Evening star., 1934-02-11
Baltimore Markets
Dispatch TO The Star.

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BALTIMORE, Nd, February 10
sub-zero weather In the last week
eurtailed receipts and as result the
live poultry market holds firm with
values on most lines showing an in
crease of a cent or two a pound. De-
nand continues good and all desirable
stock meets with ready sale at full
quotations.
Choice young hen turkeys and gob-
blers are In very light receipt ana
move out readily at "a and 25 cents
a pound for young hens 10 pounds
and over and 1S to % for gobblers II
pounds and over.
With old hens, toms, crooked breasts
and poor. thin turkeys 1t is more a
question of buyer than price as this
stock has to be sacrificed at sharp
discounts.
Young broiling chickens. II pounds
and up, continue to bring top prices
Of % to "a with no surplus in the
arrivals, while young chickens. 8
pounds and over, move out readily at
81 and o. Demand for old hens has
eased of and with liberal receipts,
especially from the South the market
Is easy at Is to II, but Leghorns will
not bring over II to IA and all poor,
thin fowl as well as old roosters are
hard to place at 8 to 10.
Large, fat capons, pounds and
ever, are scarce and wanted at 20 to
IS each, but shippers are advised not
10 ship anything under pounds in
order to realize best results.
Ducks and geese are In fair demand
at IL to 16 for the former and 13 to
i6 for the latter. but stock under "A
pounds has to be sold at discounts.
Guinea fowl IL pounds and over, and
pigeons are holding steady at As to
will not bring over 25 to 80 and
pigeons Is to 20 pair for both young
and old.
Eggs Up After Decline.
The egg market has fuctuated con-
siderably the last week, showing a
decline of 4 cents a dozen the early
part. but f1rrned up the latter part
Of the week and regained some Of the
loss, closing today at 81 cents dozen
for current receipts, with nearby f1rsts
and hennery whites bringing a
premium of cent or two a Dozen
Only fresh laid well-graded eggs, how
ever. will bring a premium, business
passing both on the exchange and
on the street being transacted on a
current receipt basis
Market for white potatoes holds
steady and unchanged at l.65 10 Its
per 100 pounds and lao to $50 for
Nngraded round stock, with reds sell
ing mostly 125 to $50. Demand for
sweet potatoes has shown an improve
ment the past week and values are
q shade higher at IS TO 100 per
bushel for nearby and IS to 10 for
Eastern Shore stock, but ungraded
mixed stock will not bring over so
to IS. Vans in fairly liberal receipt
and market shows no change from last
week at 100 to It's per barrel
Early vegetables from the South
continue to supply the market, with
kale the only nearby product selling
70 advantage at so and SIS a bushel,
other produce being negligible and Of
uncertain value.
Live Stock Market.
Weather conditions have had a
stimulating effect on the live stock
market on the wharves, demand show
ing an Improvement and values are
well maintained on all firSt-quality
stock, but common in-between kinds
continue slow sale at inside prices.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf: Beef cattle, first quality,
pound, 51z to 6; common to medium,
pound, 3 10 S; bulls, as to quality,
pound, to 312; COWS, choice to
fancy, pound, to 81; common to
fair. pound, IL to 21z: oxen, as to
quality, ~ to 313; calves, veal,
choice, pound, ~ to 8; large. fat,
pound, 61z to 7; large. rough, pound.
81 to 6: common. thin, to 8; sheep,
pound, 2 to 81; Spring lambs, choice,
pound, 20 s;7; fair TO good, to 8;
small, thin, pound. to S; hogs,
straight, pound. Az to 5; sows, pound,
~ to 4; stays, pound, to 211; live
pigs, to 9; shoats, pound. 5 to 6.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat,
No. 2 red Winter, garlicky, spot, do
a1estic, e73s; February, e7ss; March
delivery, 93ss. Corn, No. 2 yellow,
domestic, 65a66; cob corn. 2.75a3.00
~ barrel. Oats, No. 2 white, do
neetic, as to weight and location,
tsa53; No. 8. 48a4s. Rye, nearby bag
Dss, 85a90