Evening star., 1937-09-05
Baltimore Markets
Special Dlspatcn to The Star,

ohb4 1INoISC, september 4.-ln.
creases Of from l to cents per pound
in fowl prices have taken place during
the last week, during which receipts
continued moderate and demand
showed some improvement.
Young chicken quotations, however,
remained steady at 27a28 for Rocks,
26a27 for mixed colors and 23a25 for
Leghorns, according to size.
In the fowl market both Rocks, at
24a25, and mixed colors, at 22a23, are
2 cents higher than last weeks quota
tons. Leghorns recorded an increase
OF cent and are selling 15a17, and
roosters scored similar increase and
are bringing 13a15. Young Pekin
ducks are steady at Halls.
In the egg market large hennery
whites showed improvement and are
selling 2 cents per dozen higher at 28a
30 Medium size hennery whites, at
23a24, and current receipts, at 21a22,
are unchanged. Receipts have varied
considerably from day to day.
Garden Receipts Soar.
Under rather heavy receipts most
native and nearby garden truck de-
creased in price during the week.
Tomatoes show little change, with un-
graded ripe stock bringing 25a40 half
bushel, and few slightly better prices,
and with poorer stock selling as low as
10. Gamers stock, however. has
shown rather marked increase and
is selling 50a55 bushel String beans
are slightly lower at 90a115 for the
best and 50a75 for poorer stock. Beets
are little lower at l5Oa2.50 per 100
punches and the same is true of car
rots at l.50a3.0o per 100 punches. The
best sugar corn is about steady at goa
25 dozen, but poorer stock is lower at
8al5. Elephants and peppers have de-
clined and are selling 35a50 half
bushel for the former and 10a20 for
the latter. Squash is somewhat higher
at 50a75 half bushel. Nearby canta-
loupes are lower, with the best of vari-
Gus varieties bringing 2Oa35 half
bushel, but with poorer stock moving
as low at 8. Peaches are bringing asa
so half bushel with poorer stock as
low as Is.
Cattle Offerings Small.
Comparatively small receipts of cat
tie during the early part of the week
prompted some strength in the general
steer market at that time. but when
marketings increased all but the thin
upper crust of well-fnished offerings
showed the effects of applied buying
pressure, according to the local bureau
Of the Department of Agriculture.
AS result, the steer market was
tWo-Way affair, in which kinds quail
lfled to sell from around 1900 upward
finished strong to Is or more higher.
While medium and plain grades sold
mostly weak to Is lower Some very
common kinds off more. All she-stock
was also under more or less pressure
Helfers sold on a steady to weak basis
and low cutter and cutter COWS weak
to Is lower, while offerings above cut
ter grade lost 25 to so late sales
mostly so below week ago. Bulls
held close to steady, but there was a
weaker tendency also on that class,
despite moderate number on hand.
The Vealer market encountered soft
spots here and there but closing val
ues were fully steady with the previous
weeks close. Hogs encountered further
losses during the week, but butcher
weights from 180 pounds up mostly 30
to 40 lower, lighter weights 40 to so
lower and packing soWs down 25. Fat
lambs went through the week on
steady to strong basis and the medium
and plain throw outs and sheep car
ried on at steady rates
Bulk of medium and good steers
scaling 1.050-1 300 pounds were bought
at l1.50a14.00, with a load of 1890
pound West Virginia. at 1850 and an
other scaling 1888 pounds at 1475,
the latter price new high at this
market for the season to date Plain
and low medium grade steers went
mostly 8.00all.25 and some very COM
mon offerings sold down to 100 Fat
heifers went mostly 750alO00, largely
weighty offerings. Odd head of good
beef type COWS reached 500, bulk
grass fat cows going 5.50a750 and
low cutters and cutters mostly 400a
500 Plain and medium bulls earned
55oa7o0. odd head of fat butcher
kinds reaching $50.
A few stocker steers Of plain and
medium quality mostly 450-750-pound
weights went on country accounts at
7O0a875.
Vealers at 50 to $12.
Good grade vealers sold 1l50a1200
on each session, latter price paid
rather sparingly some days, but quite
freely on the close. Plain and medium
grades released at 90Oal10 90, mostly.
Culls sold down to 800 and occasional
inferior "skips" below 500.
In Fridays hog market sales OF good
and choice grades Of 180-22O pounds
were steady to higher than Thurs
day, 11.85a12.10, the practical top
being 1910. Other weights and grades
were unchanged, comparable medium
weights scaling 230-250 pounds
brought 11.35a11.75; 100000 pounds,
l0.35al085; l50-l70 pounds, 1110a
1l.35; 120140 pounds, lO.6Oa11 90;
good grade sows, 9.35a985 and stays
quoted $50 down. Hogs from doubt
full areas and those fattened on gar
bage or swill are not represented in
the prices. Good and choice ewes
and wether Spring lambs sold prin-
cipally 1125a11.75, and in Tuesdays
market strictly choice lots sold up to
1l85 extreme ton for this week