Evening star., 1938-05-15
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALIlMOHE, MO, May 14.-Under
rather dull market and moderate
receipts, live poultry prices eased off
somewhat during the week.
The decline was limited mostly to
the outside prices with the inside quo
tations remaining steady. Most de-
creases amount to / cent per pound
Young Rocks are selling 21a23 with
few bringing slightly higher prices
earlier in the week Mixed colors are
quoted 20a22 and Leghorns weighing
IA pounds and up moving at l9a20
with smaller stock quoted 16a18. In
fowl, Rocks are selling 21a22, mixed
colors 2oa21 and Leghorns 18a20
Roosters are steady at 12al5 and
young rekin ducks unchanged at
15al3.
Eggs Slightly Firmer.
The egg market closed slightly
firmer than last week after fluctuat-
ing somewhat. The changes were
fractional in most instances. Re-
ceipts varied during the period. Cur
rent receipts are bringing 10 dozen
and white 19a202.
The market for native and nearby
garden truck closed rather dull with
some stock slightly higher than last
week and some little easier. Nearby
big Boston lettuce made its appear
ance during the week and has been
practically steady, selling mostly IS
bushels. Some nearby Strawberries
also arrived late in the period They
are selling mostly 300a400 per "a
quart crate. Gamers are reported
paying 225a250 crate. Only new
nearby blue kale is on the market and
is bringing 35a45 bushel, an increase
over last week.
Maryland old, round white potatoes
are slightly easier, No. Is selling 1.1oa
1.20 per 100 pounds and undraded
stock mostly around 100. Nearby
radishes are lower at 11aa34 bunch,
but rhubarb is slightly f1rmer at 2a4
bunch. Spinach is dull, selling 25a35
bushel, but with Gamers stock bring
ing mostly 1912.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-150: calves-2O COMPARED
with Friday last week. steers mostly
25 to so cents higher, medium and good
900 to 1,l75 pounds. 80Oa9O0, few
9.l0-15; good beef cows 7.GO, fat cows,
plain and medium. 575a6 so; low cut
tiers and cutters, 4.25a5.5O; plain and
medium bulls. 60oa7.0O; best sausage
kinds, tbs; butcher bulls, 7.5O. Com
pared with last week. good vealers
steady, mostly e50a1O0o; mediums,
700aS.50; plain. 5o0a6.50.
Ho9s-250, nominal: compared with
last Saturday. Is higher; packing sows
steady. Good and choice. 16O to 200
pounds. 8.35-60; practical top, $50:
2l0 to 240 pounds. 815-45: $50 to 300
pounds. 7.75a815; 14o to 160 pounds,
825-50; 100 to 140 pounds, 8.0O-35.
Packing sows, 6.5oa7.o0; stays, 900
down.
Sheep-no receipts. Compared with
last week, lambs weak to lower; good
and choice spring lambs. 10.5oa11. 90:
good and choice old crop lambs,
850-75: other classes lacking.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
1884; May delivery. 79a.. Settling
prices were: Wheat. No. 2 red winter,
garlicky. spot, domestic. 79s4: May,
delivery, 79a4. Closing prices were:
wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic. 1912; May delivery,
1919. Corn, No. yellow, domes-
tic, 63a65; Western, billing at a
premium over this price; cob corn,
nominal. Oats, No. 2. white, domestic,
4la44. No. 3, 40a43; Pacific Coast,
white, II. Excepting grain on track,
there is an additional charge of IL
cents per bushel for storage and ele-
vation on all sales of oats. Rye, No. 2,
85a90. Barley. 70a75. Hay. quiet, un-
changed. Straw. steady. 7.5oa8.OO a
ton.