Evening star., 1936-11-08
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, November T.
The live poultry market continues duh,
with values showing little change from
last week and only large fat stock at
tracing attention.
Young broiling Rocks are bringing
16a21; mixed colored, 16a1a; Leg
horns, 15al6, with all poor thin stock
slow to move out at 12a14.
Old hens are in better demand, with
Rocks selling mostly 20a22; mixed col
ored, 18a20; Leghorns. 10al4, with all
poor thin stock, as well as old ROSTERS.
hard to place at 12a14.
The market for young ducks holds
steady at 12a15, with white variety
bringing top quotations
Demand for guinea fowl steady at 40
each for birds weighing two pounds
or over. with smaller selling mostly 25a
30. Turkeys in light supply and mar
ket holds firm at 25a26 for young
hens, 22a23 for gobblers with stock
under IA pounds slow sale at 20.
Egg Market Steady.
The egg market holds steady with
values showing no change from last
week at 38a40 for large white, 34a36
for medium, with nearby current re-
ceipts selling mostly 32a34 and South
ern stock 30a3l Demand for native
and nearby garden truck holds steady
and values are fairly well maintained
at the following quotations: Beets,
1.50a2 90 hundred; carrots, 2.00a3 90;
hundred; peppers, 25a40 hamper;
pumpkins. 4.00a10.00 hundred; spin
ach, 60a70 bushel; Gamers stock,
221a bushel; turnips, 10a20 hamper
for blue tops and 50a65 per hundred
pounds for yellows.
The weeks movement of cattle to
the local markets was the largest re-
corded to date this season, according
to the weekly report of the local bu-
reau of the Department Of Agricul-
ture.
Total to sell during the week was
around $500. Calves dropped a lit
tie in volume and choice vealers were
exceedingly scarce. Hog receipts mod
Grated on late days and the sheep sup
plies was kept at small volume.
Steer Prices Improve.
The liberal supply of steers en-
countered weak to 25-cent lower
trend Monday, but sales were sparingly
at the full decline. Late action was
sufficiently broad to stimulate an up
turn, putting closing values at 1925
cents above week ago on medium
and good steers, while steady and
strong prices prevailed on common
grade.
After midweek there was a number
of loads of good grade 1,150-1 800 grass
steers in the 8.60a890 range and a
load of good around 1900 weights
topped at 800. Bulk of the medium
grades around 1900 and down sold
7.75a8.25, some medium grades up to
$50. and many common and medium
lots of COOL 100 weights at 700a7 so;
real plain sorts down to 600. A few
loads and lots of medium grade heifers
went within a range of 6.25a7.00, while
several lots of plain and cutter light
weights sold at 4.50a5.75. Most of the
low cutter and cutter COWS brought
3.00a3.75; common and medium cows,
4.OOa5.0O, but sales were sparingly
above 4.50. A few medium grade bulls
sold 5.25a5.75, lightweight bulls of
common and cutter grade going at
4.50a5.00. Several lots of medium and
good grade feeder steers sold 6.50a7 so;
common StockerS at 5.25a6.00.
Vealers Close at SlI.
Good grade vealers closed at HOO
mostly, strictly choice grade probably
being salable above this price. Com
mon and medium vealers brought
7.00al0.00, while plain calves sold
4.50a6.00. according to weight and
condition.
On the Friday hog market good and
choice barrows and gifts scaling TO-
225 sold 10.15a1045. Most 225-25o
weights sold 975a1025, a few head of
heavier weights down to $50. Desir-
able 140-l60 weights cashed at e.s5a
lois. while slaughter pigs weighing
120-140 brought 9.50a985. Good pack
ing sows of light and medium weights
went to 9.00a9.40, heavies and rough
kinds down to $50 and below.
Late sales of good and choice grade
ewes and wether lambs were made at
9.25a9.75. Fat buck lambs discounted
loo per hundredweight. Several lots
of common and medium grade lambs
sold 7.00a8.50, while Gull light weights
brought 5.00a6.00 Good and choice
slaughter ewes continued at 3.50a4 90.
common and medium grades, 1.50a
275.
Grain Market.
Closing prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red. Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic.
1.172s; November delivery, 1.17M;
settling prices were: No. 2 red, Winter,
garlicky, spot, domestic, 1.l75s; No
vember delivery, 1175s. Corn, No. 2
yellow, domestic, Ito: Western billing
at a premium over this price. Cob corn
Nominal. Oats-No. 2, white, do
mestic. as to weight and location, 55a
IS; No. 3, 54a64. Rye, No. 2, 1O5a
Ito. Barley, 95a1.O0.