Evening star., 1937-08-30
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

10a20; cucumbers, bushel, 35al 90;
nearby, half bushel, 25a40; cauliflower
crate, l50a2 90; eggplants, nearby
half bushel, 35a40; lettuce, California
Iceberg, crate, 225a425; Eastern, Big
Boston, crate, 75al50; lima beans,
bushel 50a20O; onions per 50-pound
sack, 85al 65 peas, bushel, l.50a1. rs;
peppers, nearby, half bushel, l5a30.
squash, nearby, half bushel, 40a60,
tomatoes, nearby, half bushel, 10a5O:
Gamers stock, bushel, 20a30; apples,
bushel, 50a90; box, l60; cantaloupes,
California. crate. 400a425; nearby,
Long Johns, half bushel, 15a4o; round,
half bushel, 20a30. culls, half bushel,
l0al5; Casaba melons. crate, LISA
AGO. Honeydews, crate, l.50a2.00.
peaches, bushel, 50al.50: nearby. half
bushel, l5a60; pears, bushel, LOCAL so;
Persian melons. crate, l.25al.75;
watermelons, each, SASS.
Dairy Market.
Live poultry - Chickens, Rocks,
pound, 27a28; mixed colors, 26a27;
Leghorns. 23a25; fowl. Rocks, 22a23;
mixed colors, 20a2l; Leghorns, Halls:
roosters, l2al4; ducks, Halls.
= Eggs-Current receipts. dozen. 2la
%; hennery. white, large, 26a28. me-
dium, 23a24 receipts, 334 cases.
Butter-Prints, pound, 34l2a36l2;
good to fancy, creamery. 33l7a35;
packing stock, 81; rolls, Is; receipts,
399 tubs.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle ,225; steer trade active,
steady to IS cents higher than Thurs
day, upturn principally on good grade
offerings: numerous loads 1,100 TO
1900 pounds, 12l0a13.10: load 1890
pounds, 1875; plain and medium
grades, mostly 105Oal1.75; some very
common light weights down to 800 or
below; heifers steady TO weak, mostly
6.50a850; few to 1000; grass fat COWS
weak to IS cents lower; bulk. 5.50a
7.5O; few grain feds to 800 and above
low cutters and cutters steady; bulk,
4OOa525; plain and medium bulls
steady but slow, mostly 5.50a7.00.
Calves $50 vealers opene
steady with close last week and un-
dertone at midforenoon weak to
lower; good grades early, l150al2 90;
sales now mainly 11.50 down; plain
and medium grades, 900all 90 in
ferior kinds down to 100 or below.
Hogs-l,750: generally steady with
Fridays levels; good and choice, ITO
to 2l0 pounds. 1220al2.45; practical
top, 12.45; 22o to $50 pounds, ll.75a
122O: 2eo to 800 pounds quoted 1865
all35; 140 to 100 pounds. 1l.60all.8 .85;
100 to 140 pounds, ll.00all.50; good
packing sows, 96Oa1010; stays quoted
$50 down; hogs from doubtful areas
and those fattened on garbage or swill
not represented in above prices.
Sheep, OTIS; fat lamb trade open
ing steady to strong, with opening
sales good and choice eve and wether
Springers, 1l25a1l.75; some valued
above ITS; bucks, 90 less; plain
and medium principally 7.50a9. so;
slaughter ewes. mostly weighty kinds
selling from 250a4o0; handy weights
quotable to 4.50; old, thin sheep, 1.5C
a200.
Sea Food Market.
Cat fish, per pound, 6a7; dressed,
alO: carp, 3a4 eel. 10al2; haddock
1Oal5; mackerel, Sac: white perch, So
10: yellow perch, l0al2; trout, S; blue
fish, l0a12; founders, 10a12; croak-
ers, 5a6; rock, 12al5; spots, 5a6; hard
heads, 5a6; butter fish, 6a8; soft crabs
dozen. 70al35; hard crabs, barrel
3.50a5 90; dozen, 25a40; crab meat
pound, 30a45; shrimp, l0al8; clans
large, 100, l 1.0Oa1.l0: Cherrystones, 65s
IS: Little Necks, 55a60; frogs, each
25a35.
Tobacco Market.
While receipts of tobacco have In
creased the last few weeks, sales have
practically kept pace and values under
the recent advance are well main.
tanned, with all grades in good demand
at the following quotations: Maryland
flrm leaf, nondescript, per pound
common, 4a12; medium, 1890: gooc
to fine red, 3la40; seconds, common
4a10; medium. 11a20; good to fine
21a38.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat-No
red Winter, garlicky. spot, domestic
1882; August delivery, 1882. Set
tling prices were: Wheat-No. 2 RED
Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic, LOT;
August delivery, LOT. Corn-No. 2
yellow, domestic, 1.12; Western billing
at a permium over this price. Col
corn-Nominal. Oats-No. 2 white
domestic, 55a70; No. 3, 54a69, except
grain on track. There is an addi-
tional charge Of ~ cents per bushe'
for storage and elevation on all sales
Of oats. Rye-No. 2. 75aso. Barley
70a75
Hay-Receipts Of new hay 50 fal
have been too light to establish grades
or prices. For good old timothy
clover and mixed hay the market
holds steady at ST to $22 per ton
Poor grades Of hay are hard to sell
and the market irregular on al
grades below No. 3.
Straw-Demand for new straw Il
showing an improvement and the
market holds steady at 81 and SO pei
ton for No. l wheat and 81 and SO
per ton for No. / oat.