Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-12-02
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, December l.
Following the holiday the live poul-
try market holds fairly steady, tur-
keys showing the only decline, while
young chickens show a slight advance
and values generally are well main
tanned.
Weather continues too warm for
any activity in dressed poultry and
shippers are advised to ship live
stock for best results Young hen
turkeys. pounds and over, show a
drop of 2 cents at 20 cents a pound
and young gobblers. 10 pounds and
over. like decline at IS to 10, while
old hens and toms sell mostly II and
Is. Young chickens, pounds and
over( are bringing IS to ID, but Leg
horns will not bring over IS to IA
and poor, thin stock hard to place
at 10 to II. Market for old hens
dull and only stock weighing 81
pounds and over attract attention at
II to 16, with Leghorns selling mostly
IL and l3. And all poor. light fowl
as we'll as old ROSTERS are slow sale
at 9 to II.
Young ducks are in light receipt
and values a shade higher at IL TO
IA for stock weighing Az pounds and
over, with white varieties bringing top
values. but poor, thin ducks are neg
lected at 9 and 10.
Geese steady under fair receipts at
II to Is, with small, poor, thin Geese
slow to move out at 10. Guinea fowl
and pigeons unchanged from last
week at 40 to so each for the former
and Is pair for both old and young
of the latter.
Eggs Fairly Steady.
Under moderate receipts from all
sections the egg market holds fairly
steady and while values show no
change prices are mostly in buyers
favor Hennery eggs when large size
and well graded meet with ready sale
at 36 cents dozen. with mediums
bringing 80 and 80, but pullets slow
sale at Is to %. Market on current
receipts easy at 80 to 80.
White potatoes, in liberal receipt
and with demand easily satisfied
prices continue in buyers favor at rs
to 80 per 100 pounds and 60 to 70
for mixed ungraded stock. Sweets
and yams steady and unchanged at
so to go hamper and 100 to lis
bushel for the former and 200 to
225 barrel for the latter Receipts
of native and nearby vegetables only
fair but ample for the demand and
market shows little change at the
following quotations:
Cabbage, 1000 ton: carrots. $50
to 200 hundred; kale, IS to As bushel;
pumpkins, 500 to 1900 hundred :;
savoy cabbage. 20 to 80 bushel; spin
ach, so to IS bushel. and washed
turnips, IS to Is hamper.
Live Stock Quiet.
The live stock market on the
wharves holds steady, but quiet with
only first quality cattle attracting at
tention. Little activity to demand
for common in between kinds and
market generally in buyers favor at
the following quotations:
Beef cattle. first quality, pound, 6
to 6l2; common to medium, pound,
3 to 5. Bulls, as to quality, pound,
2 to 4. Cows, choice to fancy, pound,
3l2 to 4. Common to fair. pound, 2
to 3. Oxen, as to quality, pound,
2 to 4. Calves. choice, pound. 6l2
to 7. Large, fat, heavy, pound. 5l2
to s. Large. rough. heavy, pound,
to 5l2. Common. thin, pound. to
Az. Sheep, pound, y to 2. Spring
lambs, choice, fat, pound, 6l5. Fair
to good. pound, to g. Small, thin,
pound 8 to 4. Hogs, straight, pound,
6. Sows, pound, 5. Stays, pound. g.
Live pigs, pound, 9 to 10. Shoats,
pound, to 8.
Closing Grain Quotations.
Wheat, No. red Winter, spot do
nestle, 1914; December delivery, 99H
Corn, No. 2 yellow domestic, los; cob
corn, nominal. Oats, No. 2 white do
nestle, as to weight and location. GA
10: No. 3, 63a69. Rye, nearby, No. 2,
90a95. Barley, 85a90.