Evening star., 1936-08-17
Baltimore Markets
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srsciai Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 17.-Po-
tatoes. hundred pounds, 1.60a2.10
sweet potatoes, bushel, 1,l0al.40;
beans, bushel, 40as0; nearby. bushel,
25a90: beets, dozen punches. 25a30
nearby, bunch, 11aa2k; cabbage,
nearby, bushel, 1.00a1.25; Pennsyl-
vania, round type, bushel. 1.25a1.5o;
carrots, crate, 3.00a3.75; basket, 60a
IS; nearby, bunch, 2a217; cauliflower,
crate, 50a1.5 so: celery. crate, 50a1.75;
corn, nearby. sugar, 4al2; cucumbers,
bushel, 50a90; nearby, half bushel,
25a50: eggplants, nearby, half bushel,
20a25: lettuce, Big Boston. crate,
50a90; Iceberg, crate, 3.00a4.50; lima
beans. bushel, 1.25a2.25; nearby, half
bushel. 85a1 90; onions, so pounds,
65al.00; peas, bushel, l.75a2.00; pep
pers, bushel, 25a40: nearby, half
bushel. 15a25; spinach. bushel, 1.00a
$50; nearby. half bushel, 5al.o0;
squash, nearby, half bushel, l0a25; to-
matoes, nearby, half bushel, Isaac;
apples. bushel, 6Oa1.15; nearby, bushel,
5Oa75; half bushel, 30a40; canta-
loupes, crates, 35a85 nearby, half
bushel. 25a55; grapes, 12-quart basket,
35a40: peaches. buShel, l00a2.50;
nearby, bushel, 40a75; half bushel, 25a
so: pears. bushel. 20Oa225; water
melons, each, 3a25.
Dairy Markets.
pound 1922; mixed colors. l7a22;
Leghorns, 16al7; fowls. Rocks. 20a22;
mixed colors. 18a21: LeghornS. l4al6:
roosters, l2a14: ducks, l2al5.
Eggs-Nesrby. current receipts. dog
en-. 23a25; Southern, 2la23; whites,
large. 28a29; medium, 25a27; receipts,
1907 cases.
Butter-Prints, per pound, 27a3S
good to fancy. creamery. 35a37; store
packed, 24a25; good rolls, 26a27; re-
ceipts, 993 tubs.
Live Stock.
CATTLE .450; rather slow: steers
and heifers steady TO easier; spots
shade lower; practically all grassers;
other classes unchanged; several
loads medium TO good steers early;
averaging from l,075 to 1.275 pounds,
7.75a8 90: best, BIS; other comparable
weight offerings. IT'S down to TAO:
common and medium grass steers,
650a725; no dry-feds noted; few
common heifers around 6.00a6.50; fat
cows, mostly 500a5.50 and above;
low cutters and cutters. 3.50s4.50;
top bulls. 625: most heavy sausage
kinds. 55Oa6oO: replacement trade
slow: few common and medium
stockers, 5.00a5.75.
Calves-525: generally steady: good
and choice vealers. s.50a9.00; COM
mon and medium, 70OaS00: culls
below.
Hogs-l 200; active; mostly 20
cents higher; top, l2.45; bulk better
grade $50 to 2lO pounds, l225al2.45:
220 10 $50 pounds. ll.80al 80; 140
to $50 pounds. 11.soa12.O5: 40 to
l40 pounds. ll45all70; sows un-
changed, 9.50a975; stays. 800 down.
Sheep, 800: not fully established;
few early sales; desirable weighty
lambs, 1880: prospects around 1850
al0.75 on bulk good and choice offer
ings; sheep steady; slaughter ewes
2.O0a4.00.
Grain Market.
wheat-Opening prices were: No
red Winter. garlicky, spot, domestic,
1.l124; August delivery. l.llS4. Set
Ting prices were: No 2 red Winter,
garlicky, spot. domestic, ia; August
delivery, ia.
Sales-Cargoes on grade nearby
wheat: No. red Winter, garlicky,
ll4i.: No. 8, 1.12i4: No. 4. l.l0h;
No S. 1084. Smutty wheat 2 cents
under quotations.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, domestic, l2o;
Western billing at premium over this
price, cob corn, new, nominal.
Oats-No 2 white, domestic. as TO
weight and location, 55a65 No. g.
54a64
Rye-No. 2. 90a95. Barley-S0a90.
Hay-Under continued light receipts
I market has taken on a hrmer tone
and values show another advance at
l5.00al8.50 per ton for good timothy
and clover mixed hay. Poorer grades
generally slow sale at irregular values,
with hay grading below No. hard
! to place at any price.
Straw-Market slow. with demand
easily satisfied, but values are fairly
well maintained at $50 per ton for
both No. wheat and No. oat.
Sea Food Market.
Catfish. rough, per pound, 4a5;
dressed. 10a12; carp. 4a5; eels. eal2;
haddock. SAT: Spanish mackerel, 3a
10; pan rock, 10; large rock, l2al5;
white perch. 5al0; yellow perch. 10a
| IL; pan trout. sac; large. 10al2; blue
fish, l0al2; bass. 10al2; founders,
8al0: shrimp, 1Oa12; porgies, box, $50
a3.5O; croakers, box, 3.O0a3. SO; butter
fish, box. 4oOa8oO; crab meat. claw.
pound. %; regular. 35a37; special, 40
| a42: back fin, so; frogs. dozen, 1-25a
| $50; clans, large. per 100, 75a80:
| CherryStones. 60a70. Little NeckS. 40;
soft-shell crabs, small to medium,
dozen. 3Oa60; large. 75a8o; jumbo, 80
a1.40; hard crabs, barrel. 350a7 so.
Tobacco Market
Maryland leaf tobacco firm: leaf,
| nondeSc ript. pound, 3a4: common, "A