Evening star., 1937-08-19
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Md, August le.-Po-
tatoes. per 1o0-pound sack. 75as5;
sweet potatoes. bushel. 25a1.25; beans
bushel. 5oae0; nearby, bushel, 50aSo;
beets dozen punches. IS; nearby,
bunch. 1na21z; cabbage, round type,
bushel, 20a40; carrots. California,
crate, 2.50a30O; Pennsylvania, dozen
punches, 30a35; New York and Penn
sylvania, bushel, 85a115; nearby,
bunch. 1ha3; celery, crate, 25al75;
corn. nearby. sugar, dozen, sails; Gu
cumbers, bushel, 50al15; nearby,
half bushel, 25a4o; esgplants, nearby,
half bushel, l5A40: lettuce, California,
Iceberg, crate, 3.25a375; Eastern, Big
Boston, crate. 35a40; lima beans,
bushel, 1.00a2.25; onions. 5o-pound
sack, 50al 65; peas. bushel, l.5Oa1 30:
peppers, bushel, 5oaso: nearby, half
bushel. 2oa30; squash. nearby, half
bushel. 25a%o; spinach, busnel, 100;
tomatoes, nearby. half b,Ahel, 15a5O;
canness' stock, bushel, 35a4O; apples
bushel, 50sl 90; box, LOCALES; canta-
loupes, packed locally, bushel, 40a60;
nearby, Long Johns, half bushel, l0a
80; round, half bushel, 20a25; culls,
half bushel l0a15: grapes, 2-quart
basket. 13al5; l2-quart basket, 40a45;
honeydews, crate, l.25al.65; peaches,
bushel, 50a2 90; nearby, half bushel,
l5a50: pears, bushel, 75al75; water
melons. each. 7oa25; Persian melons,
crate, 140a175.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Youns Rocks. pound.
27a2s; mixed colors. 2sa27, Leehorns,
23a25; fowl, Rocks 21A22; mixed COL
ors, 2oa2l; Leehorns, l4al6: ROSTERS,
l2al4; ducks, l&al5.
Eees-Current receipts, dozen, Fla
~; hennery whites, large. 2sa2s; me-
dium. 2Sa24; receipts, 874 casas.
Butter-Prints. pound. SASS; good
to fancy creamery, 32a33; packing
stock, 10; rolls. 20; receipts, 7Ss tubs
Live Stock Market.
CATTLE 700; general market slow:
opening sales good grade steers steady
TO weak; sales and indications on me-
dunn and plain grades IS to 20 cents
or more lower good many unsold At
mid-forenoon, including some OF best
weiehty offerings; sales medium and
good 1000 to 1880 pounds, steers,
10.50al3.40: good grade cows and low
cutters and cutters steady to weak;
plain and medium fat cows as cents
or more lower; most fat cows, 55oa
500; low cutters and cutters, 4.50a
$50; shelly kinds, 400 or less plain
and medium bulls steady at 550a7 90.
Calves-250; mostly steady; good
grade vealers. 1o50all 90: plain and
medium grades, 800alo 90: weighty
low cutter calves down to 500.
Hogs 900; unevenly steady to 20
cents lower and demand apparently re-
stricted at current prices; butcher
weights from ITO pounds up mainly
steady; light lights and pigs 10 cents
lower and packing sows UNCHANGED;
good and choice ITO to 2lo pounds,
l30oal3.2o; practical top. 1920: 220
to $50 pounds. 1245al295 $50 TO
300 pounds quoted II .40al2.l0; l4O to
lso pounds. l2eoal2s5; 80 to 14o
pounds, 12.l0al260; good grade pack
ing sows. 10.35a10.85; stays quoted
around 900 down; hogs from doubtful
areas not represented in above prices.
Sheep-2,o0o; opening sales around
steady with Wednesday; good and
choice eve and wether Spring lambs,
II rs; sosne valued above 1l.25;
bucks, ! 90 less; plain throwouts, 8O0a
$50; slaughter ewes mostly 3o0a4 90.
light weights eligible to 4.5o old thin
sheep, 1.50a2.00.
Tobacco Market.
While receipts Of tobe Geo have in
creased the last few weeks. sales have
practically kept pace and values under
the recent advance are we'll main
tanned. with all grades in good demand
At the following quotations: Mary
land, Arm leaf, nondescript, 1 per
pound; common, 4a12 medium, l3a
80; good to fsne red. 31a4o; seconds,
common. 4a10; medium, 11a20; food
to fine, 2la3s.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: WheAt-No.
red. Winter, earhcky spot. do
mestic. 1.1317. August delivery. 1.137.
Settling prices were: Wheat-No.
= red, Winter, garlicky. spot. do
mestic, l.12A. August delivery. 1.12A.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, domestic, LA.
Western billing At premium over
this price. Cob corn, nominal.
Oats-No. 2 white, domestic, 55A70;
No. ), 54a69. Except grain on track
there is an additional charge Of II
cents per bushel for storage and ele-
vation On all sales Of oats.
Rye-No 2, 75a60.
Barley-70a75.
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