Evening star., 1938-07-10
Baltimore Markets.
Specia! Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Md. July 9.-Under
light receipts and good demand most
Of the week. live poultry quotations
showed higher trend and the market
closed from l to cents per pound
higher on most stock. The only de-
cline was recorded in ducks. Both
young chickens and old hens shared
the increases.
In young stock. Rocks at 19a23 are
from to 2 cents higher. while mixed
colors increased l, selling 1921. Leg
horns also are higher at 18a18. The
better grades of old Rocks are 2 cents
higher. bringing 20a23, while mixed
colors are steady at 16a20 Leghorns
are slightly firmer. selling at l4al8,
and ROSTERS are unchanged at 12a14.
Young Pekin ducks are selling 12al4,
which is cents below last weeks
close.
Eggs About Steady.
Eggs were about steady most of the
week. with the more select large whites
clo5ing slightly higher at 23a25. Me-
dium size whites continue at 2la22
ann NoAoIo uUOuU SJCduy,
bringing 2la2l12. Receipts continued
moderate
The market was dull on most ma
tive and nearby garden truck as re-
ceipts increased in most instances.
Some new items appeared. Nearby
tomatoes arrived on the market, the
best selling l.25a1.75 half bushel and
poorer stock 75al00. Nearby corn
also arrived and is bringing 12a22
dozen. Snap beans and spinach are
the only items that are f1rmer than
last week, the former bringing 5Oa7O
bushel and the latter 40a5O half bushel.
Beets are unchanged at lall2 bunch.
All other nearby vegetables are lower
at the following quotations: Cabbage,
l5a35 bushel; carrots, llaa2 bunch:
cucumbers, 15a35 half bushel, and
squash. 15a20 half bushel.
Eastern Shore blackberries are
slightly higher at 2.O0a275 crate, and
Maryland raspberries are about steady,
selling l0al2 quart for black and 4a8
pint for red.
Livestock Market.
Cattle. l25; calves. l25. Compared
with Friday last week, steers so higher;
1.237-pound grainfeds, 1855, few
lo.5o-e0; medium and good, soo-l ESQ
pounds, grainfeds and grassers, $50
1925; plain and medium fat COWS,
6.00-7.00; low cutters and cutters.
4.OO-5.50; bulls strong to Is higher:
plain and medium. 700; best
weighty sausage kinds, 7.25. Compared
with Friday last week, good vealers
mostly so higher, $50; plain and me-
dium, 100000.
Hogs. $50. Steady Good and choice.
140-200 popnds. lOl0-3O; practical
top. 1890; 2l0-24O pounds, sS5-1Ol5:
25O-3OO pounds, 94O-85 l2O-l4O
pounds, s70-lO.lo: Good 425-55O
pound packing sows mostly 7.85-8.25;
best lightweights. $50; stags. 7.25
down. Compared with week ago, mostly
so higher
Sheep. Is. Compared with Friday
last week. mostly Is higher; good and
choice eve and wether spring lambs.
l0.00-25; weeks top, 1895, fat bucks
A'So ASso' pam anu IlCuluIH SpTIlRcTS,
100000; good, fat slaughter ewes,
3.0O-5O.
Grain Market.
Opening prices we're: Wheat. No. 2
red winter, garlicSy. spot, domestic,
64'2; July delivery. 64la. Settling
prices were: Wheat. No. red winter,
garlicky, spot, domestic. 63S.: July de-
livery. 63s4. Closing prices were:
Wheat. No. red winter garlicky, spot,
domestic. 63&,; July delivery, 6334.
Corn, No. 2 yellow. domestic. 69a7l:
Western billing at premium over this
price; cob corn nominal. Oats, No. 2
white, domestic. 4Oa43; No. 3, 39a42.
Excepting grain on track. there is an
additional charge of ll2 cents per
bushel for storage and elevation on
all sales of oats. Rye. No 2. SIS. Barley,
45a50. Hay quiet. unchanged. Straw
steady. 7.0Oa750 a ton.