Evening star., 1936-06-21
Baltimore Markets
srecial Dispatch to The Star.

srecial Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 20.-The
market for live poultry continues dull
except for heavy young broilers aver
aging around az pounds and old hens.
which are in light receipt and show an
advance Of a cent or two a pound with
all desirable stock meeting with ready
sale at full quotations.
Young broilers are bringing "a to 26,
but Leghorns will not bring over 18a
%; old hens sell mostly 20a22, 18a20
for mixed colors and 16a18 for Leg
horns.
Old roosters slow and draggy at
13al5 with young ducks holding at
16a18 and white varieties bring top
quotations.
The egg market holds steady to firm
under light receipts, especially of
nearby stock, with large well-graded
whites bringing IS; mediums, 23a24,
and nearby current receipts, %, with
Southern receipts selling mostly %.
Potatoes About Steady.
The market for white potatoes
shows little change from last week
with native and nearby cobblers SELL
ing mostly 5.0Oa5.25 barrel for United
States No. Is and mixed, ungraded
stock, 3.00a3.25. Sweet potatoes in
light receipt and market holds steady
at 1.60a1.75 hamper, but mixed, un-
graded stock will not bring over LISA
s1.50, with yams selling mostly 7sa
LOO, as to size and quality. Native
and nearby garden truck in more lib
eral receipt and market generally dull
with prices showing a decline and
mostly in buyers favor at the fol-
lowing quotations:
Asparagus, 75a2.25 per dozen; beans,
50a1 90 bushel; beets, 2.00a2.50 hun
dred; cabbage, s0a1.15 bushel; peas,
75a1. so bushel; spinach, 30a65 bushel,
and squash, 65a75 hamper.
The live stock market was rather
unsettled the past week, with some
lines showing q slight advance, while
others closed weak and lower, accord
ing to the weekly report Of the local
bureau of the Department of Agricul-
ture.
Steers Steady to Higher.
Steers closed steady to IS cents
higher for the week, while other
classes, and especially cows, worked
distinctly weak to 25 cents and more
lower, the cleanup trade displaying a
very weak undertone. Vealers showed
firmness as compared with the pre-
vious week, and hogs worked around
10 cents higher.
Lambs found ready outlet generally,
and prices were fairly stable, some few
sales being Is cents above the close Of
the previous week. Slaughter ewes
declined unevenly on late days, weighty
ewes being In very narrow demand.
Most of the late supply Of medium
grade steers weighing COOL 200 sold at
7.50a7.75, some medium to good grades
making 10000, q load of good steers
s.15, a load of good and choice
medium-weights at $50 and some
yearlings 8.35. The peak was $50 on
a small lot. Odd lots Of plain and
medium grade steers, including some
grassers, went at 6.25a7.25. A few
common and medium grade heifers
brought 5.57-7.00. Most common and
medium grade cows sold at 4.75a5.50,
a few good cows reaching 500, while
low cutters and cutters bulked at
3.75a4.50. Light Shelly cows down to
$50. Common and medium grade
bulls brought 5.50a6.25; good beef bulls
up to 6.75.
vealers ut 500 to $50.
The late bulk of good and choice
grade vealers sold 9.00a9.50; common
and medium grades went TO 6.0oa8. so;
culls down to $50. .:
On the Friday hog market good and