Evening star., 1934-08-26
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Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 25.-The
egg market holds steady to firm, eSpe-
cially on the better grades Of hennery
whites, and values are well main
tanned over an advance of cents a
dozen on current receipt basis.
Receipts are running lighter from
all sections and stock showing strictly
fresh quality is readily placed at full
quotations.
Business on the exchange is nominal,
buyers preferring trading on the
streets, where they can make better
examination before buying.
The market closed today at 20 to %
cents a dozen for current receipts
with medium hennery whites selling
mostly "a to 26 and large, well graded.
henneries bringing as high as 27 to 90.
Shippers are warned to ship promptly
and grade carefully to bring top
values
Live Poultry Easier.
The live poultry market has been
slightly easier the last week and
values on all lines, with the exception
of pigeons, show a slight decline.
Demand continues good, however,
for large. fat stock, but small, poor,
undersized fowl are hard to move
even at discounts.
Colored springers of good size move
out readily and market is more active
at the difference in price on smaller
stock under az pounds. Plymouth
Rocks, 3 pounds and over. are bring
ing top prices of 20 cents a pound,
with mixed colored selling mostly 18
and IS, and to 212 Founders in good
demand at Is to 10. White LeghornS,
however, will not bring over IA to 16
and smaller stock as we'll as barebacks
is not wanted at any price.
Medium to large old hens, pounds
and over, in fairly good demand at
16 and IT, but smaller will not bring
over IL to Is, and LeghornS generally
neglected at II and Is. Old roosters
in lighter receipt and market shade
higher at and 10. Guinea fowl made
their first appearance of the season
this week and are meeting with ready
sale at 60 each for birds weighing 2
pounds and over and 80 to so for
oOOOh WClSAlu4S IA W pOuIluS.
Pigeons are steady at Is to 20 a pair
for both young and old.
White potatoes in liberal receipt and
market has slightly easier tone at
85 to 100 per 100 pounds, but it takes
well graded United States No. is to
bring this price and mixed. ungraded
stock has to be sold at sharp discounts
Garden Truck Down.
Native and nearby garden truck in
fairly liberal receipt and market easy
with prices in buyers favor at the
following quotations: Stringless beans,
bushel, 40a90; beets, per 100, 1.50a
200; cabbage, bushel, 25a50; carrots,
per 100, 1.00a2 co. corn. dozen, sails;
cucumbers. hamper, 35a50; eggplants,
hamper, 20a25; lima beans, basket,
75a1.00; bushell, 75a1.50; onions, per
50-pound sacks, LOCAL .05; peppers,
hamper, 20a25; squash, hamper, 25a35;
tomatoes, hamper, 20a45; bushel (for
canning stock, 60a65.
The live stock market on the
wharves holds generally steady under
light receipts Of first quality stock,
but ample Of under grades, which are
dull and lower priced. Handy weight
veal calves, fair, but large, rough
calves slow to move out and often
hard to place even at discounts.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf: Beef cattle, first quality, pound
6a612; common to medium, pound,
4a5; bulls, as to quality. pound, 2a4;
cows, choice to fancy, pound, 3a3h:
common to fair, pound, 11aa21a; oxen,
as to quality, pound. 2a4; calves,
choice. pound, 6k; large, fat, heavy,
pound, SASH; large, rough, heavy,
pound, 4a412; common, thin, pound,
3a312; sheep, pound. 11aa2; Spring
lambs, choice fat. pound, Z; fair to
good, pound, 5a6; small, thin, pound,
3a4; hogs. straight, pound, SAT; sows,
pound. 4a5; stays, pound, 2a3; live
pigs. pound. 9a10; shoats. pound, 7a8.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No. 2 red Winter, garlicky, spot,
domestic, 1901; August delivery,
1.00A; cargoes on grade No. ? red
Winter, garlicky, 1.01 u; No. 3, 981a;
No. 4, 96A; No. S. 921z. Corn, No. 2,
yellow domestic, 90. nominal; cob corn,
4.35 per barrel; oats, No. 2, white
domestic as to weight and location,
6Oa65; No. 3, 59a64; rye, nearby No. 2,
SOa85.