Evening star., 1938-10-09
Baltimore Markets.
Srecial Dispatch to The Star

BALTIMORE, Md, Octo. 8.-Live
poultry prices increased slightly at
the close of the week, with movement
somewhat better than it was at last
weeks close. Receipts during the
period ranged from light early in the
week TO moderate and then declined
somewhat at the close.
With the decline, quotations on sew
eral items increased. With the ex-
ception of young mixed colors, which
are cents above last weeks close, the
increases are confined to about cent
per pound. Some exceptionally good
stock is bringing slightly higher prices
than the general run.
Young Rocks at 17a21, and a few
higher. are a little firmer. Mixed COL
ors are selling 15a20 with few bring
ing slightly higher prices Young
Leghorns are unchanged at l5a16. In
fowl, Rocks at 20a22 and mixed colors
at lSa21, are about l cent higher.
Leghorns and roosters are steady,
the former selling 12al5 and the latter
12a14. Ducks changed slightly, young
Pekins selling Halls and Muscovys,
15a16. Guineas are about cents
higher, birds weighing pounds and
up bringing 45a50.
Egg Prices Steady.
Egg prices remained steady with last
weeks close with the exception of best
grade nearby large whites, which are
l cent higher, selling 34a36 dozen.
Medium size at 28a30 and mixed COL
ors. at 27a28, are unchanged Re-
ceipts were low early in the week, but
increased during the middle of the
period, only to decrease at the close.
The market on most native and
nearby garden truck was dull most of
the week, with prices closing about
steady with last week on a majority of
the items. Maryland round white
and Cobbler potatoes are slightly lower,
best grade bringing 90a95 per 100
pounds and a few selling a little
higher, and ungraded stock, 80as5.
Sweet potatoes are unchanged, both
Jerseys and goldens bringing 25a35
half bushel.
Corn is lower at 5a12 dozen, some
better grade bringing slightly above
this price. Eggplant prices increased
slightly to 30a50 half bushel, and
spinach is little firmer, selling 60a65
half bushel. Most all other stock is
about steady at the following quota
tions:
Beets, 11aa2 bunch; carrots, 1ha3
bunch; peppers, 10a20 half bushel,
with a few higher, and tomatoes at
30a40 half bushel for best ripes, 15a25
for poorer stock and 35a40 bushel for
Gamers stock.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, rs; calves, no receipts. Com
pared with Friday last week. steers
mostly Is higher; bulls steady; me-
dium and good, 1,000-1 ,380-pound
steers, 80O-9.4O, few $50; plain light
weights, 690-7.7O; heifers scarce, plain
and medium lightweights, 5.50-7.50;
good weighty beef cows, $50; plain
and medium fat cows, 525-6.00; low
cutters and cutters, 3.50-5.00; plain
and medium bulls, 5.5O-6.50; best
weighty sausage kinds, 6.75. Com
pared with Friday last week, good
vealers fully steady, mostly 1880
II 100; plain and medium, 800-10.00.
Hogs, 725; steady; pigs. Is higher.
1R0-O0n
100000; top, 900; 210-240 pounds
and 140-160 pounds, 860-80; 250-30O
pounds, 10000; 120-140 pounds, 8.25-
60. Good packing sows. 7.15-65. Com
pared with week ago, light lights and
butchers, 40 lower; pigs, Is lower;
packing sowS, 10 off.
Sheep, no receipts Compared with
Friday last week, fat lambs strong to
is higher; good and choice eve and
wether lambs, 875-9.25; fat bucks,
100 less; plain and medium lambs,
6.00-825; fat slaughter ewes, 3.00-4.00.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat. No. 2
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
6434; October delivery, 64s4. Closing
prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red winter,
garlicky, spot. domestic, 64a. October
delivery, 64a4. Corn, No. 2 yellow
domestic, 6la64; Western billiEg at a
premium over this price; cob corn,
nominal. Oats, No. 2 white domestic,
391aa42A; No. 3, 361aa4111. Except
ing grain on track, there is an addi-
tional charge of 1& cents bushel for
storage and elevation on sales Of oats.
Rye, No. 2, 55a60. Barley, 50a55. Hay
steady: ton, 1o.00al3.oo. Straw steady,
6.50a7 90 ton.