Evening star., 1934-01-07
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. January 6-De-
spite the fact that weather conditions
the past week have been against any
activity in live poultry, prices. with the
exception of turkeys, which show a de-
cline of a cent or two pound, are
holding fairly steady, but only limited
shipments advisable unless there Is a
decided change in the weather. Young
hen turkeys, 20 pounds and over. are
bringing 20 and 81 cents a pound !;
gobblers. IL pounds and over. l6 to l9,
but old hens and toms are slow sale at
Is and 16 with poor. thin turkeys. as
well as crooked breasts, hard to move
out at 10 to u.
Young chickens selling better and
values are well maintained at IS to IT
for stock weighing 3la pounds and over,
and all poor. tEin stock neglected at 8
to 10. Old hens continue in good de-
mand at IL to 16 for heavy. fat fowl
3la pounds and over, but Leghorns will
not bring over IL and IL and all poor,
light fowl as well as old roosters hard
to move out at 7 and 8. Capons made
their first appearance of the season and
met with ready sale at II to % for
birds weighing pounds and over.
Ducks and geese show no change from
last week at y to l6 for the former
and l3 to 16 for the latter, but poor
thin fowl slow sale at to 10. Guinea
fowl and pigeons also unchanged from
last week at 80 to 40 cents for the for
mer and Is to 20 pair for the latter.
Egg Market Steady.
The general egg market rules steady
but quiet in tone under moderate re-
foir a hi ia1, ie
easily satisfied Nearby stock of first
quality having size and freshness mov-
ing better than any other stock at the
difference in price on henneries. Stock
must have the weight and size of 81
pounds and over to the case to briug top
prices of "a cents dozen. while smaller
hennery whites So to 81 pounds. sell
mostly IS to %, with pullet eggs hard
to place at IS and 16 Very little other
stock will grade anything but current
receipts. which bring 20 cents.
White potatoes market holds steady,
with little change from last week. at
1.65 to 1.85 per 100 pounds for round
stock and 1:5o to 1,6O for long reds,
but ungraded mixed stock will not bring
over 40 to $50 Sweet potatoes and
yams both in good demand and values
well maintained at 40 to SO hamper for
nearby sweets and 85 to 125 barrel for
ungraded, while yams sell mostly 100
to Its.
Native and nearby garden truck in
moderate receipt. but ample for the
demand. and prices mostly in buyers
favor at the following quotations:
Beets, 150 to $50 hundred; carrots,
200 to $50 hundred; kale. 40 to so
bushel, and spinach SO to 60 bushel.
Live Stack Market
The live stock market on the wharves
has shown an improvement the past
week. especially on first quality stock,
which is in light receipt. and while VAL
ues show little change prices are well
maintained at the following quotations:
Beef cattle. first quality, pound. 5l5
to 6; common to medium. 8 to 5: bulls,
as to quality. 2 to 3l2; cows. choice to
fancy, to 312; common to fair, 1l2 to
21a; oxen, as to quality. lla to 3la:
calves, veal, choice, 6la to Z: large. fat,
5l2 to s: large. rough. AZ to 5: COM
mon. thin. 3la to 4; sheep, IL to 2Ia;
Spring lambs. choice, to 712; fair to
good, 51a to G12: small. thin. 81, to
4 e; hogs, straight. 4 to Az: sows. 3 to
3la; stays. 2 to 21a; live pigs, to 9;
shoats, 5 to 6.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat. No
2. red Winter. garlicky. spot. domestic,
S8l2; January, G81s; February delivery,
80. Corn. No 2. yellow. domestic. 65a
&c: cob corn. new. 3.00a3.25 per barrel
Oats. No. 2. white, domestic. as to
weight and location. 48a52; No. 8, Ala
z3. Fye, nearby carlots, 75a8o.