Evening star., 1936-07-19
Baltimore Markets

o. cial Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, July 18.-The
egg market holds steady under fairly
good demand. with values on large
whites showing a slight advance over
last week and meeting with steady sale
at full quotations Of 25a27 cents
dozen. with mediums bringing 23a24.
Current receipts generally slow sale at
%. with Southern stock selling mostly
2la22.
Market for poultry continues dull
except for large young broilers and
under fairly liberal receipts. Values on
old hens show a decline of cent or
two per pound. Round Rocks are
bringing 20a24. mixed colored 2Oa23
and Leghorns 16a17, with old hens SELL
ing mostly l9a20 for Rocks, l7al9 Tor
mixed colors, but Leghorns will not
bring over 13al6. while old roosters
are draggy at 13al5. Young ducks, IN
liberal supply, are hard to move at
13al5.
New Potato Market.
Market for new potatoes weak, ana
values show further decline at 3.OOa
s.25 per barrel for Maryland, Virginia
U. 8. No. l Cobblers and 1.5Oa2.75 for
No. rs and ungraded stock, with l0O-
pound sacks selling mostly eoal0O.
Native and nearby garden truck in
fairly good demand, and market holds
steady to firm at the following quota
tions: Beans, 1.O0a1.l0 bushel; beets'
1.5oa250 hundred; carrots. 2,5oa3.oo
hundred; cucumbers. 25a4O hamper
corn. field. 5a10 dozen; sugar, loazo'
eggplants. 100 hamper; peppers Qua
rs. SQUASH. 10a20 hamper; splnacn,
6Oa75 hamper, and tomatoes, 5Oal'zo
hamper.
Increased Live tSock Supplies.
Increased supplies of live stock ex-
tended to all classes during the past
week. according to the weekly report
of the local bureau OF the Department
OF Agriculture. ,ou.
The receipts of lambs and vealers
nroved burdensome in the face OF a
depressed fresh trade and reflected this
condition in the way of sharp losses
for the period, amounting to fully l.zo
and 100. respectively. In the cattie
division a meager proportion OF dry
fed steers and yearlings sustained thelr
price level of last week, while the pre-
dominant supply of grass steers mace
a slight comeback at the close aIter
selling off Is to so cents at the week S
opening. A rather severe adjustment
in hog values on Monday failed to holo
for long and after subsequent advances
are considered the trade shows net
gains of generally rs cents for the
week.
Closing Bulk on Steers.
The closing bulk on common ana
medium grass steers, which usually
carried around LOO to 1900 pound
weight ranges, was from $50 to 7.75,
with medium to good kinds reaching
800 and $40.
- Low cutter and cutter COWS held
principally throughout the period at
$50 to AIS, with fat kinds from 500
to $50; most bulls were of kinds clear
ing from 500 to 600.
vealers closed with an easier under
tone at the weeks losses, good and
choice kinds going largely 500 on
Friday and common and medium kinds
from 900 to 7.50.
A closing price range of 11.00 to 1l.50
on Friday went to better grade 120 to
21o pound butchers, with those aver
aging 220 to $50 pounds, 1915 to 11.25.
A spread of 11.o0 to 11.25 on better
grade lambs at the weeks opening
shrunk to largely CTS at the close,
common and medium grades ending
the period around 7.50 to $50. culls
downward to 600 and occasionally
under.
Grain Market.
wheat-Closing prices were: No. 2.
red, Winter, garlicky, domestic, spot,
%; July delivery, 96; sales cargoes on
grade nearby wheat; No. 2, red, Winter
garlicky, 90; No. 3, s6; No. 4, "a; No.
3, 90.
Corn-No. 2. yellow, domestic, 1.o3;
Western billing at premium over this
price; cob corn, new, nominal.
Oats-No. 2, white, domestic, as to
weight and location, 49a60; No. 3,
4Sa59.
Rye-No. 2, 65a75. Barley-No. 2,
60a65,