Evening star., 1934-01-14
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, January 49,
The live poultry market holds steady
to firmer on all lines. with the excep.
tton Of old hens, and values on youns
chickens and turkeys are a shade high.
er. Receipts Of old hens have beer
more liberal the past week and consis,
mostly OF rough, undersized hens. which
are not only hard to move but tend to
lower the value of the better stock
Turkeys in lighter receipt, especially Of
choice young hen turkeys, which meet
pound, with young gobblers bringing II
at Is to II and poor. thin stock. as well
as crooked breasts, neglected at II
to IL.
Young chickens, 8 pounds and over
in good demand and no surplus in the
at 16 to Is, with Plymouth Rocks
bringing top values, but all poor, thir
fowl hard to place at 10 to IL. Youne
broilers, ~ to 2la pounds, scarce and
wanted at top values Of 18 to 20.
at IL to Is for stock weighing az
pounds and over, but Leghorns viii mol
bring over 10 to II and all poor. light
fowl as well as old roosters slow Il
move out at Z to 8. Capons In light
receipt and birds weighing pounds
and over scarce and wanted at 20 and
%, but smaller stock will not bring
over 10 to 81. Ducks and geese hold
steady at II to IS for the former and
l3 to IS for the latter, with stock
under ~ pounds hard to place at z tc
10. Guinea fowl very scarce and values
show an advance Of 10 cents at IS to IS
each for birds weighing ~ pounds
and over, with old Guineas selling
mostly IS to 40. Pigeons in liberal re.
ceipt and values mostly In buyers favor
at Is to 20 q pair for both young and
old.
Eggs Still Steady.
The egg market continues steady un-
der fair receipts, but ample for the de-
mand, and all desirable fresh-laid stock
meets with ready sale when Of desirable
size Too many shipments Of hennery
whites are being mixed with pullet eggl
and have to be sacrificed at a discount
Hennery whites, 81 pounds and over to
the case, are bringing % and "a cents
q dozen and 81 to 81 pounds to the
case 18 to %, with pullet eggs hard tc
move at IS and l6. Nearby flrstS, when
properly graded and fresh laid, viii
bring ~, but current receipts move SLOW
at 20.
Market for white potatoes unsettled
with q weaker tendency under increas-
ing receipts from all sections, and while
values show no change from last week
prices are mostly In buyers favor q
l.65 to l.85 per hundred pounds fol
round stock and 1.40 to 1.50 for un.
graded, but long reds not 50 desirable
and will not bring over 1.25 to LAO.
Market for sweet potatoes holds easy
under liberal receipts from all sections
and values are lower at 40 to SO pei
hamper for nearby stock and IS to 81
per bushel for Eastern Shore yellows
with Virginia barrel stock selling mostly
IS to 1.25. Vans hold steady and un.
changed from last week at 100 to LIE
per barrel.
Receipts Of native and nearby vege.
tables moderate, but ample for thu
demand, and market holds generally
steady at the following quotations
Beets, $50 TO 2.50 hundred; kale, 40 tt
Uve Stock Market
The live cattle market on the Wharvel
generally dull, with demand centeret
principally On first quality stock, ant
all common in-betWeen kinds, which
constitute the bulk Of the receipts, SLOW
sale at inside prices.
Quotations today: Beef cattle, mrs
quality, pound, 61z to 6; common 4
medium, pound, 8 to 5. Bulls, q K
quality. pound, 2 to 31a: Cows. choic.
to fancy. pound, 3 to 3H; common Il
fair, pound, w to az: Oxen, IS II
quality, pound, ~ to 312.
Calves, veal, choice. pound. 61z to Y
large, fat, pound, to 6: large, rough
pound. 41z to S; common thin. pound
Sheep. pound, Ia to 2h. sprin,
lambs, choice, per pound, 8 to 8h; fat
to good. pound, eh to IN; small, thin
pound. 4 to 5.
Hogs, straight, pound. I to ~. sowa
3 to 3k; stays, to 2h. Live pigl
pound, 8 to 9. Shoats, pound, 5 to 9
Closing grain quotations-Wheat, No
red Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic
92N; January, 92A; February deliv
cry, 93%. Corn-No. 2 yellow, domes
tic, 65a66; cob corn, 2.75 per barrel
Oats-No. 2 white. Is to weight ant
location, 49a53; No. 8, 48a49. Rye
Neardv ha1lotS 7SA60