Evening star., 1934-08-19
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 1s-
Receipts of eggs from all sections are
running light and the market has
taken on a decidedly firmer tone with
an advance of 2 cents a dozen over
opening prices Monday, which is well
maintained.
Hennery whites are scarce and when
Of necessary weight of 81 pounds to
the case and over will bring premium
of or cents a dozen over current
receipt quotations Of IT to 19.
Prompt shipments and careful grad
ing are necessary, however, to bring
top values.
Market for Spring chickens gen.
orally is slow, with receipts running
ample for the demand which is CEN
tered mostly on stock weighing 212
pounds and over, with small, poor,
thin stock hard to place at inside
prices.
Heavy. fat springers are bringing
18 to % cents a pound and stock
under az pounds Is to II. but Leg
horns will not bring over 13 to 16.
Old Hen Prices Firm.
Market for old hens holds firm and
values show an advance of cents a
pound for stock weighing 4 pounds
and over at 16 to 18 cents, but smaller
fowl move slow at IL to 13.
Too many old roosters are being
shipped and market mostly nominal
at to 10.
Ducks hold steady and unchanged
from last week at II to Is, with white
varieties bringing top values, but stock
under Az pounds slow to move out
at 10 and IL. Pigeons plentiful and
generally slow sale at Is to 20 q pair
for both young and old.
Market for white potatoes shows
slight improvement over last week,
with values a shade higher at 85al 90
per 100 pounds, and 15o per barrel
for Maryland and Virginia cobblers.
Native and nearby garden truck in
moderate receipt and market holds
steady on all lines at the following
quotations: Stringless beans, so to
las bushel; beets, $50 to 200, 100;
cabbage, IS to so bushel; carrots, 1.50
to 200, 100; corn, IL to 20 dozen; GU
cumbers, IS to 40 hamper; eggplants,
25 to 80 hamper; lima beans, rs to
LOO basket; onions, 80 to 100 per So
pound sacks; peppers, Is to so ham
per; squash, 20 to IS hamper; toma-
toes, Is to 60 hamper, and 80 to 95
bushel for canning stock.
Live Stock Market.
The live stock market on the
wharves holds generally steady under
light receipts of top-grade cattle. but
ample Of ordinary grades, which are
slow to move out at inside prices.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf:
Beef cattle-First quality, pound,
6 to 61z; common to medium, pound,
4 to S; bulls, as to quality, pound, 2
to 4; COWS, choice to fancy. to 81;
common to fair, pound, IL to 212;
Oxen, as to quality, pound. 2 to 4;
calves, choice, 5l2 to g.; large, fat,
heavy, pound, to S: large. rough,
heavy, to 3k. Sheep-Pound, Ia
to q Spring lambs, choice, fat,
pound, to 7A; fair to good, pound,
5 to 61a; small, thin, pound, 3 to 4.
Hogs Straight, pound, AZ to 5; sows,
pounds. 81 to 4; stays, pound. 2 to
IA; live pigs, pound, 9 to 10; shoats,
pound, to 7.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. 2 red Winter garlickly spot domes-
tic, 99H; August delivery. 1914: car
goes on grade; No. 2 red Winter gar
Iickly, 1.001a; No. 3, 971a; No. A, 941a:
No. S, 9112. Corn-No. yellow do
nestle, 90a92; cob corn, AIS per bar
rel. OatS-No. white domestic, as
TO weight and location, 62a65; No. 3,
6la64. Rye-Nearby, No. 2, 80a85.