Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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BALTIMORE, Md, May 8-Under
light to moderate receipts and fairly
good demand for broilers, but rather
dull movement on fowl, the former
recorded q general increase Of about
! cent pound during the week, and
the latter lost from to cents. The
prices changed several times during the
period.
In broilers, Rocks are selling 24a26,
and mixed colors, 23a24, each . cent
higher than last week, while Leghorns
are steady at 20a22.
There was only dull demand for
fowl, and Rocks are about cent lower,
selling mostly 20, with a few bringing
81. Mixed colors, at l8a20, are cents
lower. and a similar decrease was re-
corded by ROSTERS, which are bringing
10a12.
Leghorns are steady at 16al8. Young
Pekin ducks, the only kind on the
market, are selling, 16a18, a decrease
OF 2 cents. The market on both tur-
keys and capons is practically over.
Egg Prices Decline.
A further decrease has taken place in
the egg market, which has reached the
lowest point Of the season. Receipts
continued heavy, and prices are ap-
proximately l cent below last weeks
quotations. Current receipts are SELL
ing, 18l2a19; large hennery whites,
19iaa20 and medium-sized hennery
whites, 10.
The week brought about some in
crease in the supply Of native and
nearby garden truck. Eastern Shore
sweet potatoes are bringing l,4oal.5o
bushel for No. Is and ll5al25 for
ungraded stock. Nearby blue kale is
selling, 2Oa30 bushel. Nearby red-tip
radishes made their appearance on
the market during the week and are
selling mostly, lal1x bunch, while
nearby rhubarb is lower at 3a5 bunch.
Nearby spinach is mostly 30a50 bushel.
The price trends OF most classes Of
cattle and all sheep and lambs pointed
downward in series Of live stock mar
kets that as rule were dull, according
TO the local bureaus OF the Department
Of Agriculture.
Cattle Receipts Gain.
There was slight expansion in local
markehngs Of cattle, but it was weak
demand, rather than enlarged re-
ceipts, that prompted the loss in
prices Steers finished 25aA0 lower
than q week ago, and cows lost most
ly 50a75. The meager number OF
heifers that came to hand sold at
weak to lower rates. but bulls carried
through on a arm basis, the only
class to escape price penalty. Stead
lily slipping new-crop lamb prices left
that class LOO or more under quota
tons Of a week ago, and slaughter
ewes closed fully so off. Vealers lost
LOO during the week. There WAS no
quotable price change In the local
hog market after Mondays generally
10 higher trend, and the late trade
was on strong basis.
On Thursday the bulk OF medium
and low grades OF steers cleared 9.35
al0.75. good grade offerings in small
lots selling up to Has. Plain light
weights sold on down through the
500 column and few below 500.
A part load Of good grade around
975-pound heifers brought $50. Ma
jority Of low cutter and cutter grades
Of cows released at 4.00a5 as, shelly"
kinds occasionally under 400. Plain
and medium grades crashed at 5.50a
$50, and good grade individuals sold
up to TOO or slightly above. Plain
and medium bulls cleared 1t 6.00a
7.25. and good grade butcher bulls
sold up to 900.
Vealers Bring 81 to SO.
Good grades Of vealers Friday
brought s5oa1o.oo. mostly. plain and
medium grades 70oa90o and culls
sold downward toward 500.
In hogs. Friday sales were conducted
on 4 steady to strong basis in which
good and choice grades OF 170a21o-
pound barrows and gifts brought o.75a
HOO; practical top, HOO. Compar-
able grades Of 220a250-pound were
listed at 1050alO75, and heavy
weights down to 1000 or below. Good
and choice 140al 60 pound light lights
cashed at 10.35a1o.7o; 120al4O-pound
slaughter pigs, o.75alo1o, and good
packing sows, S75a9.2o. Stays were
quoted from 500 downward. Hogs
from doubtful areas are not in
cluded in the prices.
Early this week fairly dependable
outlet for Spring lambs WAS found
at l50oal5,50, if Of good and choice
grades, and in Fridays market COM
parable offerings sold 1850 downward.
Other than new crop lambs there was
little on offer this week. Odd lots Of
wooded slaughter ewes sold up to 500
early In the week and later from $50
downward. Late in the period some
shorn ewes carried bid Of 400.
Grain Market.
Closing prices were: Wheat-No. 2,
red, Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
lao; May delivery, lao; corn, No. 2,
yellow, domestic, 125; WESTERN bill
ing at premium over this price; cob
corn nominal; oats, No. 2, white,
domestic, 65a75; No. 3, ee4a74, except
grain on track there is an additional
charge Of l12 cents per bushel for
storage and elevation on all sales Of
oats; Rye. No. 2. l.3ea1.4l; barley,
96a1o1.