Evening star., 1934-01-21
Baltimore Markets
Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, January 20
Under light receipts from all points,
especially native and nearby, the egg
market has taken on a firmer tone the
past week and prices are shade higher
with an improved demand. Nearby
stock of first quality, especially hennery
whites having the size and freshness.
meet with ready sale, but shipments OF
current receipts show considerable small
dirty as well as cracked, eggs, with a
consequent loss off under the candle.
In order to realize best results shippers
should be careful to separate small
undersized pullet eggs from the larger
stock and ship separately The market
closed today at "a and 25 cents
dozen for hennery whites. 81 pounds
and up to the case, 18 to % for 81
pounds and over, but pullet eggs will
not bring over IS and 16 and current
receipts sell mostly % and %
Live Poultry Steady.
The live poultry market continues
steady to firm on most lines and values
with the exception of old hens, which
dIlOIIlbI
tanned under good demand. but GEN.
tered generally on choice, fat stock
Turkeys in light receipt and young hen
turks, 10 pounds and over, meet with
ready sale at % cents a pound and
young gobblers, IL pounds and over, in
good demand at IS to 20. but old hens
and toms not so desirable at 16 to 18,
and poor, thin stock, as well as crooked
breasts, slow to move out at 10 to II.
Young broiling chickens, IL to 2l2
pounds, scarce, and are bringing top
prices of 20 to %, but shipment of any,
thing under 4 pounds not adNsa Bile,
as this stock has to be sold at dis
count Demand for young chickens,
3 pounds and over, holds good at 16 to
18, but poor fowl thin stays are neglect
continue very light and all arrivals
meet with ready sale at 18 to % for
birds weighing pounds and over. A
fairly good demand prevails for young
ducks and geese, 4l2 pounds and over
at II to Is for the former and l3 to
IS for the latter, but poor, thin stock
slow to move out at 7 to 10. Guinea
fowl and pigeons unchanged from last
week at 25 to SIS each for the former
and Is to 20 pair for both young and
old of the latter
Under heavy receipts from all sec
tions the white potato market rules
dull and easy with values showing a
decline at 1.65 to IT'S per l00 pounds
for No. red stock with ungraded
selling mostly 140 to 1.50. Market
for sweet potatoes and yams holding
steady under fairly good demand at
to go bushel, with Virginia sweets
selling mostly IS to lbs per barrel and
yans, 100 to It's per barrel
With kale and spinach the only
native and nearby garden truck on
the market demand Is being supplied
generally by early Southern vegetables.
Kale is selling mostly IS to As bushel
and spinach so to IS.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the wharves
continues dull and while values show
no change from last week prices con-
tinue in buyers favor What little
demand exists is centered entirely on
first-quality stock and all common in
between kinds move slow at inside
prices,
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, 51s
to 6; common to medium, 8 to S; bulls
as to quality, 2 to 312; cows, choice to
fancy, 3 to 31a; common to fair 119 to
az: oxen, as to quality, ~ to 31a:
calves, veal, choice, 61s to z; large,
common, thin. 31s to 4; sheep, 1h to
8; spring lambs, choice. 8 to 81; fair
to good, 61a to 71a; small, thin, I to
5; hogs, straight, 4 to AZ; sows, 8 to
s1s: stays, to az; live pigs. 8 to o;
shoats 5 to 6.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. q, red, Winter, garlicky, spot,
domestic, 96; January, 96; February
delivery, 96%. Corn-No. 2, yellow,
domestic, 66a67: cobcorn, 2.75a3O0 per
barrel Oats-No. 2. white, domestic,
as to weight and location, 50a54; No.
3. 49a50. Rye-Nearby baglots. 80a85.