Evening star., 1937-04-11
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 10.-Fea-
tured by light receipts most of the
week, some lines of live poultry showed
increases in price during the week, but
there was a substantial decrease in
the quotations on turkeys, due to
slow demand.
The increases were confined princi-
pally to fowl. Young chickens re-
NAMED steady at 20a23 for Rocks,
and mixed colors selling mostly 20a22.
Broilers were steady with Rocks
bringing 23a24 and LeghornS making
their appearance on the market, SELL
ing at 21a22 Fowl showed an in
crease of about a cent a pound, with
Rocks selling at 20a21, with a few
bringing %, and mixed colors 17a20.
Poor, thin stock continued at 12al4,
but Leghorns showed an increase at
15a18. BOOSTERS were steady at l0al2.
There was no change in prices on
ducks, both Pekins and Muscovys SELL
ing at 18a20. Guineas at so each for
birds weighing pounds and over and
40a45 for smaller also were steady.
CapOns were unchanged at 26a28 for
those weighing pounds and up and
23a24 for smaller stock. Turkey prices
decreased from l to cents a pound.
Young hens are bringing 25a26 and
young toms 20a22.
Egg Prices Tend Down.
Egg prices fuctuated during the
week with the tendency continuing
downward. Prices are about / cent a
dozen lower than last week. Receipts
continued heavy Current receipts
and medium-size hennery whites are
bringing 2ll2 and large whites selling
mostly %.
There is little native and nearby
garden truck on the market, but nearby
rhubarb made its appearance during
the week and is selling SAB bunch.
Nearby sweet potatoes are bringing
mostly 1.25 bushel for No. Is, with a
few higher, and ungraded stock selling,
90al.00. Spinach is selling mostly 35a
go bushel and nearby kale shows a
marked drop at 10a25 bushel.
Marketings of live stock were of
moderate to light proportions, accord
ing to the local bureau of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Steers and heifers sold at fully
steady to strong rates, receipts of the
latter class limited to scattered lots.
Demand for COWS broadened and with
reduced receipts the market finished
fully SO above close of last week.
Vealers followed along steady lines.
Bulls started at steady rates, but de-
mand weakened later and left that
class weak to 25 lower than a week
earlier. Slight reductions in hog
prices encountered on Tuesday and
Wednesday left most weights and
grades of good and choice 10 under
last weeks close.
Steer Market Steady.
Fairly broad outlet for steers served
to bring prompt action on most occa-
sionS and prices kept at fully steady
levels, some transactions considered
shade above last weeks close. The
top price of 11.75 was paid for a part
load Of good 1,270-pound bullocks,
while bulk of good grades scaling from
1900 pounds down were bought 1915
al150. Bulk of medium grades went
at 9,50a10.50, with plain lightWeightS
selling as low as 800 A few lots of
good heifers cleared at 9.50a1O50,
plain kinds selling downward to 100.
Cows sold mostly Is higher than last
weeks close on Monday and gained
another 25 later. Activity featured
that branch and the market closed
strong at the advance. Low cutters
and cutters caShed mostly at 4.OOa
-5,25, strong weight cutters occasionally
to $50. Plain and medium grades
bulked at 5.50a6.50 and good grades
sold up to 7.50. Bulls sold up to 100
IN Mondays session, and late in the
week plain and medium grades brought
6,00a6.75. Good grade vealers cashed
readily at l000al0.50 mostly, plain
and medium grade sorts 7.5Oa9 so,
culls down to 500.
Hogs at So to S1065.
In the hog department Friday good
and choice barrows and gifts scaling
from l70-210 pounds were listed at
l0.40a10.65, the latter price practical
top for the day Medium weights of
comparable grade and quality were
: bought at 990al040, heavyweights
s selling downward to 925. Majority
of good and choice l40-160-pound
light lights were cleared within a price
spread of 9.75al040 and slaughter
pigs weighing 120-140 pounds brought
9.35a9.70. Good packing sows re-
leased at 850a900, medium kinds
Z down to 800. Hogs from doubtful
territory are not represented in the
prices.
During the week fed wooled lambs
sold about 10 lower than last week S
close and other classes were un-
: changed. A load of good and choice
84-pound Wooled lambs brought $50
while good and choice shorn selec-
tions went at 1l50. There we're scat
tered sales of choice 60-70-pound
o.. Spring lambs at 1900, some Weighty
and lower grades selling below that
price. On some sessions there ap-
peared to be weaker tendency or
slaughter ewes. Good wooled ewes
sold 6.00a6.50; plain and medium
400a5.50
Grain Market
~ Closing prices were: Wheat-No.
red Winter garlicky spot domestic
Isl; April delivery, Isl. Corn-No
; 2 yellow domestic, lit; Western deliv.
cry at a premium over this price; cot
corn nominal. Oats-No. white do
nestic, as to weight and location, 65s
rs; No. 8, 64a74. Rye-No. 2, 1866