Evening star., 1938-04-03
Curb Market Transactions
(For Week Ended April ~
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Btar.

Special Dispatch to The Btar.
BALTIMORE, Md, April with
receipts about moderate most Of the
week. but sufficient to meet the de-
mand. there were few changes in live
poultry prices. Young chickens met
with fair movement and are / cent
per pound higher than last weeks
close.
A slight decrease took place in old
Rocks. but the remainder OF the
market is unchanged.
Young Rocks are selling, 23a24, and
mixed colors, 22a23. In fowl, Rocks
are bringing 2la23; mixed colors, 2l
a22, and Leghorns, 18a20.
BOOSTERS are unchanged at 12a15.
Capons remained steady throughout
the week at 34a35 for birds weighing
7 pounds and up, and 27a30 for smaller
stock. Ducks were unchanged, selling
20a2l for young Pekins and 22a23 for
Muscovys.
Egg Market Dull.
The egg market ended the week
rather dull with prices only fractionally
lower than last weeks close Receipts
continued fair. Both current receipts
and medium sized whites are selling,
l7al7h2, and large whites are bringing
18ha19
Some additional native and nearby
garden truck reached the market dur
ing the week. Nearby rhubarb arrived,
the first selling, Gallo bunch. With in
creased receipts quotations dropped to
SAB at the close Spinach from near
by territory also arrived and is selling
25a5o bushel. Nearby blue kale, which
arrived last week, recorded a sub
stantial decrease and closed l5a25
buShel
Maryland round white potatoes are
about steady with No is selling mostly
Ito per 100 pounds and ungraded
stock. coal 90.
Sweet potatoes are unchanged at
65a75 bushel for No. Is and 50a6O for
ungraded Nearby purple top turnips
are steady, selling, 30a40 half bushel,
but yellow turnips are lower at l.5O
per 100 pounds.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-l75; calves. no receipts.
Compared with Friday last week, steers
steady, medium and good, 900-l 800
pounds, 7.70a885; 1850 pounds, 800;
she stock strong to Is higher; heifers
scarce, few good, 750 $40: good beef
cows, 6.50a70 plain and medium fat
cows, 5.25a625; low cutters and cut
ters. 4.25a5.25; plain and medium bulls,
5.5oa650; mostly 25 lower. Compared
with last week. good vealers, mostly so
higher; mostly 10o0alo5O.
Hogs-50; not enough on offer to
make market. Compared with last
week. 30a65 lower; mostly so off; pack
ing sows, 25 lower; good and choice,
10000 pounds, 885a910; practical
top, $40; 2l0-24O pounds. 8.55a8.95;
250-300 pounds, 82oa87O; 140-l6O
pounds. s,70a895; 12o-140 pounds,
s2oas55: good sows, 7.ooa7.5o; stays,
625 down.
Sheep-No receipts. Compared with
last week, lambs mostly Is lower:
good ard choice ewes and wethers.
e.25a950; fat bucks, 100 less; good
shorn lambs, s25a85o; fat slaughter
ewes, 500.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat-No. 2
red winter, garlicky. spot domestic.
92H; April delivery. e214. Settling
prices We're: Wheat-No. 2 red win
ter, garlicky. spot domestic. 92l..
April delivery, 9214. Closing prices
We're; Wheat-No. 2 red winter gar
hcky. spot domestic, 81: April deliv-
cry, 81. Corn-No yellow, domestic
sass; Western billing at a premium
over this price: cob corn. nominal
Oats-No. 2 white, domestic. 42a45.
No. 3, 4la44; Pacific Coast. white. II.
Excepting grain on track, there is an
additional charge of IL cents per
oushel for storage and elevation on all
sales OF oats. Rye-No. 2. 93a98 Bar
ley 70a75. Hay quiet, UNCHANGED
Straw steady, 900 per ton.