Evening star., 1938-10-23
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star,

BALTIMORE, Md, October o.
The live poultry market was dull most
of the week with ordinary stock un-
usually hard to move. Demand was
fair for better Stock with prices on
young chickens declining on the low
end. Fowl showed little change during
the week, closing about steady with
last weeks close.
The turkey market also was rather
dull with moderate inquiry. Young
hen turkeys maintained last weeks
price level, but toms closed 2 cents
lower.
Guineas recorded a scent decline,
with some smaller birds coming on the
market at the end of the week and
selling considerably under the better
stock.
Muscovy ducks are cent higher,
being about the only item closing
firmer than last week.
Young Rocks are bringing 15a19,
with few selling slightly higher.
Mixed colors are 12a18, also with some
a little above this price. Fowl closed
steady with last week at 20a21 for
Rocks, 18a20 for mived colors and
12al4 for Leghorns, roosters at 12a14
and young Pekin ducks at 14a16 are
unchanged, but muscovy ducks are
higher at 15a17.
Guineas weighing pounds and UP
are lower at As each and smaller birds
are selling as low as 80, young hen
turkeys continue mostly 26, but toms
declined to plaza
Egg Market Steady.
The egg market was steady through
out the week. with receipts moderate
most of the time. Large. nearby un-
changed whites are selling 34a36
dozen and both medium sized whites
and mixed colors are bringing 28a3O.
The market for most native and
nearby garden truck was dull with
practically all stock closing steady or
slightly below last week. Tomatoes
are steady at 40a60 half bushel for
best ripes and 2oa35 for poorer stock.
Purple top turnips declined to l0a
20 half bushel and spinach is lower,
bringing 30a40 half bushel. Maryland
round white potatoes are selling e5a
LOS per 100 pounds for best and 85a9O
for ungraded stock.
Sweet potatoes are unchanged at
25a35 half bushel and both peppers
at l0a20 half bushel and beets at liza
2 bunch are steady Maryland snap
beans are selling 4oa1 90 bushel.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, SO; calves, no receipts COM
pared with Friday last week, steers
mostly 50a75 lower; medium and good,
1,050-1 400 pound grassers, 7.25a9.0o;
granted yearlings, 1000: plain, me-
dium and good slaughter heifers, 5.50a
$50; plain and medium fat cows, 5.O0a
$50; good beef cows, 600; low cutters
and cutter, 350a450; plain and me-
dium bulls, 550a6.25. Compared with
Friday last week. good vealers firm,
mostly. 115oa1200; plain and me-
dium. 80Oa1o.50.
Hogs, $780, mostly 10 higher; good
and choice, 10000 pounds, 82Oa
8,45; top. 845; 210-240 pounds, 8.05a
8.25; 250-300 pounds, 765a8O5. Good
sows, 60Oa740; compared with last
Saturday, mostly S higher; packing
sows and heavy butchers up 10al5.
Sheep. rs; compared with last week,
lambs steady to IS higher; good and
choice ewes and wethers mostly 8.5oa
8.75; few, s.85a9.0 90; fat bucks, 100
less; plain throwouts. $50; sheep
scarce. few good and choice slaughter
ewes, 300a4.0 90.
Grain Market
Opening prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
67A; October delivery, 6714. Settling
prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red winter.
garlicky. spot, domestic, 67L4; October
delivery, 67l4. Closing prices were
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky, spot
domestic, ST; October delivery. g.
Corn. No. 2 yellow. domestic, 57a6o:
Western billing at a premium over
this price; cob corn, nominal. with
receipts insufficient to establish a
market; country prices reported. new,
l.75a2.25 barrel. Oats, No. 2 white,
domestic, 37a42; No. 3, 36a4l. Except
ing grain on track, there is an addi-
tional charge of 134 cents a bushel for
storage and elevation on sales of oats.
Rye, No. 2, 55a60 Barley, 5oa55. Hav.
steady; ton, 1o,ooa13.oO. Straw, steady,
6.50a7O0.
Flour. barrel. winter patent, 3.a5a
4.l5; winter. straight, 305a3.35; spring
patent. 5.00a5.25; spring straight, ATS
a4.e5; hard winter patent, 465a4 IS:
hard winter straight, 4.45a4.70: rye