Evening star., 1937-01-17
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, January To-
Under rather slow demand and mod
crate receipts, the live poultry market
eased off slightly during the last week.
Much of the demand was for young
chickens; with old hens dull through
out the week.
Most of the quotations remained
steady, but there were declines of from
to 2 cents per pound on some grades.
Young Rocks and young mixed COL
oreds were steady at l7a20, with poor,
thin stock selling mostly l2al4. Old
hens declined from l to cents, Rocks
selling at 18al9 mixed cOloredS bring
ing mostly 17al8 and poor, thin stock
slow sale at 12a14.
Leghorns and roosters were steady
at l2al6 for the former and l0al2 for
the latter. Quotations also were steady
on ducks, Pekins and Muscovy selling
15al6 and puddle at 12al4. Geese
brought mostly 16al7 for the best and
other grades sold 10al5. Young
Guineas. 2 pounds and over, brought
35a4O each, with smaller birds selling
25a30 Capons, pounds and over,
sold 24a25, with smaller birds bring
ing 22a23. Young hen turkeys were
slightly lower at 21a22, with young
toms bringing 15a16 and less desirable
stock selling down to l2a14.
Eggs Drop Further.
The steady decline in the egg
market under heavy receipts, con-
tinued. Quotations were from to
cents lower than last week, with cur
rent receipts and medium whites
bringing "a and large whites 25.
There was little nearby truck on
the market here. Most of the demand
being filled from ample shipments
from other sections. Kale sold mostly
2oa25 bushel; spinach, 25a50 bushel;
sweet potatoes, 50a75 bushel; blue
top turnips. 20a30 half bushel, and
yellows. 50a60 per 100 pounds.
There was a reduction in market
ings in all branches of the local live
stock market during the course of the
week, according to the local bureau
Of the Department of Agriculture.
Steer Prices Down.
Steer prices went off the most dur
Ing the week to close 25a50 cents under
the previous week. HeiferS and cows
lost around Is cents on the average.
Bulls were in good demand generally
and held steady. The quality of the
vealer crop was rather unattractive,
worked lower and at the close prices
were off a full 25 cents for the week,
while in the case of heavy butchers
and packing Sows quotations were IS
cents and lower. Lamb prices moved
I'D a little to close 10a25 cents above
o week ago.
The bulk of slaughter steers were
medium grades and most weights
were under 1900 pounds. Sales were
made mostly within a range of 9.00a
p.75, although several loads of good
grade 1.10o-1,250 pound weights
brought 10.00a10.55, one load 1915.
Many lots Of common steers caShed
at s.00a8 so. a few head downward to
TOO. The small supply of heifers were
mostly common grade light weights
that cashed at 6.5Oa725, a few COM
mon and medium making 750a8. so.
Low cutter and cutter grade cows
cleared at 3.50a4.75. common and
medium grades, 50Oa5 us; good grades,
500 and above. Common and medium
grade bulls went at 6.OOa6.75. a few
good bulls at 7.50, cutter bulls down
to $50.
Most Vealers, $S to $40.
Most vealers of medium and good
grade brought 1200al300, but COM
mon grades were most frequent and
sold at 800a1000, culls, around TOO
and below A number of two to three
week old calves were noted, and these
sold around 500 and under
In the hog division the Friday trade
was good to choice 170-225 pounds at
11.00a1l.25, with the latter price the
practical top. Most 225-250- pound
weights sold at 10 65al1 10, while heavy
weight butchers sold down to 1000 and
below. Most light lights or 140-160-
pound averages cashed at 10.75a1 90,
while slaughter pigs scaling l20-140
pounds brought 10.00a1050. Good
packing sows cashed at 9.25a950, and
good stays at 800 down.
During the week good and choice
grade fed Michigan lambs sold at
11.50a11.75, the late top at 1165. Sew
eral lots of native and Virginia lambs
of good and choice grade went at IL 90
a1l25, while common and medium
grade sorts went at 800a10 90. A few
good light weight slaughter ewes
cleared at ATS, while common and me-
dunn grade cashed at 300a400.
Grain Market.
Closing prices were: Wheat, No. 4
red Winter, garlicky. spot, domestic,
1.43a: January delivery, 1.4334:
Corn. No. 2 yellow. domestic, 1.o6.
Western billing at premium over
this price Cob corn nominal; oats,
No. 2 white, domestic, as to weight
and location, 63a73; No. 3, 62a72;
rye, No. 2, 1.30a1.35; barley, 95a1.00.