Evening star., 1935-01-20
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, January 49,
The live poultry market continues firm
under light receipts generally, espe-
cially of large, fat roasting chickens
and young broilers which are in good
demand and meet with ready sale al
full quotations.
Too many small, thin fowl are be-
ing shipped, however, which have t.
be sold at discounts. The market does
not want this kind of stock.
Young hen turkeys show a slight
advance at 81 and % cents a pound
for stock weighing nine pounds and
over, with young gobblers selling
mostly 20 to % but old hens and old
toms are not wanted and are hard &c
place at irregular values.
Young chickens, three pounds end
over, are bringing II to 20 and orCil-
ers, two to three pounds, 19 to 20, but
stock under two pounds neglected al
IL to IA. Old hens, 3l2 pounds and
over, in good demand and clean up
readily at IS to 49, but LeghornS will
not bring over IA and Is. with light
fowl under 3la pounds slow sale at
u and l3. CaponS in light receipt
and birds weighing five pounds and
over clean up readily at % to &c and
old roosters in ample supply and slew
sale at 10 and II. Ducks and geese
unchanged from last week at l3 to le
for the former and Is to 18 for the
latter. but stock under Az pounds
slow to move out at and 10. Guinea
fowl and pigeons steady at As each
for the former and Is pair for the
latter.
Egg Market Unsettled.
The egg market still unsettled with
values tending lower under fairly lib
eral receipts from all sections. Near
by hennery whites having the size and
freshness are given preference by buy
ers at 80 cents a dozen, with medium
henneries selling mostly %. Trading
on the exchange light and on cur
rent receipt basis at q cents.
Market for white potatoes contin-
ues dull with values showing another
decline at rs to 80 per 100 pounds
with mixed, ungraded, selling IS to 10
Sweet potatoes and yarns in fairly
good demand and values show little
change from last week at SO to go
hamper for the former and IS to 100
bushel for the latter, with Virginia
barrel stock selling mostly Its to 200.
Demand for native and nearby gar
den truck light and values mostly in
buyers favor at the following quota
tionS:
Kale, 40 to so bushel; spinach, rs to
80 bushel, and turnips, 20 to 80
hamper.
Live Stock Firmer.
The live stock market on the
wharves has taken on firmer tone
under light receipts and values on all
lines show an advance which is well
maintained Trading mostly in small
lots and centered on first quality
stock. Quotations today at Light
Street Wharf: Beef cattle, first quail
ity, pound, 7 to 8; common to medium,
pound, 4 to 6; bulls, as to quality,
pound. to 5; COWS, choice to fancy,
pound, AZ to 5; common to fair, pound,
to 4; oxen, as to quality, pound, 3
to S; calves, choice, pound, 8l2 to 9;
large, fat, heavy, pound, 7 to 8; large,
rough, heavy, pound, to 7; common,
thin, pound, 51a: old bucks, pound,
212 to 3l2; sheep, pound, to 4;
Spring lambs, choice, fat, pound, 9l2
to 10; fair to good, pound, 8 to 9;
small. thin, pound, 6 to 7; hogs,
straight, 7 to 8; sows, pound. 5l2 to
612; stays, pound, 81 to AZ; live pigs,
pound, 10 to IL; shcats, pound, to 9.
Closing grain quotations: Wheat
No. 2, red Winter garlicky, spot, do
mestic 100; January delivery. 100
Corn, No. 2, yellow domestic, 95a97;
cob corn, nominal Oats, No. 2, white,
domestic. as to weight and location,
67a72: No. 3, 66a71. Rye, nearby, No
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