Evening star., 1937-04-04
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 3.-Under
moderate receipts and rather light
demand, the live poultry market re-
manned practically steady throughout
the week.
The period ended with only minor
changes from last weeks quotations.
Even with the limited receipts good
part of the week the supplies were
sufficient to fill all demands.
Young chickens failed to change
at any time during the week, remain
ing at 2Oa23 for Rocks, 20a22 for
mixed colors were slightly lower at
l7a19, but Rocks continued steady at
l9a2O. Poor, thin stock Of all kinds
could command no more than 12al4
and was little wanted.
Leghorns at 15al6 and roosters at
10al2 remained unchanged.
Both Pekin and Muscovy ducks re-
manned at 18a2O. while guineas were
steady at so each for birds weighing
two pounds and over and 40a45 for
smaller stock.
The turkey demand was rather slow,
with quotat tions remaining at 28a30
for young hens and 22a23 for young
toms. The same conditions apply to
capons, which were steady at 26a28
for those weighing seven pounds and
over and 23a24 for smaller.
Egg Prices Narrow.
Egg quotations recorded only frac-
etonal changes during the week, the
receipts continuing heavy. The tend
ency Of prices was downward, the end
Of the week finding current receipts
and medium size hennery whites
slightly lower at 22Aa2212 and large
hennery whites on the same level as
last week, "a.
Little local and nearby garden truck
is ON the market. Nearby blue kale,
which appeared last week, was consid-
erably lower this week at 25a50 bushel
Sweet potatoes continued steady at
125 bushel for No. Is and GOAL 90 for
ungraded stock Turnips also were url-
changed at 2Oa30 half bushel for pur-
pie tops and 40a50 per 100 pounds for
yelloWs.
Live stock marketlngS were reduced
slightly but 8 narrow outlet continued
In most branches so that closing quo
tations show some losses according to
the local Bureau Of the Department of
Agriculture.
The only exception was steers, which
due to smaller volume encountered
fairly broad outlet and closed around
IS higher. Cows were in rather liberal
supply and closed dull at values full
SO below week ago. The few heifers
b,,,11 f1o
around steady. Vealers showed mild
strength early in the week, but got slow
action late at weak prices.
Hogs Move Lower.
Hogs were generally on the decline
and closed with quotations averaging
around IS lower. The small supplies
of lambs held around steady, but de-
mand was less active. Slaughter ewes
also remained unchanged.
On the Thursday market the bulk of
medium-grade steers scaling under
l,150 pounds sold at 95oal050, while
few loads and lots Of good grade
scaling 1,000-1, 300 pounds made 10.75a
lilo, with a part load lot at II 65 for
new high this season. Several lots Of
plain grade lightweight steers sold at
8.00a875, few plain stockers selling
down to 7.25. Scattered head of plain
and medium grade heifers brought
7.00a8.75, few head of good yearling
heifers reaching 1000. Most of the
low cutter and cutter COWS were at
3.75a475 at the close of the week,
while plain and medium grades of COWS
brought 5.00a600, a few good COWS
making up to $50 and above. Plain
and medium grade bulls cleared at
6.OOa6.75, an occasional weighty bull
to 700. good beef bulls up to 800 and
above.
VeaIers at $40 to s10.50.
Good grades of vealers cleared at
$1o.oOa1o5o, plain and medium
grades at 7.5Oa90O, Culls down to
500. Weighty calves were practically
absent
In the hog division on Friday good
and choice grades of Barrows and
Gilts scaling 170-2lO pounds sold at
10.50a10.75. The latter price was the
practical top. Medium weights seal
ing 220-250 pounds brought 10O0a
1850, while few heavy weights sold
down to 9.35. Most of the 14o-160
pound weights made 9.85a105O,
slaughter pigs weighing 12o-14o
pounds going at e.35a9.75. Good
packing sows cashed at 8.60a910,
medium sows down to 800 Hogs
from doubtful territory are not rep
resented in the prices.
Early in the week shipment of
fed wooded lambs from Western ter
ritory reached 1850, while a few
shipments of good and choice fed
clipped lambs got up to 1l.50, medium
grade clippers selling down to 1000.
A few choice Spring lambs were noted
at 1900. A scattering Of good grade
vooled slaughter ewes cashed at 6.00a
$50, plain grade getting down to
400.
Grain Market.
Closing prices we're: Wheat, No. 2,
red Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
1921; April delivery, 1922. Corn
No. 2, yellow, domestic, LA; Western
delivery at premium over this price,
cob corn nominal Oats-No. 2,
white, domestic, as to weight and loca-
ton, 64a74; No. 3. 63a73. Rye-No. 2,
4, 1.36a141. Barley, s6a1.0l.