Evening star., 1937-06-27
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, June 26.-Some lines
OF live poultry quotations showed
slight changes during the last week.
The market was dull throughout the
period and demand was light to
moderate.
Broilers were practically steady at
% for Rocks weighing 81 pounds
and over, % for % to pound birds
and 20a2l for smaller stock.
Mixed colors we're steady at 2Ga22
and Leghorns showed a slight decline
at l8 and few at l9 for ~ to 2l2
pound stock; II for birds weighing
Is. to 2 pounds, and l5al6 for smaller.
There were slight fluctuations in fowl,
with Rocks selling l9a20, mixed colors,
17al8, and Leghorns, l3al5. BOOSTERS
at l0al2 and ducks at 12al4 were
steady.
Egg Prices Improve.
Increases of about q cent 4 dozen
were recorded in egg prices. Re-
ceipts were smaller than they have
been for some time and the demand
was good. Present prices are 20 for
current receipts. 23a24 for large hen
merry whites and 2la22 for medium size
hennery whites.
Receipts Of native and nearby gar
den truck continued to improve during
the week and some additional items
made their appearance for the first
time Maryland asparagus is slightly
lower than last week at l.0Oa3.25 per
dozen punches, according to grade.
Beans also were lower, selling 85a1l5
bushel for green round stringless and
IS for bountifuls. Beets dropped
to l.5Oa2.00 per 100 punches. Nearby
cucumbers appeared and are selling
75a9O per half bushel Spinach is
lower at 35a50 bushel, and squash is
bringing IS half bushel. Nearby car
rots arrived and are selling 3.O0a5 90
per 100 punches Pointed type cab
bage Is selling 20a35 bushel, and round
type, 40a5O.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, 200. Compared with Friday
last week, steers and yearlings mostly
so higher; bulls and good cows, strong
to Is higher; lesser COWS and scanty
supply plain heifers steady. Bulk.
medium and good, 9OO-l.l5O-pound
steers, l0.50al2.5O; part load, $50
pound yearlings. 1915. Top steers,
1890 for near choice ,O75-pound. Load
7oo-pound mixed yearlings, ll.9o.
Good COWS to 800 and above; plain
and medium fat offerings, 6.25a7.5O;
low cutter and cutter, 4.5Oa6.0O plain
and medium bulls, 6O0a7.25.
CalVes-75. Compared with Friday
last week, vealers mostly 100 higher
than late trade, strong at advance.
Closing sales, good, loO0-5O, mostly;
plain and medium, largely 100000.
Hogs-50. Not enough to make test;
quoted nominally steady. Compared
with week ago, mostly 6O-75 higher.
Packing sows up So Closing trade
strong at advance. Friday sales good
and choice, l7O-2lo pounds. l2.35-6o:
22o-250 pounds, 1l90-1255; 260-3o0
pounos, quoted 1855; l4O-l6o
pounds, 12.10-40; l2O-l4O pounds,
1875. Good sows, lOOO-50. Hogs
from doubtful areas not represented in
above prices.
Sheep-50. Compared with Friday
last week, early in week, strong to Is
higher market on Spring lambs.
Erased later and closed weak to 25
higher. 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, l2.O0-25.
Bucks, 100 less. Fat shorn slaughter
ewes steady from 400 down. Old,
thin sheep down to 1.5O.
Grain Market,
Closing prices were: Wheat, No. 2,
red, Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
l.20 asked. Corn-No. 2, yellow,
domestic, 1.l8; Western delivery at 4
premium over this price: cob corn
nominal. Oats. No. g. white, domestic,
60a70; No. 3, 59a69, except grain on
track there is an additional charge OF
Ia cents per bushel for storage and
elevation on all sales Of oats. Rye,
No 2, l.l2al17. Barley, 70a75.