Evening star., 1934-09-30
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Md, September %
The egg market holds steady to firm
under another advance in price the
last week and all desirable fresh-laid
stock meets with ready sale, especially
hennery eggs of which there is no
surplus in the daily arrivals.
Average nearby current receipts,
however, are of only ordinary to fair
quality, showing vast difference in
size, and are slow to move out, pref
erence is given Western refrigerated
eggs, which are better graded.
The market closed today at 24a26
cents dozen for current receipts.
26a28 for medium size hennery whites
and 30a32 for large size hennery
whites, but pullet eggs will not bring
over 20a22.
Live Poultry Firmer.
The live poultry market shows a
firmer tone on old hens with young
chickens easier and values a shade
lower, due to liberal receipts from all
sections, especially of small, poor
chickens as well as barebacks, which
class of stock is hard to place and of
uncertain value Old hens five pounds
and over are bringing top prices of
20a21 cents pound and medium 312
pounds and up, 14a19, with Leghorns
selling mostly 12a14. Poor. thin fowl,
as we'll as old roosters slow sale at
10 and II. Young chickens, three
dc ~ kyt,1 c.
and smaller 15a17, but shipment of
anything under two pounds not ad-
visable as this class of stock has to be
sold at sharp discounts to move out.
Ducks firmer at 12a15 for stock weigh
ing 4l2 pounds and over, with white,
full-feathered varieties bringing top
prices, but poor. thin ducks have to
be sacrificed at 10. Market for guinea
fowl and pigeons holds steady at 35a
so each for the former and l5a20 a
pair for both young and old of the
latter.
White potatoes in more liberal re-
ceipt and market e6ier and lower
at 75a95 per hundred pounds and 85a
100 for Eastern Shore Maryland and
Virginia cobblers. Sweet potatoes in
good demand and market steady at
65a75 per bushel.
Vegetable Receipts Large.
Native and nearby vegetables in
fairly liberal receipts; demand steady
at the following quotations: Stringless
beans, 50a60 buShel and bountiful
beans. 25a50 bushel: beets, 2.00a2.50
hundred; cabbage, 25a40 basket; car
rots, 1,50a25O hundred; corn, 8a20
dozen; egg plants, 25a30 hamper;
lima beans, 50a75 basket. and 1.00a
1.50 bushel; peppers, 20a25 hamper:
spinach, 30a40 hamper; tomatoes, 80
ais hamper and 75a80 bushel for
canning stock.
The live stock market on the
wharves rules easy on plain and medi-
um cattle, but steady in tone, with
prices well maintained, on first quail
ity stock.
Quotations today at Light Street
Wharf-Beef cattle, first quality, Ga
Z; common to medium. 4a5; bulls,
as to quality, 2a4: cows, choice to
fancy, 312a4; common to fair, 2a3;
oxen, as to quality, 2a4: calves, choice,
7a712; large, fat heavy, 6a6la; large,
rough heavy, 5a5l2; common. thin.
4a4l2; sheep, 1l2a2; Spring lambs,
choice fat, 612a7; fair to good, 5a6;
small, thin, 4a4l2; hogs, straight, 7;
sows. 5a6; stays, 3a4; live pigs. lila
II. shoats, 9al0.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat,
No 2. red Winter garlicky spot do
mestic, 9712; october delivery, 97l2:
corn, No 2, yellow domestic spot, "a;
cob corn, $50 per barrel; oats, No. 2,
white domestic as to weight and 10
cation. 64a68; No. 8, 63a67; rye, near
by, 85a95.