Evening star., 1937-03-07
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Nd, March g.
Featured by light receipts throughout
the period. the live poultry market
has remained from steady to slightly
higher on few lines during the last
week.
At no time did the receipts show
any marked change. With the excep-
ton of turkeys and capons, which
were little higher, all lines were
steady except Leghorns, which showed
an increase of cent per pound.
Young chickens remained on the
same level throughout the week.
Rocks bringing 20a23; mixed colors,
20a22, and broilers, mostly %.
The same also Is true of fowl, Rocks
selling 2Oa2l; mixed colors, 18a20, and
all kinds of poor and thin stock hard
to move at 12a14. Leghorns were a
cent higher at 15al7, with few
bringing slightly more. BOOSTERS were
steady at l0al2.
Ducks continued unchanged at Tia
l8 for both Pekins and MuScovys.
Young guineas, pounds and over.
continued at mostly so each, with
smaller birds commanding 40a45.
There was a slightly firmer tone to
turkey quotations, young hens selling
mostly 25 and young toms a little
firmer at 1920. Less desirable stock
continued at Halls throughout the
week.
Capons showed an increase OF from
! to 2 cents. Birds weighing pounds
and over sold at 26a27, 2 cents higher
than a week ago, and smaller were
cent higher at 23a24.
Egg Receipts Heavy.
Heavy egg receipts continued to
feature the market. Quotations drop
ped during the middle Of the week,
but some of the losses were recovered
during the last days. Prices were
slightly lower than a week ago at 2ll2
per dozen for current receipts and
medium sized hennery whites and
22l2 for large whites.
The market continued dull on ma
tive and nearby garden truck, with
only a few items in evidence. Nearby
sweet potatoes were somewhat higher
n,
100 bushel and some commanding
little more, and ungraded stock selling
mostly 75a90. Nearby purple-top tur-
nips were unchanged at l5a25 half
bushel, and yellows were steady at SO
per 100 pounds.
Practically all branches of the live
stock market showed a slight increase
In receipts during the week, according
to the local bureau of the Department
of Agriculture. However, volume OF
cattle, calves and lambs was consid-
cred rather light, while the hog sup
plv was regarded as liberal. Price
movements we're within narrow BOUNDS,
but as a whole there was improvement.
Cattle Prices Improve.
Better action prevailed in the cat
tie division and prices closed at strong
to mostly 25 higher. Cows were al
the full advance and in broad de-
mand Vealers advanced mostly SO at
the opening of the week, but near the
close some slight losses we're reported.
Hogs were steady on most sessions, but
the top moved up to make the ll.0O
price. Slaughter lambs showed 1ur-
ther strength and went to new hign
for the season, when load OF cholce
fed Westerns topped at 1925 on Tues
day. This price or better was consid-
cred obtainable at the close. Slaugh-
ter ewes brought fully steady rates
throughout.
In the crop of steers medium grade
UniOhfS
were most frequent with sales at 8.7S
ae.50, while few loads of top me-
dium reached up to 9.85, quite few
common lots sold at 750a800, few
to 8.25. A few lots and loads of
good steers cleared at 10.00al0.50. A
few good heifers made 8.75, while q
scattering of common and medium
grade light weights brought 6.00a8.25
A few head of good beef cows reached
100, most good cows making $50
Common and medium cows were fair
ly frequent at 550a6.00, while bulk
of the low cutters and cutters en-
countered prompt outlet at 400a5.25.
A few medium grade bulls reached a
peak of CTS, most medium grades go
ing at 6.25a6.50. common down to
675. A few good beef bulls went
above 725.
Good vealers got slow action late at
1850, most bids being at 1000; COM
mon and medium grades at 8.00a9. so,
afew culls downward to 500.
- Hog Top at $11.
In the hog division on Friday good
and choice grade barrows and gifts
weighing 170-2l0 pounds sold at 10.75a
1100, with the latter price the prac-
tical top. Most 220-250- pound aver
ages sold at 10.30a10.70, while heavy
weights went down to $50 or under.
Most 140-160- pound weights cleared at
10.15a10.65; slaughter pigs scaling 120-
l40 pounds making, 9.40a9.85; a few
choice lots on butcher account up to
1000. Good packing sows brought 8.85a
p.25, while good stays went at 7.50 down.
These quotations were not representa-
tive Of hogs from doubtful territory.
The weeks peak price of 1925 on
lambs was recorded on Tuesday. Later
days did not offer anything suitable
to test the top, but a strong tone pre-
vailed. A load of good fed Westerns
went at ITO late, while during the
week few good natives we're reported
at 11.50, some plain and medium
grades at 9.00a10.50; medium and good
slaughter ewes got good action at 4.50a
$50; few good sorts making 600;
culls selling down to 800.
Grain Market.
Closing prices we're: Wheat-No. 2,
red. Winter, gralicky, spot, domestic,
Las; March delivery, LAG. Corn-No.
., yellow, domestic, LOS; Western de-
livery at a premium over this price.
Cob corn nominal Oats-No. 2. white,
domestic, as to weight and location,
68a66; No. 3, 57a67. Rye-No. 2,
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