Evening star., 1938-05-22
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

spee,al Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 21-Live
poultry quotations changed little dur
ing the week, the market being dull
most of the time Receipts were mod
crate throughout Most of the de-
nland was for better grade stock.
Young chickens were steady during
the Period, with the exception of Leg
horns, which closed l cent below last
week
Young Rocks are selling at 2la23,
With mixed colors bringing 20a22.
Leghorns declined to 18al9 for stock
weighing Ia pounds and up and
l6al7 for birds weighing ~ to 2i2
pounds. Fowl prices were steady at
c1a22 for Rocks, 20a2l for mixed
colors and 18a20 for Leghorns. Roost-
ers were unchanged at l2al5 and
young Pekin ducks steady at l5al8.
Egg Prices Higher.
Eggs are somewhat higher than last
weeks close, the increase ranging from
/ to about 2 cents, Nearby whites
brought 21a2212 at this weeks close
and mixed colors are selling 20loa2l.
The trend was strong at the close.
Receipts were somewhat lower than
last week.
There was fair demand for native
and nearby garden truck. Most re-
ceipts showed some increase and
prices f1uctuated considerably. Nearby
Iceberg lettuce made its appearance
on the market late in the week and
opened 5Oa75 bushel Under increased
receipts, however, the market closed
25a40 with nearby Big Boston type
bringing the same price, a substantial
decrease from last week. New nearby
blue kale is a little lover at 35a4C
bushel. Long white radishes also
made their appearance and are selling
l.a11s bunch. Red type are slightly
firner at Z al bunch. Rhubarb con-
tinued steady at 2a4 bunch. Spinach
is slightly higher, selling 30a4O bushel,
Gamers stock is bringing mostly Is
bushel. Good nearby strawberries in
creased in price and are selling 3.5Oa
$50 per 24-quart crate, with poorer
stock commanding 2.50a30o. Cam
ners are paying l.75a2,25.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, 1875: calves, is. For week.
steers strong to 25 up, she stock $3.50
higher, bulls 10 higher; weeks bulk
steers, medium to good, 900-1 200
pounds, 8O0-925; few loads top good
and low choice, 1,05o-l,l75 pounds,
s.Oo-50. one load choice, l,4l0 pounds,
1000; few plain steers. 700 up; light
weight heifers. 800 down. most fat
COWS, 6.25-7.25; low cutters and cut
tiers, 475-6o0: plain and medium
bulls, 5.75-725; vealers steady, good
End choice, e50-lO.OO; mediums, 800
500.
Hogs, $50; steady; good and choice,
10000 pounds, 885-9.1o; top, s.1o;
2i0-24O pounds. 8.65-95; 250-3O0
pounds. s2o-65; 12o-16o pounds. S.75-
500; 12O-l40 pounds. 8.50-S5; good
packing sows, 7o0-5o; stays, $50.
Sheep. 10. For week, slaughter
lambs so or more lower; good and
choice spring lambs, 1000-50; plain
and medium grades, 1909 90: old crop
shorn lambs, 8.25-65; few fat ewes,
a.0e down.
Seafood Market.
Catfish, rough, pound, 3-4; dressed,
1916; carp, 3-5; eels, 6-8; white
perch, Ais; yellow perch, Ais; trout,
SD: pike, l2-15; blueflsh, 22-25;
founders. 1913; croakers, 8; rock,
8-l5; crab meat, backfin, 60; special,
As; regular, 40: claw, 25; shrimp,
1920; scallops, 35; shad. roe, 11-l2;
buck, As; split, 8; herring, 2; shad
roe. pair, 4O-60; clans, 100, large,
100: Cherrystones, IS; Littlenecks, 60;
hard crabs, barrel, 6.00-8.00; soft
crabs, dozen, 75-l.50.
'"o Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
IS; May delivery, IS. Settling prices
were: Wheat, No. 2 red winter, gar
licky, spot, domestic, 78; May delivery,
78. Closing prices were: Wheat, No.
2, red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
781l; May delivery. 1914. Corn, No.
2, yellow, domestic, 63a65; Western
billing at premium over this price;
cob corn, nominal. Oats, No. 2 white,
domestic, 41a44; No. 3, 40a43; Pacific
Coast, white, II. Excepting grain on
track, there is an additional charge of
~ cents per bushel for storage and
elevat ton on all sales of oats. Rye. No.
2, S5a90. Barley, 70a75. Hay quiet.
unchanged. Straw steady, 7.50a800 q
ton.