Evening star., 1934-07-29
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The star.


BALTIMORE. Md, July 2s.-Re-
ceipts OF live poultry especially by
truck from nearby points have been
more than ample for the demand the
last week and with warm weather
prevailing the market rules easy with
q slight decline in values.
Heavy shipments from the South
OF small springers have seriously af-
fected the market here on better
quality stock and only large, fat,
chickens. ga pounds and over, attract
attention.
Nearby shippers are advised not to
ship any springers under pounds or
old hens under 3i2 pounds as the
market is glutted with poor. thin fowl.
which must be sold strictly on merit
ct very irregular values,
Young chickens . pounds and over,
are bringing i6 to 2s with Leghorns
selling mostly II to is. Old hens, 4
pounds and over sell mostly Ia to
ie, but smaller will not bring over
IL and 13 while Leghorns are hard
to move at 10 and H.
Shipments of old roosters are not
advisable as practically all houses are
carrying over stock which is very slow
to move out at to 10.
Only large. fat. young white ducks
u pounds and over attract attention
at u TO l6, with mixed colored SELL
ing mostly IL to l3 and old ducks not
wanted at any price.
Pigeons are in ample supply and
generally meet slow sale at is to 20
q pair for both young and old.
Egg Prices Narrow.
The egg market shows little change
from last week, receipts being ample
for the demand which is centered
mostly on hennery whites and trading
on the exchange very limited. Most
arrivals are being sold on current
receipt basis at Is and Is cents
dozen, but hennery whites when fresh
laid, we'll graded, large size will bring
as high as % cents and medium
sized 10 to 90
Market for white potatoes dun and
easier with values showing a slight
decline at IS to 100 per 100 pounds
fer nearby and l25 to l35 per barrel
for Eastern Shore cobblers.
Native and nearby garden truck
also in liberal receipt and market
continues dull and easier on most
lines with the exception of corn which
shows an advance at the following
quotations;
Green beans. so to 1.10 bushel:
beets, 100 per 100; cabbage. 40 to
so per 100, carrots, 200 per 100;
sugar corn. 10 to 90 dozen; cucum-
bers, IS to so hamper; eggplants, 90
hamper; lima beans, 800 to 400
bushel: onions, rs to 30 bushel; pep
pers. 40 TO so hamper: squash. 35 to
so hamper; tomatoes, IS to 60 hamper,
and IS to so bushel for Gamers stock.
Live Stock Market.
The live cattle market on the
wharves continues easy under limited
demand and centered principally on
first quality stock. Receipts, however.
consist mostly of common to medium
grades which are slow to move out
at inside prices. Quotations today at
Light Street Wharf
Beef cattle, first quality. 612 to Z;
common to medium, 4 to s; bulls; as
to quality. 2 to Az; COWS. choice to
fancy. Sl5 to 4i2; common to fair,
2 to 3. oxen, as to quality, to 4.
Calves, choice, S to 5ia large. fat.
heavy, to Az large, rough, heavy,
3 to ga.
Sheep. Ia to 2; Spring lambs,
choice, fat, s to si2; fair to good, AZ
70 5l9; small, thin, 3 to 4.
Hogs. straight, 4lz to S. sows. 3ls
to A. stays, ? to 2l2; live pigs, 9 to
10, shoats, to 7.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. 2, red Winter garhcky. spot
domestic 96l2 July delivery. esIa
carsoes on grade, No. ?. red Winter
earlicky, 81: No. 5, S4: No. 4, el:
No. 5, So.
Corn-No. ? yellow domestic, s0a
81: cob corn. $50 per barrel.
oats-No ?, white domestic, as to
weight and location, 50a5l: No. 5
67a60
Rye-Nesrby, No. 2. 75aS5.