Evening star., 1936-08-02
Baltimore Markets
Erecial Dispatch to The Star.

erecial Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 1.-The
live poultry market continues dull
with only large broilers and fat old
hens attracting attention.
Young chickens show another de-
cline of cent pound but fowls ad-
vanced cent over last weeks levels.
Young Rocks and mixed colors are
now selling at the same price. 18a22,
with Leghorns bringing 16al7. Old
hens. Rocks, Az pounds and over, in
good demand at l9a20, but mixed COL
ors will not bring over 15a18, while
Leghorrs are slow sale at 12a15. Old
ROSTERS hard to move at 13a15, with
young ducks unchanged at 12a14.
The market for native and nearby
eggs holds firm under fairly good
demand, but values show no change
from last week at 27a28 dozen for
large whites, 24a25 for mediums; 22a
% for current receipts, with Southern
stock selling 2la22.
Potato Receipts Gain.
White potatoes are in more liberal
receipt from all sections and values
show a slight decline at 1.50a300 per
barrel for Cobblers with 100-pound
sacks selling mostly 190a2l5 and
nearby bushel baskets around 100.
Market for native and nearby gar
den truck holds firm under a fairly
good demand with prices we'll main
tained at the following quotations:
Beans, 125a1.50 bushel; beets, 200a
$50 hundred; carrots, 2.50a3.00 hun
dred: cabbage, 75al so hushel; corn,
1Oa18 dozen; cukes, 25a35 hamper;
eggplant. 60a65 hamper; lima beans,
75a1o 90 hamper; onions, 50a75 per So
pound sack; peppers, 25a35 hamper;
squash, 10a25 hamper, and tomatoes,
20a65 hamper.
General improvement in all classes
and grades of live stock was registered
at Baltimore stock yards the past
week, vealers coming in for the maxi
mum gain of 100, while values on
steers and heifers increased 25 to so
cents due to a shortage in receipts
to meet requirements, according to
the weekly report of the local bureau
of the Department Of Agriculture.
Cattle Prices Firmer.
Cows and bulls were on a firmer
footing, with the former class regis
tering upturns of around 25 cents.
Hog prices advanced to the extent
OF 20 cents, the upturn being confined
principally to butchers scaling below
$50 pounds. Best fat rail lambs
ended the period at about Is cents
higher levels, with other grades and
weights and truck lambs on par
with last weeks closing levels.
Closing bulk prices on medium to
good grass steers under 1900 pounds
were from 7.50a8.00; best dryfeds for
the period topping at $50, scaling
around 1890; common to medium
grassers ranged largely from 6.00a
7.25; the few medium to good heifers
earned 7,25a7.50. with most kinds of
quality selling 100 downward; beef
cows went at 5.00a55O and OCCASION
ally above, while low cutters and cut
ters cleared 3.50a4 so; good and choice
vealers brought 8.50a900 throughout
the week, with common to medium
$50 to around 8.25; culls, $50 and be-
low; Fridays hog top was 1190, with
most 120-210-pound averages going at
11.60a11.90 and 220-250-pound BUTCH
ers, 11.20a1l.70.
Heavier weights sold downward to
around 1000, with packing sows at
900a9.50 and stays 7.50 downward
On Monday a peak of Ills was
reached in the lamb trade for a deck
of good offerings, with the general
top, however, at 1100 representing a
25-cent lower deal. Subsequent up
turns developed and at the close on
Friday better grade truck lambs were
selling 110oa1125.
Grain Market.
Wheat-Closing prices were: No. 2,
red, Winter, garlicky, domestic, spot,
1075s; August delivery, 1.075s. Sales,
cargoes on grade, nearby wheat: No.
2, red, Winter, 1867; No. 3, 10412;
No. 4, 1.02l2; No. 5, 1001a; smutty
wheat, 2 cents under quotations.
Corn-No. 2, yellow, domestic, liz;
Western billing at premium over this
price; cob corn, new, nominal.
Oats-No. 2, white, domestic, as to
weight and location, 52a62; No. 8,
61a61.
Rye-No. 2, soas5.
Barley-No. 2, 75a80.