Evening star., 1934-02-25
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.


BALTIMORE. Md, February "a
Despite curtailment in receipts due
to weather conditions the egg market
continues to show a decline Busi-
ness Is very dull on the exchange.
Nearby current receipts are being Of
fered at Is and l9 cents a dozen, with
no bidders.
Lack of proper grading is affecting
prices of nearby stock, which has to
be sold on current receipts basis and
the trade lately has been turning to
Western refrigerated eggs, which show
better grading and are being sold as
f1rsts. Shippers are advised not to
ship undersized pullet eggs matched
with larger stock. but to ship them
separately to obtain best results.
Poultry. Steady to Firm.
The live poultry market holds steady
to firm under generally light receipts
and all desirable stock meets with
ready sale and some lines show an
advance over last week.
Young hen turkeys, 10 pounds and
over, In very light receipt and move
out readily at 25 and rs cents
pound with young gobblers IL pounds
and over. bringing 18 to %, but light
gobblers as we'll as old hens and toms
hard to place at irregular values.
Young broiling chickens. u to 2H
pounds. scarce and wanted at % to
rs and other young fowl. pounds
and over selling mostly 20 and %.
Demand better on medium sized fowl,
to 4 pounds, Of which there Is no
surplus In the daily arrivals.
Market for capons hold steady with
large. fat stock wanted and selling
readily under very light receipts at
20 to Is for birds weighing pounds
and over, but small slips hard to move
out even at discounts
Demand for old hens, 3lt pounds
and over. steady at IA to l6, but Leg
horns will not bring over IL and 13,
and old roosters hard to place at 8
to 10. Young ducks. 4 pounds and
over. in better demand and market
holds firm and higher at Is to 18.
but movement of geese only fair at
13 to 16. Pigeons show an advance in
old. while guinea fowl hold steady at
25 to so each.
Under only moderate receipts and
an improved demand market for white
potatoes shows an increase at 100
to 2.10 per 100 pounds for No.
round stock. and IT'S to 185 for un-
graded. but long reds not so desirable
and will not bring over 1.65 to 400.
Sweet potatoes and yams unchanged
from last week at IS to 100 per bushel
for nearby sweets and IS to 10 for
Eastern Shore stock, but ungrsded
will not bring over so to rs. with
ysms selling mostly 100 to It's per
barrel.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market continues
dull and quiet on the wharves. with
only first quality stock attracting at
tention, Quotations today at Light
Street Wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality, pound,
5l2 10 g. Common 10 medium, 3 to 5.
Bulls, as to quality, 2 to 81. Cows.
choice to fancy, to 31a; COM
mon to fair, IL to 2la. Oxen,
as to quality, "A to 81. Calves.
veal, choice, to III; large, fat, 6 to
6l2; large rough. 4 to 5; common,
thin. 3 to T. Sheep, 2 to 3la, Spring
lambs. choice. 9 to 91z; fair to good,
to g; small, thin, to 5. Hogs,
straight, Az to 5. Sow, 81 to 4.
Stays, 2 to 2ia. Live pigs, 8 to 9.
Shoats. to 6.
Closing grain ouotations-Wheat,
No. 2 red Winter. garlicky, spot. de-
rneStic, @l2, February, 94A, March
delivery. e5: corn, No. 2. yellow. do
mestic. spot. 65a66; cob corn. 2-75a
800 per barrel; oats, No. 2. white,
domestic, as to weight and location.
47a51; No. 3, 46a47; rye, nearby, bag
lots, 80a65.