Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Baltimore Markets
Special DiSpatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. May l2-Tht
live poultry market is holding gen.
orally steady under fair receipts, but
no over supply especially of young
chickens and young broilerS. Values
show little change from last week
and with the exception OF old hens
are well maintained.
Demand continues good for all de-
sirable young Spring chickens. 2 to
2l2 pounds and over, but shipment
of poor, thin stock, under II. pounds
is not advisable as there is little out
let for this stock and bare backs
are neglected.
Young broilers, IL to 2 pounds,
are bringing lS to %, with young
chickens, 2 pounds and over, selling
mostly 81 to "a, with Plymouth Rocks
bringing top prices and mixed colored
a cent or 2 lower.
Market for old hens is easy and a
shade lower, under liberal receipts
and only medium to large fat hens
attract attention at IA to l6, but Leg
horns are not so desirable and will
not DTlnS over 10 IA, Will OlO
ROSTERS neglected at 9 and 10.
Ducks are in more liberal receipt
and values are a shade lower at II
to IS, with varieties bringing top
prices. Guinea fowl and pigeons are
unchanged from last week at 40 TO
so each for the former and 20 to Is
a pair for the latter.
Egg Prices Steady.
The egg market is unchanged from
last week, receipts running fair, but
ample for the demand Street sales
continue light, the bulk of supplies
being sold on the exchange and 60
ing largely to the packers. The mar
ket closed today at 1872 to 15al
cents a dozen for current receipts
with we'll graded first and hennery
whites bringing a cent dozen pre-
MUM over quotations.
Market for white potatoes has q
weaker tendency and values show q
decline at $50 to so per 100 pounds
for round and long red stock. with
mixed, ungraded selling mostly LIS
to lao. Sweet potatoes and yams
hold steady under a fairly good de-
mand at 100 to $50 per bushel for
nearby sweets and barrel stock bring
ing l.35 to $50, but ungraded, over
large, hard to move at 90 to 125
while yams sell mostly IS to 90 per
bushel.
Native and nearby garden truck in
creasing in receipt and values mostly
in buyers favor at the following quo
tationS:
Asparagus. 50a2O0 dozen; blue kale
25a35 bushel; rhubarb. 200a400 hun
dred, and spinach, 1712a35 bushel.
Live Stock Market.
Live stock market on the wharves
holds generally steady, but little &C
tivity to the demand, which is centered
on first quality stock, of which re-
ceipts are light. most of the arrivals
consisting of common inbetween kinds
which are slow sale at inside prices
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, per pound
612a7; common to medium. 4a6. Bulls
as TO quality, 2a4. Cows, choice tc
fancy, 312a412; common to fair, 2a3
Oxen, as to quality, 2a4. Calves
choice, STAT; large, fat, heavy. 4l2s
51a: large, rough, heavy, 312a412
common, thin. 3. Sheep. 2a4. Spring
lambs, choice, fat, l1a1112; fair t.
good, 8a1012; small, thin, not wanted
Fall lambs, as to quality, 6a912. Hogs
straight, 4l2a5; sows, 312a4; stays
2a2l2; live pigs, 9a10; shoats, 6a7.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat
No. red Winter, garlicky, spot, do
mestic, 8634; May delivery, 86a4
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic, 65a66
cob corn. 3.00a325 per barrel. Oats
No. 2, white. as to weight and loca
| ton, 49a54; No. 8. 48a49. Rye, near.
| by, bag lots, 75a80.