Evening star., 1936-05-12
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 12.-White
potatoes. per 100 pounds. l.50al.90;
new, Florida, 3.00a3 40; sweet potatoes
hamper, 1.o0a1.35; yams. hamper, 60a
LOO; asparagus, crate. 90a3.00; beans
oushel, 2.00a2.50; beets. half crate
l.l5a1.25; cabbage, new, hamper, Goa
LOO; carrots, 2.25a275; celery, crate
l50a275; cauliflower, crate, l.40al IS
rorn. crate, 2.25a2.40; cucumbers
bushel, 1.75a3O0; eggplants. crate. l5C
APPS; kale, bushel, 40a60; lettuce,
Iceberg. crate, 3.25a3.50; big Boston
hamper, 25a75; lima beans, bushel
s.00a4.00; mushrooms, basket. 25a65;
Dnions, SO pounds. 90a1.l5; peas
bushel, 75a1.65; rhubarb, nearby
bunch, 2a4; tomatoes, lug, 2.75a325;
spinach. bushel, 35a50; squash, bushel
l.25a200; apples, bushel. 40al go; box
l.65a1.80; grapefruit. box, 1.75a3 so;
oranges, box, 2.25a4.25; Strawberries,
crate, 2.50a4.00; pineapples, crate, 2.50a
'e.75; cantaloupes, 4.00a6.00.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Young chickens, broil-
ers, 22a24; Leghorns, 20a22; hens.
P0a22; Leghorns, 19a20; roosters, 13a
Is; ducks. 16a18.
Eggs-Nearby current receipts, per
dozen, 20; hennery whites, large, 2la
c2: medium. 20; southern, 19a19l2;
receipts, 1,204 cases.
Butter-Prints, per pound, 30a31 i;
good to fancy, creamery, pound, 27l2a
2si.; store packed, 20; good rolls,
: 2la22; receipts, los tubs.
Sea Food Market.
Catfish, rough, per pound, 4; dressed,
10a12; carp, S; eels, 5a10; herring.
2a2la; haddock, 7; Spanish mackerel,
10; pan rock, 10; large rock, 12a15;
white perch, 4al0 yellow perch, 4a1o;
Southern pike, 10a12; shad, buck, 1Oa
IL; roe, 15a20; trout. l0al5; blueflsh,
12a15; king mackerel. 8al0; sea bass,
IL; founders, 5a12; shrimp, l0a15;
il. porgies, box, 800; croakers, box. 800;
butterfish, box, 500; crab meat, claw,
pound. 80; regular, so; special, 55a60;
back fin. 65a70; frogs dozen, 1.25a2 so ;
CLANS. large, per 100, 75a90; Cherry
stones, 60a70; Little Necks, go.
Tobacco Market.
Maryland leaf tobacco firm; leaf
nondescript, 3.00a4.O0; common, 4OOa
1000; medium. 10.00a25.00; good to
fine, red, 25o0a4O0O seconds, COM
mon, 3.00a7.00; medium, 7o0a12 90;
good to fine, 1200a25.0 90.
Grain Markets.
Wheat-Opening prices were: No.
red, Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
1001s; May delivery, 1001a; settling
prices were: No. red. Winter, gar
licky. spot. domestic, 1904; May de-
livery. 1904.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, domestic, II;
Western billing at premium over this
price. Cob corn, new, 800 per barrel
nominal because of irregular quality.
Oats-No. white. domestic, as to
weight and location, 41a53; No. 8
40a52.
Rye-No. 2, 70a75.
Barley-No. 2, 55a60.
Hay-The general hay market con-
tinues quiet, with receipts ample for
demand, which is easily satisfied
No. l alfalfa hay is quoted at 12.0Oa
1900 per ton, while prices on good
timothy and clover-mixed hay are
nominal around 10.00a1250 per ton
Poor grades of hay are hard to move
and prices are irregular on all grades
below No. 3.
Straw-Market for straw steady al
a range of TOO per ton for both No. ]
wheat and No. oat
Live Stock Market.
(United States Department of Ag-
riculture.) Cattle-75; steers in very
- narrow demand; tendency weak; cows
about steady; few low cutters to com.
mon cows at $50 to SIS.
Calves-125; vealers steady; goot
and choice, 900a9.50; common and
medium, 6.50a8.50.
Hogs-500; mostly IS cents lower
than Monday; good and choice, 160-
210 pounds, 10.15a10.30 practical top
1890; 140-160 pounds. 10.05a10 20;
12o-14o pounds, s90a10.15; 220-25t
pounds, 9.75a10.10; heavies down te
900 and below; good packing sows
S.25a8.60.
Sheep-150: lamb trade very unset
tied; demand narrow; trade unevenly
lower with instances SO to rs cent:
lower than Monday; talking mostly
12.O0a12.50 on good and choice Spring
lambs; sales of common and medium
grade at 9.00a10.50; ewes, quotablt
steady or upwards to 500 for choice
wooled ewes.