Evening star., 1937-08-29
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star,

BALTIMORE, Md. August 28.-The
live poultry market has been prac'
tically without feature during the last
week. Prices recorded only one minor
change during the period. Receipts
continued rather light while demand
held about steady. In chickens, rocks
are bringing 27a28, mixed colors, 26
a27, and leghorns, as to size, 23a25
Old rocks are slightly higher than a
week ago at 22a23, but mixed colors
at 2Oa21 and leghorns at 14a16 are
unchanged. BOOSTERS also are steady
at l2al4 and young Pekin ducks have
shown no fluctuations, selling l4al5.
Eggs are on the same level as last
week and have been steady through
out the period. Receipts are somewhat
lower than in the previous week Cur
rent receipts continue at 22a22 dozen,
with large hennery whites, bring Is
a28 and medium white selling 23a24.
Garden Truck Higher.
Most native and nearby garden
truck is somewhat higher than last
week, some items on the local market
showing marked increase. Nearby
green round stringless beans are SELL
ing mostly 80al25 bushel. with poorer
quality selling down to 5oa7O. Beets
are higher at 2.00a3.00 per 100
punches and carrots have recorded an
increase, bringing 2.50a3.50 per 100
punches. Nearby sugar corn is selling
l8a25 dozen for the best with poorer
quality bringing as low as II. Gu
cumbers remain unchanged at 25a4O
half-bushel, but eggplants at 4Oa6O
half-bushel and peppers at 15a30
half-bushel are somewhat above last
weeks quotations. Squash is bringing
40a6O half-bushel and tomatoes are
higher at 40a60 half-bushel for ripe
ungraded stock, and poorer selling
down to 10. Gamers stock is selling
As bushel. Nearby cantaloupes at
Isaac halfbushel for Long Johns,
20a30 for round type and l0a15 for
culls, are little higher than a week
ago. The same also is true of peaches
at 50a75 half-bushel and 25a35 for
less desirable stock.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, $50. Compared with Friday
last week. top medium and good steers
mostly Is higher, spots up more or
good; bulk such kinds, scaling LOO.
1925 pounds, ll5O-l400; low medium
and plain steers, weak to IS lower
mostly 800-1050; she stock weak to
Is lower; heifers mainly $500 so, few
to 1000; grass fat COWS largely $50
TOO, few head grainfeds to 800 and
above; late sales low cutter and cut
ter cows, 4.00525; plain and medium
bulls, steady to weak from 5.50-7.0O.
Calves, so. Compared with week
ago, closing trade, 100 higher and
firm at advance; late sales good veal
er, 1l.50l2.00 mostly; plain and
medium, largely 900-llOO.
Hogs, $50. Steady with Friday
Compared with week ago, butcher
weights from ITO pounds up. and
packing soWs rs lower. Light lights
100 and pigs lilo Off Good and
choice, 170-2l0 pounds. 122O-45; prac-
tical top, l245; 220-25O pounds, 1l.75-
1920; l4O-16O pounds, 1l.6O-85; l2O-
l40 pounds, ll.O050. Good sows,
960-l0.l0. Hogs from doubtful areas
and those fattened on garbage or
swill not represented in above prices
Sheep. 125. Compared with Friday
last week, good and choice eve and
wether Spring lambs. 25 higher;
weeks bulk sales. ll00-75; bucks 90
less; other lambs and classes un-
changed from week ago: plain and
medium lambs, mostly 7.OO-950: best
lightweight slaughter ewes. 4.5O; bulk
kinds to sell from 2.50-4.O0; old thin
sheep, l.50-200.
Grain Market.
Closing prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red Winter, garlicky, spot domestic,
l.ool2. Sellers, August delivery
1.0s1a. Corn. No. yellow, domestic.
liz. Western billing at a premium
over this price. Cob corn, nominal.
Oats, No. 2 white, domestic, 55a7o:
No. 3, 54a6s. except grain on track
there is an additional charge of ~
cents per bushel for storage and ele-
vatlon on all sales OF oats. Rye. No
z, 1oa8O. Barley, 70a75,