potatoes and yams
moving better and values are well
maintained at so TO 90 per bushel for
the former and 65 to 80 for the latter.
Demand good for all lines Of native
and nearby vegetables and values gen
orally have an upward tendency at the
following quotations:
Asparagus. so to $50 dozen; beans.
las TO ITS bushel; beets, $50 to 800
hundred; cabbage, 35 to so hamper;
cucumbers rs hamper; lettuce, 20 to 40
bushel; onions. so to 65 bushel; peas,
so TO 100 bushel; spinach, 80 to go
basket; squash so to rs hamper, and
Virginia tomatoes, rs to 1.25 per lug.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the vharves
holds steady to firmer under light re-
ceipts of first quality cattle. on which
demand is principally centered. Quota
tions today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound. S
to 5l2: common to medium. pound 2i2
to Az; bulls, as to quality, pound, 2
to 3l2; COWS choice to fancy, pound
3 to 3l2; common TO fair. pound, =
to 2l2; oxen, as 10 quality pound, l ?
to 3lz; calves, veal, choice, pound. 5;
large fat. pound. AZ; large, rough
pound, 4; common, thin, pound, 2l2 to
3; sheep. pound, IL to 8; Spring lambs,
choice, pound. to 712; fair to good
pound. to 6i2; hogs, straight, pound.
TO S. soWs, pound, to 312; stags
pound, TO 2i2; live pigs, pound 70
8; shoats, pound, to s.
Closing grain Quotations-Wheat No
2 red Winter garlicky. spot domestic,
SO; June. 80; July delivery. 83 Corn,
No yellow domestic. 63a64; cob corn
800 per barrel, Oats, No 2 white DO
nestic, as TO weight and location, Asa
45; No. 3, 44a45. Rye, nearby, bag lots,
65s70.