Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
Baltimore Markets.
Special Dispatch to The star.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 20.-Live
poultry prices remained practically
steady throughout the week, closing
on the same level AZ last week. Re-
ceipts were light most of the time
but increased toward the end Of the
week, dropping OF to light again as
the period ended. Demand was slow
most of the time but improved to fair
toward the close. Young Rocks are
selling 17a20 and mixed colors 15a17.
with Leghorns bringing 1sa17. Fowl
Is unchanged at 19a2G for Rocks, 17a19
Tor mixed colors and l3a14 for Leg
horns. Both ROSTERS and young Pekin
ducks continue at 12al4.
Egg Market Dull
The egg market was dull most Of
the week with prices remaining steady
at receipts rather low on some days.
Receipts increased somewhat at the
close. however. Large nearby ungraded
whites continue at 26a28 dozen, with
medium size whites bringing 22a24 and
mixed colors 22a23.
Prices on most native and nearby
garden truck fluctuated considerably,
some items closing higher and q few
recording decreases. Tomatoes are
higher with best ripes selling 4Oa60
half bushel and poorer stock l5a35.
Gamers stock also is higher at 30a45
nushel. Best cabbage is firmer at 20a30
oushel. but poorer stock is as low as
III. Other stock that is bringing high,
er prices includes carrots at 1ha2lo
bunch, cucumbers at 25a30 half
bushel. Lima beans at 75a1.60 half
bushel and squash at 40a60 half
pushed. Snap beans at 3Oa60 bushel,
eggplant II 20a25 half bushel for best
stock and l0al5 for poorer grade, and
peppers at 15a25 half bushel, are
about the same as last week.
sugar corn was one Of the few items
recording decline. bsst dropping to
TAB dozen and poorer stock to as low
as three at the close. Maryland Cob
bier and round white potatoes are
little lower at 65a75 per 100 pounds
Beets are bringing HAS bunch.
Sweet potatoes from Maryland have
arrived and are selling l.65aI.75
bushel for best and mostly l.25 for
poorer grade. Nearby cantaloupes are
lower at 3oa50 half bushel for best
and l5a25 for less desirable stock.
Maryland watermelons reached the
market and closed 6a30 each, accord
ing to size. Peaches are lower at 3Oa75
per bushel
Live Stock Market.
Cattle $780, calves. no receipts. Conn
pared with week ago, steers mostly
70 lower, medium and good grassers
8.zo-s:S0. few s.60-l05O, choice grain
fed yearlings 1890; bulls mostly weak
to Is lower; good weight beef COWS
TOO. plain and medium good fat cows
mostly 5.25-625, low cutters and cut
tiers. 3.50-5.00; sausage bulls 6.25 down.
Compared with last week, good veal
ers mostly so higher, l0.0o-5o; plain
and medium 7.50-9.50.
Hogs so. Nominally steady, virtual
ly nothing on offer; compared with
week ago, mostly 20 higher; packing
sows and slaughter pigs steady to 10
higher: good and choice 10000 lbs
s.2o-4o, practical top $40: .7lo-24o
lbs. 10000; 250-300 lbs. 800 80: 40
100 lbs. s.6o-s5; l70-l40 lbs. s.oo-5o.
Good packing sows 625-7.1o; stays
SIS down.
Sneep. no receipts. Compared with
last week. mostly steady on all classes
represented; good and choice eve and
wether spring lambs, 900-50; fat bucks
LOO less: plain and medium springers
o.oO-8.00; fat slaughter ewes 3.0O-50
Grain Market.
opening prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red winter. garlicky, spot, domestic.
$40; August delivery, 6434. Settling
prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red. winter,
garlicky, spot, domestic, 643.: August
delivery, 64A4. Corn, No. 2 yellow. do
mestic. 66a99: Western billing at a
premium over this price: cob corn.
nominal. Oats, No. 2 white, domestic.
3Sa4l; No. 3, 37a4O. Excepting grain
on track, there Is an additional charge
OF IL cents 4 bushel for storage and
elevation on all sales of oats. Rive.
No. 2, 60a65. Barley, 50a5. Hay
steady; ton, 12.00al5.0O. Straw, firmer
6,50a7 90 a ton.