Evening star., 1937-05-02
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, M,

BALTIMORE, Mo, May Live
poultry prices, with the exception Of
turkeys and few other lines, in-
creased slightly during the last week.
Turkeys showed slight decrease.
Receipts continued rather light dur
ing the week and demand was mod
crate. In broilers, Rocks were slightly
higher at 23a25, mixed colors were
steady at 22a23 and Leghorns were
unchanged at 20a22
The increase on fowl was somewhat
greater, Rocks selling 2la22, with a
few bringing 23 Mixed colors mostly
2Oa22 and Leghorns l6al8, with
few selling l9. BOOSTERS were steady at
l2al4 and ducks were unchanged at
l8a20 for both Pekins and Muscovys.
Young hen turkeys recorded slight
decrease, selling mostly 20, and young
toms were steady at 16a18. Capons
also were unchanged at % for birds
weighing pounds and over and 25a26
for smaller stock.
Eggs Continue Drop.
Eggs continued their downward
trend under unusually heavy receipts.
Current receipts and medium size hen
merry whites are one-half cent lower,
bringing 1914a20, while large whites
are about steady at 21
There was some increase in the re-
ceipts of native and nearby garden
truck during the week, with prices
showing a slight decline on come lines.
Eastern Shore of Maryland sweet pota-
;oes were steady at 14Oal so bushel
and few higher for No. Is and lisa
l.35 for ungraded stock. Under liberal
supplies, blue kale is selling 10a20
oushel. Heavier receipts of nearby
rhubarb brought a decline In price
and it is selling down to 212a3la
bunch. Spinach is bringing 20a4o
buShel
Marketings Of all classes of live stock
were Of moderate to light proportions,
reductions in numbers being partially
due to floods, which at times blocked
highways in some nearby areas, ac-
cording to the local bureau Of the De.
partment of Agriculture
Despite small runs Of cattle, steers
and COWS ran into considerable pres
sure on the part Of buyers which re.
suited in slight price decline for steers
and sharply lower finish where COWS
were concerned
Steer Prices Weak
Indications of impending weakness
cropped out in Mondays early steer
market, but the close that day was
strong. Thursdays early steer market
was strong, but the market turned
stale later that day and finished weak
to 25 off for the week. Outlet con-
tinued broad for COWS up into early
trading Thursday and then lost 25a5O
and later demand was apparently weak
at the downturn
Bulls were in relatively small supply
and gradually gained strong to Is
higher rates, and there were not
enough heifers to make a market test.
From Monday onward vealers sold
mostly so higher than last weeks close
and then finished this week with an
easier tendency. Hog prices strength
ened 10 and more, except packing sows,
which held steady. Supplies In the
sheep department were mainly new
crop lambs that ruled strong to higher
than a week earlier, improved quality
a factor in the advance.
In Thursdays market bulk of medi.
um and low good grades of steers were
bought 9.50all25, a load Of 1920.
pound average at 1900 and an indi.
Vldual yearling at 1880 Plain light.
weights sold downward into the soc
column. not many sales noted under
800. The few heifers that came to
hand sold 6.75a9.5O. Late in the
week low cutter and cutter grades OF
COWS cleared at 40Oa5.5O, some
shelly descriptions under 400. Plain
and medium grades bulked at 5.5Oa
$50 and some good grade sold up to
700
Earlier in the week good grade beej
types sold up to o25. Plain and medi-
um bulls brought 6.OOa7.25 and good
grade butcher bulls up to 800 and
occasionally above Good grades OF
Vealers on each session sold lo50a
lloo, the latter price quite popular
early IN the period and paid more
Sparlngly as the week drew to close.
Plain and medium grades sold 75oa
9.5o Friday and culls ranged down.
ward to 500
Hogs Steady to Strong.
Fridays hog market was generally
on steady to strong basis and outlet
was quoted as fairly broad for avail
able supplies at current prices. Good
ana choice grades of ITO to 21O pounds
cleared at 10.65a109O; top, 1890
comparable grades of 22O to $50 pound
Welghts were bought at 1O35a1O65
and heavyWeights went down to e75
or below.
Good and choice 14O to l6o pound
light lights cashed at IO.25a1O.6O; 12n
TO l4o pound pigs, 960a1O.00 and good
packing sows. 8,6oa9l0. Hogs from
doubtful" areas are not represented
in prices.
New crop lambs predominated small
supplies that arrived and only meager
numoers OF other classes were on hand
Good and choice grades of Spring
lambs sold mainly 14.75al5 some
cholce offerings to city butchers up to
1900.
Plaln and medium grade sort-offs
went principally 120Oal3.5O few
good clipped ewes brought 45oa5 on.
and odd head Of wooled ewes sold IN
TO 625.
Grain Market.
Closing prices were: Wheat-No, 4
RED, Winter garlicky, spot, domestic.
i.42 2, May delivery, 1421a. Corn
NO. yellow, domestic, 1.25; Western
delivery al premium over this price.
Cob corn-Nominal. Oats-No, 4
white. domestic, 66a76; No 3, s5a75.
except grain on track. There is an ad-
aitional charge OF Ia cents per bushel
on all sales of oats. Rye-No. 2, 1864
l.41. Barley-96al
SH0RT-TERM SECURITIES,
Reported by Chas. D. Barney A. Coz