Evening star., 1937-10-04
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. October A.
Potatoes, per l00-pound sack, 75a2 90;
sweet potatoes. bushel, 40a75; nearby.
half bushel, 25a35; beans. bushel, 50a
rs; beets. dozen punches, 25a30; near
by, bunch, 2a3, cabbage, bushel, Goa
10; 50-pound sack, 55a65: ton, 18O0a
1000; carrots, bushel, 75a85; dozen
punches. 30a35; California. crate,
300a3.25; nearby, bunch. 2a3; brus-
sells sprouts, quart. II l2a15; drum, 800;
eauliflower, crate, 200a2.50; celery,
crate, l.75a2.00. corn. nearby, sugar
dozen. Sails: field, dozen, 10al5; Gu
cumbers, bushel, 1.00a3.o0; lettuce,
California. Iceberg. crate, 1.75a275:
Eastern, Big Boston. crate. 5oa60; lima
beans. bushel 125s3.75: mushrooms T.
quart basket, 50a90; onions, 50-pound
sack, 75a1.50, 10-pound sack, 21a23;
peas. bushel, 2.25a2.75; peppers, bushel,
35a50; nearby, half bushel. l5a25;
spinach, bushel, GOAL 90; nearby, half
lug, 100al25; New York, 12-quart
basket, 25a50; nearby, half bushel,
20a50; turnips, nearby. purple tops,
half bushel. 25a40 apples, bushel. 25a
100; box, 1.25a1.75; cantaloupes,
Colorado, crate, 65a200; cranberries,
quarter barrel box. 290a3.25; eighth
barrel box, 1.50a165. damsons, half
bushel. 1.25al.5o; grapefruit, box, 2.00a
500; bag. l.o0a1.1o: grapes, IL two
quart basket carton. 190a2.o0; H.
quart basket, 3oa5o, honeydews. crate.
l.25al.75: oranges, box, 3.50a5.00;
peaches. bushel, 40a2 90; pears. Bart
lett. half bushel. GOAL 90; bushel LISA
175 Seckel, half bushel. 75a1.00;
prunes, half bushel. 100al.50.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Chickens, Rocks,
pound, 24a26; mixed colors. 22a25;
Leghorns. 22a23: fowl. Rocks, 23a24:
mixed colors. 22a23; Leghorns. 14al6;
roosters. 12a14: ducks, 17a2o; guineas,
each. 40a70.
Eggs-Current receipts, dozen, 25a
~; whites. large. 36a37; medium, 30a
80; receipts, 1,472 cases.
Butter-Prints, pound, 37a38; good
10 fancy. creamery, 35a36 rolls, 27a28:
packing stock, IS; receipts, 342 tubs
Live Stock Market.
Cattle. $500, including annual live
etock show entries; general market
slow: steers, heifers and cows un-
evenly steady to IS cents lower than
close last week; medium to low good
grades, 900 to 1,150 pound steers, 9.00a
1880; good many sales around 1000
down; slaughter heifers, 7.00a9.0o:
few to 1000, plain and medium grades
COWS mainly 5.50a6.65; few beef type
to 100 or above; low cutters and cut
ters, 4.25a5.25; bulls about steady;
plain and medium, 5.5oa7Oo; stock
steers plentiful.
Calves, $50; vealers steady with close
last week; good grades, l0.50a11. 90:
mostly; Gull. plain and medium grades
largely 6.00a1o.oo; weighty calves
slow. mostly 800 down.
Hogs, 1880; mostly Is cents lower
than Friday; good and choice, ITO to
22o pounds, 12.35a12.60; practical top.
1850; 230 to $50 pounds, 1l.95al2. IS;
$50 to 300 pounds quoted 1l.I0a11 10:
140 to $50 pounds, 12.05al2.4o: 12o to
14o pounds. 1l.5oal1s5; good-grade
packing sows, l0.20al0.70 stazs
quoted from around 900 down: hogs
from doubtful areas and those fat
tened on garbage or swill not repre-
sented in above prices.
Sheep. 1878: lambs market not fully
developed; few lots around steady with
close last week, quality and some wet
neeces considered; good and choice
eve and wether sorts early, l050a
1l.00; bucks, 100 less; bulk unsold at
1l:00 am. most throwouts, 6.50a8 so;
odd head slaughter ewes steady
from 300a450; old thin sheep, l.50a
2.C0.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
red Winter, garlicky, spot. domestic,
1.oe74: October delivery. l0934. Set
tling prices we're: Wheat. No. VIM
ter, garlicky, spot, domestic, 1.o912
October delivery. 1O9i7. Corn No. Z
yellow. domestic. 95al.0o; Western
billing at premium over this price;
cob corn, nominal. Oats. No. 2 white,
domestic, 43a46; No. 3. 42a45; Pacific
Coast No. white oats, 10. Except
grain on track there is an additional
charge of 11a cents per bushel for stor-
age and elevation on all sales of oats