Evening star., 1937-06-13
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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slight downward trend in quotations
on some items marked the live poultry
market during the week.
The few declines were only minor
Receipts continued from moderate to
light. There was little demand for the
less desirable stock
In Rocks, broilers weighing 3h
pounds and up brought top prices at
23a24.
Those weighing ~ to pounds sold
mostly %, while smaller stock sold
down to 81.
Mixed colors were OF slightly at 20a
% and Leghorns were about steady at
19a20 for those weighing 2A to ~
pounds, 17al8 for IA to pound
weights and smaller stock little in de-
mand at 15al6.
In fowl, Rocks were steady at 1920.
Mixed colors continued to bring l7a18
and Leghorns sold mostly Halls.
BOOSTERS at 10al2 and young Pekin
DUCKS at 12al4 were unchanged.
Egg Prices Steady.
Under fairly liberal receipts eggs
recorded some minor changes during
the week, but ended the period with
prices on the same level as last week
current receipts are selling l9a20,
large hennery whites at 81 and me-
dlum size hennery whites at 20.
The native and nearby garden
truck market was featured by the ap-
pearance Of several new items and
increased receipts
Nearby peas arrived and are SELL
ing, 50al 90 bushel for large pod
varieties, with few bringing slight
ly higher prices.
Nearby squash also appeared and is
selling mostly 1O0al10 half-bushel
hamper.
Beans, from Maryland reached the
market and sold GOAL 90 bushel.
Another new arrival was Eastern
Shore red raspberries, bringing Ia
l2l2 pint, with few slightly higher.
Nearby beets are lower at 250a400
per 100 punches.
Nearby cabbage Of the pointed type
is higher at 4Oa5O bushel.
Lettuce of the big Boston type
from nearby territory is steady at
15a25 bushel, but Iceberg type is
lower at 20a30 bushel. Eastern Shore
sweet potatoes are somewhat lower,
No is selling l.25a150 bushel and
ungraded stock, 75a1OO. Nearby
strawberries also are lower at l5Oa
$50 crate. Gamers are paying lisa
200
Live Stock Market
Cattle-l25. Compared with Fri
day last week, steers, yearlings and
meager supply of heifers generally
steady; COWS. 25 higher, bulls, SO
lower, after Monday Choice, 1,l24
pound steers, 1900; bluk, medium
and good steers and yearlings, lO25a
1900; few lots, heifers, 7.o0alo 90:
good beef type cows scarce. odd head
reaching $50; plain and medium,
.6.25a7.25; bulk, low cutters and cut
ters, 45Oa6.0O Weeks bulk, plain
and medium bulls, 5.5Oa6.75.
Calves-25. Compared with week
ago. vealers unchanged throughout
the period. Good, 9OOa95O; mostly;
plain and medium, 6,5OaS50 culls
down to 500.
Hogs-700. Mostly steady and gen.
orally 10 lower than week ago. Good
and choice trucked-in, l7O-2lo pounds,
quoted, 1l65a8O; practical top, 1l80:
some rail arrivals, with through
billing, benefit above 1180; 220-25O
pounds, and l40-l60 pounds, 1l.15a40:
260-300 pounds, 1o65all15; over 300
pounds. 1O15a4O; l2O-l4O pounds,
10.50a75. Good packing sows. 9.40a
90. Hogs from doubtful areas not
represented in above prices
Sheep-10O. Compared with Friday
last week, Spring lambs closing only
25 higher after being so to mostly
100 higher in last Mondays market.
Late bulk, good and choice eve and
wether lambs, 12.0Oa50; few closely
sorted lots, 1915. Bucks discounted
LOO under comparable graded of ewes
and Wethers. plain and medium, late
in the week, from 9.00al100; culls
down to 500 Fat clipped slaughter
ewes up to 400 until yesterday, and
then mostly $50 down in a week to
lower grade on that class. Old thin
sheep $50
Grain Market.
Closing prices were: Wheat No. 2
red Winter garlicky, spot, domestic,
1.33 nominal. Corn, No. yellow,
domestic, l.22; Western delivery at a
premium over this price; cob corn,
nominal; oats, No. 2, white, domestic,
6oa7o; No. 3, 59a69; except grain on
track there is an additional charge Of
l u cents per bushel for storage and
elevation on all sales of oats; rye, No2,
1.25al.30 barley, 9la96; hay, 17.OOa
22.O0 per ton; straw. 1900 per ton.