Evening star., 1938-06-05
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, June AFTER
remaining rather duh most Of the
week, with prices increaaing little, live
poultry showed sharp upturn At the
close, with some stock As much A. 4
cents per pound higher than last
weeks close.
Fowl recorded the largest increase,
with old Rocks selling 24a25, from 3
to cents above last week. Mixed
colors increased to 3 cents and are
bringing 2la23. Leghorns are practi-
cally unchanged at 18a2o, but the
inside price on roosters increased 4
cents, closing quotations being l4alS.
Ducks were steady at 15a17. Young
chickens are from l to cents hisher.
Rocks being quoted 22a24 and few
bringing slightly higher prices, and
mixed colors selling 21a23. Young
Leghorns are steady. birds weighing :
pounds and up seliing 17als, and
smaller stock 16al7. Receipts were
moderate most OF the week.
Egg Prices Firmer.
Egg prices are firmer, although re-
ceipts were rather large on most days.
Quotations are about / cent above
last weeks close, nearby whites selling
2la24 dozen and mixed colors 21a22.
Nearby squash and beets made their
appearance on the market this week.
Squash is selling LOCAL .25 half -bushel
and beets are bringing 2ha3 bunch.
The market on most nearby stock
closed dull. Maryland asparagus Is
lower at 2.75a3.00 per dozen punches
for large green, 20oa225 for medium
and l.25a1-50 for small. There was
some nearby cabbage available early
in the week at 25a45 bushel. Blue
kale Is slightly f1rmer at 2oa25 bushel,
but peas are lower. selling 1.2Sa2 90
bushel. Rhubarb Is slightly irmer at
3a4 bunch. Spinach is dull and easier,
selling 25a35 bushel, with Gamers still
paying 1oa121a.
Nearby lettuce is slightly higher
Big Boston selling 24a40 bushel and
Iceberg, 25a50. Strawberries fIuctuated
throughout the week. best stock clos
ing higher at 3.50a4.5o crate, with
some slightly above, but with poorer
stock about steady at 2.00a2.5 so.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, l25; calves, 10. Compared
with Friday, last week, steers strong
cows and bulls weak: medium and
good steers, so0-1,15o pounds, $50
s.25: few choice, $50; few plain and
medium Ightweights, 7.00-8.25: few
plain and good heifers. 6.5o-8.50; low
cutter and cutter cows, 4.25-5.5o:
plain and medium. 575-s.50: plain
and medium lightweight bulls. 500
100. Good vealers, 5o-l.oo lower:
mostly 800; few. $50; plain and me-
dium. 7.oo-s.50.
Hogs, 200. Steady. Good and
choice 10000 pounds, s.e5-3o,~ top
$50; 210-24o pounds, s.85-s.ls: 2so-
800 pounds, 8.40-8S; 12o-l40 pounds,
s.7o-s.o5. Good sows. 7.oo-5o; stays,
$50 down.
Sheep, no receipts. Compared with
Friday last week, spring lambs strons,
good and choice tfucked-in eve and
wether spring lambs. 1000, few ESQ.,
1928: fat bucks. 100 less; plain and
medium sprirs lambs, 7.00-s 90:
slaughter ewes about steady, few
shon Gull to good, 1.o0-3.5o. j
Grain Markets.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No. Z
red winter. garlicky. spot. domestic
721a; June delivery, 72h. settlins
prices were: Wheat, No. red winter
garicky, spot. domestic. TAN: JUNE
delivery, 72A. Closing prices were:
Wheat, No. red winter, garlicky
spot, domestic, 741a; June delivery
74a. Corn, No. yellow, domestic
62a64; Western billing At q premium
over this price: cob corn, nominal
Oats, No. 2 white. domestic, 40A43;
No. 3, 39a42. Excepting grain on
track, there is an additional charge
Of "a cents per bushel for storage and
elevation on all sales Of oats. Rye, No
2. 70a75. Barley, 60ae5. Hay quiet
unchanged. Straw steady, 7.soas.oo 4
ton.