Evening star., 1937-03-14
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The star

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There was slight increase In youn,
hens. Receipts throughout the weej
were rather light. Young rocks ane
mixed colors are steady at 2Oa23 fol
the former and 20a22 for the latter.
Some broilers sold cent under las
weeks prices, present quotations being
22a23.
In fowls. rocks were about steady
at 20, with few bringing 81, anc
mixed colors were slightly lower al
l8al9. Poor thin stock Of all kind.
could demand no more than l2al4
the same as last week, with Leghorns
at 15al7, and roosters at 10al2, also
steady.
Ducks were in better demand and
quotations increased from to 2 cents
Both Pekins and Muscovys are selling
18a2O.
Guineas continued steady at SO cents
each for those weighing two pounds
and over, and 40a45 for smaller birds
Young hen turkeys improved slight
ly and are selling 25a26. Others re-
manned steady at l2a20 for young
toms and Halls for culls and crooks.
Capons were unchanged at 26a27 for
birds weighing seven pounds and over
and 23a24 for smaller.
Egg Receipts Heavy.
Egg receipts continued heavy during
the week. The quotations fluctuated
somewhat and at the end of the period
were one cent dozen higher than
last week at % z for current receipts
and medium sized hennery whites, and
23l2 for large hennery whites.
Sweet potatoes and turnips con-
tinued to be about the only nearby
garden and truck products on the
market. They were steady in price,
No. l sweet potatoes selling 100 q
bushel and ungraded stock bringing
75asO, and nearby Purple Top turnips
mostly 15a25 half bushel and Yel-
lows so per 100 pounds
Live stock supplies were reduced In
all divisions Of the local market during
the week, according to the local
bureau Of the Department of Agri-
culture.
Steer Prices Gain.
AS trading passed midWeek the
smaller numbers on offer served to
stimulate demand somewhat and price
movements were on the upside.
Early the prices were mainly steady
in all divisions, while from midweek
on cattle prices advanced, placing
steers strong to mostly 25 above a
week ago and COW prices 25 to mostly
so higher. Vealers got dull action on
most days, as demand was narrow and
prices weak as compared with last
week. Hog prices declined on Tuesday
and Wednesday, but recovered part
of the loss on Friday to place late
quotations at mostly 10 under last
Saturday. Only few scattered head
of sheep and lambs were found in
the sheep division and quotations ad-
vanced sharply at outside market.
Most steers were medium grades,
with some loads including a scatter
ing of good grades. while few loads
and lots arrived that graded in the
low registers of good. Weights were
mainly in the 1000-1 ,500-pound range,
with few lots up to 1880 pounds
Bulk of the medium and good grades
sold at 900al0.50, while most plain
and medium lightweights cleared at
800a9.00, few real plain lots down to
$50. A few medium grade heifers
sold around $40, some cutter and
plain grades at 55Oa7oO. Active trade
developed on cows and the bulk Of
low cutters and cutters sold on late
days at 425a5.5O, medium grades get
ting up to $50, few good COWS max
ing 100 upward. Most common and
medium grades Of bulls cashed at
5.75a6.75, good beef bulls up to 7.25
and above, a few lightweight cutter
bulls down to $50.
Good Vealers Scarce.
Good vealers were scarce on late days
with scattering selling at l000al050.
while plain and medium grade light
weights cleared at 8GOa950, few culls
down to 500. Weighty calves we're
practically absent with common or
plain grade quotable at 5.o0a6.OO and
above.
In the hog harket on Friday good
and choice grade barrows and gifts
scaling 170-2lO pounds sold 10 65a1O 90
with the latter price the practical top.
Most 220-250 pound weights went at
l0.20al0.60 and heavies sold down to
$50 and under. Desirable 14O-l60-
pound weights cashed at 9.85a10 go,
while slaughter pigs scaling 120-140
pounds brought 9.40a9.80. Most of the
good packing sows cleared at 865as1O.
Soft and oily hogs were sold subject
to kill.
Due to sharp advances reported at
outside markets choice lambs were re-
ported as salable considerably above
the 1900 figures on late days and some
interests indicated up around 1880.
Early in the week a few common lambs
sold at 9.00a9.5O, but even this grade
was quotable considerably higher late.
Slaughter ewes showed a strong trend,
but few were available, especially of
good grade. Best price noted during
the week was 500 on good grade while
some real plain sorts went at 4.00a4.50.
Grain Market.
Closing prices were: No. 2 red Win
ter, garlicky, spot, domestic, LAS;
March delivery, LAS. Corn, No. 2 yel-
low, domestic, l.06; Western billing at
a premium over this price; cob corn
nominal. Oats, No. 2 white, domestic,
as to weight and location, 59a6s; No.
3, 58a68. Rye, No. 2, l.35a1.4 40. Bar
ley, 95a1 90.
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