Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Young chickens were decidedly dull
on the local live poultry market dur
ing most of the week. with the re-
suit that the best grades recorded a
decrease of about cents per pound.
Fowl remained practically steady
and closed on the same level as last
week. Poor grade stock was hard
to move.
Turkey receipts were light most of
the time, with the low end quota
lions increasing slightly and out
side prices remaining about steady.
Other stock, including ducks and
guineas. closed steady with last
week. In young Rocks and mixed
colors, the outside quotation is 2
cents lower than last week at 16a18
for the former. A few slightly high
er and l4al8 for the latter. Culls
are selling down to l0al2.
Fowl is unchanged at 20a2l for
Rocks, 18a20 for mixed colors and
l2a14 for Leghorns. BOOSTERS are
unchanged, selling 12al4. Young
Pekin ducks quoted 14al6, and Mus
cows at Halls are steady. Guineas
weighing pounds and up are bring
ing IS each, with smaller stock
selling ISAAC. the same as last week S
close. Young hen turkeys are bring
ing 24a26, the low end being an in
crease of 2 cents. Toms are SELL
ing 20a22.
Egg Prices Unchanged.
Eggs have continued unchanged
throughout the week, receipts early
in the period being rather low, but
increasing to moderate during the
remainder of the period. Large near
by ungraded whites are quoted 35a
81 dozen; medium sized, 28a3O, and
mixed colors, 28a30.
Most native and nearby garden
truck is either steady or slightly
lower than last week. Sweet pota-
toes are one of the exceptions, closing
40a45 half-bushel for Goldens and
35a40 for Jerseys. little higher
than last week. Maryland round,
white potatoes are about steady;
best grade selling 95a1.00 per 100
pounds, with few bringing some
what higher prices, and ungraded
stock. 85a90. The best grade is
slightly under last weeks quotation.
Beets are a little lower at la2 bunch
and nearby purple-top turnips are
unchanged at 15a20 half bushel.
Some nearby peppers are on the
market, selling 15a25 half bushel.
Nearby tomatoes, however, have
about disappeared. Spinach is I'M
changed at 25a30 half bushel.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, rs; calves, no receipts.
Compared with Friday, last week,
steers steady to Is higher; medium
and good, 1000 300 pound grassers,
mostly 8.OO-925; best 1,431-pound
West Virginia grassers, 1910; 1000
pound granted yearlings, 1850:
few good beef cows, 600; plain and
medium dairy type, 5.O0-50; low cut
tiers and cutters. 4.00-75; bulls, Is
or more lower, sausage kinds, 6.75.
Compared with Friday, last week,
calves unchanged; good vealers,
1150-12.00; plain and medium, 800
1850.
Hogs-275. Steady. Good and
choice, 120-160 pounds, $4,000;
practical top. $50; 10000 pounds,
1885; 210-240 pounds. 5000; $50
900 pounds, 7.75-8-10. Good sows,
7.00-45. Compared with close last
week, 100 pounds down, S higher;
10000 pounds, steady; weightier
butchers and packing sows, S lower.
Sheep-No receipts. Compared
with Friday, last week, lambs, 25-35
higher; good and choice ewes and
wethers, 9.00-35; fat bucks, 100 less;
Gull to medium throwouts, 400
$50; sheep, unchanged; good and
choice slaughter ewes, 3.50-4.00.
Grain Market.
Opening process were: Wheat, No.
2, red. winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, IS; November delivery. IS.
Settling prices were:' Wheat, Ne. 2,
red. winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
IS: November delivery, IS. Closing
prices were: Wheat, No. 2. red, win
ter, garlicky. spot, domestic. IS: No.
vember delivery. IS. Corn. No. 2,
yellow, domestic, 54a56; Western
billing at premium over tais price;
cob corn nominal, with re ceipts In
sufficient to establish q market;
country prices reported new, 1.80a
200 barrel. Oats, No. 2. white,
domestic, 36a41: No. 8. 35a40. Ex-
cepting grain on track, there Is an
additional charge of IL cents .
bushel for storage and elevation on
sales of oats. Rye, No. 2, 55a60.
Barley, 50a55. Hay, ton, 10.00al3.O0.
Straw, ton, 7.50a80O.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 3.S5a
AIS; winter straight, 305a225;
spring patent, 5.OOa5.25; spring,
straight, 4.75a4.95; hard winter,
patent, 465a485; hard winter,
straight, 4.45a4.70; rye, dark to
white, 3.10&4.00. Mill feed, ton,
spring bran. 23.0oa24.00; standard,
uiddimk. 4looa36.oo. :.