Evening star., 1937-07-04
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. July 3.-Iive
poultry prices have shown only slight
changes during the last week under
light to moderate receipts throughout
the period
While fowl has recorded an in
crease limited to about l cent a pound.
there has been = slight downward
trend on broilers.
In fowl, Rocks and mixed colors are
about l cent higher at 20a2i for the
former and 18al9 fo- the latter, with
Leghorns at l3a15 and roosters at l0a
IL steady. Ducks also are unchanged
at l2al4 for young Pekins.
Broiler Rocks weighing 81 pounds
and over are selling 22a23, with birds
weighing from 2A to 3 pounds bring
ing 2la22
Smaller stock is mostly 20a2l. Mixed
colors are steady at 20a22 and Leg
horns unchanged at l8 and a few at
10 for 2l4 to 2'2 pound stock, II for
lS4 to 2 pound birds and l5al6 for
smaller
Egg Prices Improve.
Egg prices have shown an increase
OF from l to cents per dozen. al
though the receipts were fairly high
Current receipts are selling, 20a22;
large-size hennery whites, 24a26, with
medium size selling 22a23.
Receipts Of native and nearby gar
den truck showed considerable in
crease during the week. and in most
instances prices are lower. In some
cases the decline has been rather
marked. Nearby corn made its ap-
pearance on the market and is selling
l2al8 dozen.
Asparagus is unchanged at OOa3. Is
per dozen punches. according to grade.
StrlngleSs beans are lower at 75al 90
bushel, and beets steady. selling mostly
l50a200 per 100 lunches
Maryland round-type cabbage Is
bringing 35a50 bushel with pointed
type selling mostly 20a35.
Nearby carrots showed a decline at
300a4 90 per 100 punches. Cucumbers
are considerably lower at 40a50 per
half bushel hamper. The same also
is true of squash at 5Oa60 half bushel
and spinach at 35a4O half bushel.
Cattle Receipts Expand.
Expansion in cattle marketinRs fur
nished supply on the live stock mar
ket on Monday that was the largest
OF the current season and that proved
somewhat burdensome on the market
that day according to the local bureau
OF the Department of Agriculture.
Opening prices this week of most
classes were on the downgrade, with
relatively small supply of dry-fed
steers and some of the better grain
ongrass kinds escaping with slight
penalty, while most straight grassers
and cows ruled 25a50 lower than last
weeks close. Later in the week top
medium and good grade steers
strengthened enough to finish fully
steady with week earlier. but there
was little, if any. recovery found in
straight grassers
In Thursdays market cows found a
little more activity. but medium and
good grades were still mostly so lower
than week ago and cutter and low
cutter grades off IS. Bulls carried
through unchanged. In Thursday s
market indications suggested more of
the dry-feds would have sold to good
advantage. Broad demand for dWin-
ding receipts Of hogs prompted ma
terlally higher prices in that depart-
ment, and on Friday the top reached
new high for the current season and
was the highest in recent trade his
tory. On the other hand, Spring lamb
prices eased off fully so and trading
closed with a weak tendency at the
decline. Meaeer numbers of aged
stock found sale at steady rates.
In Thursdays cattle market bulk of
good grade 9O0-l. .l60-pound steers
found sale mainly at IL 50al25 so; some
plain lightweight grassers from
around 1000 downward to 800 or be-
low. Odd lots Of plain and medium
heifers brought 650a90O. A pair of
outstanding conditioned COWS reached
6.oO, sales OF that class mostly under
300. Plain and medium grade fat
cows brought 625a725. bulk low cut
ters and cutters 425a60O, old thin
llght-Weights 400 and emaciated de-
scriptions down under 400. Plain and
medium bulls brought mostly 6.0Oa : 90,
best sausage kinds eligible to 7.25.
VeaIer Prices Steady.
Outlet for vealers was fairly well
matched to supplies and closing prices
Just about match those Of a week ago.
Good grades found dependable outlet
at l0ooalo.5o, mostly; plain and me-
dium offerings. 750a95O, while odd
head of culls sold down to 700 and oc-
casionally below
In Fridays local hog market the llp-
turn amounted to mostly Is over
Thursdays levels. packing sows, 20
higher. Good and choice l7o-2l0
pound released at 1270a1295. prac-
tical top. 1925 Comparable grades of
220250 pound weights cleared at
230al2.70; 260-300 pound quoted
1l.75al2.30, and no weighted butchers
noted. Good and choice 140-l6 pound
light lights earned 1250al2.75; 12O-
l40 pound slaughter pigs, 1l65al2.15,
and good grade sows, l0.50al 90. Hogs
from doubtful" areas are not repre-
sented in prices.
Trading in new crop lambs Friday
was a quiet affair. the supply being
meaeer, but demand apparently CORE
spondingly narrow Good and choice
trucked-in eve and wether Spring
lambs were quoted II 00all so. bucks
100 less, Rail arrivals were absent,
some having sold Thursday up to 1900
for strictly choice, closely sorted lots.
Plain and medium grades went at 800
al0.00 and culls sold under 800. Fat
shorn slaughter ewes sold steady with
recent sessions, from 400 downward,
weighty kinds around 800 and old thin
sheep l.50a200.