Evening star., 1936-08-01
Baltimore Markets
Srecial Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, August 1.-Po-
tatoes, barrel, 1.50a300; 100 pounds,
1.O0a2l5; sweet potatoes, bushel l65a
200; beans, buShel, 85a125; nearby,
bushel, 1.25al so; beets, dozen punches,
25a30; nearby, bunch, 2a212: cabbage,
round type, bushel, 1.25a1.75; fat type,
hamper, LOCAL .25; nearby, bushel, 75a
1.50; carrots, crate, 325a3.75; nearby,
bunch, 2ll2a3; caulifiower, crate, 200;
celery, half crate, 80a2.25; corn, near
by, sugar, dozen, l0a18; cucumbers,
bushel, 50a85; nearby. half bushel, 25a
IS; eggplants, crate, 100a125; nearby,
half bushel, 60a75; lettuce, Iceberg,
crate, 4.50a5.25; Big Boston, crate,
50a75; lima beans. bushel, 1.75a25O;
nearby, half bushel, 75a1Oo; onions,
so pounds, 50al10; bushel, 5Oa65;
peas, bushel, 1.85a225; peppers,
bushel, 40a60; nearby, bushel, 25a35;
spinach, bushel, 75al so; squash, near
by, half bushel, 15a25: tomatoes. near
by, half bushel, 20a50; apples, bushel,
60al.25; nearby, half bushel, 25a35:
cantaloupes, bushel, 40a6O; nearby,
half bushel, 40a75; honeydews, crate,
1.25a200; peaches. buShel, 1.25a275;
nearby, half bushel, 2Oa65; watermel-
ons, each, 8a30.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Chickens Rocks. per
pound, 18a22; mixed colors. 18a22:
Leghorns. 16a17; fowl, Rocks, 1920;
mixed colors. 15a18; Leghorns, 12a15;
roosters, l3a15; ducks. 12a14.
Eggs-Nearby, current receipts, PEI
dozen, 22a23; Southern, 21a22; whites,
large, 27a28; medium, 24a25; receipts,
1926 cases.
Butter-Prints, per pound, 35a36;
good to fancy. creamery. 34a35; store
packed, %; good rolls, 24a25; receipts,
2,237 tubs.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, $50; compared Friday last
week: steers around Is to so higher;
heiferS about rs up; COWS mostly
strong to Is higher in spots: bulls
firm; late bulk medium to good grass
steers under 1900 pounds. 7.5Oa80O;
bulk common to medium kinds, 650a
7.25; best dry feds for week, $50; few
medium to good heifers, 7.25a7.5O;
bulk of quality from 100 down: beef
COWS, 5.00a5.50; few SIS or above;
low cutters and cutters, 3.50a4.50;
bulls mostly 5.00a5.75; occasionally
800.
Calves, so: vealers generally 100
higher for week; closing bulk good
and choice kinds, 8.50a9.00; common
to medium, 7.50a8.25; culls down to
around 900.
Hogs, 400; generally steady; bulk
better grade 100 to 210 pounds, 11.60a
11.9O; 220-250 pounds, 11.20a11.70;
heavier weights downward to around
1000; sows, 9.00a9.50; stays. 7.5C
down.
Sheep, 100; good and choice fat
rail lambs Is over week ago; other
weights and grades on par with last
weeks close; closing bulk good and
choice desirable weight truck lambs
11.OOa11.25; comparable grade rail
lambs quotable above; common to
medium, 8.00a10.00; sheep un-
changed; slaughter ewes, 2.50a4.00.
Sea Food Market.
Catfish, rough, per pound, 4a5;
dressed, 1Oa12; carp, 4a5; eels, 6a12;
haddock, SAT; Spanish mackerel, 3a
10; pan rock, 10; large rock. 12a15;
white perch, 5a10; yellow perch, 10a
II; pan trout, 5a6; large, 10a12; blue
fish, 10a12; bass, 10a12; founders
8a1O; shrimp, 10a12; porgies, box, 25C
a3.5O; croakers, box, 3.00a3.50; butter
fish, box, 4.O0a8.00; crab meat, claw
pound, 26: regular, 35a37; special, 4oa
AZ; back fin, so; frogs, dozen, 1.25a
4.5O; clans, large, per 100, 75a90;
Cherrystones, 6Oa7O; Little Necks, 40;
soft-shelled crabs, small to medium
dozen, 3Oa60; large, 75a80; jumbo, 1.3C
a1.40; hard crabs, barrel, 3.50a7.50.
Tobacco Market.
Maryland leaf tobacco, firm; leaf
nondescript, pound, 3a4; common, IA
| 10; medium, 1oa30; good to fine, red
30a40; seconds, common, 3a7; me.
dunn, Tails; good to fine, 15a35.
Grain Market.
Wheat-Opening prices were: No. 2
red, Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic
LOG; August delivery, LOG.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, domestic, 110;
Western billing at premium over
this price; cob corn nominal.