Evening star., 1936-05-11
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May ll-White po-
tatoes, per 100 pounds, 1.5oal.so; new
Florida, 300a3 40; sweet potatoes
hamper, LOCAL .35: yams, hamper. Goa
100; asparagus, crate, 9oa3 90; beans
bushel, 2.00a2.50; beets, half crate
1.25al.35; cabbage, new, hamper, Goa
LOO; carrots, 2.25a2.75; celery, crate
1.5Oa2.75; cauliflower. crate, 1.40al!65;
corn, crate, 2.25a2 40; cucumbers
bushel, l.75a3.00;; eggplantS, crate,
1.50a2.50; kale, bushel, 40a60; lettuce,
Iceberg, crate, 3.25a3.50; Big Boston,
hamper, 25a75; lima beans, bushel
2.50a4.00; mushrooms, basket, 25a65;
onions, so pounds, 90al.l5; peas,
bushel, 75al.65; rhubarb, nearby,
bunch, 2s4; tomatoes, lug, 275a3.25;
spinach, bushel, 40a60; squash, bushel,
1.50a2.00; apples, bushel. 40a1 so; box,
1.65a1.80; grapefruit, box. 1.75a5 so;
oranges, box, 2.25a4.25; strawberries,
!, crate, 2.50a40O; pineapples, crate,
2.50a2.75; cantaloupes, 4.o0a6.oo.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Young chickens, broil-
ers, 22a23; LeghornS 20a22; hens,
20a22; Leghorns, lsa20; roosters, l3a
Is, ducks, 16al8.
Eggs-Nearby current receipts, per
dozen, 20a201a; hennery whites, large,
2la22; medium. 20a20l2; Southern,
19a191a; receipts, 3,40l cases.
sButter-Prints, per pound, 30a3l;
good TO fancy creamery, pound. 27l2a
2sha; store packed, 20; good rolls, 2la
%; receipts, l,724 tubs.
Sea Food Market.
Catfish, rough, per pound, A.;
dressed, 1Oa12; carp, S; eels, 5a10;
herring, 2a21a; haddock, 7; Spanish
mackerel, 10; pan rock, 10; large rock,
12al5; white perch, 4al0; yellow
perch, 4a10; Southern pike, l0al2;
shad. buck, 10a12; roe, 15a20; trout,
1oa15; bluefsh, l2a15: king mackerel,
8alo; sea bass. IL; founders, 5a12;
Shrimp, l0a15; porgies, box. 800;
croakers, box, 500; butterfsh. box,
500; crab meat, claw, pound, 80; reg
ular, so; special, 55a60; back fin, 65a
10; frogs, dozen, 1.25a2.50; CLAIMS,
large, per 100, 75a90; Cherrystones,
6Oa7O; Little Necks, go.
Tobacco Market.
Maryland leaf tobacco firm; leaf,
nondescript, 300a4O0; common, 400a
1000; medium, l0.00a25. 90; good TO
fine, red, 2500a40.00; seconds, COM
mon, 3.00a7.0o; medium, 7.00a12.00;
good to fine, 12.00a25 90.
Grain Markets.
Wheat-Opening prices were: No.
q red, Winter, garlicky, spot, do
mestic, 100; May delivery, 100. Set
ting prices were: No. 2, red, Winter,
garlicky, spot, domestic, 1904; May
delivery, 1.00A.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, domestic, H.;
Western billing at premium over this
price. Cob corn: New, 500 per bar
rel, nominal because of irregular
quality.
Oats-No. 2 white, domestic, as to
weight and location, 4la53; No. 8,
40a52.
Rye-No. 2, 70a75.
Barley, No. Q, 55a60.
. Hay-The general hay market con-
tinues quiet, with receipts ample for
demand, which is easily satisfied
No. / alfalfa hay Is quoted at 12.00a
1900 per ton, while prices on good
timothy and clover mixed hay are
nominal around 100Oa12.50 per ton
Poor grades of hay are hard to move
and prices are irregular on all grades
below No. 8.
Straw-Market for straw steady al
a range of TOO per ton for both No.
wheat and No. oat.
Live Stock Market.
CUnited States Department of Agri'
culture)-Cattle-425 and 100 hold
overs; rather slow, steady to stronl
on all classes; few instances Is higher
on medium steers. Common ane
medium steers, 7.ooa90; load heav,
steers mostly good, $40. Few load
8.25: few common and medium heifers
A 0Oa7 90. Common and medium cows
5.O0a75; few good, 500; low CUTIE
and cutters, 3.75a4.75; few shelly cows
$50. Common and medium bulls
.5.50a675; good beef bulls, CTS.
CaVeS-cUU, Iduy dCIifCs iuAi,
steady. Good and choice, 9.00a5'
mostly; common and medium, ESQ.,
$50: culls, 800 and below.
Hogs-1,o00; rather slow. l5a2
lower than Friday. Good and choice
1eo-210 pounds, l0.40a55; 140-l6
pounds, 10:30a45: l20-l40 pounds
10.15a40; 220-250 pounds, 10.00a35
heavies down to 9.25 and below. Goo'
packing SOW, 8.60a75.
sheep-700; lambs uneven, stead.
IN SO lower than last weeks close
, ewes steady. Good and choice Sprinl
lambs, l20oa13.00: part load, 1925
common and medium, l000a12.00
eoumon and medium wooled ewes
GSea5.5o; good clipped up to SIS.