Evening star., 1935-11-24
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, November %
With the approach of the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday, demand for turkeys IS
showing an increase and should the
cold weather prevailing today continue
the first part of the week prices are
expected to range around 80 or SO
cents a pound for live turkeys, which
are generally preferred on this mar
ket. according to local commission
men.
While there will be some demand
for dressed turkeys, the market is
governed entirely by weather condi-
tions, and should there be change
the first part of the week, shipment
of live instead of dressed turkeys is
advisable, owing to the unemployment
situation here, especially among the
-iaboring classes.
Dealers here do not look for as large
q demand for turkeys this year as last.
but a better demand for both young
and old chickens. which are selling
considerably lower than this time last
year.
Shippers Are Advised.
Shippers are advised to forward
their stock so it will reach here not
later than Tuesday for live and early
Wednesday morning for dressed stock.
Thanksgiving being legal holiday in
Maryland, all outlets will be closed
and nothing in the way Of perishables
should be shipped to arrive here
Thursday, as it will probably be
total loss.
Young hen turkeys. 9 pounds and
over, closed today at q and %; young
toms, "a and 25, but poor thin stock
as well as crooked breasts found slow
sale at Is to 20, while old toms should
not bring over 20 to 81 Young chick
ems were dull and draggy and values
showed a decline at 20 to 81 for Rocks,
II to 20 for mixed coloreds and Is to
18 for Leghorns, but only stock weigh
ing 2 pounds and over attracted at
fention.
Old hens also show a decline at 20
to 81 for Rocks, II to 20 for mixed
coloreds and 13 to Is for Leghorns,
with old roosters selling mostly 13 and
IA. Young ducks are in fairly good
demand at Is to II and geese Is and
is, with guinea fowl, pounds and
over, selling fairly well at As to so
each.
Egg Market Quiet.
. The egg market is very dull, owing
10 the high prices prevailing, but there
Is scarcity of fresh laid, nearby stock,
which is moving out readily at full
quotations. The market closed today
at "a to SO cents a dozen for large
whites and 81 to 80 for medium sizes
as well as current receipts, while
Southern stock sells mostly 20 and 80.
Receipts of' white potatoes from all
sections are running heavy under a
slow demand and prices are mostly in
buyers favor at 1.25 to 40 per 100
pound sacks, with mixed ungraded
selling mostly 1.10 to lis. Market
for sweet potatoes dull and draggy
and only well-graded U. S. No. stock
attracts attention at 80 to 80 per
hamper for nearby stock, with over
large potatoes selling mostly 40 and As.
Demand for native and nearby gar
den truck slow and only first quality
vegetables attract attention at the
following quotations:
Beets, 1.50 to 800 hundred; kale, 80
to 35 bushel; mushrooms, 25 to IS
basket; pumpkins, 800 to 1900 hun
dred; spinach, IS to 40 bushel; tur-
nips, 10 to 20 hamper for blue tops
and IS to 70 per 100 pounds for
yellows.
Live Stock Steady.
8 The live stock market on the wharves
holds fairly steady under light receipts
and values, especially on steers, show
Ing general increase over last week
at the following quotations:
Steers, good grade, 9A to 91a; COM
mon TO medium, 71a to 812; heifers,
5 to 7; COWS, Az to 5l2; cutters, 81
to 4; bulls, to 51a; calves, 7 to IL;
common and medium, to 8; lambs.
good to choice, 101a to IL; common to
medium, z to 81; slaughter ewes, 3
to 4; hogs, good to choice, 10 to 1OH;
heavy weights, ela to 1OA; packing
sows, BIZ to 10.
Closing grain quotations - Wheat,
No. 2, red, Winter, garlicky, spot,
domestic, 90; November delivery, 90;
corn, No. 2, yellow, domestic, 80
(WeStern billing at a premium over
this price,; cob corn, 4.5O, nominal;
oats, No. 2, white, domestic, as to
weight and location. 4oa5O; No. 8,
a9a49; rye, nearby, No. z, 65a70; bar