Evening star., 1934-06-03
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, June 2.-The
live poultry market has taken on a
decidedly firmer tone. especially on
Spring chickens, which clean up
readily when averaging around .:
pounds
Receipts continue light on both
young chickens and old hens of de-
sirable size, but too many small, poor,
thin fowl are being shipped which is
hard to move out even at discounts.
Young chickens, 2 to 2l2 pounds and
over, are bringing % to 26 cents a
pound, and broilerS. IL to pounds,
20 to %, but Leghorns not SO de-
sirable and will not bring over 20
to %
Old hens are in good demand and
values show a slight increase at IA
to II for fowl weighing 81 pounds
and over. with Leghorns selling
mostly II and Is. but old roosters
are generally neglected at and 10.
Demand fair for young ducks, 4
pounds and over, at IL to IS, but old
ducks are hard to sell at any price
Guinea fowl and pigeons steady and
unchanged at 40 to so each for the
former and 30 to 25 pair for the
latter.
Egg Market Steady.
The egg market holds steady under
fair receipts. but ample for the de-
mand, which is easily satisfied, and
with no special activity on the ex-
change dealers report arrivals are
beginning to show eggs of inferior
quality. and graded firsts are now
given the preference in sale as the
warmer weather prevailing makes
buyers more particular as to quality.
The market closed a shade higher
tooay at 1872 and 1884 cents
dozen for nearby current receipts.
with hennery whites bringing
premium OF cent or two a dozen.
Market for old potatoes has a de-
cidedly weaker tone and values are
a shade lower at l35 to 14O per
100 pounds COR round stock and lao
to $50 for Long Reds, but ungraded
potatoes are slow sale at l.25 to
1.35. Sweet potatoes and yams hold
ing steady under good demand and
generally light receipts at $50 to It's
per bushel for nearby and 90 to It's
per barrel for Eastern Shore stock,
with yams selling mostly 100 to l.25
per bushel.
Receipts of native and nearby
vegetables are liberal and market
generally dull with prices in buyers
favor at the following quotations:
Maryland and Virginia Colossal
asparagus. $50 to 200 dozen; fancy,
LOO to l.25, and choice, rs to go;
beets, IS to 100 crate; cabbage. so
to 65 hamper; kale. 20 to IS bushel;
lettuce. 100 to l25 bushel; peas, 1.25
to LIS bushel; rhubarb, 200 to 400
hundred, and spinach, l2i2 to 80
bushel.
Live Stock Quotations.
The live stock market on the
wharves holds generally steady under
light receipts of desirable stock which
meet with good demand, but all COM
mon in-between stock hard to sell at
inside prices.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf: Beef cattle, first quality, 6ls
to 7; common to medium, 4 to 6;
bulls, as to quality, 2 to 4; cows,
choice to fancy, 3l2 to Az; common
to fair, to 3; oxen, as to quality,
2 to A. calves, choice, to 615; large,
fat, heavy, 4 to S; large, rough, heavy,
to 4; sheep, to 4: Spring lambs,
choice, fat, 10 to 1912: fair to good,
7 TO 8; hogs, straight, 4 to Az; Sows,
3 to 3l2; stays, to 2l2; live pigs,
9 to 10; shoats, 6 to Z.
Closing grain quotations - Wheat,
No. red Winter, garlicky, spot do
mestic, SO; June delivery, 90; corn,
yellow domestic. 74a75; cob corn,
S3.65 per barrel; oats, No. 2 white
domestic. as to weight and location.
57a62; No. 3, 56a6l; rye, nearby, bag
lots, 85a90.