Evening star., 1933-01-22
Baltimore Markets
spee,s. Dispatch 70 The Star.

BALTIMORE. Md. January 21-The
egg. nArket slumped badly this week
Tjth values showing a decline Of 7 to
10 cents a dozen from opening prices
Monday and the market closed today
with still lower tendency yfAder mod
crate receipts, but more than ample
for the demand which has bskn limited
owing to the high prices prevailing
during the past weeks. Demand for
memories Is slow, many Of the deal
ers taking up flrsts in preference to
paying a premium of cent or two for
henneries, and prices are baSely main
Hennery whites, 55 pounds end up to
the case, 81 and 21i2 a dozer nearby
flrsts, 20 and 20l2, and curreft receipts.
20, while small pullet eggs are hard
to move out at uncertain values, being
sold strictly on merit.
Prices Hold Steady.
The live poultry market holds gen.
orally steady on all lines, with the ex-
ception of old hens. which are easy,
and values show little change from
especially Of choice. young hens, and
the market holds firm on this sort,
but heavy. fat. old hens and toms not
wanted at any price The market
closed today at 18 cents a pound for
young hens, pounds and over. l6a17
for old hens and IA and IS for young
gobblers, II pounds and over, but old
toms are generally neglected at II and
l3. Young chickens, 3l2 pounds and
over, bringing 13 to Is, but stock under
3l2 pounds not so desirable at IL to 13.
and all poor, thin. fowl hard to move
at and 9. Demand for old hens slow
11n bat
is a shade lower at 10 to IA for fowl
weighing 3l2 pounds and over, with
all poor, light fowl. as well as old
roosters, hard to move out at 7 to 9.
Ducks and geese holding steady. espe-
clally Kent Island geese, which are
in good demand at 13 to Is, but other
stock not SO desirable at II to IA, with
young ducks, az pounds and over,
bringing IL to 13, but mixed colored
will not bring over and 10. Capons
in good demand and all desirable birds
meet with ready sale at IA to 18;
guinea fowl also in good demand and
but old birds, will not bring over Is
to 20, while pigeons hold steady and
unchanged at IS to 20 pair for both
young and old
Under fairly liberal receipts from all
sections the market for white potatoes
| is easier and lower under a slow demand
at 80 to 80 per 100 pounds and l25 to
l.50 barrel for Eastern Shore Maryland
and Virginia cobblers. Market for sweet
potatoes also shows a decline at 25 to
Is busEel for Eastern Shore Maryland
| and Virginia stock but nearby sweets in
better demand and bringing a premium
at 80 to IS per half bushel hamper.
Garden Truck.
Receipts of native and nearby garden
truck limited. but ample for the demand
and values show little change at the
following quotations: Beets and carrots,
1.5O to 200, 100; onions, rs to 80 per
100 pounds: savoy cabbage 25 to 80
bushel: spinach, 40 to 60 bushel, and
washed turnips. 20 to 25 basket
The live cattle market on the wharves
shows more active demand for the past
several weeks and prices are holding
steady, especially en- first quality stock,
but common, ordinary cattle moves slow
at inside prices. Quotations today at
Light street wharf Beef cattle, first
quality. pound. 512 to 6, common to me-
dlum, to S. Bulls, as to quality, 2 to 4.
Cows, choice to fancy, 8 to f. Com
mon to fair, 112 to 212. Oxen, as to
quality, to 4. Calves, veal, choice, s to
612; large, fat to 51a; common, thin.
Z72 10 3l2. Sheep, 1l2 to 2. Spring
lambs, choice, 6 to 612. Fair to good,
5 to 5la. Small, thin, to 4. Hogs,
straight, 3la to 4. Sows, 81 to 8. Stays,
~ to 2. Live pigs, to Z. Shoats,
to g.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat-No,
2 red Winter, garlicky. spot domestic, So;
January delivery, So; February delivery,
58Ss; ccrn, No. yellow domestic. aga
81 z, cob corn, 1.25a1 IS per barrel.
oats, No. white domestic as to weight.
26l2a2s12: No. 3, 2512a26. Rye-Nearby
bag lots, 40a45.