Evening star., 1937-06-24
Baltimore Markets
epecIal Dispatch to The Star.

Npoeidi o-spatCH 10 Inc oldI.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 24.-Pota-
toes. barrel, l.65a2.25; l0O-pound sack,
6Oa2.00; sweet potatoes, bushel, 75a
l.50; yams, bushel, 65al 40; asparagus,
crate. l.00a3.50 beans. bushel, 5Oa9O;
nearby, bushel. 75al.15; beets, nearby,
bunch, l12a2; cabbage, pointed type,
hamper, 25a50; nearby, hamper, 25a
so; bushel. 25a35; carrots. California,
crate, 5.00a5.25; Texas bushel, $50:
bunch, 2a3; cauliflower, crate, 75al IS;
celery, crate, 2.25a475; corn, crate,
l.25al.75: cucumbers, bushels, 50al so;
nearby. half bushel, 75a90; eggplants,
bushel, l,00a1.25; crate, 150a175; let
tuce. California, Iceberg. crate, 250a
400; New Jersey. Big Boston, crate, so;
lima beans, bushel, l25a3 90; onions,
50-pound sack, 35al is; peas, bushel
2.00a215; peppers, crate, 275a4oO;
bushel, l,5oa2oo; spinach, nearby.
bushel, 40a50; squash, nearby, half
bushel, 60a75; toma toes. lug, 50a2 90;
apples, box, 240a275; bushel, l.Ooa
200; blackberries, crate. l25a25o;
cantaloupes, crate, l.0Oa4.00 cherries,
nearby, sweet, quart, 1oal2 Morello,
quart, 3a5; grapefruit. box, 4OOa450;
honeyball melons, crate. 35oa475;
huckleberries, quart, l5al8; oranges,
box, 275a5 90; peaches, half bushel,
75al.50; raspberries, red, pint, 4a8
watermelons, each, 35a55.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Broilers, Rocks, pound,
2la23; mixed colors, 2oa22; Leghorns.
l5a20; fowl, Rocks, 1920. mixed
colors l7al9 Leghorns, l3al5;
roosters, l0al2; ducks, 12al4.
Eggs-Current receipts. dozen. 1sa
20; hennery whites, large, 23a2l: |
medium, 2la22; receipts, 1921 cases.
Butter-Prints, pound. 34a35; good
to fancy, creamery. 32a33; packing
stock, l6; rolls, l8; receipts, 97l tubs
Sea Food Market.
Catfish. pound. 5a6; dressed, salo;
carp. 3a4; eels, 8al0; haddock, 8al0:
mackerel, 5a6; rock, l0al2; white
perch, 6a8; yellow. Sa10; trout, 5a6;
bluefish. 8al0; founders, lOa12; croak-
ers. 4a5; spots, 4a5; hardheads, 4a5;
butterflsh 5a6: soft crabs, dozen, GOA |
l.5o; hard crabs, barrel, 3o0a4oO:
dozen, 20a40; crab meat, pound, asa
so; shrimp, 15a20; clans, large. per
100. 80a90; Cherrystones, 60a65; Little |
Necks, SO; frogs, each, 20a35.
Tobacco Market.
Maryland farm leaf, nondescript, ga |
4 per pound; common, 4al0; medium
l0a30 good to fine red, 3Oa4O: sec
onds, common, 3a7; medium, Tails; |
good to fine, l5a35.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, TOO including 275 holdovers:
trading active on most classes; steers. |
% cents higher than Monday: COWS
SLOW, weak following active start: low,
medium and lesser grades, weak to.25
cents under Monday; good grade |
steady; bulls, steady; medium and
good grade steers, 925 to l,l5O pounds,
05oal225; few head $50 pounds.
yearhngs, 1915; plain light weight
grassers, 8o0al0.00; low cutter and
cutter grade cows, 4.50a6O0 plain
and medium grade fat COWS. 6.25a7.50:
scattered sales good grade to 500 and
outstanding individual, 900: bulk
plain and medium bulls, 6.Ooa7.oO;
good grade butcher individuals to 900.
Calves. PTS; vealers, strong to so
cents higher; good grades, 10. .OOa1O.5O
mostly; plain and medium, 75Oa9 so. |
Hogs, 900; all weights and grades
20 cents higher than Wednesday:
good and choice, ITO to 21O pounds. |
l210al235; 220 to $50 pounds l1.7o
al2l0; $50 to 300 pounds quoted II 90 |
ALTO; l40 to 100 pounds. l1.85al2.l5:
120 to l40 pounds, ll.O0all.50 good
soWs. 9.80al0.30; hogs from doubtful !
areas not represented in above prices.
Sheep, 600; opening sales Spring |
lambs steady to weak. with midses-
sion indications suggesting lower ten
dency in closing market; early sales
good and choice eve and wether |
Spring lambs mostly l2.0Oa12.5O few
catch sales early at 1875; bucks. 100 |
less; market not yet established on |
some rail arrivals; plain and medium |
grades, 9.00all.00; fat slaughter ewes
steady, from 400 downward; old, thin
sheep, 150
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red Winter, garlicky, spot domestic,
l.33 asked. Settling prices we're: No. 2
red Winter, garlicky, spot domestic,
1.28. Corn, No. yellow, domestic,
1.ls; Western billing at a premium
over this price; cob corn, nominal.
Oats, No. 2 white, domestic, 60a70:
No. 3, 59a69. With the exception of
grain on track, there is an additional
charge of IN cents per bushel for
storage and elevation Rye, No. 2,
1.12a1.l7. Barley, 75a80.
Hay market holds steady to firm
under good demand for timothy and
clover mixed at 17.00a22.00 per ton,
but it takes well-graded No. / stock |
to bring the price. Poorer grades hard
to sell and market irregular on all
grades below No. stock.