Evening star., 1935-01-27
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, January 26.-
Due to the heavy snowstorm receipts
of eggs from all points have been
light and the market holds firm at an
advance of to cents dozen with
all desirable stock meeting with ready
sale
Sales on the exchange show an in
crease the last week. although the
bulk of business still is confined to
street sales
The market closed today at 31a32
dozen for large hennery whites and
80 for medium hennerieS and cur
rent receipts.
Live Poultry Firmer.
The live poultry market also shows
firmer tone under light receipts and
values show an advance on nearly
all lines.
Young hen turgeyS, 9 pounds and
over, are bringing 20 cents a pound
and gobblers 20a24, as to size, but old
hens and old toms are hard to move
and have irregular value.
Young chickens, pounds and over
are in good demand at 18a22 and
broilers, 2-3 pounds are scarce and
wanted at 20a22, but poor, thin fowl
will not bring over l3al4. Demand
for fat, old hens is good and stock
weighing 312 pounds and over cleans
up readily at 15a20, but Leghor1S
will not bring over Halls, and small
light fowl find slow sale at 12al3.
Capons are in fair receipt, but de-
mand is easily satisfied at 24a26, with
| old roosters selling mostly 10a11.
Young ducks are in good demand
at l4a18, with white varitieS bringing
top values, but geese are not so active
at l5a20 and stock under Az pounds
is hard to place at 10a11.
Guinea fowl and pigeons are steady
and unchanged at IS each for the
former and Is a pair for the latter.
White potatoes are in very light
! receipt. but supplies on hand are
ample for demand and the market
continues dull at 75a80 per 100
pounds, with ungraded, mixed stock
selling mostly 60a70. Sweet potatoes
and yams are in fairly good demand
and prices are well maintained at 50a
60 hamper for nearby sweets and
l.10al.l5 bushel for Eastern Shore
stock, with yams selling mostly 65a
rs hamper and 2.00a225 barrel.
Nearby Vegetables Up.
Very few native and nearby vege-
tables are on the market and values
generally higher at the following
quotations: Kale, 55a60 busheI;
spinach, 1.00a115 bushel and tur-
nips, 20a3O, hamper.
The live stock market on the
wharves holds firm under light re-
ceipts and values generally show an
advance at the following quotations:
Beef cattle, first quality, pound, 71aa
8l2; common to medium, pound IA
Z; bulls, as to quality, pound, 3a5;
COWS, choice to fancy, pound, Aga
5; common to fair, pound, BAD; oxen.
as to quality. pound. 3a5; calves,
choice, pound, 9l2a10; large, fat,
heavy, pound, 8a9; large, rough, heavy,
pound, 612a7l2; common, thin, pound,
sac; old bucks, pound, 212a312.
Sheep, pound, 3a4; Spring lambs,
choice, fat, pound, 912a10; fair to
good, pound, 8a9; small, thin, pound,
Sat.
Hogs straight, pound, 7a8; sows,
pound, 5l2a612; stays, pound, 31sa
412; live pigs, pound, 10a1l; shoatS,
pound, 8a9.
Closing grain quotations-Wheat
No. 2, red Winter, garlicky, spot,
domestic, 1894 bid; January delivery,
1894; corn, No. 2, yellow, spot, domestic,
93a95; cobcorn, nominal; oats, No. 2,
white, domestic, as to weight and
location, 65a7O; No. 8, 64a69; rye,
nearby, No 2, 85a95; barley, 95a1 90.