Evening star., 1936-08-09
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SptClbl OlSphlCI W Inv Quar-
BALTIMORE, Md, August 8.-Due
to generally light receipts from all
sections, the egg market holds steady
to firm under an advance Of q cent
or two a dozen. with large whites
selling %, mediums 25a27. current re-
ceipts 23a25 and Southern stock
21a23.
The live poultry market holds
steady, with very little change from
last week levels at 18a22 for young
Rocks, and mixed colors, and 16a17
for Leghorns, but only fat young
chickens, around 2l2 pounds and
over. will bring these quotations.
Old hens are in light receipt and
fowl weighing Az pounds and over
meet with ready sale at 20a22 for
Rocks, 18a21 mixed colors, 14a16 for
Leghorns. but old rooSters are gen.
orally slow sale and hard to move at
12al4. The market for young ducks
shows no change from last week at
l2al4.
Potato Market Dull.
The market for white potatoes con-
tinues dull with values showing a
slight decline at 2.5Oa2.75 per barrel
for Cobblers, but ungraded mixed
stock will not bring over 1.75a2.25
with 1Oo-pound sacks selling mostly
165a185.
While the market for native and
nearby garden truck is generally dull,
values are well maintained and on
some lines show an advance over last
week at the following quotations:
Beans, 125a1 so bushel; beets. 2.00a
$50 hundred cabbage, LOCAL. rs
bushel; carrots, 2.5Oa3 90 per hundred;
corn, 6al2 dozen: cucumbers, 25a35
hamper; eggplant, 25a4O hamper;
lima beans, l,00al.25 hamper; pep
pers, 25a35 hamper; squash, 1Oa25
hamper, and tomatoes, 20a60 hamper,
with canning stock selling mostly so
per bushel.
With the exception of sheep and
lambs, which we're in light receipt.
all classes of live stock on the Balti-
more market showed increases in the
last week, according to the weekly re-
port of the local bureau of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
Steer Top at SS.75.
A top of 8.75 featured grain-fed
steers, with bulk of the medium to
good grass steers late in the week at
7.25 to IT'S. A few, 7.80, scaling l,l50
pounds and under. Palmer kinds sold
from around $50 to 100, and occa-
sionally below, while common and
medium heifers closed at $50 to
$50, few good kinds making TOO
and IT'S, averaging around 800 pounds,
Beef cows brought ATS to 5.25 and
above for best fat kinds, while low cut
tiers and cutters went at 325 to 450,
mostly $50 to 4.25. Best weighty Saus-
age bulls commanded 800, with lighter
weights from $50 downward to around
4,50 Vealers closed mostly so cents
to 100 under last week, selling mostly
$50 to 900 on good and choice selec-
tions, with common and medium sorts
100 to 500. and culls below.
Friday, top hogs were quoted at
11.80, with better grade 16O to 2lO
pound butchers cashing at l1.60 to
l1.80, and 220 to $50 pound weights
from Ills to 1165. Weights from
140 to 160 pounds were taken at Ills
to 11,40, with 100 to 140 pound pigs,
and light lights, 1915 to HOO. Pack
ing sows bulked at 900 to 9.25 and
above, and stays $50 downward.
At the weeks opening bulk of the
better grade 10 to IS pound lambs
were quoted upward to 1915, in a So
cent lower trade with a small lot Of
outstanding 63-pound. Southdowns
topping the week at 11.50. Closing
prices were little changed, bulk of the
good and choice offerings making
mostly 1925 to 1915, with common
and medium sorts from 7.5oa9.0O and
throwouts below. Slaughter ewes
cashed at 250a4.00.
Grain Market.
Wheat-Closing prices were: No. 9.
red, Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
1.1214; August delivery, 11214. Sales,
cargoes. on grade, nearby wheat, No. 2.
red, Winter, 1.11l2; No. 3. 1.0912; No.
4, 1.07l2; No. 5. 1857; smutty wheat
2 cents under quotations.
Corn-No. 2, yellow, domestic, 120;
Western billing at premium over this
price. Cob corn, new, nominal.
Oats-No. 2, white, domestic. as to
weight and location, 54a64; No. 3,
53a63.
Rye-No. 2, 85aS0.
Barley-75a80.