Evening star., 1937-06-26
Baltimore Markets
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Epecial Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. June 2e-Pota-
toes, new. bushel, l.60a200; l0-pound
sack, 90a2.50; sweet potatoes, bushel,
75al so: yams, 65al 40: asparagus,
crate, l.00a325; beans. bushel, 50a90;
nearby, bushel, 75all5; beets. nearby.
bunch, ll2a2; cabbage, pointed type.
hamper. 25a50; nearby, hamper, 40a
so: bushel 20a35; round type, bushel,
40a50, carrots, California. crate. 4.50a
ATS; Texas bushel, 2O0a225; nearby,
bunch, 3a5; caulifiower, crate, Its;
celery, crate, l75a525, corn, crate,
LOCAL so: cucumbers. bushel, 5Oal so:
nearby, half-bushel, 75as0; eggplants.
bushel. 100al25; lettuce, Western,
Iceberg, crate. 300a425; Eastern. big
Boston, crate, 45a60: lima beans,
bushel 2.O0a275; onions. 5O-pound
sack. 40al IS; peas. bushel. l.75a2.00
peppers. crate, 200a3O0: bushel 75a
2.25; oSra, bushel, 200a25 SO; spinach,
nearby, bushel. 35a50; squash. near
by half-bushel, 65a90: tomatoes, lug.
50al IS; apples. box, 240a275; bushel
50a2 90; backberries, crate. 5Oa30O;
cantaloupes, crate, l5a425 cherries,
nearby, sweet, pound, 8al0; morello,
pound, 2i2a4 grapefruit, box, 400a
4,50: honey ball melons, crate, 325a
$50; honey dew melons, crate. 200:
huckleberries. quart, l2al5, oranges,
box, 275a5.00; peaches. halfbushel,
5oa1 so; raspberries, red pint, sal0;
rt AIn
each, IS.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Broilers. Rocks,
pound. 20a23: mixed colors. 2Oa22,
LeRhorns. l5al9; fowl, Rocks l9a2o;
mixed colors. l7al9; Leghorns, l3al5,
ROSTERS, l0al2; ducks. l2al4
ERRs-Current receipts. dozen. 20;
hennery whites, large 23a24; medium,
2la22; receipts. 1907 cases.
Butter-Prints. pound, 34a35: good
to fancy, creamery, 32a33; packing
stock, Is; rolls. l8; receipts, 5l2 tubs
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat No
2. red Winter garlicky. spot, domestic
l.20. nominal Corn. No. 2. yellow
domestic, lls; Western delivery at 4
premium over this price: cob corn
nominal. Oats. No 2, white, domestic.
6Oa70; No. 3. 59a69: except grain on
track there is an additional charge of
! 4 cents per bushel for storage and
elevation on all sales of oats. Rye, No
2, ll2al.l7 Barley, 7Oa75
Hay market holds steady to firm
under good demand for timothy and
clover mixed at 1700a22 90 per ton.
but it takes well-graded No. ! stock
to bring the price. Poorer grades hard
to sell and market irregular on all
grades below No 3 stock.
Live Stock Market
Cattle. 200 compared with Friday
last week. steers and yearlings mostly
so cents higher; bulls and good grade
cows strong to Is cents higher: lesser
grade cows and scanty supply plain
heifers steady: bulk medium and good
900 to l,l50 pound steers, l05Oal2 so:
part load 950-pound yearllngs, 1875:
top steers, 1890 for near choice l075
pounds: load 70o-pound mixed year.
lines, 1890. od-grade cows to 500
and above; plain and medium fat Of
ferings. 625a750: low cutter and cut
ter grades, 4,50a6 90; plain and me-
dium bulls, 6oOa725.
Calves. rs; compared with Friday
last week; vealers mostly LOO higher
and late trade strong at advance: clos
ing sales good grades. l00Oal0.50
mostly: plain and medium largely
800al00O.
Hogs, so: not enough to make
market test: quoted nominally steady;
compared with week ago, mostly so to
IS cents higher; packing sows up so
cents; closing trade strong at the ad-
vance; Fridays sales good and choice
ITO to 2l0 pounds. l235al260; 22O
to $50 pounds, IL 95al235; $50 to 300
pounds quoted IL l.25al1 95; l4O to 100
pounds. l2.l0al2.40; l20 to l40 pounds,
l1.25all.75; good sows. l0OOalO50:
hogs from doubtful areas not repre-
sented In above prices.
Sheep, so; compared with Friday
last week. early in week strong to Is
cents higher market on Spring lambs
~ "~'>A ioVSA oiA SloSCO weak W 10
cents lower; weeks top 1900 for rail
arrivals Monday; comparable kinds
considered eligible to 1880 late this
week: late sales good and choice
trucked-in ewes and wethers, l20Oa
1925; bucks. 100 less; fat shorn
slaughter ewes steady, from 400 down.
ward; old thin sheep down to l5O.
Sea Food Market.
Catfish, pound. 5a6; dressed, 8al0;
carp, 3a4; eels. 8al0; haddock, 8al0;
mackerel, 5a6: rock, 10al2 white
perch. Gas; yellow, 8a10: trout. 5a6;
bluefsh. 8a10; founders, 1Oal2;
croakers. 4a5; spots, 4a5 hardheads,
4a5: butterfish, 5a6; soft crabs, dozen,
GOAL so: hard crabs, barrel 3.00a4.OO;
dozen, 20a40: crab meat. pound, 25a
so: shrimp, l5a20; clans. large, per
100. 80a90; Cherrystones. 60a65; Little
Necks, so; frogs. each, 20a35.
Tobacco Market
Maryland farm leaf, nondescript. "a
per pound; common. 4al0: medium,
| l0a30; good to fine red. 30a4O: sec
o1ds, common. SAT; medium, 7a15;
good to fine, l5a35.