Evening star., 1937-03-27
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star,


BALTIMORE, Md, March 27.-
Potatoes, old 1o0-pound sack, 200a
2.40; new, barrel, 5.o0a6.00 bushel,
1.75a2.l0; sweet potatoes, bushel, 100a
150; nearby bushel 9oal.25 yarls.
bushel, 75al 90; asparagus, crate, 2.50a
725: beans, bushel, 250a375; beets,
haIf-crate, 1.00al.25; broccoli, crate
25Ca2.7 rs; Brussel sprouts, half-drum.
150a2 so; carrots, crate, 200a3 Is;
cabbage, new. round type, hamper. Goa
lis; pointed type. hamper. 50al IS: :
Old Danish, 50-pound sack, 70a80;
cauliflower, crate, 1.25al IS; celery,
crate, 2.5Oa325 cucumbers, bushel,
3.75a5 OO eggplants, crate, l.50a2 so,
ka!e, bushel, 30a40; nearby. blue,
bushel. 50a60; lettuce, Big Boston,
hamper, 125a250; Iceberg, crate,
6.OOa6.75 lima beans. buShel, 3OOa
$50; mushrooms, 4-quart basket, 5Oa
rs. onions, 50-pound sack, l.00al.75;
peas, bushel, 400; peppers, crate, 2.5Oa
$50: bushel, 225a2 so; radisheS,
bushel, 25al so; rhubarb, carton, 5Oa
65; spinach, bushel, 75al.00: squash,
bushel, 1.5Oa2.50; tomatoes, lug, l.50a
$50; turnips. nearby, purple tops, half
bushel, 20a3O; yelloWs, per 100 pounds,
4oa5o; apples, bushel, 9oa2.25; box,
2.00a275; grapefruit, box, 1,75a2,50
oranges, box, 2.75a4.75; strawberries,
pint. Hale
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry - Chickens, ROCKS
pound, 20a23; mixed colors, 20a22;
broilers. 23a24: fowl Rocks, 19a20;
mixed colors, 18a19; Leghorns, l5al6;
ROSTERS. 10al2: ducks. 18a20: guineas
each. 40a50; turkeys, pound, 22a30'
capons, 23a28.
Eggs-Current receipts. dozen, % 2;
hennery whites, large, "a; medium
221s; receipts, 2,84S cases.
Butter-Prints, pound. 37a38; good
to fancy, creamery. 33 ease; packing
stock, II; rolls, 1920; receipts, 73C
tubs.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, $50: compared Friday las
week, steers steady to 25 cents lower
decline Oh medium and plain grades
COWS 25 cents to mostly SO cents lower
few heifers and bulls steady; week
bulk medium steers, s25a10.25; few
loads and lots good, 10.50al1.S5: plain
down to 800 and under; few plain ant
medium heifers, 70oaa.50; closing
trade low cutter and cutter cows. 4.0I
a5.50; plain and medium, 5.75a6.50
few good to TOO and above; plain ant
medium bulls, 600a700.
Calves, Is: vealers closed fully 81
cents lower than week ago; 9Oo'
grades, 1000a1O50: plain and medium
7.50a9.50; culls down to 600.
Hogs. 500; steady with Friday; goot
and choice, ITO to 210 pounds, n1ostl,
1O.75a1100; top, 100; 22O to 25
pounds, 1O3Oa1075; heavy weight
down to 965 and below; l40 to 16t
pounds, lO10a10.75; 100 to 140 pounds
96Oa10.00; good packing soWs, $780,
925: hogs from doubtful territory no
represented in above quotations; com
! Jd1fu IdSV dEuihoS iIieNi hES GtSfhtts "
5 cents lower.
Sheep. none; compared with Frida.
last week; lamb quotations around 81
cents lower, slaughter ewes steady
supply rather small during week; fet
clipped lambs up to l1.50; fed Woolet
lambs grade choice up to 1860; severa
lots good and choice grades Sprins
lambs, 1400a15 so: most weights 81
to IS pounds; good slaughter ewes
6.00a6.50; plain and medium, 4.00a5.5
Grain Market
Opening prices were: Wheat-No.
red Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic
1901; March delivery, 1904. Corn
No 2 yellow, domestic, LOT; Western
billing at a premium over this price
cob corn, nominal Oats-No 2 white
domestic, as to weight and location
61a71; No. 8. 60a70. Rye-No. 2, 35a
40. Barley, 95al00.