Evening star., 1938-12-18
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to the Star.

Special Dispatch to the Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 1.-THE
live poultry market closed unusually
dull on all kinds of chickens, ducks
and geese but steady to firm on
turkeys. Receipts of turkeys were
light most of the time with demand
moderate.
Young hen turkeys ended the pc
rlod about cent higher than last
weeks close and toms are up from
to cents, hens selling 20a29 and
toms 23a24 Although most other
quotations f1uctuated somewhat dur
ing the week, there was some re-
~~eovery. Demand most of the time
was for the better grade stock
Young Rocks closed steady with
last week at 15a18 for Rocks, with
few higher, and 14a18 for mixed
I colors. Culls met with little de-
mand, prices dropping as low as 6.
Old Rocks are slightly under last
weeks close at 15a17, with few
selling higher, and mixed colors
bringing 14a17.
Leghorns are lower at 12a15 and
roosters declined to 10a12. Young
Pekin ducks are steady, selling la
Is, but Muscovys closed little lower
at Halls.
Young nearby geese are on last
weeks level, bringing 15a16, with
. few commanding little more. Kent
Island variety, however, decreased
to 16a18. Guineas, weighing 2
pounds and up declined early in
the week, but recovered most of the
loss, closing mostly As each, but
with some bringing 40. Smaller
birds are steady at 30a35.
Best Eggs Advanced.
Best white eggs are about l cent
a dozen higher than last week, SELL
ing 35a37. Other grades are un-
changed, medium sized whites bring
ing 32a34, and mixed colors 30a32.
Receipts maintained the usual aver
age on most days but there were q
few occasions when they declined
to a rather low level.
Most native and nearby garden
truck is somewhat higher than last
weeks close. Best Maryland round
>white potatoes are about 10 higher,
selling 125a1 40, but ungraded stock
is unchanged, selling 1.10a1 20. Sweet
potatoes also are flrmer at 50a60
: half bushel.
Purple-top turnips continue un-
changed at 15a25 half bushel, but
yellows are higher, selling 40a50 per
100 pounds. Spinach is higher,
bringing 35a80 half bushel Beets
continue steady at 112a2 bunch.
Livestock Market.
Cattle 25. Compared with Friday
last week; steers closing $3.50 lower;
weeks bulk medium and good grades
950-1 ,280 pounds, 84Oa9.5O; top, 9.75
paid Monday for load 1924 pounds
average; plain and low medium
grades mainly 750a825 she stock
and bulls steady; bulk fat cows plain
and medium grades at 525a600; odd
head good beef type to TOO; bulk low
cutters and cutters, 400a5 90; top
sausage bulls, TOO; plain and me-
dunn heifers, 550-7.50; good weighty
offerings to 825.
day last week; vealers mostly 100
lower; good grade vealers Wednes-
day and later, 10OOa1050; Gull, plain
and medium, 600a9.5
Hogs, 575. Steady with yesterday.
Good and choice, 120-121 pounds, 795
a810; top, $40; 22O-24O pounds, 7.70a
100; 25O-300 pounds, 735a7.60; good
sows, .35 off.
Sheep, $50. For week ending Fri
day; moderate supply lambs and
meager number sheep mostly fully
steady; weeks lamb top up 10: good
and choice eve and wether lambs,
9.85a10.25; top, 1895 paid sparingly
wednesday,; plain and medium
grades mainly 750a95O with bulk
throwouts from $50 down; few good
slaughter ewes up to 400; some old
thin cast-off sheep, 15Oa2.5O.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2, red, winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, 72A; December delivery, 72A.
Settling prices were: Wheat, No. 2.
red. winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
72A; December delivery, 72A. Clos
ing prices were: Wheat, No. 2, red.
! winter, garlicky, spot domestic, 1919;
December delivery, 7212. Corn, No.
yellow, domestic, 59a61; Western
billing at premium over this price.
Cob corn, new, barrel, 245a270.
Country prices reported 225a2.50 a
barrel. Oats, No. 2, white, domestic,
4o1aa451a; No. 8, 3s1ka44l2; Pacific
Coast, No. /, white, 60a62.
Excepting grain on track there is
an additional charge of Ia cents
bushei for storage and elevation on
sales of oats. Rye, No. 2, 55a60.
Barley, 50a55. Hay, ton, 1000a13 90.
Straw, ton, 7.50.
Flour, barrel. winter, patent, 385a
AIS; winter, straight, 3O5a3.35;
spring, patent, 5.00a5.25; spring,
straight, 475a495; hard winter, pat
| ent, 4.65a485; hard winter, straight,
4.45a4.7o; rye, dark to white, 3.10a
400. Mill fed. ton, spring bran,
25.00a26.oo; standard. middling,
25.50a265o.