Evening star., 1937-09-26
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatcn to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, September 25.-
Quotations on some live poultry items
{luctuated somewhat during the week,
the early trend being upward on young
stock while fowl remained steady. At
the close of the period, however, young
fancy stock held steady, but there was
Z decline Of l to 2 cents per pound
on some of the other grades. Young
Rocks we're steady at 28a30, but mixed
colors we're lower at 25a28. Leghorns
also declined, bringing 23a24 for the
best and shaggy stock selling at o..
Fowl was steady at 24a25 for Rocks,
23a24 for mixed colors and 16a18 for
Leghorns. Other poultry items were
unchanged, roosters bringing l3al5,
young Pekin ducks 16a18, Muscovys
1Ba19 and Guineas weighing IA
pounds and over rs each, with smaller
birds selling so. Supplies were light
10 moderate.
Egg Market Improves.
Increases of from ! to 8 cents per
dozen were recorded in the egg mar.
ket. Current receipts are l cent
higher at 25a26, large whites cents
above last weeks quotations at 34a35
and medium size whites 2 cents above
1T 28a30. Receipts have been fairly
heavy.
Nearby turnips made their appear
ance on the market during the week,
the purple tops selling 5oa60 half
bushel. The supply is light. With
the exception of beets, which are
slightly higher than a week ago. most
native and nearby garden truck Is
steady or slightly below last weeks
levels at the following quotations:
Beets, 2ooa3O0 per 100 punches;
carrots, 20oa30o per 100 punches; best
sugar corn. 15al8 per dozen and poorer
grade. 8al2; peppers, 20a25 half
bushel: spinach, 75a9O half bushel;
sweet potatoes, 3oa35 half bushel. and
tomatoes, 75a85 half bushel for the
best and 35a60 for poorer quality,
with Gamers stock bringing IS.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, $50. Compared with Friday
last week, good steers weak to 25
lower; medium and plain and all
heifers, $3.50 of; good COWS, rs lower;
lessers steady; bulls, $3.50 higher;
bulk medium and good, 1,100-1 ,350-
pound steers, 11.G0-1425; top, 1900 for
l,300-pound West Virginias; slaughter
heifers mainly 10000; odd head to
HOO: grass fat COWS, 6.25-8.00; few
10 900 and above; low cutters and
e kV,1ly Lott v@d
medium bulls, 6.00-725; best weighty
sausage offerings to 750; 500-700-
pound stock steers, mostly 100000,
few above 9 90.
Calves, Is. Vealers so higher for
week: ,weighty calves slow and closing
weak; good vealers, 1250-13.00; plain
and medium, 10.00-12.O0; culls, down
10 900: weighty grass fat calves
mostly 900 down.
Hogs, $50. Steady; good and choice,
17o-22o pounds, l2.75-13.oo; practical
top, 1900; 230-250 pounds, 12.35-75;
360-300 pounds, quoted 1150-12.1o;
140-160 pounds, 12.45-80; 120-140
pounds, 11a5-1235. Good packing
sows. 100000; compared with week
ago 5-15 lower. Hogs from doubtful
areas and those fattened on garbage
Or swill not represented in above
prices.
Sheep, IS. Spring lambs closing
mostly 100 lower than week ago;
weeks top 1275 paid sparingly, Mon
day; best price uncovered Friday,
Ills, but some, unsold and valued
above that price; ducks usually 100
under comparable ewes and wethers;
Late sales plain and medium throw
outs, 7.c0-8.50; slaughter ewes steady,
from $50 down; old, thin sheep, 1.50-
e.00.
Grain Market.
Closing prices were, wheat, No. 2,
red, Winter. garlicky, spot. domestic,
lot. September delivery, 107. Corn,
No. 2, yellow, domestic, LOCAL. .03;
Western billing at premium over this
price; cob corn, nominal. Oats, No. 2,
white, domestic, 42a45; No. 3, 41a44;
Pacific Coast No. white oats, 10.
Except grain on track there is an ad-
ditional charge of u cents per bushel
for storage and elevation on all sales
Of oats. Rye, No. 2, S5a95. Barley,
f0a75.