Evening star., 1938-02-01
Baltimore Markets
Sre tial Dispatch to The Star.

Sre cial Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. l.-Pota-
toes, per l00-pound sack. 75alS5;
new, bushel, l.65a2.0O: sweet potatoes,
bushel. 50al.00; nearby, bushel, 5Oa
IS: yams. bushel, 5Oa9o; beans, busl1el,
2,50a2.75; beets, half crate, 100;
broccoli. crate. l.5Oa2.25: brussels
sprouts, drum. 5oa275; cabbage. old,
Danish. 50-pound sack, l.3Oa1 40;
new, Florida, round type, l.50al 30;
South Carolina, pointed type, hamper,
LIS: Texas, fiat type, crate, 250a
2.75; carrots, bushel, 60a85; Cali
fornia, crate, 225a275; Texas, crate,
l.75a2.00: caulifower. crate, LISA
l.50; celery, crate, l50a225: collards,
bushel, SO; cucumbers, bushel, $50;
eggplants. crate, 35Oa4OO; kale,
bushel, 40a5O; lettuce, Iceberg, crate,
2.l5a2.50; Big Boston. crate. 90; lima
beans, bushel, 3O0a45O; mushrooms,
four-quart basket, 4Oa65; onions, So
pound sack. l.l5al 90 peas, bushel.
l.50a3.l5; peppers, crate, 2.5Oa3.25;
bushel, l.25al.50; rhubarb, carton,
60a65' romaine. hamper, 75al. 90:
spinach. bushel. 75a9o; squash. bushel,
75al So tomatoes. lug, 125a2.75:
turnips, nearby, purple tops, half
busf:el. 20a30: yellows. per 100
pounds. 65a75; apples. bushel, 25a
l.25; box. l,25al50; grapefruit, box.
l.50a2.40; oranges, box, 1.75a2. so;
strawberries. pint, l2al5; tangerines,
half box, 90al50.
Dairy Markets.
Live poultry-Chickens, large. Rocks,
pound. 23a25: mixed colors. 22a25:
broilers, l8a22; fowl, Rocks. 2la23:
mixed colors, 2oa2l Leghorns, lisa
20; roosters. l2al5: capons, 27a33;
ducks, 2la23; geese. 1921: guineas,
each. 4oa6o; turkeys, 27a35; culls,
l8a20.
Eegs-Nearby. current receipts,
dozen. 81: whites. large. 22l7a23;
medium. 81: receipts. 700 cases.
Butter-Prins. 81 score. pound,
34l2a36: 80 score, 32l2a34: country
rolls 25: packing stock, 2Oa22: re-
ceipts, $50 tubs.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky. spot. domestic,
99l.; January delivery, 99i..
Settling prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red winter. garlicky, spot. domestic,
99'2 January delivery, a9lo.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, domestic. 68a
70; Western billing at a premium
over this price: cob corn nominal.
Oats--No. white, domestic, 43a46:
No. 3. 42a45: Pacific Coast No. l
white oats. II; except grain on track;
there is an additional charge of ~.
cents per bushel for storage and ele-
vation on all sales of oats.
Rye--No 2, 95al00.
Barley-70a75.
Hay-Quiet. unchanged. Straw
steady; 900 per ton.
Live Stock.
Cattle, so; available supply princi-
pally COWS selling around steady with
Monday: low cutter and cutter grades,
400a450: emaciated individuals. $780,
few plain f1eshy dairy-breds. AIS or
above; bulk steers so far this week
mostly $50 to 1850 pounds medium
and good grades at 6.75a8.0O; few head
8.25; few heifers 700 down; plain
and medium bulls, 5.50a6.75.
Calves. Is; market on meager sup
ply weak to so cents lower than Mon
day. from 1900 down.
Hogs. $50; mostly 30 cents lower
than Monday: packing sows is to 25
cents off: good and choice 120 to 200
pounds, 905a95o; practical top. $50:
2l0 to 240 pounds, 8.6Oa910; $50 to
300 pounds quoted 8.00a860; good
packing sows over $50 pounds mostly
675a7.25; best lightweights up to
7.45; stays quoted around 625 down.
Hogs from doubtful areas and those
fattened on garbage or swill not rep
resented in above prices.
Sheep. none; nominal; sales good
and choice grades eve and weather
lambs so far this week, 8.75a9. 90;
weight averages mostly 78 to 88
pounds; plain and medium grades
quoted 60ca800; fat slaughter ewes
quoted 4.00a5.00 old thin sheep, l.5Oa
800.