Evening star., 1937-01-03
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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| BALTIMORE, Md, January 2.-The
| live poultry market was higher this
week than last, in some instances the
increase reaching as much as cents
per pound.
The higher prices affected almost
every line, the one exception being
turkeys.
Unsettled conditions. however, fea-
tured the market at the close Of the
week.
Young chickens sold / to 1 cents
higher and Rocks and mixed colors
brought 1sa22, with all kinds of poor,
thin stock selling 10al5.
Old hens were selling from 2 to 1
cents higher, with Rocks and mixed
colors bringing mostly 20a22 and poor,
thin stock commanding 10a15.
Leghorns brought 16a1s and roosters
were steady at l0al2. Ducks were
from l to 2 cents higher. bringing l2a
16, while geese, at 10a20, also were
higher.
Guineas remained steady at 35a40
each for birds weighing over pounds
and 25a30 for smaller stock. Under
light demand. young hen turkeys sold
21a22, medium-sized young toms, II:
large young toms, 15al6, with Jess de-
sirable stock commanding only 12ali.
Egg Prices Lower.
Under heavy receipts during the
week, the egg market was from to ,
cents per dozen lower than last week,
large whites bringing 80 cents and
both medium -sized whites and current
receipts selling 2Sa29.
Native and nearby garden truck was
in light receipt and slow demand,
prices remaining about steady. with
kale selling 20a25 bushel basket, spin
ach. 25a50 bushel; sweet potatoes, Goa
IS bushel, and blue-top turnips, 20a
IS half bushel, with yellows bringing
50a65 per 100 pounds.
Rather small supplies served to push
live stock prices up again during the
week, according to the weekly report
of the local bureau of the Department
of Agriculture. A fairly good demand
served to make for moderately active
trade.
Steers Score Advance.
Steers scored an advance Of IS to so
cents, while heifers, cows and bulls
were Is cents to as cents higher.
Vealers advanced so cents and hog
prices moved up around 20 cents.
Lambs advanced so to IS at the open.
ing of the week
las1~ e
rather small, the quality and condition
was above average, as on Monday sew.
eral loads of fairly desirable steers put
in their appearance. Bulk Of steers
were medium grade short-fed scaling
under 1850 and sold at 9.00al0.00. A
load of good medium weights made
1925, and short load reached 1885.
A couple head of good fed yearlings
topped at 11.00. Several lots and few
loads Of common lightweight steers
went at 7.00a8.50. Heifers of cutter
and common grade brought 5.50a7.25.
Load cutter and cutter COWS cleared at
3.50a450; common and medium cows
at 4.75a5.75, few good cows 900 and
above Most of the common and me-
dium grade bulls turned at 5.50a6. 90.
A few weighty bulls upward to $50.
Lightweight cutters around 500 and
under.
Good Vealers at $12.
A small number of good vealers sold
at 1900, while strictly good and choice
kinds were absent. A few common
and medium vealers went at 800a
1l.50, plain calves at 55oa7.00.
On the Thursday hog market good
and choice grades of barrows and gifts
scaling ITO to 225 cleared at 11.15a
l1.40, with the latter price the prac-
tical top and the high for the week.
Most 225 to $50 averages cashed at
10.80a1l.20, a few heavier weights SELL
ing down to 1040 or below. Most l40
to 160 weights brought 10.60al1.00.
slaughter pigs scaling l20 to 140 max
ing 10.00a10.40. Most Of the good
packing sows cleared at 9.50a9.75, but
nghtweights were scarce.
The weeks top on lambs sold was
1850. when some strictly good and
choice grades were on the Monday
market. On following days there were
too few lambs to test prices, but trade
opinion considered lambs salable
around 1915 as the week closed. A
few lots of common and medium
lambs turned around 7.50a9.50. A few
medium to good slaughter ewes made
above.