Evening star., 1936-06-07
Baltimore Markets
81 ecial Dispatch to The Star

81 ecial Dispatch 10 The Star
BALTIMORE. Md. June 6.-Under
generally light receipts. especially
young broi,ing chickens. the live
poultry market has taken on a frmer
tone with values showing an increase
on all lines with the exception OF
ducks.
Young broiling Rocks are bringing
"a to 27; mixed colored, "a to 26, and
Leghorns. 10 to %.
Demand for old hens is fairly good
and all desirable stock is selling most
ly 90 for Rocks; 19a2O for mixed COL
ored and 16a17 for Leghorns but old
roosterS move slow at 13 to Is.
Demand for young ducks Is slow
and prices are mostly in buyers
favor at 16 to l8 with white varieties
bringing top values.
The egg market holds steady to firm
and values show a slight increase at
% for large whites; % for mediums
and 21 for current receipts with
Southern stock selling around 20.
Potato Receipts Light.
Receipts of new potatoes light and
under a good demand values are well
maintained at $50 to $50 per barrel
for nearby U. s. No stock. Market
for sweet potatoes holds firm at 100
to $50 bushel. for graded stock with
mixed over-large selling mostly rs
to co.
Native and nearby garden truck in
better demand and values are well
maintained at the following quota
tionS:
Asparagus, 1.25a3OO dozen; beans,
175a225 bushel; beets. 1.00a1.10
crate; cabbage, 125a1.50 hamper;
peas, 75a1.25 bushel rhubarb, 2.O0a
400 hundred, and spinach, 30a85
bushel.
Live Stock Improves.
While live stock showed weak to
25-cent lower thrend the early part Of
the week the demand broadened later
and closing prices were steady to
strong as compared with the previous
week, according to the weekly report
of the local bureau of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Vealers were in liberal supply early
in the week and declined around 81,
but the action showed a slight i'm
provement late when the volume
dropped to light proportions. Hogs dis
played a firm trend and advances of a
nickel now and then put the closing
quotations on a strong to 15-cent
higher basis for the week. Lambs en-
countered somewhat the same outlet
as the vealer trade and current lamb
prices are rs cents to 81 lower. Ewes
lost around 25 cents.
Medium Grades Lead.
Most of steers were medium grades
which sold 735a775. A few lots of
good grades made 8.19a825, while a
small lot of good and choice yearling
steers brought $50. Odd lots of plain
lightweight steers sold around TOO.
Most common and medium grade
heifers cashed at 6.00a7 25, few head
of good fed heifers making 800. Com
mon and medium grade COWS went at
5.00a6 90; good cows being salable up
to $50. Most low cutters and cutters
caShed at 4.OOa475, a few shelly cows
down to 3.75. Common and medium
grade bulls went at 5.50a6.50; good
beef bulls up to TOO and above.
The late bulk of good and choice
grade vealers sold 9.o0a9.50, while
common and medium grades cleared at
650a850; culls around $50.
Heavy Hogs Scarce.
On the Friday hog market good and
choice 14o-210 weight sold 10.80al1.05.
Most 120-140 averages went at 10.60a
1890, while medium-weight butchers
scaling 220-250 cleared at 10.25a10.80.
Heavies were scarce and in narrow de-
mand, selling down to $50 and below.
Good packing sows brought e.35a9.0o.
Stags were salable, TOO. =.
Sorting was closer on lambs and