Evening star., 1934-07-08
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

0pCNiaA Disp0tSh W hc obaAs
BALTIMORE, Md, July THE
live poultry market clean up over
the holiday and under a good and
steady demand, especially for mixed
colored Spring chickens, prices are
well maintained and all desirable
stock moves out readily.
Spring chickens, 2l2 pounds and
over, are in better demand than 2
Founders, with most of the receipts
consisting largely of this sort, espe-
cially White Leghorns.
Too many of the smaller size
chickens are coming in. which are
hard to place at discounts and at the
same time have a tendency to lower
the values of the better grades
Market for old hens has taken on
slightly firmer tone, and stock
weighing pounds and over clean up
readily at l6 and II cents a pound
but smaller fowl moves slowly at l3 to
Is, while LeghornS are generally ne
elected at IL and 13. Entirely too
many old rooSters are being shipped
for the demand and values are mostly
nominal at 9 and TO- Young chick
ems, 2Ia pounds and over. are bring
ing 81 to 26, with smaller stock, l34
pounds and up, l8 to "a. but ship
ment Of anything under ia pounds
not advisable. as there is little outlet
for these chickens
Ducks holding steady and un-
changed from last week at IL to l6
for stock weighing 4l2 pounds and
hiIt old nHc
thin stock not wanted at any price.
Pigeons in ample. supply. and values
show a decline at Is to 20 pair for
both young and old.
Egg Market Firmer.
The egg market has a slightly
firmer tone in sympathy with other
leading markets and values are
shade higher With the hot weather
prevailing, dealers only taking on
day-to-day supplies, and many ar
rivals show loss under the candle.
Market closed today at Is and l6
cents a dozen for current receipts,
with large size hennery whites bring
ing l8 to 20 and medium size l6
and II.
Market for old potatoes very dull
and values show a decline at rs to 80
per 100 pounds and Virginia Cobblers
at so to Its per barrel.
Receipts on all lines OF nearby
vegetables fairly liberal, market dull
with little change in prices at the
following quotations: Colossal as
paragus. 1.25 to 200 per dozen and
choice to fancy, so to 100; stringless
beans. 35 to rs bushel: beets, 100 per
hundred: cabbage 30 to 80 bushel:
carrots, 200 per hundred; field corn,
II to 20 dozen; cucumbers. IS to IS
hamper: onions, 80 to l.1O bushel;
peas, rs to $50 bushel; squash, 25 to
IS hamper, and tomatoes, 100 to $50
hamper.
Live Stock Quotations.
The live stock market on wharves
holds generally steady under light
demand and eentered on steers Of
good quality, handy weight veal calves
and choice, fat Spring lambs Other
stock slow sale at inside prices Quo
tations today at Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound,
612 to ~; common to medium,
pound, to 6; bulls, as to quality,
pound, 2 to 412: cows. choice to fancy,
pound, 3l2 to Az; common to fair,
pound. to 8; oxen, as to quality,
pound, to 4; calves, choice. pound.
5 to 5l2; large, fat, heavy, pound, 4
to Az; large. rough, heavy, pound.
3 to 3l2; sheep. pound, IL to 2la;
Spring lambs, choice. fat, pound ia
to 8; fair to good. pound, to Z;
small, thin, pound, to 4; hogs,
straight. pound. 4 , to 5; sows. pound,
3i2 to 4; stays. pound, to 2la; live
pigs, pound, 9 to 10; shoats. pound
6 to 7.
Closing grain QuotatiOnS-Wheat
No. 2, red, Winter, garlicky, spot do
mestic, 8424 July delivery, 8434; car
goes on grades No. 2, red, Winter gar
licky, IS; No. 3, 80; No. 4, 79; No. 5,
IS; corn, No. yellow domestic, 75a
II; cob corn. 3.75 per barrel: oats, No
2. white, domestic, as to weight and
location, 55a60; No. 3, 54a59; rye,
nearby No. 2, 80a85.