Evening star., 1934-07-22
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. July 2l.--Re-
ceipts OF live poultry generally have
been more liberal the past week and
as a consequence market on spring
chickens and old hens has an easier
tone and values show a slight de-
cline Demand continues fairly good,
however. for large, fat spring chick
ems averaging 81 pounds and over.
but stock under pounds hard to
move and most of the arrivals con-
sist largely of this sort. Too many
small sized white leghorns are being
shipped and generally are neglected
and have uncertain value. Young
chickens. 3l2 pounds and over. are
bringing 20 to % cents a pound and
2 to az Founders. 10 to "a with leg
horns selling mostly l3 TO l8 as to
size and weight. Demand for old
hens light and centered on stock
weighing 4 pounds and over at l5al6.
with smaller selling mostly l3 and
l4, but leghorns will not bring over
II to I3.
Market over-stocked with old roos-
ters. which are slow to move out at
. and 10. Only large, fat ducks of
the white variety attract attention at
IL 10 l6. with mixed colored selling
mostly IL and l3. Pigeons unchanged
from last week at Is TO 20 pair for
both young and old.
Egg Market Declines.
The egg market showed decline
from last week. Receipts running
moderate, but there is vast differ
ence in the quality of stock coming on
the market.
Buyers are very critical of quality
and due to the hot weather prevail
ing, shippers are advised TO ship
promptly. even in single case lots
to realize the best results. Trading
to a large extent is being done at
commission houses and sales gener-
ally recorded at premium where
stock is Of the hennery white variety.
Little trading on the exchange.
The market closed today at Is to l6
cents dozen for current receipts
with large size. we'll graded hennery
whites bringing as high as "a cents.
White potatoes In lighter supply
and market slightly unsettled with
values irregular at IS TO 100 per 100
pounds and Ito to $50 per barrel
for cobblers.
Native and nearby garden truck in
fairly liberal receipt and market gen.
orally dull and slightly easier on most
lines at the following quotations {:
Stringless beans. rs to 100 bushel:
beets, 100 per 100; cabbage 25 to 40
buShel; carrots, 200 per 100; sugar
corn, IL to Is dozen; field corn. 8 TO
10 dozen; cucumberS, 25 TO 35 ham
per; eggplants. 100 hamper; lima
beans, 800 to 375 bushel; onions rs
to 30 hamper; peppers, 40 to IS
hamper; squash, IS to 25 hamper
and tomatoes so to 85 hamper.
Live Stock Prices Easy.
The live stock market on the
wharves continues easy with light
demand centered on first quality
stock Quotations today at Light
street wharf. Beef cattle. first Quail
ity. pound, 6ig- to 7. Common TO
medium pound, to s. Bulls. as to
2
to fancy, pound, 81 to Az. Com
mon to fair, pound. . to 3. Oxen,
as to quality. pound. ? TO 4. Calves,
choice pound. to s. Large, fat
heavy pound, 4 to A.. Large. rough
heavy pound, 3 10 9i2.
Sheep pound, IL to 2i2. Spring
lambs, choice fat pound, g. TO 7.
Fair to good pound, To 8. Small,
thin, pound. 3 to 4
Hogs. straight, pound. Al, to 5
SowS, pound, 3la TO 4. Stage pound
to 2i2, Live pigs, pound to 10.
ShoatS, pound TO Z.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. ,, red Winter, garlicky, spot
domestic, 96',; July delivery. e6l.
cargoes on grade No ,. red Winter
garlicky, 96'z: No. 3. 93i2: No. 4
eol2; No. 5. S7i2, Corn, No. yell
low domestic. 77aT9, cob corn. 3.75
Oats. No. ?, white domestic. as tc
weight and location, 57s6l. No. 3
t6s60 Rye, nearby. No. .. 7SaS5.