Evening star., 1935-03-31
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 30
Under lighter receipts from all sec
tons the last week the egg market
has taken on a slightly firmer tone
and values are shade higher.
Offerings and sales on the exchange
are fair. with all desirable stock meet
ing with ready sale at full quotations,
but mixed, held eggs have to be sold
strictly on merit and at irregular
prices.
The market closed today at 2ll2
and % cents a dozen for large hen
merry white and 2034 and 81 cents
for mediums, with current receipts
on a basis Of 2o34 cents. Duck eggs
are in fairly liberal receipt, but the
market holds steady and unchanged
at 26 to %.
With the exception of old hens the
live poultry market holds steady to
firm and values show little change
from last week. The season for
turkeys is over, and while there Is
some little demand, shipments are not
advisable as values are uncertain and
stock deteriorates while being held
for sale.
Young chickens, 2 pounds and
up, are in generally light receipt, and
all desirable stock meets with ready
sale at "a and rs, but Leghorns will
not bring over % to "a, with all poor,
thin stock neglected at IL to IA.
Hen Receipts Liberal.
Receipts of old hens are more lib
eral. and with demand easily satisfied
values show decline at II to 19
for stock weighing 3la pounds and
up 16 and II for Leghorns, but poor.
light fowl slow to move out at IL
and 13.
Capons are in very light receipt
and clean up readily at 25 to 81 for
birds weighing S pounds and up,
but old roosters are in ample supply
and meet slow sale at 10 to 13.
Ducks are in good demand and the
market holds firm at 16 to 20 for
stock weighing AZ pounds and up,
with smaller offerings hard to place
at II and u. Guinea fowl and
pigeons are unchanged from last week
at Is to so each for the former and
20 a pair for the latter.
White potatoes continue in liberal
receipt, but under a fair demand
market holds steady and slightly
higher at SIS to so per 100 pounds,
with mixed, ungraded stock selling
mostly 40 to So Sweet potatoes and
yams unchanged from last week at
100 to lis bushel for the former and
80 to 100 bushel for the latter.
With demand centered principally
on early Southern vegetables, kale,
spinach and turnips, about the only
nearby garden truck selling to advan-
tage at 80 to 20 bushel for kale; 100
to l.35 bushel for spinach and 10 to
Is hamper for turnips.
Live Stock Prices Steady.
The live stock market on the
wharves holds fairly steady and values
show little change from last week at
the following quotations:
Beef cattle. first quality. Sa9; COM
mon to medium, SAT; bulls, as to
quality, 31za51z; cows, choice to
fancy, 4l2a5l2; common to fair, 3a4;
oxen, as to quality, 3laa512; calves,
choice, s1sas; large, fat, heavy, 7as;
large, rough, heavy, Sat; common,
thin, 4a5; old bucks, 2l2a3l2.
Sheep, 3a4; lambs, choice. fat. Ga
81a; fair to good, SAT; small, thin,
4a5.
Hogs, straight, 8a9; sows, 6laa712;
stays, 4laa51a; live pigs, 12al5;
Shoats, 10a11.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. 2, red, Winter, garlicky, spot, do
mestic, 9514; April delivery, s5A;
corn, No. 2, yellow, domestic, S8a90;
cob corn, nominal; oats, No. 2, white,
domestic, as to weight and location,
6oa65; No. 3, 59a64; rye, nearby No.
2, 80a85; barley, 85a90.