Evening star., 1933-10-29
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, Md, October 2s-The
general live poultry market rules easy
due to unseaSonably warm weather as
we'll as fairly liberal receipts, guinea
fowl being the only line not showing a
decline in price and only choice, fat
poultry Of all kinds attract attention.
Turkeys show a decline Of 2 cents q
pound and with a demand only fair.
Limited shipments are advisable until
cooler weather sets in. Young hen tur-
keys, 10 pounds an6 over, are bringing
20 cents pound and young gobblers,
II pounds and over, ID, but old hens
and toms not so desirable at Is, while
crooked breasts and thin turkeys are
neglected at II. Only large fat young
chickens, pounds and over. attract
attention at 3 to Is with smaller birds
as well as White Leghorns slow sale at
II TO IA and all poor, thin fowl hard to
move out at and 9. A fairly good de-
mand prevails for old hens, 81 pounds
and over at 10 to Is, but Leghorns will
not bring over 9 and 10, and all poor.
light fowl as well as old roosters ne
elected at z to 9. Ducks in liberal re-
ceipt and only stock weighing AZ
pounds and over and of the white va
riety meets with ready sale at 9 and 10
Black and mixed colored being discrini-
mated against and will not bring over
3 and 8 with all poor. thin ducks hard
to move out at 7. Market for guinea
fowl firmer and values a shade higher
at As each for birds weighing 2 pounds
not bring over 80 to 35. Little demand
for pigeons and receipts more than am
pie at 10 to IS pair for both young
and old.
Egg Market Steady.
The egg market holds steady, with
good. fresh-laid stock selling promptly
when OF good size, especially hennery
bringing 81 and 50 cents dozen. but
smaller. So to 81 pounds. will not bring
over Is to 30. while pullet eggs are slow
sale at Is to 20. Nearby firsts when
well graded continue to bring a prem
ium over Western refrigerated firsts at
% and "a. but current receipts Slow
sale at 20 to %. Western eggs in more
liberal receipt has caused native and
nearby stock to move out somewhat
slower. but all arrivals having size and
quality meet with ready sale, hence
careful grading and prompt shipments
are advisable to bring top values.
dun under slow demand and values
show another decline at 1.50 to go per
100 pounds for No. l stock, with un-
graded, mixed No. l and No. 2 selling
mostly 1.35 to lao. Sweet potatoes in
more liberal receipt and while demand
Is fairly good values show a slight de-
cline at rs to 80 hamper for nearby so
K 60 bushel for Eastern Shore and / 90
to LBS barrel for Virginia sweets. Vans
in fairly good demand and all we'll
graded No 1 stock meets with ready
sale at 100 to lao
Garden Truck Quotations.
Native and nearby garden truck in
only moderate receipt. but ample for the
demand and values show little change
at the following quotations: Beans, 125
to 200 bushel; beets and carrots, 200 to
ESQ hundred; cabbage. 60 to rs bushel:
lima beans, 200 to $50 bushel; onions.
rs to 80 per 50-pound sack: peppers, 90
to 25 hamper; pumpkins 500 to 1900
hundred; spinach, 20 to 25 basket, and
tomatoes. 80 to 7j hamper.
The live stock market on the wharves
holds steady, especially on beef cattle.
which are very dull and only choicest
cattle selling with any activity. De-
mand easily satisfied and centered en-
ureIy on hrSt-Quallty stock and all COM
mon to ordinary as well as plain cattle
hard to move out even at sacrifices.
Quotations today at Light Street wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality per pound. 51a
to 6; common to medium, per pound, 8
to 5; bulls, as to quality per pound, 2
to ga cows. choice to fancy, per
pound, 8 to 3l2; common to fair. per
pound, liz to 2la; oxen. as to quality,
per pound, IL to 3la; calves. veal,
choice. per pound. to 7l2: large, fat.
per pound, 5 to 6; large. rough. per
pound, to 5;scommon, thin. per pound,
3 to 4; sheep, per pound 1l2 to 212;
Spring lambs. choice, per pound, 6l2
to z: fair to good. per pound, S to 6;
small thin, per pound. 3 to 4; hogs,
straight, per pound, to 51z: sows, 3I2
to A.; stays, per pound. 2l2 to 8; live pigs,
per pound, 8 to g.; shoats. per pound,
to z.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat. No.
2 red Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
9312; october, 93l2; November delivery,
1924. Corn, No. 2 yellow domestic, ga
So; cob corn, 3.00a325 per barrel Oats,
No. white, domestic, as to weight and
location, 48a51: No. 8, 47a45. Rye, near
by bag lots, 80a85.