Evening star., 1934-07-15
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DALI AMONE, Mu., July Ia Hs
live poultry market has taken on a
decidedly firmer tone and values show
an advance on young chickens and
old hens, arrivals cleaning up readily
and more liberal shipments OF large,
young chickens. 2 pounds and over,
and tat old hens, pounds and over.
advisable.
Young chickens, 3 pounds and over,
are bringing 24a27 cents q pound,
with to 3 Founders selling mostly
l8a25. but Leghorns not so desirable
and will not bring over l5a20.
Medium to large old hens are selling
l6alS. but stock under 4 pounds will
not bring over 13al5, with Leghorns
selling mostly l1al3. Old roosters
continue ample for the demand which
is limited, and value in buyers favor
at 9al0.
Market for young ducks holds steady,
with stock weighing 4i2 pounds and
over selling to advantage at l4aI6,
but it takes large white ducks to bring
these prices, black and mixed colored
selling mostly l2al3. Pigeons fairly
steady at l5a20 q pair for both young
and old.
Egg Market Firmer.
The egg market. also has taken on
a slightly flrmer tone, and prices show
an advance OF cent or two a dozen
over opening prices Monday. Receipts
continue moderate. but ample for
street sales. Very little business being
done on the exchange. Buyers are very
critical OF quality at this time of the
year and prompt shipments are neces-
sary to bring best results. The market
closed today at Is and II cents 4
dozen for nearby current receipts, with
hennery whites. when well graded.
bringing a premium of and 4 cents
q dozen over quotations.
Market for white potatoes very dull
and prices lower at l.45al.65 per
barrel for u. 8. No. i cobblers.
Native and nearby garden truck in
fairly liberal receipt, and values show
little change on most lines ut the fol-
lowing quotations: Green beans, 65a8O
bushel: beets. LOO per hundred: cab
bage, 25a35 bushel; carrots, 200 per
hundred. field corn. l0al5 dozen: Gu
eumbers, 35a50 hamper; lima beans.
S.00a3.25 buShel; onions. 75a90 per So
pound sack: peppers. 75al 90 hamper;
squash, 25a35 hamper, and tomatoes
75al 60 hamper.
Live Stock Quiet.
The live stock market on the wharves
holds quiet and easier, with light de-
mand centered on first quality stock,
and values are a shade lower, common
and in-between kinds slow sale at
inside prices. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality. pound. 6i2
at. common to medium, pound. 4a6
Bulls, as to quality, pound, 2a4l2.
Cows, choice to fancy. pound, 9l2a4l2;
common to fair, pound. 2a3 Oxen, as
to quality, pound. 2a4. Calves, choice.
pound, 5i2; large, fat. heavy. pound.
4a5; large. rough. heavy, pound, 3a4.
Sheep, pound, ll2a2l2. Spring lambs,
choice. fat. pound, 7s7l2 ,; fair to good.
pound, 5a6'2; small. thin. pound, 3a4.
Hogs. straight, pound, 4laa5. Sows,
pound, 3l2a5. Stags, pound, 2a2i2.
Live pigs 9al0. ShoatS 6a7
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No. red Winter, sarlicky. spot. do
nestle "a ?; July delivery. 94l2; car
goes on grade No. , red Winter, gar
hcky, s4l4; No. 3. 9lI4; No. T. 8Sl4:
No. 5. S5l4. Corn, No. yellow, do
mestic. spot. 75a77; cob corn. 3.75
per barrel Oats, No. , white. domes-
tic. as to weight and location. 56a60:
No. 3, 55a5s, Rye, nearby, No. 2,
75a85.