Evening star., 1934-04-15
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md. April 14.-The
live poultry market continues firm on
all lines. with the exception of old
hens, which show a decline of cent
or two a pound owing to the close OF
the Jewish holidays. Demand holds
steady for all other lines and values
show little change and are well main-
tanned. Active season for turkeys
about over. but all arrivals Of young
hens and gobblers meet with ready
sale at full quotations. Young broil-
ing chickens, l& to 2l2 pounds, scarce
and wanted, often at a premium over
quotations.
Hen turkeys, 10 pounds and over
are bringing % to 25 cents a pound
and gobblers. II pounds and over, Is
to 20, but old toms are hard to place
at IA to is. BroAing chickens con-
tinue to bring top prices of % to 20
with other young chickens. 3 pounds
and over, selling mostly 20 to %; but
small. thin broilers under IL pounds
not wanted and hard to place at any
price. Old hens, 81 pounds and over
show decline at IA to l6, with Leg
horns selling mostly 13a14. but fowl
under 31a pounds not wanted at any
price.
Capons continue scarce and meet
with ready sale at "a to %, with old
roosters plentiful and slow sale al
9 and 10. Ducks in only fair demand
and centered mostly on white, with
feathered stock at IA to ID, but small,
poor, thin ducks are hard to place and
of uncertain value. Guinea fowl and
pigeons hold steady and unchanged at
40 to so each for the former and 20
to 25 pair for the latter.
Egg Market Easy.
Under liberal receipts from all sec
tions, the egg market rules easy and
lower at 1872 cents a dozen for nearby
current receipts, with freshlaid stock
grading first as well hennery whites
bring a premium of cent or two a
dozen over quotations. Duck eggs
also show decline at 16 for large
clean stock, and small, dirty eggs not
wanted at any price. White potatoes
also in liberal receipt and market very
dull and lower at Its per 100 pounds
for round stock and Its to 100 for
long reds, with ungraded mixed stock
selling mostly $50 to 1.65.
The live stock market On the
wharves continues dull with demand
centered on f1rst-quality cattle, re-
ceipts of which continue light and
values show little change from last
week. Spring lambs, however, in
light receipts and meet with ready
sale on stock weighing IS pounds and
up, but common in-between cattle
slow to move out at inside prices
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, per pound,
512a6; common to medium, 3a5; bulls,
as to quality, 2a312; COWS, choice to
fancy, 3a31a; common to fair, 1l2a
212; oxen, as to quality, 1l2a3 l2;
calves, choice, 6a612; calves, large,
fat, heavy, 5a514; calves, large, rough,
heavy, 4a4h; calves, common, thin,
3a312; sheep, 2a312; Spring lambs,
choice, As pounds and up, fat, 12;
Spring lambs, fair to good, 10a11;
Spring lambs, small, thin, not wanted;
Fall lambs, as to quality, 6a912; hogs,
straight, 4ka5; hogs, sows, 31aa4;
hogs, stays, 2a21z; live pigs, 9a1o;
shoats, Sat.
Closing Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. 2, red Winter, garlicky
spot, domestic, 88&; April delivery,
8334 Corn-No. 2, yellow. domestic
63a64. Cob corn, 500 per barrel Oats
NO. 2, white domestic, as to weight
and location, 42a46. No. 3, 41a42. Rye
Nearby, bag lots, 75a80.