Evening star., 1937-12-05
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 4.--lv'
poultry prices. with the exception o
| turkeys, have recorded . slight de-
| crease during the last week undel
moderate to light receipts and rather
dull demand during most of tn.
period.
The decreases are confined to about
l cent per pound in almost al
instances, with few items selling or
the same level as a week ago The
week ended with steady market on
young stock but dull on fowl.
Young Rocks are selling 23a25 with
mixed colors moving mostly 20a23. In
fowl, Rocks and mixed colors are l
cent lower at 2la22 for the former
and 15a2l for the latter.
Leghorns also showed q slight
decline at 14sl6, but roosters are
steady, selling 12al4. Ducks continue
unchanged at l8a20 for young Pekins
and 16a20 for Muscovys.
Young geese are lower at l7a20
Young hen turkeys, 9 pounds and
over, are bringing 26a27 and young
toms, is pounds and over, are moving
at 22a23.
These prices are slightly higher
than last week. Smaller birds con-
tinue steady at 18a2O. Guineas are
lower with larger stock selling 60 each
and smaller birds bringing 40a50.
Egg Prices Decline.
There has been somewhat steady
decrease in egg prices during the
week, the period ending with some
quotations 4 cents per dozen lower
Current receipts and medium sized
whites at 27a2s are from to cents
per dozen below last weeks quotations
Large whites are selling 3la32, with
fancy lots bringing higher prices
This is decline of cents since last
week
Receipts of native and nearby gar
den truck continue light with slight
fluctuations in prices.
Beets are lower at 100a2.0 90 per 1oC
punches.
There has been no change in Mary
land potatoes, round whites selling
1.00a1.05 per 100 pounds. with q few
bringing lilo, and ungraded stock SELL
ing 80a90
Spinach is somewhat higher under
light receipts, bringing 25a4O hall
buShel.
Sweet potatoes are selling 30a35 hall
bushel, with few bringing 40.
Purple top turnips are steady at l5a
20 half bushel, but yellows are slightly
higher, selling 5Oa65 per 100 pounds
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, $50: calves, IS: nominally
steady with Friday; compared with
Friday, last week. steers and yearlings
$3.50 lower; not enough heifers to
make test; few, 5.0O-s00; COWS and
bulls, Is higher; bulk low cutters and
cutters, 3.5O-5.25; plain and medium
bulls, 5.50-7.00; good vealers, 1900
1900; mostly steady; weighty calves,
5.50-800.
Hogs, 45O; steady with yesterday
largely 40-65 higher than week ago;
Weighty butchers up more; good and
choice, 10000 pounds. 9l5-9.45:
practical top, 9.45; good packing sows,
10000.
Sheep, 25; nominal; compared with
Friday, last week, lambs $3.50 higher:
slaughter heifers steady; good and
choice ewes and wethers, l0.5O-75;
fat bucks, LOO less; fat slaughter ewes,
4.00-5.00
Grain Market,
Closing prices were-Wheat, No. 2
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
98l2; December delivery. 98L.. Corn,
No. yellow, domestic, 65; Western
billing at premium over this price;
cob corn nominal. Oats, No. 2 white.
domestic. 42a45; No. 3, 4la44. Pacific
Coast, No. white oats, 70; except
grain on track; there is an additional
charge of liz cents per bushel for
storage and elevation on all sales of
oats. Rye, No. 2, 90a95. Barley, 70a
Is.