Evening star., 1937-02-14
Baltimore Markets
srecial Dispatch to The Star.

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BALTIMORE, Md, February l3.-
Under light to moderate receipts dur
ing the last week the live poultry
market has remained rather steady
with demand for young chickens hold
ing up well, but old hens slow to move.
What few changes that have taken
place in the prices are inclined upward,
but in no cases have the increases
amounted to more than one cent a
pound.
Quotations on young chickens have
been steady at 20a22 for Rocks, 20a21
for mixed coloreds, 2la22 for broilers
and 15a18 for all kinds of poor and
thin stock.
Fowls also have remained practi-
cally steady with Rocks bringing TIA
ID, with few selling 10; mixed coll
oreds, l6al8, and poor, thin stock
hard to move at 12a14.
Leghorns were one cent higher at
l4al6 and roosters steady at 10al2.
Ducks continued steady throughout
the week at 15a16 for Pekins, 15a17
for Muscovys and 12a14 for the puddle
variety.
The same also Is true Of guineas
at 40a50 each for young birds weigh
ing two pounds and over and 35a40 for
smaller. Quotations on young hen
turkeys were one cent higher than
last week at 23a24. but young toms
at 17a18 and less desirable stock as
low as IL were steady. Capons con-
tinued steady at 24a25 for birds
weighing seven pounds and over and
22a23 for smaller.
Egg Market Lower.
The egg market continued to huctu-
ate somewhat during the week, closing
fraction lower than last weeks
prices Current receipts and medium
hennery whites are selling 2112 and %
and large whites are bringing 221a
and %. Receipts have continued
rather heavy during the week.
There is little native and nearby
garden truck on the market and the
demand continues slow. Spinach is
selling 35a75 bushel and nearby
purple top turnips at 20a30 half
bushel, with yellows bringing so per
100 pounds. Eastern Shore sweet
potatoes are selling mostly 75a90
bushel.
Live stock marketings at Baltimore
were of moderately light volume in
general during the week. According
to the local bureau of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, cattle receipts
showed a rather sharp drop toward
the latter part of the period, while
lambs remained in small supply
throughout the week. Hogs held
well in volume, which was well dis
tributed over the period.
Cattle Prices Improve.
At the opening of the week the
demand for cattle was rather narrow,
but latter days found the outlet
broadening and values showed an up
turn with steers closing mostly Is to
40 cents above the close of last week.
Cows advanced 25 cents to mostly so
cents, while a small scattering OF
heifers and bulls looked around Is
cents higher. Vealers encountered
a narrow outlet and declined gradu-
ally during the week to close so
cents to ST lower. Hogs advanced
20 to 25 cents on Monday, but de-
clines on Tuesday and Wednesday
cleared the advance from the record.
However, another upturn started on
Friday to place values 10 cents or
more above a week ago. Slaughter
lambs were wanted in small num-
bers by local small killers and quota.
tions were nominally advanced Is to
so cents as compared with a week
ago. Slaughter ewes shared the same
upturn.
veaIers Close at $11.50.
Good grade vealers closed at 11.50,
common and medium grades making
7OOa10.50, culls down to 900. Com
mon grade weighty calves sold at
500a6.50.
In the hog market on Friday good
and choice barrows and gifts scaling
170-225 pounds sold at 10.S5a11.10
with the latter price the top. Most
225-250 pound weights cashed at
10.5Oa10.9O, heavyweigllts selling down
to 1000 and under. Most 140-
16o pound weights brought 10.33a
1895, while 120-140 pound slaughter
pigs made 9.75a10.25. Good packing
sows went at 8.90a9.50. Most truck
hogs sold in the lower half of quota
tion ranges. Soft and oily hogs were
discounted 100a2.00 per hundred
weight.
Near the end of the week few lots
OF native lambs grading medium to
good sold at 10.00a11.25, choice fed
Western being reported salable up
ward to 1900. A few common ma
tives sold around 900. Good slaugh-
ter ewes reached $50, lightweights
of strictly good and choice grade sal
able up to 600, common ewes down to
$50 or under.
Grain Market.
Closing prices were: Wheat-No. 2
red Winter, garlicky, spot. domestic,
1.48; February delivery, 1.48. Corn
No. 2 yellow, domestic, LOG; Western
billing at premium over this price;
cob corn nominal. Oats-No. Q white,
domestic, as to weight and location,
63a73; No. 3, 62a72. Rye-No. 2, LISA
lao. Barley-95a1.0 90.
STOCK LIST