Evening star., 1936-05-09
Baltimore Markets
epeciaI Dispatch to The Star

epeciaI Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, May s-White
potatoes, per 100 pounds, 1.5oa1 80;
new, Florida, 3.00a3.4 40; sweet potatoes.
hamper. LOCAL 35; yams, hamper, Goa
100; asparagus, crate, 90a300; beans,
bushel, 200a2. so; beets, half crate, l.25
Abs; cabbage, new, hamper, 60a1 90;
carrots, 2.25a2.75: celery. crate, 1.50a
2.75; cauliflower, crate, 1.40a1 .65:
corn. crate. 225a2.40; cucumbers,
bushel, l.75a300; eggplants, crate. $50
e250; kale, bushel, 40a60; lettuce, ice
berg, crate, 325a350; Big Boston,
hamper, 25a75; lima beans, bushel.
2.5Oa400; mushrooms, basket, 25a65;
onions, 50-pound sack, 90a115; peas.
bushel, 75a1.65; rhubarb, nearby,
bunch. 2a4; tomatoes. lug, 2.75a3.25;
spinach, bushel. 40a6O; squash, bushel,
1.50a2.00; apples, bushel, 40al.60; box.
1.65a1. 80; grapefruit, box, 1.75a3.50:
oranges, box. 225a4.25; Strawberries,
crate, 2.5oa400; pineapples, crate, ESQ
a275; cantaloupes, 400a6.00.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Young chickens, broil
ers, 22a23; Leghorns, 2oa22; hens. goa
%; Leghorns, 1ea20; roosters, 13a15;
ducks, 16al8.
Eggs-Nearby current receipts, per
dozen, 20a2o1a; hennery whites, large,
21a22; medium, 20a2012; Southern, 10
a191a: receipts, 3,40l cases.
Butter-Prints, per pound, 30a3l;
good to fancy, creamery, pound. 27l2a
29h; store packed, 20; good rolls, 21a
%; receipts, 1,724 tubs.
Tobacco Market.
Maryland leaf tobacco firm; leaf,
nondescript. 3.00a400; common, 4.00a
1000; medium, 1OOOa25.OO; good to
fine, red, 2500a4OO0 seconds. COM
mon, 3.00a700; medium, 7.00al2.00;
good to fine, 12.00a2500.
Grain Market.
Wheat-Opening prices were: No.
2, red, Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
98la; May delivery, 9812. Settling
prices were: No. 2. red, Winter, gar
licky, spot. domestic, ss12; May de-
livery 98l2.
Corn-No. 2, yellow, domestic, IL;
Western billing at premium over this
price. Cob corn-New, 800 per barrel,
nominal, because of irregular quality.
Oats-No. 2, white, domestic, as to
weight and location, 41a53; No. 3,
4Ga52.
Rye-No. 2, 70a75.
Barley-No. 2, 55a60.
Hay-The general hay market con-
tinues quiet, with receipts ample for
demand, which is easily satisfied
No. alfalfa hay is quoted at 12.00a
1900 per ton, while prices on good
timothy and clover mixed hay are
nominal around 10.0oa1250 per ton.
Poor grades of hay are hard to move
and prices are irregular on all grades
below No. 3.
Straw-Market for straw steady at
a range of 100 per ton for both No. /
wheat and No. oat
Live Stock Market.
Omitted States Department of Agri-
culture). Cattle, so; compared with
Friday last week, all classes Is to
so cents lower, most late sales at the
full loss. Quality of runs palmer than
usual Late bulk, common and me-
diun steers, 700a7.65, few good steers,
S.l5 and above. Part load strictly
good heifers. 635: few medium to good
lost 1858; common, down to 600 Com
mon and medium COWS, 5.o0a5.75 at
close; low cutters and cutters, 3.75a
3 Ats. Common and medium grade
4 lightweight bulls, 5.50a6 90; few Bo-
legna bulls to 6.35. Common and
medium stock steers, early in week,
6.75a7.50.
Calves-Receipts, 125 head; vealers
closed mostly so cents lower than a
week ago. Good and choice, s.00a
$50; common and medium, 6.50a8 so.
Hogs-Receipts, 275 head; trade
slow and about steady with Friday or
so TO 55 cents lower than last Satur-
day; cows around IS cents of: good
and choice, 100 to 2l0 pounds, l0.60a
1880; top, 1890; 14o to 160 pounds,
10.50a1070; 120 to 140 pounds, 1025a
1885; 220 to $50 pounds, 1925 to
1850; heavies down to 9.25; good pack
ing sows, 8.50a9.o0.
Sheep-Receipts, so head; COM
pared with Friday last week Spring
lambs and slaughter ewes. steady;
good and choice Spring lambs. 1300a
1880; medium, II o0a12.5o; common
salable down to 900; old crop lambs
absent; medium to good wooled ewes,
lS0a5.50; good clipped up to 5.25;