Evening star., 1934-04-22
Baltimore Markets

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BALTIMORE, Nd, April 21.-The
live poultry market holds generally
steady under a good and constant
demand and light receipt of choice,
fat stock
The season for turkeys is over and
while a few shipments are arriving
they are of uncertain value and have
to be sold strictly on merit.
Young broihng chickens. l.. to 212
pounds, continue to bring top prices
Of 20 to 26 cents a pound, but brolerS
under Ia pounds are not wanted and
hard to move out under discounts.
Demand for old hens continues and
under light receipts, values show an
advance at IS to 18 for stock weigh
ing 312 pounds and over with Leg
horns bringing 13 to Is.
Capons are in very light receipt
and birds weighing pounds and over
meet with ready sale at "a to %, but
old rooSters are plentiful and slow
to move out at 9 and 10.
Ducks are unchanged from last week
at Ia to 18 for stock weighing Az
pounds and over. but common, thin
ducks are hard to place and receipts
now consist largely of this sort.
Guinea fowl and pigeons are steady
and unchanged from last week at 20
to so each for the former and 20 to
25 pair for both young and old of
the latter.
Egg Prices Steady.
IIritI, ,,ocl-err +olyi,,r hold ,,,oro froo
ly for storage purposes the egg mar
ket holds steady despite liberal re-
Ceipts from all sections and are mov-
ing out readily when of fresh laid,
Well-graded stock Sales on the eX-
change have shown considerable i'm
provement but only first quality stock
is being offered, doubtful eggs being
slow sale to street trade
The market which continues on a
current receipt basis, closed today at
1872 cents a dozen, but where small
sized pullet eggs are mixed with larger
stock shipments have to be sold at
discount.
Hennery whites when we'll graded
and large will bring a premium of a
cent or two over quotations. Season
for duck eggs about over and only
large, clean eggs will bring top values
OF Is cents.
Under fairly liberal receipts from all
sections the white potato market is
very dull and values are mostly in the
buyers favor at Its per 100 pounds
for round whites and 1.75a19O for
long reds, with mixed. ungraded stock
selling mostly 150a165.
Sweet potatoes in lighter receipts
and under good demand, market is
f1rmer and slightly higher at 1.00a
$50 bushel, for nearby and l35a1 so
barrel. for Eastern Shore stock, but
ungraded overlarge stock will not
bring over 90a125. Vans also show
an advance at 1.50a2 90, per barrel.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the
wharves has taken on a firmer tone
under light receipts and values are a
shade higher on beef cattle and calves,
but only first quality stock attracts
attention. Quotations today at Light
Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality pound. Ga
612: common to medium, 312a512;
bulls, as to quality, 2a4; COWS, choice
to fancy, 315a4; common to fair, "a
3; oxen, as to quality, 2a4; calves,
choice, 612a7; large, fat, heavy Aga
51a; large, rough, heavy, 312a414:
common, thin, 3; sheep, 2a4; Spring
lambs, choice. As pounds and up, fat,
IL; fair to good, 1Oa12 small, thin
not wanted; Fall lambs as to quality.
6a912; hogs. straight, 412a5; sows,
31aa4; stays, 2a212; live pigs, 9a1O;
shoats, Sat.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No. 2, red, Winter, garlicky. spot,
domestic, 821a; April, 8212; Corn, No.
2. yellow, domestic. 62a63; cob corn,
300; oats, No. ?, white, domestic. as
to weight and location. 42a46; No. 8,
4la42; rye, nearby, baglots, 70a75.