Evening star., 1936-08-30
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 90
Under fairly good and constant de-
mand coupled with only moderate re-
ceipts the egg market holds steady
under an advance of a cent a dozen
over last week. Large whites are
bringing 29a30, mediums, 26a28, and
nearby current receipts, 24a26, with
Southern stock selling mostly 2la23.
With the exception of young Leg
horns, which show an advance of a
cent a pound, the live poultry mar
ket shows no change, with prices
holding steady at last weeks levels.
Young broiling Rocks are bringing 18a
81, mixed colored, 16a20, and Leg
horns, l7a18. Old hens in good de-
mand with Rocks bringing top values
of 2Oa2l and mixed colored 17a20,
with Leghorns selling most 12a14 and
old rooSters, 12a14. Market for young
ducks. generally steady at 12a15, with
white varieties bringing top values.
Potato Prices Steady.
Market for white potatoes holds
generally steady under moderate re-
ceipts.at 1,80al 80 per 100 pounds for
we'll graded United States No. round
whites, but poorly graded mixed stock
will not bring over 1.60a1.75. Sweet
potatoes, in only moderate receipts,
but ample for the demand, which is
slow, and market continues dull at
LOO per bushel, with poor mixed stock
selling mostly 70a75. Market for ma
tive and nearby garden truck general
ly steady with a few lines showing
an advance over last week at the fol-
lowing quotations:
Strlngless beans, 100a1.15 bushel;
beets, 150a250 hundred; cabbage,
1.ooa1.25 bushel; carrots, 1.5oa2 90
hundred; corn, 8al2 dozen; Gamers
stock, loO0al30O per ton; cucumbers,
25a50 hamper; eggplants, lOa20
hamper; lima beans, 35a50 hamper;
peppers, 15a25 hamper: squash. 15a
70 hamper: tomatoes. 35a75 hamper,
and go per bushel for Gamers stock.
Due to increased receipts and a mar
rowing in demand the live stock mar
ket showed declines on all lines with
the exception of lambs, which closed
strong at 25a50 cents higher than
last week, according to the weekly
report of the local Bureau Of the
Department of Agriculture.
Cattle Runs Seasonal.
Character of the cattle runs was
seasonal with grass steers predomi-
mating Most of the good grades
scaling from around 1900 upward
sold 6.00a8.25 with three loads of
strictly good 1,345 grassers making a
peak Of 865. Most of the medium
grade steers under 1900 in weight
went at 7.25a7,65, a few loads of
medium to good kinds clearing at
775a7.85. Several lots of common
light steers sold 6.50a6.75. A few
cutter steers down to $50. Bulk of
the common and medium stock steers
scaling 500-700 sold 5.00a6.00; a few
real plain sorts down to 4.50. A few
lots of common and medium grade
grass heifers cashed at 500a6. rs.
Common and medium-grade COWS
closed the week at 4.25a5.00; low cut
ters and cutters at 300a4.0O, a few
light shelly cows going down to $50
and under. Good beef bulls sold
around 800 and above, while a few
medium grade bulls brought 50Oa
$50, some cutter bulls selling down.
ward to 400
Vealers were in good demand at the
close of the week, good and choice
grades clearing at 90O-9.5o, some COM
mon and medium grades at 7.50-850,
a few downward to 600. Common
weighty calves went at 4.50-5.50.
Hog Market
On the Friday hog market good and
choice grade barrows and gifts scaling
170-210 sold 1175-120O, most 22o-250
weights 11.60-119O. few butchers
downward to 1000. Light lights
scaling 150160 brought 11O0-115O,
while slaughter pigs weighing 12O-l40
cleared at 1025-1050 mostly, a few
reaching 1915. Good packing sows
were quoted at 900-950, thin sows
being saleable downward to 500.
Good stays went at 7.50 down.
The late bulk of good and choice
grade eve and wether lambs cleared
at 10.00-l0.50 mostly, while the top
reached 1915 on some choice lambs.
Buck lambs were discounted the usual
100. The spread on common and
medium grade lambs was 7.00-950,
while a few culls went down to 500.
Scattered lots of medium to good ewes
sold 100000. Best light weights
quotable to $50.
Grain Market.
Closing prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red, Winter, garlicky, spot. domestic,
1.10A; Aug. delivery, 1.10A; corn No.
yellow, domestic, 1.20; western billing
at a premium over this price; cob
corn nominal; oats No. white,
domestic, as to weight and location,
SEA 66; No. 3, 55a65; rye No. 2, 95a1 90;
barley, 90a95.