Evening star., 1931-12-21
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE Md Dec,

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Nd, December 2l-
White potatoes, 100 pounds. 75al.05;
sweet potatoes bushel, 35a5O: vans,
barrel. local .35 beans. bushel, l lOOa
l.3O; bects, per 100, 2,5Oa350; brussels
sprouts, per quart, sails; savoy cabbage,
bushel, 40a50, carrots, per 100, 25Oa
$50; caulifoHcr, crate, 2OOa2.l5: cell
cry, crate, l00a2 90: cucumbers, hamper,
800 500; eggplants, crate. 20Oa4. 90; !;
lettuce, crate. 300a4OO: okra. bushel,
l.5Oa2.O0; onions, per 100 pounds, 3.OOa
$50; oyster plants, 100, 400a5 90; peas,
bushel, 3.50a5,75; peppers, crate, lisa
300; pumpkins, per 100, 500al0 90.
spinach, bushel, 40a65 squash, bushel.
2.00a2 SO; kale. buShel, 35a50; tomatoes,
crate, 3.00a6.50: turnips, hamper, l5a25;
apples, buShel, 35al.50.
Dairy Market.
Chickens, young. l7al8; Leghorns, l3
al5, old hens, l4al8; Leghorns. old, liza
Il; roosters, llal2; ducks. 12a2l; geese,
l5a20 pigeons, pair, 20a25. guinea
fowls. pair, 25a45; turkeys, 18a30
Eggs-Receipts, SIT cases: current re-
celpts, 2oa26; small pullet eggs, 18a22:
hennery whites, 30a32 nearby firsts,
27; Western firsts. 81.
Butter-Good and fancy creamery,
28a33; ladies', 20a22; process, 24a25
store packed, 15al6.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No 2 red Winter, export, no
quotations; No. red Winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, 58l2; December, 5812 ;;
cornENo. : 3 yellow. domestic, spot.
47a48; cob corn, new, 2l0a225.
Oats-&o. ?, white. domestic, spot,
35a35'2; No. 3, 34a34l2.
Rye-Nearby, 42a45.
Hay-ReceiptS, none. New hay is
starting 10 arrive in increasing guam
ties, but so far no Official grading has
been attempted, selling being strictly on
merit. Demand for old hay slow and
market is dull and quiet, with prices
1850 per ton
Straw-No. wheat, 850a9OO per
ton; No. oats, 900a1O00 per ton.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Receipts, 500 head, fair sup
ply, market dull Steers, choice to
prime, none; good to choice, 600a7 90;
medium to good, IS 0Oa600; fair to me-
dium, 400a5.00; plain to fair, 350a4 co.;
common to plain, 300a350. Bulls,
choice to prime, none; good to choice,
none; medium to good, 4.00a4,25; fair to
medium, 3.50a400, plain to fair, 3.25a
3.50 common to plain, 300a325. Cows,
choice to prime, none; good to choice,
none; medium to good. 3.75a400; fair to
medium, 3.25a375; plain to fair, 250a
3.25, common to plain, l.50a2 SO.
Heifers choice to prime, none; good to
choice, 5.00a600; medium to good, 450a
500; fair to medium, 4.00a4 so; plain to
fair, 3.00a4O0; common to plain, 25Oa
800. Fresh COWS and Springers, 80 0Oa
5000.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 1900
head; light supply, market lower.
Sheep, 1.00a2.50; lambs 300a625.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 head; fair sup
ply, market higher. Lights, 490a5 Is ;
heavies, 4.50a480; medium, 490a5. IS
roughs, 3.25a4.00; light pigs, 4.25a4.75;
pigs, 450a500.
alves--Receipts, 800 head; light sup
ply, market lower. Calves, 300a700
Due to the unusual conditions exist
ing in the cattle market and the fact
that the coming holidays fall on Friday,
it has been mutually agreed by the buy
ers, commission men and dealers that
the cattle market be restricted for the
next two weeks to today and Monday,
December o.