Evening star., 1934-08-12
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch 10 The star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, Aug

Special Dispatch 70 The star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 1.-THE
live poultry market. with the excep-
ton Of old hens, which are firmer. has
an easier tone with values n shaGe
lower under liberal receipts from al
sections, and only large, fat stock
attracts attention.
Too many small. thin. young chick
ems rs well as thin, moulting old hens
are being shipped. and stock OF this
sort has 70 be sold at q sacrifice TO
move out. Young chickens, 212
pounds and over. are selling IS TO "A
cents q pound, with Plymouth Rocks
bringing top prices. and to 212
Founders, Is to 20. but Leghorns are
slow sale and hard TO place at IL to
is. Demand for old hens shows an
Improvement and stock weighing 4
pounds and over meets with ready
sale at II to is, with smaller selling
II TO Is. but Leghorns not so desir-
able and viii not bring over 10 to IL.
Old roosters continue in liberal re-
ceipt and slow to move out at 8 to 10.
Market for ducks dull and lower at
IL to is for stock weighing AZ pounds
and over, with white varieties bring
ing top values, but poor. thin ducks
of all kinds hard to place at 10 and
IL. Pigeons hold steady and un-
changed from last week at is To 20 a
pair for both young and old.
Eggs Slightly Firmer.
The egg market has taken on a
slightly firmer tone the past week
under somewhat lighter receipts from
all sections and all desirable stock
meets with ready sale at full quota
tons. Buyers very critical, however,
as to quality at this time Of the year
and the bulk of sales on the exchange
consists OF Western refrigerated stock.
which is preferred to So-called nearby
fresh eggs on account of better grad
ing. Hennery whites when of large
size, averaging 81 pounds and up to
the case, are bringing a premium Of
4 to g cents a dozen over current re-
ceipt prices of 16 and II cents.
Market for white potatoes weak
under liberal receipts from all sec
tons and prices are mostly In buyers
favor at IS to 95 per 100 pounds for
native No. Is, with Maryland and vir-
ginia Cobblers selling LIS to 1.50 per
| barrel.
Native and nearby garden truck in
fairly liberal receipt. but under good
demand the market holds steady at
the following quotations:
Stringless beans, so to l.25 bushel;
beets, $50 to 400; cabbage, 35 to so
bushel; carrots, 100 and 200 hun
| dred; sugar corn, IL to 20 dozen; Gu
cumbers, 35 to so hamper; lima beans,
125 basket and 1.50 to 2.25 bushel;
| onions, 100 to 1.10 per 50-pound
sack; peppers. 25 to 35 hamper
squash, 80 to 40 hamper: tomatoes,
IS to so hamper and IS to IS bushel
for Gamers stock.
Live Stock Market.
Receipts of live stock on the
wharves running very light and mar
ket holds generally steady under a
good demand, but centered principally
on first quality stock. Common and
in-between kinds slow sale at inside
prices. Quotations today at Light
| Street Wharf:
Beef cattle, first quality, 612 to 7;
common TO medium, 1 TO 6. Bulls as
to quality. 2 to Al. Cows, choice to
fancy, 312 to 4Ka; common to fair
to 3. Oxen, as to quality, to 4
Calves, choice, 51s to 6; large, fat
heavy, 4 to 5; large, rough, heavy,
3 to 31z. Sheep, ia to 2; Spring
lambs, choice, fat, 611 to Z; fair to
good, 5 to 9; small. thin, 3 10 4. Hogs,
straight. 4la to S; sows, 31a to a;
stays, 2 to 21z; 1--we pigs, to 10;
shoats, to z.