Evening star., 1934-02-18
Baltimore Markets
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Special Dispatch to the Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. February IT,
The live poultry market continues
steady under light receipts generally,
especially Of turkeys. and while values
on some lines show slight decline
prices are well maintained under o
coed demand for choice. fat stock.
Young hen turkeys. 10 pounds and
over, scarce and wanted at "a and
Is cents q pound, with young gob-
blers. IL pounds and over, moving
out readily at 10 to IS, with old hens
and toms hard to place and of un-
certain value. Young bfoiling chick
ems. III to az pounds, continue to
bring top prices of 23 to IS, with
young chickens, 3 pounds and over,
selling mostly 2l and 20, but ship
ment Of anything under pounds not
advisable, as such stock Is slow to
move out even at discounts.
Old hens show slight decline at
IL to 16 for stock weighing 81 pounds
and over, with old roosters hard TO
place at 3 to 10. Capons In very light
receipt, and large. fat birds, s pounds
and over, meet with ready sale at 20
to "a.
Duck Prices Rise.
Ducks also In light receipt and
under q good demand values show an
advance of cents a pound at IS
to II for white stock 4z pounds and
over, but black and mixed colored
ducks will not bring over l3 to IA.
A fair demand prevails for geese,
but centered on heavy, fat stock at
13 to 16, while poor, thin geese are
slow sale and Of irregular value.
Guinea fowl and pigeons unchanged
from last week at IS to so each for
the former and is to 20 a pair for
both young and old Of the latter.
The egg market rules easy and
shows a decline of Q cents a dozen
at 10 and 1912 for current receipts.
with firsts and henneries bringing
premium of cent or two when fresh
laid and of desirable size. Demand
limited. however, and market gen.
orally In buyers favor.
Market for white potatoes has taken
on firmer tone the past week and
values show an increase at LIS to
200 per 100 pounds for No. ! round
stock with ungraded selling mostly
1.50 to LES and long reds 160 to 1.85
as to grade. Sweet potatoes and yams
show little change from last week.
demand being only fair at IS to 100
per bushel for nearby sweets and rs
to l.I0 for Eastern Shore and Vir-
ginia stock. while fyams sell mostly
100 to Its per barrel.
Kale continues the only nearby
garden truck in demand and values
are higher at Is to IS bushel, with
early Southern vegetables supplyinS
the market.
Live Stock Market.
The market for live stock on tie
wharves continues dull and demand
easily satisfied under light receipts but
ample for the trade, only choice stock
attracting attention and all common
in-between cattle slow to move out.
Quotations today at Light Street
/ Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, per pound.
51a to 6. Common to medium, 8 to 5.
Bulls as to quality, 2 to 3h. Cows.
choice to fancy, to 3la. Common to
fair, 11a to 21a. Oxen, as to quality.
11a to 3A. Calves. veal, choice, to
7l2. Large, fat to ga. Large.
rough, 4 to 5. Common. thin, 3 to 4.
Sheep, 2 to 31a. Spring lambs. choice.
9 to e1z. Fair to good, to 8. Small.
thin, to 5. Hogs, straight, Az to 5.
Sows, az to 4. Stags, 2 to ga. Live
pigs. 8 to 9. Shoats, to 6.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. 2, red, Winter. garlicky. spot, do
mestic, 90; February. 96A; March de-
livery, s7lz; corn, No. 2, yellow. do
mestic, 65a66; cob corn, 2.75a3.00 pei
barrel; oats, No. 2, white, domestic
as to weight and location, 49a53; No
8, 4sa49; rye, nearby bag lots. s5aeo.