Evening star., 1934-03-25
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 24.-The
live poultry market shows little
change from last week, receipts be-
ing generally fair and under a good
demand, especially for fat old hens.
The market holds firm, with values
well maintained on all lines.
Due to the Jewish holiday next
week, old hens, 3l2 pounds and over,
are meeting with ready sale at Is
to 18 cents pound, an advance Of
2 to 3 cents over last week, but Leg
horns will not bring over II to IA,
and poor, light fowl not wanted at
any price.
Turkeys in light receipt and de-
mand good for young hens, 10 pounds
and over, at 26 and 27, with gob-
blers IL pounds and over also active
at 18 to %. but old toms move slow
at IT and 18.
Young broiling chickens, "a to ga
pounds, are bringing top prices of %
to "a, but thin broilers under Ia
pounds not wanted and hard to place,
even at sharp discounts.
Demand for other young chickens,
pounds and over. steady at 20 to %,
and all desirable stock cleans up from
day to day at full quotations.
Capons scarce and wanted at 27
to 28 for birds weighing 7 pounds and
over, but to 7 Founders will not bring
over % to 26. with old ROSTERS neg
lected at 8 to 10.
Market for ducks and geese holds
steady but unchanged from last week
at Is to 18 for the former and 13 to
Is for the latter; only stock weighing
AZ pounds and over. however, will
bring these prices, as small, poor
ducks and geese are not wanted at
any price.
Young guinea fowl, / y pounds and
over, also scare and clean up readily
at so to so each, but old birds not
wanted and of uncertain value, while
pigeons hold steady at 20 to 25 pair
for both young and old.
Egg Market Eases.
The egg market has shown an i'm
provement the last week and values
show a slight advance at 171a cents
a dozen for current receipts, with
well graded fresh laid hennerieS
bringing a premium of cent or two
over quotations. There has been
more liberal offerings and sales on
the exchange the last week and all
desirable stock finds ready sale, while
offerings of mixed, doubtful quality
are slow to find favor. Shippers are
again advised not to ship small
undersized pullet eggs mixed with
larger stock, but to ship separately in
order to bring best results. Duck
eggs increasing in receipt and mar
ket generally easy at 26 for large,
clean, and "a for medium sized stock.
White potato market dull and
easier but values show little change
at 1.85 to 200 per hundred pounds
for round stock, and 1.85 to go for
long reds, with mixed ungraded po-
tatoes selling mostly, 165 to Its. De-
mand for sweets and yams holds
good and values are we'll maintained
at LOO to 1.25 per bushel for No.
sweets and l.25 to 200 per barrel
for yams, but ungraded overlarge
stock hard to place and of irregular
values.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the
wharves continues quiet and dull and
no improvement is looked for until
after the close of the Lenten season.
Only first quality stock attracts at
tention and unfortunately most of
the arrivals consist of common Or
binary cattle which are slow sale
at inside prices. Quotations today,
Light Street Wharf: Beef cattle, first
quality, pound, 51a to 6; common to
medium, pound, to 5. Bulls, as to
quality, pound, to 31a. Cows, choice
to fancy, pound, to 312; common
to fair, pound, IA to 212; Oxen, as
to quality, pound, Z to 31a Calves,
veal, choice, pound, 612; large, fat,
heavy, pound, AZ to 512; large, rough.
heavy, pound, 81 to 4; common, thin,
pound, to 31a. Sheep, pound, 2 to
81. Fall lambs, choice. pound, 91a ;
falr to good, pound, to 8: small,
thin, pound, to 6. Hogs, straight,
pound, 412 to 5. Sows, pound, 31a
to 4. Stays, pound, to 21a. Live
pigs, pound, 8 to 8. Shoats, pound.
5 to 6.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat,
No. red Winter, garlicky, spot. do
mestic, 9412; March delivery, s4K
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic, spot,
66a67; cob corn, 300 per barrel. Oats,
No. 2 white, domestic, as to weight
and location, 46a5O; No. 8, 45a46.
Rye, nearby, baglots, 8Oa85.
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