Evening star., 1937-05-27
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star,

BALTIMORE. Md, May 27.-Pota-
toes. old, l00-pound sack, l.75a225;
new. barrel. 400; l0O-pound sack,
l.25a2.25 sweet potatoes, bushel, 10Oa
1.50: yams, bushel, 75al.00; asparagus,
crate. l.00a3.00: beans, bushel, l.O0a
LIS; beets, crate, 1.50a1 so; cabbage,
pointed type, hamper, 50a65; carrots,
crate, 2.50a4.25; cauliflower, crate,
l.50al. .65; celery, crate, 200a3 rs; corn,
crate, 800; cucumbers. bushel, 2.5Oa
400; eggplants. bushel, 175a2 90; let
tuce, Western. Iceberg, crate, 150a
800; Southern. Big Boston, hamper,
50a60; nearby, bushel, 25a4o; lima
beans, buhel, 200a400: mushrooms,
4-quart basket. 25a90; onions, So
pound sack, 85al65; peas, bushel, Goa
ZOO; radishes, nearby, bunch, 1a2;
rhubarb, nearby. bunch, 2a3: spinach,
nearby, bushel. 25a40; squash, bushel,
1.25a2 90; tomatoes, lug, 1.75a3 90; ap-
Piles. bushel, 1.50a2.5o; box, 250a2 .65 !;
blackberries, quart, l0a18; cantaloupes,
crate. 6.ooa7.5o; grapefruit, box, 225a
325; oranges, box, 250a450; straw
berries, crate, l.50a3.50.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Broilers, Rocks, pound,
22a24; mixed colors, 22a24; Leghorns,
lSa2l; fowl, Rocks, 2oa21; mixed COL
ors, 1920; Leghorns, 15al7; roosters,
l0al2; ducks, l5al7.
Eggs-Current receipts, dozen, goa
81; hennery whites. large, 2ll2a22;
medium, 20a2l; receipts, 1854 cases.
Butter-Prints, pound, 34a35; good
to fancy. creamery. 32l2a3312; pack
ing stock l8: rolls, 20; receipts, 1882
tubs.
Seafood Market.
Catfish, pound, 3a5: dressed, 7as;
carp. 3a4; eek, 9a10; haddock, l0al2;
herring, 3a4; mackerel, 7as: rock, II;
white perch, 3a5: yellow, 8alo; trout
4aS; blue fish, 8al0; founders, 10;
croakers, 3a4: spots, 3a4; hardhead
3a4; butternsh. 6a7; roe shad, IL
split shad, 8; buck shad, 15a1s; soft
crabs, dozen, 40a55; hard crabs
dozen, 2oa3o; barrel, 3.0oa4.0o crat
meat. pound, 25ass; shrimp, l2a15
clans, large. 100, 90al.25; Cherry.
stones, 65a75; little Necks, 5oaeo
frogs, each, l5a20.
Tobacco Market.
Quotations on old stock-Marylanc
firm leaf, nondescript, 3a4: common
4a10; medium. 10a30; good to fine
red, 30a4o; seconds, common, 3a7
medium, good to fine, l5a35.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-6O0, including 200 hold.
overs; steers and bulls steady; cow
weak to shade lower than Wednes.
day and IS to so cents under best
time early Monday; sales medium anc
good grade steers mostly l050al1.25
few head, 1,l50 pounds. ll.50; plair
light weights. 9.00al0.00; bulk Low
cutter and cutter grades COWS. 425s
600; plain and medium grades. sass
700; few good grade to 75O; plair
and medium bulls, 6.00a7.25.
Calvee-400. including so hold.
overs; vealers steady to weak; viii
good grades, 950a1000. mostly; plair
and medium. 7,00ao.o0; culls down te
800 or below.
Hog@l,225, including 125 hold.
overs; generally Is to IS cents lowe,
than Wednesday; demand dull at tn.
| decline; good and choice grades, III
to 210 pounds, 11.90a1215; top, l215
220 to $50 pounds, 1l.50a11 80; heavy
weights down to 1l.00 or below, IN
to 100 pounds, 1145a11.70; 100 to 14(
pounds, l0.75a11. 90; good grade pack.
ing sows, 9.75a10.15; hogs from doubt.
ful areas not represented In above
quotations
sheep-95o, including $50 hold
overs; new crop lambs Is cents lower
than Wednesday,; good and choice
grades, 12.50a13.25; top, 1925; plain
and medium grade throwouts, S.S0s
l1.50; mostly around 1000; fat