Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07
Baltimore Markets.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 6-There
was . general downward trend in live
poultry prices during the week, the
period closing with quotations on some
items cents per pound lower than 4
week earlier. Receipts were moderate
during the early days and then became
liberal, easing of to light at the close.
Demand was slow and the market dull.
In young chickens. Rocks are little
lower than last week at 17a20. Mixed
colors decreased about cents and are
selling l5al7. Leghorns are q little
easier at l5al6. Old Rocks were among
the few items that continued ut last
weeks prices and are selling l9a20.
Mixed colors at 17al9 and Leghorns at
l3al4 are lower. BOOSTERS and ducks,
both selling l2al4. are unchanged.
The egg market continued steady
drought the week with receipts lower
Large nearby ungraded whites con-
tinue at 26a28 and mediums sized
whites at 22a24 dozen. Mixed colors
are unchanged at 22a23.
Lima Bean Prices.
Nearby lima beans arrived on the
market. the first receipts selling 1:25a
400 bushel. Prices improved at the
end Of the period and present quota
tions are 2.00a2.25. Nearby peaches
also arrived and are bringing 75al.25
half bushel. Most stock that was on
the market last week is easier as re-
ceipts increased. Eggplant quotations
recorded = large decrease, present
prices being 25a35 half bushel. Sugar
corn is lower at Sal2 dozen. Old items
on which prices are below last week s
close are selling at the following quota
tons:
Snap beans. 30a60 bushel: peppers,
15a25 half bushel; spinach, 35a65 half
bushel, and tomatoes, 35a50 half
bushel for best ripes and 20a30 for
poorer stock. Gamers stock Is selling
40 bushel The following closed about
steady with last week:
Cabbage, 10a25 bushel: carrots,
1alla bunch; cucumbers, l0a25 half
bushel, and squash, l0a20 half bushel
Nearby cantaloupes are lower, the
best bringing 30a50 half bushel and
poorer stock selling as low as 20.
Live Stock Market
Weather conditions apparently
worked more or less hardship on
movement Of dressed meats into con-
sumptiVe channels, and this dullness
was directly mitrored in slow demand
for practically all classes Of live stock,
according to the Bureau OF Agricul-
tural Economics OF the Department
Of Agriculture. Buyers displayed q
bearish attitude on most occasions
and price recessions were encountered
on most classes. Steer prices worked
mostly IS to 50 lower. while she stock
and bulls finished weak to mostly IS
down. Vealers were the exception,
closing 50 above . week ago. Lower
hog markets encountered Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday took . rs
to 40 toll. butcher offerings from $50
to $40 pounds escaping with the IS
penalty. Fat lambs dropped mostly
50 or more and late demand appeared
rather dull at the decline.
Majority of steers were medium and
good erassers. around 900 to 1900
pounds. and released most s50al0 90.
Three loads of l.13s-pound average
brought 1925; q load Of 1.200-pound,
1925. and load Of 1,350-pound. 1885.
Weeks top was 1890. paid Monday
for choice 8ll-pound baby beef type
yearlings. Plain and low medium
grade steers went mainly 75oas25
and odd head Of very common kinds
sold well down into the 800 column.
Most slaughter heifers turned 600a
$50. Good beef type cows reached
700. Plain and medium grade fat
cows went principally 5.25a6.25; low
cutter and cutter grades mainly 4.00a
500, and shelly kinds down to $50.
Plain and medium bulls bulked 5.50a
$50, few weishty sausage kinds to