Evening star., 1936-05-24
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. May 23.-MaT-
ket for live poultry holds firm under
slight increase over last week with
all desirable stock, especially young
broiling chickens. meeting with ready
sale at full quotations.
Old hens hold steady under fairly
good demand, but values show no
change. Young broiling rocks are
bringing % TO 25 and mixed colored
% TO "a, but Leghorns are generally
slow sale at 20 to %. with old roosters
draggy and slow to move out at l3
to is. Market for young ducks ave.
aging around Az ponds holds at
Is to l8, with white varieties bring
ing top quotations.
Egg Market Dull.
The egg market continues dull with
prices on nearby current receipts
showing a slight decline from last
week, but hennery whites show nc
change and meet with ready sale if
fresh laid and well graded. The mar
ket closed today at 2012 and 81 for
large whites and 10 and 1912 for
mediums and current receipts with
Southern current receipts selling
mostly 1872.
Sweet potatoes in light receipt and
market holds steady at 1.25 tol.40
per bushel for U. S. No. Is with un-
gradeT stock selling mostly 100 to
Ito. Market for nearby garden truck
holds steady under fairly good de-
mand at the following quotations:
Asparagus, 100 to 800 dozen; beets.
1.25 to $50 per crate; radishes, rs
to 200 per 100: rhubarb. 200 to 400
per 100; spinach, 80 to 60 bushel.
Price betterment was reported in all
branches of the live stock market the
past week. according to the weekly re-
port of local bureau of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Live Stock Receipts Light.
Cattle, calf and hog receipts were
of rather light volume and with de-
mand showing improvement the trade
showed more action. Lamb market
ings displayed seasonal increase and
with demand broadening in the de-
partment there was substantial price
gain. The advance on cattle meas
ured Is to Is cents on all classes.
Vealers registered a 50-cent upturn on
the opening session and maintained
the advance throughout the week. Hog
values moved up 25 to Is cents.
Slaughter ewes dull and closed mostly
so cents lower.
Improved quality was noted in the
cattle division and greater range Of
prices developed. Most of the medium
grade steers scaling 900 to 1900 sold
at 7.50 to 800, few lots of good grade
made 8.25 early, while a load of good
medium weights brought $50 in the
later part of the week. The peak of
prices was $50 for a small lot of choice
yearlings, choice heifers from the same
shipment brought $40. Odd lots of
common steers sold around TOO and
below. Most common and medium
grade heifers cashed at $50 to 7.50,
while common and medium grade
COWS brought 500 to 500. A few good
COWS sold at 6.25 to 6.75: low cutter
and cutter cows. at 3.75 to ATS. Com
mon and medium bulls cleared at 5.25
to $50, q few weighty bulls at 6.75 and
above.
veaIers at $3.50 to $40.
Most of the good and choice grade
vealers cashed at $50 to 1000, COM
mon and medium grades at 7.50 to
800. culls around 500 and below.
Common and medium grade weighty
calves were salable at $50 to TOO or
above.
On the Friday hog market good and
choice grade barrows and gifts seal
ing, 160-2l0 sold at 1055 to 1910,
the latter price top. Most 140 to 100
weight went at 1045 to 1850, while
120-140 weights made 1920 to 1850.
Medium. weight butchers weighing
220-250 cleared at 1910 to 1850,
heavies selling down to 925 and un-
der. Good packing sows brought 8.25
to 8.75, but demand was very dull
for heavy sows. Stags were salable
at TOO down.
Goo& and choice grade Spring