Evening star., 1937-09-12
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch TO Tt. gar.

BALTIMORE, Md, September H.
Featured by light receipts and in.
creased demand, most poultry prices
strengthened during the week. In
creases ranged as high as 3 cents Del
| pound.
In chickens, rocks were from / to {
cents higher and sold 28a3o. and
mixed colors showed an increase of
l cent, bringing 27a28.
Leghorns were slightly higher at
24a25, with shaggy stock appearing on
the market and bringing as low as 90.
Old rocks was the only item record
ing q decrease, which amounted to
! cent. They are selling 23a24. Mixed
colors are l cent above last week s
quotations at 23a24, and Leghorns are
steady at 15al7 BOOSTERS are un-
changed, bringing mostly 13al5.
Young Pekin ducks showed the larg-
est increase, selling at 16al8, which
is to cents above last week.
Guineas made their appearance on
the market with birds weighing 10
pounds and over commanding rs each.
Egg Prices Improve.
Eggs are from l to cents per
dozen above last week Current re-
ceipts are bringing 22a24, large hem
merry whites, 29a30, and medium size
whites, 24a26. Receipts have been
moderate.
Much of the native and nearby gar
den truck sold slightly higher than
last week. The best grade of green
round stringleSs beans are selling goa
LOO per bushel, with poorer stock
bringing 75a80 Both beets and car
rots are slightly higher at 2.OOa2 so
per 100 punches for the former and
2.00a300 per 100 punches for the
latter. Sugar corn is a little below
last week with the best commanding
a top price of 20 per dozen and poorer
stock selling down to 8. Elephants at
50a65 half bushel and peppers at goa
80 half bushel, are a little higher.
Tomato prices also strengthened with
ungraded ripe stock bringing 5Oa70
half bushel, and poorer stock. 25a4O.
Gamers supplies are firmer at 40a60
bushel. Nearby sweet potatoes, made
their appearance and are selling 3Oa4O
half bushel.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-250. Compared with Friday
last week, steers mostly $3.50 higher,
upturn principally after midweek; good
l,075-1 ,300-pound, mostly 1200-145O;
weeks top, 14.75, for around 1900
pound West Virginias; bulk plain and
medium, 9.00-11.75; common light
weights, down to 800; she stock
around steady; slaughter, 6.00-1O.35:
bulk grass fat cows, 5.50-7.65: few
weighty beef type to 800 and above;
low cutters and cutters, 4.0O-5.35;
bulls rs lower; plain and medium
mostly 5.25-6.75.
Calves-50. Compared with FRIDAY
last week, vealers steady to strong
good, 1l.50-1200; plain and medium.
s.00-1l0o; culls down to 800; weighty
grass fat calves in dull demand and
closing weak to lower, mostly 900
down.
Hogs-250. Mostly 20 higher than
yesterday; sows up 25. Compared with
week ago, market mostly 60-75 higher.
Good and choice, 170-220 pounds.
l2.45-70; practical top, 1910; 23o-25o
pounds, 1200-45; 260-3O0 pounds.
ll.OO-65; l40-l60 pounds, 11.85-12.lo:
l20-140 pounds, 1135-75. Good pack
ing sows, l0.00-50; stays quoted from
300 down. Hogs from doubtful areas
and those fattened on garbage or swill
not represented in above prices.
Sheep-75. Nominal. Compared
With week ago, good and choice eve
and wether Spring lambs 25 or more
higher; bulk, 1l.50-12O0; weeks top.
l2.25, for relatively few choice 73-pound
rail arrivals; bucks 100 less: lesser
lambs mostly unchanged; plain and
medium, largely 7.50-950; culls down
to 500; slaughter ewes steady: mostly
weighty offerings from 300-4.00: best
handyweights to 4.50; old, thin sheep.
10000.
Grain Market.
Closing prices we're: Wheat. No 2
RED, Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic.
1851; September delivery. 1861.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic. LOS:
western billing at premium over this
price. Cob corn, nominal Oats. No.
white, domestic, $3.50; No. 3, $3.50,
except grain on track, there is an ad-
oltlonal charge of IL cents per bushel
for storage and elevation on all sales
OF oats. Rye, No. 2, 1890. Barley
1915. No market Monday; State
holiday.