Evening star., 1937-08-22
Baltimore Markets
Dispatch to TIC Star.

Featured by rather light receipts
throughout the week and under only
moderate demand, the live poultry
market has been practically steady
during the period. Today's quotations
are the same as they were a week ago
Young Rocks are bringing 27a28
with mixed colors selling lc under
this figure. Leghorns continue at
23a25. according to size There has
been little movement in fowl. Prices
remaining steady at 2la22 for Rocks,
20a2l for mixed colors and l4al6 for
Leghorns BOOSTERS at l2al4 and
young Pekin ducks at 14al5. also
were steady throughout the week
The egg market has been steady
with receipts moderate Current re.
ceipts are 2la22 dozen, large hennery
whites, 26a28; and medium size
whites. 23a24.
Truck Receipts Gain.
Increased receipts of native and
nearby garden truck continued with
some items selling lower than last
week. but few bringing better prices.
Green round stringless beans are
lower at 60a75 bushel and beets are
unchanged at l,5oa2.50 per 100
punches. Carrots are slightly lower,
selling l50a30O per 100 punches, but
sugar corn prices improved somewhat
at 8al8 dozen. Cucumbers also are
slightly higher at 25a40 half bushel
and eggplants are steady at 25a35
hamper. Peppers are lower, bringing
20a25 half bushel. but squash is higher
at 35a50 half bushel Tomatoes. also
are somewhat higher. ungraded ripe
stock selling 35a50 half bushel, with
poorer quality little wanted at l5a30
Gamers stock continues at 35a40
bushel. Cantaloupes are lower than
last week, long Johns bringing l5a35,
round type, l5a25 and culls selling
down to 8al0 Nearby peaches selling
l0a50 half bushel, according to quality.
Cattle Offerings Liberal.
Continued liberal receipts of cattle
and moderate to light supplies of other
live stock marked the week, according
to the local bureau Of the Department
of Agriculture.
High temperatures had a telling
effect on meat consumption and the
dullness in the dressed market was
a depressing factor in the live trade.
The thin upper crust of we'll finished
steers were we'll sought after and
held close to steady lines. Less de-
sirable offerings found the going slow,
with low good and medium grades
working mostly 25 lower than week
ago, while the plain kinds sold so
and more lower. Cows finished on
steady to weak basis after showing
some strength early this week. Heifers
Jared on a steady to weak basis and
bulls went unchanged.
Vealer prices lost so Monday and
on subsequent sessions sold on that
basis. Hog prices continued to lose
ground, finishing so to 10 lower than
last weeks close, and 80 to ZOO lower
than 10 days or two weeks back.
Good and choice grades of lambs ruled
steady to around 25 higher. but too
many medium and plain grades proved
burdenSome and they closed weak to
lower. Meager supplies of slaughter
ewes sold steady.
This weeks steer quota ran largely
to medium and good grade l0O0-1 .25O-
pound weights that sold mostly lO.5Oa
1880, two loads of 1856 pound West
Virginia steers stablishing a new high
Tor the season at this market at 400
Monday and another high scored
thursday when three loads scaling
l.430 pounds from the same State
brought 1925. Frequent sales of plain
quality steers sold 8o0al0OO and some
lightweight southerns sold down into
the 100 column. Also some low cut
ter and cutter lightweights cleared
5.OOa6.00. A half dozen head of
l,000-pound heifers were good enough
10 reach 11.00. others of that class
mostly plain and medium grades SELL
ing o.oOa9.5O Sales of grass fat COWS
late this week We're largely 5.5Oa8 90
and early in the period scattered sales
ranged upward to $50 and individual
mead OF grain feds to 925. Low cutter
and cutter grades of COWS releas sed
mostly 4,50a5.50 and shelly descrip-
TONS sold down to 400 or below. Plain
and medium bulls went at 5.5Oa7.OO
odd head of fat butcher bulls to $50
Most Vealers at SIO.5O to sll.
From Monday onward outlet for
good grade vealers was dependable at
luoOall 90 mostly. Plain and medium
grades went mostly 8OOa1O.OO. culls
selling down to 700 and inferior kinds
below. Some heavy grass calves sold
mainly 7.00a90O and some in cutter
condition at 500.
Fridays hog market held steady
with Thursdays levels, but demand
was reported more or less of an indif-
lerent nature at current price quota
tons. Good and choice grades of bar
rows and gifts that weighed 17O-21O
pounds were listed at 13OOal3
practical top resting at 1920. Com
parable medium weights scaling 22O-
$50 pounds were scheduled l2.45-l2
and 100000 pound butchers ll.4oa
l2.l0. Good and choice 14O-l6O
pound light lights cashed 12.6Oal2.s5.
The l20-140 pound slaughter pigs
l2.0Oal2.60 and good grade packing
soWs, 10.35alO.85.
Stays were quoted from around 900
downward. Hogs from doubtful"
areas and those fattened on garbage
or swlll are not represented in the
prices.
Good and choice grades Spring
lambs sold principally 10.5Oa11.25, a
few early in the week up to IL go. but
quotable closing top 1l.5O and yir-
tually nothing after midweek to
test the upper price brackets of choice
grade. Bucks brought the usual 90
discount under comparable grades of
ewes and Wethers. Plain and medium
grades went mainly 7.OOa9. 90. a con-
siderable number Of the throwouts at
7.5Oa8.50 Some inferior skips sold
down to 600 or below. Odd head of
handy-Weight slaughter ewes again
reached 4.5O, most of that class kinds