Evening star., 1938-07-31
Baltimore Markets.
Special Dispatch to The star.

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BALTIMORE, Md. July 30.-Only
slight changes occurred in live poultry
prices during the week. Demand was
slow most of the period and receipts
varied from light to moderate. This
weeks close found prices on young
chickens steady with last week. but
fowl ended the period to 2 cents
lower, with little demand. Young
rocks are selling 18a20, with few
bringing slightly higher prices. Mixed
colors also continue 16a20 and Leg
horns are steady at 16al7. Old rocks
are little sought at l9a20 and mixed
colors are selling l8a20, with Leghorns
bringing l4a17 BOOSTERS and young
pekin ducks are unchanged, both
selling 12al4.
Egg prices were steady throughout
the week, with no fluctuations what
ever. Receipts showed some decrease
during the period. Large nearby un-
graded whites are selling 26a2S dozen
with medium sized whites bringing
PAPA. Mixed colors continue at
22a23.
Garden Truck Prices.
With few exceptions. a downward
trend in native and nearby garden
truck prices continued during the week
some items closing considerably below
last weeks level. Corn is little
firmer. sugar bringing l2a20 dozen
and some slightly higher price, and
field 6a8. Beets at lalla bunch and
cabbage at loa25 bushel closed the
same as last week. All other nearby
stock is lower at the following quota
tions:
Snap beans, 40a60 bushel; carrots
1all2 bunch; cucumbers, 15a25 half
bushel; eggplants, 50a75 half bushel;
peppers, 20a25 half bushel; squash,
loa2o half bushel, and tomatoes, 25a
IS half bushel for the best ripe stock
and 1oa2o for poorer grades. Gamers
stock is bringing 35a40 bushel. Nearby
cantaloupes are considerably lower at
4oa65 half bushel for the best and
2oa35 for poorer stock.
Livestock Market.
SdGLlC, oUu. SOlllpdlSQ NlCAl llOdy
last week; grain fed steers scarce. 25
cents or more higher; top medium and
good grades erassers strong to 25
cents higher plain light weights slow,
steady to shade lower bulk medium
and good around 900 to 1900 pounds
grassers, s5Oa1oO0; few loads good
1,06o to 1876 pounds grassers, 10.10a
1925; few sales el5 to LIS pounds
grain feds, 1O35a1075; small lot
choice $50 pounds yearlings, $50; very
plain lightweight steers down below
700: most slaughter heifers. 600a8. 90;
bulk plain and medium fat cows, 525a
6,25; few good weighty beef type to
700; choice 1890 pounds individual,
800 plain and medium bulls. 6coa
700 good butcher bulls. 735aSoO.
Calves. 25 Compared with Friday
last week vealers steady; bulk weeks
sales good grades, s5oa900; weeks
top. $50, paid rather sparingly early
Monday; plain and medium grades
largely 600a800
Hog Market.
I1OSS, IUV. CbSdUy WIFI TIludN,
compared with week ago, weights 200
pound5 down 10 cents lower; medium
weight butchers, 10 to 20 cents off;
heavy butchers and packing sows IS
to IS cents lower. Good and choice
l4o to 200 pounds. 102oa1O4o; prac-
tical top, 10.40; 210 to 240 pounds
and l2O to 140 pounds, s65a1O.10;
$50 to 800 pounds, quoted S.9Oas. SO; !;
good packing sows over 400 pounds
mostly 7o0a7.50; best light-weights on
butcher order to 100; stays, SIS down.
Hogs from doubtful areas and those
fattened on garbage or swill and price
premiums occasionally paid for
through billed rail consignments pur-
chased for reshipment not represented
In above quotations.
Sheep, $50. Compared with Friday
last week; spring lambs mostly so
cents higher: good and choice grades
ewes and wether spring lambs, 9.50a
1000; late top. 1000; top for week
1915 paid sparingly Monday; fat buck
lambs at customary 100 discount;
plain and medium grades springers
mostly. 6.50a9oo; meager number fat
slaughter ewes steady, from 300a350;
old thin sheep mainly 100a2.50.