Evening star., 1937-07-01
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispa tch TO The star.

Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch 70 The Star
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 1.-Pota-
toss, new, barrel, 1.50a1 IS: 100-pound
sack, 75a2 so; sweet potatoes, bushel.
75a1 40; yams. bushel, 50a1.25; as
paragus, crate, 1.00a3 so; beans, near
by. bushel, 75a1 90; beets, nearby,
bunch, 1da2; cabbage, pointed type,
hamper, 25a40; round type, bushel,
40a80: carrots, California, crate.
4.25a4.50; New Jersey. dozen punches,
4oa45; nearby, bunch, 3a4; cauli-
flower, crate, 2.00a2.25; celery. crate,
100a4.75; corn, crate, l GOAL so; near
by, dozen, 1sa22; cucumbers, busbel
50al.25; nearby, half-bushel, 60a75:
eggplants, bushel. l 90; lettuce, west
ern, Iceberg, crate, 400a4.50: eastern,
Big Boston, crate, 25a60; lima beans
bushel, l5oa3.oo; onions, so-pound
sack. 80al 40 peas. bushel, 1.25a2 90;
peppers, crate, l.5oa225; bushel. LISA
ITS; spinach, nearby, half-bushel
35a6o: squash, nearby. half-bushel
60; tomatoes, lug. 50a1.s5; apples
box. 265a275; bushel, 75a2 90; black
berries, crate, 15oa3Oo; cantaloupes
crate, l25a475; cherries. nearby
sweet, pound, salo; Morello, pound
4a5; grapefruit, box, 25oa45o; honey
ball melons. crate. 2.50a4o0; honey
dews. crate, 2.15a2.25; huckleberries
quart, 10a12h; oranges, box. 2.75a5 90
peaches, half-bushel, 50al so; bushel
150a2.50; raspberries. red, pint. sa12;
black, quart, loal2; watermelons
each, 35a50.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Broilers Rocks, pound
20a23; mixed colors, 20a22; Leghorns
15al8; fowl, Rocks, 20a2l; mixed col.
ors, l8al9 Leghorns, l3al5; roosters
loal2; ducks, l2al4.
Eggs-Current receipts, dozen, goa
81; hennery whites, large, 24a25; me-
dunn, 2la22; receipts, 2,ls3 cases.
Butter-Prints. per pound, 34a35;
good to fancy. creamery, 32a33; pack
ing stock, 16al7; rolls, 1sa20; receipts
100 tubs.
Sea Food Market.
Catfish, pound, 5a6 dressed, Sal0
carp, 3a4; eels, sai0; haddock, 8a10
mackerel, 1cal2: rock. 10al2: white
perch. 6as, yellow, 8al0; trout, 5a6
bluefish. 8al0; founders, l2al5: croak.
ers, 4a5; spots, 4a5 hardhead. 4a5;
butterfish, 5a6; soft crabs, dozen, 60s
l24 hard crabs, barrel, 35oa450
dozen. 25a35; crab meat, pound. 25s
IS; shrimp. l0al5; scallops, 20; CLAIMS
Cnerrystone. 100. 6oa90; Little Necks
5oa55; frogs, each, 25a3o.
Tobacco Market.
Maryland farm leaf, nondeecript
3a4 per pound; common. 4Alo; me.
dium, l0a30; good to fine red. 30a40
seconds, common. SAT; medium, TAILS
good to fine, 15a35.
Grain Market.
Wheat-No. z, red, Winter. garlicky
spot, domestic, l.20, nominal old. Set.
ting prices were: No 2, red, Winter
garlicky spot. domestic. l.20, nomina
old Corn-No. 2, yellow, domestic
120, Western billing at a premium
over this price; cob corn, nominal
Oats-No. 2, white, domestic. 62a72
No. 3, 6la71. with the exception o.
grain on track there is an additiona
charge Of Il cents per bushel, fol
storage and elevation. Rye-No. 2
l10al.l5. Barley, 70a75.
Hay-Receipts generally light ane
while market Is dull values are vel
maintained. Good choice timothy ane
clover mixed hay are selling mostly
100 to 1900 per top, but poor grades
are hard to move and the market il
irregular on all grades below No. 3.
Straw-Market quiet under fairl,
liberal receipts, but prices hold stead,
at 1900 per ton for No. l wheat Ane
No. oat straw. Lower grades slow
sale at irregular values.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-s25; including $50 holdovers
general market more active than ear.
lier this week; grain or grass and dry
feed steers. IS to so cents higher thar
Monday; good, 900 to 1,1eO pounds
ll.5o-l2.50; small lot, TOO pounds, dry
fed mixed yearlings, 1850; relatively
small supply low medium and plan
straight grassers slow and little if any
improvement in that quarter; plair
light weights down to 800 and below
cows steady to strong; plain and me.
dium grade fat kinds, 625-7.25; two
head outstanding condition, $50: low
cutter and cutter grades mostly 425
600; shelly kinds, 400 or less; plair
and medium bulls, 600-7 90, mostly.
Calves-325; active, firm; good
grade vealers. lo.ooalo5o, mostly
plain and medium. 75Oas.5o./
Hogs-70; all weights and grade
IS cents higher than Wednesday
levels; good and choice. ITO to 21t
pounds, l2.45al270 top, 1870, highes
Of season to date: 22O to $50 pounds
12.05al2.45; 260 to 800 pounds, quotet
1l.40al205; 14o to l60 pounds, l225s
1880: l20 to 140 pounds, ll.40all 90
good sows, l0.30al0,80; hogs from
doubtful areas not represented il
above quotations.
Sheep-800; new crop lambs slow
mostly Is to so cents lower thar
Wednesday; sales good and choic,
trucked-in- eve and wether Sprinl
lambs, mostly 1l.00all.50; scattered
sales OF mostly rail arrivals, 1900, ex
treme top; bucks discounted ! 100 un
der comparable grades ewes ant
wethers; plain and medium grades
e.00a1000; odd head fat clippet
slaughter ewes up TO 400; weight,
offerings mostly around 800; ole
thin sheep. 50a2 90.