Evening star., 1935-08-04
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 3.-The
live poultry market continues easy,
and, while values hold steady on the
better grades of poultry, sharp de-
clines are noted on all poor, thin
stock and values are mostly in buyers
favor, with only large, fat stock at
tracing attention.
Young broiling chickens around 2
pounds are bringing top values of Is
to q cents a pound for Rocks, Is to
20 for mixed coloreds and IS to II
for Leghorns, but all stock under u
pounds hard to place and has to be
sold at discount.
The market for old hens. on the
other hand, holds steady, with Rocks
showing a slight advance at 19 and 20
and mixed coloreds and Leghorns
holding steady at Is to 18 for the for
mer and 13 to Is for the latter. De-
mand, however, centered on large, fat
stock, and all poor, thin fowl slow to
move out even at discounts. The
market for old roosters and ducks
shows little change from last week at
10 to IL for the former and IL to 16
for the latter, with only young ducks,
~ pounds and over, attracting at
tention, and all poor. thin stock, as
well as old ducks, hard to place at ir-
regular values.
Egg Market Steady.
The egg market shows no change
Ia CT frpdar 70 ir1fy liberal
ceipts, and while consumptive demand
continues good there has been no
trading on the exchange and conse-
uuently business is confined mostly to
street sales. Large hennery whites
are bringing % and 20 cents dozen
and medium 25 and 26, but current
receipts on which the market is gen.
orally based sell mostly % to "a.
White potatoes, in liberal receipt
and under slow demand; market rules
easy, with values a shade lower at
110 to lis per barrel for cobblers,
but stock showing effects of the heat
will not bring over rs to 100, and
sack potatoes sell mostly so to 80.
Market for native and nearby gar
den truck, under lighter receipts. hold
ing steady to firm, and values on some
lines show an advance at the following
quotations:
Stringless beans, 50a65 hamper;
beets, LOCAL so per 100; cabbage, 200a
800 basket; carrots. 1.50a2 90 per 100:
corn, 15a20 dozen for sugar and 8a12
for field: cukes, 20a30 hamper; egg
plants, 65a75 hamper; lima beans,
125a1.50 bushel; onions, 60a75 ham,
per; peppers. 30a40 hamper; squash,
15a25 hamper, and tomatoes, 25a30
hamper.
Live Stock About Steady.
The live stock market on the
wharves holds generally steady, with
values on most lines, especially hogs,
showing an increase over last week at
the following quotations:
Steers, 7a8 per pound; common,
41aa5h; heifers, 41aa6la; cows, 4a5;
cutters, 3a4; bulls, 41za51a; calves,
7as; culls, 5a6; lambs, good to choice,
8a8h; common to medium, 5a6; hogs,
good to choice, 11a11A; heavyweights,
9a10: packing sows, 8Aa9.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat,
No. 2, red, Winter, garlicky, spot, do
rnestic, 79%; August, 1894; sales, car
goes on grade, No. 2, red, Winter, gar
hcky, 81; No. 3, 1911; No. 4, II; No. S,
74h; smutty wheat 2 cents under
quotations.
Corn-No. 2, yellow, domestic, 96;
Western billing at a premium over
this price; cob corn, nominal.
Oats-No. 2, white, domestic, as to
weight and location, 52a58; No. 3, 5la
81.
Rye-Nearby, No" 2, go. Barley
No. 2, SIS.