Evening star., 1934-08-05
Baltimore Markets
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August with
the exception of old hens, which are
in liberal receipt and show a slight
decline, the live poultry market holds
generally steady with little change
from last week.
Heavy shipments from the South,
however, of both young chickens and
old hens have had tendency to lower
the market, but most of this stock
consists Of poor, thin fowl, which is
hard to move out.
Nearby shippers are advised not to
ship anything weighing less than 2
pounds in young chickens or 31s-
pound old hens to realize best results.
Young chickens 215 pounds and over
are bringing 18a25 cents a pound, and
2 to az Founders, 16a21, but Leg
horns are not so desirable and gener-
ally find slow sale at 12a17.
Old hens, 31a pounds and over, are
in fairly good demand at 12al5, with
Leghorns hard to place at 10 and II,
and old roosters neglected at Sal0.
Old ducks, 4ia pounds and over, are
unchanged from last week at 12al6 for
white stock, with black and mixed
colored selling mostly cent lower,
while old ducks are not wanted at any
price. Pigeons are unchanged from
last week at 15a20 a pair for both
young and old.
Egg Receipts Fair.
Egg receipts continue fair from all
sections, but there is vast difference
in quality of stock arriving, especially
from nearby points, showing con-
siderable loss OF under the candle.
Continued warm weather has been
against any special activity and buy
ers are very critical as to quality, most
of them turning to Western refriger-
ated eggs, which as a rule show better
grading.
Nearby hennery whites, when Of the
necessary weight of 81 pounds and
over to the case, meet with ready sale
and will bring premium of about 5
cents a dozen over current receipts
quotations Market closed today at
Is and Is cents a dozen for nearby
current receipts, but small, under
sized pullet eggs have to be sold
strictly on merit.
The market for white potatoes is
steady under moderate receipts from
all sections and values are fairly we'll
maintained at 65al00 per 100 pounds
for nearby stock, with Eastern Shore.
Md. and Va, Cobblers selling mostly
1.40a1.60 per barrel.
Native and nearby vegetables are
in fairly liberal receipt, but under a
good demand the market holds steady
on all lines at the following quota
tions: Stringless beans, 50a1. 10 bushel;
beets, 150a2.00 per 100; cabbage, 40a
SIS bushel carrots, 1.00a2.00 per hun
dred; sugar corn, 10a22 dozen; Gu
cumbers, 25a50 hamper and GOATS
bushel; eggplants, 60a75 hamper; lima
beans, 25a40 basket and 2.0oa2 so
bushel; onions. 75a1.o0 bushel; pep
pers, 35a40 hamper; squash, 40a60
hamper; tomatoes, 25a45 hamper and
40a50 bushel for Gamers stock.
Live Stock Market.
The warm weather still curtails de-
mand and the live stock market on
the wharves continues easy with only
first-quality stock attracting attention.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf:
Beef cattle, first pound, 6laa7: COM
mon to medium, pound, 4a6. Bulls.
as to quality. pound. 2a41A. Cows,
choice to fancy, pound, 3l2a4l2. Com
mon to fair, pound, 2a3. Oxen, as
to quality, pound, 2a4. Calves, choice,
pound, 51aa6.; large, fat, heavy,
pound, 4a5; large, rough, heavy,
pound, 3a31z. Sheep, pound, 1ha2.
Spring lambs, choice. fat. pound, ga
6l5; fair to good, pound, 4l9a5l2;
small, thin, 3a4. Hogs, straight,
pound, 415a5 Sows, pound, 3ha4.
Stays, pound, 2a21z. Live pigs, pound,
9a10. Shoats, pound, 6a7.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. 2, red, Winter, garlicky. spot, do
mestic, 99A; August delivery. 1894.
Cargoes on grade-No. 2, red, Winter,
garlicky, 1901; No. 8. 97A; No. 4.
94A; No. 5, 91A. Corn-No. 2, yellow,
domestic. 85a87; cob corn, 400 per
barrel; oats, No. 2, white, domestic,
as to weight and location. 58a62; No.
3, 57a61. Rye-Nearby No. 2. 75as5.