Evening star., 1934-05-20
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, May l9-The
live poultry market holds generally
steady with fairly good demand pre-
vailing for all choice, fat stock which
meets with ready sale at full quota
tions Receipts are running light
generally with the exception of Spring
Leghorns, which consist mostly of un
Gersized stock. These are hard to
move, often at a discount.
Young chickens, to 212 pounds
and over, are bringing top prices of
% to 25 cents a pound, with broilers,
IL to pounds, selling mostly 20 to
%, but Leghorns will not bring over
l8 to % and stock under Ia pounds
is not wanted at any price.
Demand continues good for old hens
4 pounds and over, at IS and Is,
but smaller offerings will not bring
over 13 and IA, with LeghornS selling
mostly II and 13. Too many small
poor, thin old hens are being shipped.
which not only lowers the value of
better stock, but is of irregular value
and hard to move out at any price.
Old roosters are in ample supply
and generally neglected at 9 and 10.
Ducks are in lighter receipt. Demand
is fair, however. but only for stock
weighing pounds and over selling at
u to Is. Guinea fowl and pigeons
are unchanged from last week at 40
to so each for the former and 20 to
IS pair for the latter.
Egg Market Steady.
The egg market holds steady but
quiet under a slight advance and
lighter receipts. Street sales are light
tor consumptive purposes, the bulk of
the supplies being sold on the ex-
change and going largely to the
packers for storage. The market
closed today at 1512 cents dozen for
current receipts, with flrst-hand hen
merry whites bringing a slight pre-
MUM over quotations.
Old potatoes continue in moderate
receipt but ample for the demand, and
prices are unsettled and slightly lower
at 1.35 to 150 per 100 pounds for
round stock and 1.40 to 1.5O for long
reds with mixed. ungraded potatoes
selling mostly 1.25 to l.35.
Sweet potatoes are in lighter re-
ceipt and under a good demand values
are higher at $50 to It's bushel for
nearby, with Eastern Shore barrel
stock selling mostly $50 to Its and
ungraded. over large, 80 to 125.
Vans hold steady and unchanged
from last week at IS to 100 bushel.
Native and nearby garden truck
Is in liberal receipt and prices gen.
orally are lower at the following quo
tations: Fancy asparagus, 100 to
l25 bushel; peas, 100 to $50 a
bushel; rhubarb, 200 to 400 a hun
dred, and spinach, IS to IS a bushel.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the
Uharves holds generally steady. good
heavy steers selling to an advantage,
but other kinds find slow sales, with
COWS showing decline.
Choice, handy weight veal calves
also are in good demand and meet
with ready sale at full value. Com
mon, thin calves and small. thin
Spring lambs are not wanted.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf: Beef cattle, first quality,
pound, 6l2a7; common to medium.
4a6. Bulls, as to quality, 2a4. Cows,
choice to fancy, 3l2a412; common to
fair, 2a3. Oxen, as to quality, 2a4.
Calves, choice. 6a612; large, fat,
heavy, 4a5; large, rough, heavy, 3a4.
Sheep, 2a4; Spring lambs. choice, fat,
10a1012; fair to good. Tag; Fall lambs.
as to quality. 6a9; hogs, straight, 412a
5; sows, 312a4; stays, 2a212; live
pigs. 9a10: shoats, Sat.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No. 2 red Winter, garlicky, spot
domestic, 90A May delivery, 904;
corn, No. yellow domestic, 67a68;
cob corn, 300a3.25 per barrel; oats,
No. 2 white domestic, as to weight
and location, 49a54; No. 8, 4Sa49;
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