Evening star., 1936-12-20
Baltimore Markets
sr.eeial Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December Il

| BALTIMORE, MO-, DecemDer "
Shipments OF live poultry for the
Christmas trade should be timed to
reach here not later than Tuesday
and dressed stock by Wednesday
morning. No shipments of poultry or
perishable stock should be made to
reach here Friday or Saturday, SIS the
markets will be closed both days and
any perishable stock would PROBABLY
be q total loss.
The market for turkeys more active
with demand increasing for the early
part Of next week and values are al
ready showing an increase with young
hens bringing 2Oa21; young toms, IS
pounds and over, mostly 18, and
smaller stock selling at 15a17.
Young chickens show a slight ad-
vance at 16a18 for Rocks, Halls for
mixed colored, but poor, thin fowl
slow sale at 8a12.
Demand for old hens is slow and
values show no change from last week
at 16a18 for Rocks, 15al6 for mixed
colored. 10al3 for Leghorns and 8al2
for poor, thin stock.
Ducks and geese hold steady and
unchanged at 1Oa15 for the former
and l0a18 for the latter, with guinea
fowl selling mostly 35a40 each, but
birds weighing under pounds will
not bring over 25a30.
Egg Market Weak.
The egg market, under heavy re-
ceipts, continues weak and values
show decline at SO for large whites
and 3la32 for mediums and current
receipts.
Very little native and nearby gar
den truck being received, demand gen.
orally being supplied by early South
ern vegetables, and while market holds
steady prices are mostly in buyers
favor at the following quotations: Car
rots, 2.00a3.00 hundred: kale, 3Oa35
bushel and l5a25 hamper; spinach,
25a65 bushel; sweet potatoes, 5Oa75
buShel, and turnipS, 15a30 hamper for
blue tops and 5oa65 per 100 pounds
for yellows.
Live Stock Irregular.
Due to the approach of the Christ
mas holidays, with demand for poul-
try, the live stock market was rather
irregular the past week, according to
the weekly report of the local bureau
Of the Department of Agriculture.
Demand was rather narrow for
steers, and prices eased off gradually
to close weak to 25 cents lower for the
period. Other classes of cattle con-
tinued at steady rates, but cows got
the best action. Calves and vealers
lost around so cents for the week, but
around midweek close sorting account
ed for 100 decline in many instances.
Compared with week ago, the Fri
day market for hogs was weak to 20
cents lower. Slaughter lambs encoun-
tered slow movement, and prices took
a weak turn and closed the week at
1925 cents lower on better grades.
Slaughter ewes maintained steady
values.
Most Steers 8.25 to 9.25.
Bulk of the weeks supply of steers
were medium grade warmed-ups seal
ing under /, 200 and sold 825-9.25.
A load of around 1900 weights,
grading medium and low good.
brought $50, while two loads of mostly
good grade, 1.3O0-1 1,375 steers, grading
mostly good, topped the week at 9.75.
while a few thin light-weightS sold
down to $50 and under. Scattered
lots of common and medium grade
heifers cashed at 6.00a7.75; few
cutter grade light-weights downward
to 500. Most cows we're low cutters
and cutters, sold 350a4.25; some
shelly light-weights down to 3.25.
Common and medium cows brought
4.5Oa5.50 a few good beef cows
reached 500 and above. The range
on common medium bulls was 5.00a
500; most sales at SIS down. Some
lightweight cutter bulls ranged down
to 4.5O.
Better VealerS at 1l.50.
At the close better vealers sold
mostly at l150, while common and
medium grades cleared at 750a10.50.
Plain calves brought 500a650.
On the Friday market hogs of good
and choice grade and scaling 170-225
sold 10.65a1095, the bulk of sales at
1885 down.
Desirable 225-25O weights cashed
at 10.30a1070, a few heavier weights
down to 1000 and below. Most 140-
$50 averages went at 1020a10.50; 120-
14O weights, 96oa995; good packing
cows brought 9.35a9.60.
The weeks top on lambs was 9.85,
good and choice grades selling 9.00a
9.65: most sales around $50 and
down. Common and medium grades
brought 700a850, a few Gull light
weights down to 500. Good and choice
slaughter ewes cleared at 350a4 90:
common and medium grades, 2.00a
800.
Grain Market.
Closing prices were: Wheat-No. 2,
red, Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
1884 December delivery, 1.43A.
Cern-No. 2, yellow. domestic, new,
los; Western billing at premium over
this price. Cob corn-Nominal.
Oats-No. 2. white, domestic, as to
weight and location, 63a73; No. 3,
62a72.
Rye-No. 2, 1.3oal.35.
Barley-95a1.00.