Evening star., 1936-07-12
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 11.-Mar-
ket for native and nearby eggs hold to
firm under an advance of cent or two
a dozen for well-graded fresh-laid.
Due to the unusually hot weather
prevailing. however. buyers are very
critical, and prompt shipments are
advisable to obtain top prices.
The market closed today at 25a26
for large whites, 23a24 for medium, %
for nearby current receipts, with
Southern stock selling mostly 2la22.
Poultry Prices Lower.
The live poultry market continues
dull, with values on most lines showing
a slight decline from last week. Young
Rocks are bringing 22a24, mixed COL
ored 20a23 and Leghorns 15al8. In
old hens only large, fat fowl attract
attention at 22a23 for Rocks. 2la22 for
mixed coloped and 16a19 for Leghorns,
with old roosters selling mostly 13al5.
Market for new potatoes generally
dull, but values are fairly we'll main-
tanned at 200a4.00 per barrel for Cob
blers, but only well-graded U. S. No. l
stock will bring top quotations.
Native and nearby garden truck in
fairly liberal receipt, but values are
holding steady at the following quo
tations: Beans, 50a90 bushel; cabbage,
50al 10 bushel; carrots, 800 hundred;
field corn, l0a15 dozen; cucumbers,
25a40 hamper; onions, 50a75 hamper;
peppers, 5oa75 hamper; spinach. 25a6o
basket; squash, 10a20 hamper, and
tomatoes. 1o0al.50 hamper.
Live Stock Improves.
Price stability developed in some
branches of the live stock market dur
ing the last week, especially so the
latter part, when local marketings
showed some reductions in volume, &C
cording to the weekly report OF the
local bureau of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
During the week the bulk OF medium
and good grade steers, grassers and
drv feds. sold 7.50a8.50. while some
good and choice dry feds made 9.OOa
e.25. a few head Of choice yearlings
reaching $50. Most of the common
and medium grade lightweight grass
steers sold 6.50a7.50, several loads
and lots of common and medium stock
steers, 5.75a625. Common and me-
dium grade grass heifers turned al
5.50a7.25, some light cutlery helterS
down to ATS. Most common ano
medium grade cows went at 4,2oao 70
a few low good COWS making $50
while bulk of the low cutters and cut
| ters cleared at 35oa4 90, few shelly
lightweight COWS getting down to $50
Common and medium grade light.
weight bulls sold 50Oa5,50.
Good and choice grade vealers solo
8.OOa8.5O, a few head at the close
making 900, while common and me-
dium grades closed at 6.00a8.o0, culls
down to 500,
| Hog Quotations.
Hog quotations on Friday were
good and choice, 12o-210 pounds al
3oa116O: desirable 22o-250 weight:
we're salable at 10.75a11.35; heavy
butchers being quoted down to 1000
Good packing. sows cleared at 875s
$40; thin sows down to IT'S and be-
| low. OOOU SIdSo "CAC ooAooAS oAooiAN
7.50 and down.
Desirable eve and wether lamb'
sold late at 11.00a11.25; choice lambs
were very scarce and quotable little
higher for load lots of rail lambs
Buck lambs we're discounted 100 pei
hundredweight. Odd lots Of common
and medium grade lambs cashed al
8.50a1000, some culls down to 100
A few good and choice ewes brought
3.00a400 common ewes selling dowr
to 200
| Grain Market.
Closing prices: Wheat-No. 2, red
Winter, garlicky,. spot domestic, eS
July delivery, 90; corn-No. 2, yellow
domestic, &C.; Western billing at pre-.
MUM over this price. Cob corn-New
nominal.
Oats-No. 2, white, domestic, as tt
weight and location, 48a58; No. 8
47a48.
Rye-No. 2, soaS5. Barley-No. 2
6Da65.