Evening star., 1938-04-24
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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BALTIMORE, Md, April 23.-The
live poultry market was dull during
most Of the week. with quotations
f1uctuating only slightly, ending the
period little changed from last weeks
close. Young Leghorns made their
appearance on the market. Receipts
generally were moderate, but were
light on few days.
Both young Rocks and mixed colors
continued practically steady through
out the week at 22a24 for the former
and % and % for the latter. Young
Leghorns closed at 2Oa22. slightly
higher than when they reached mar
ket in the middle Of the week.
In fowl, Rocks improved slightly
and are selling 20a22. but mixed colors
are steady at 18a20. Leghorns de-
creased l cent and are bringing l5al7.
BOOSTERS at 12al5 and young Pekin
ducks at 20a2l are steady.
Egg Market Unsettled.
The egg market was somewhat un-
settled, with current receipts and me-
dlum size whites closing fractionally
above last week, but with large whites
recording small decrease. Both cur
rent receipts and medium whites are
selling 10 and large whites are bring
ing 2oha21a. Receipts were mod
crate most Of the week.
With receipts increasing, some ma
tive and nearby garden truck quota
tions declined somewhat. Rhubarb is
lower at HAS a bunch, and spinach
dropped to l5a35 bushel. Nearby blue
kale also declined and Is selling 10a2o
bushel, with the market dull. Mary
land old potatoes are little changed,
with No. Round Whites selling /. .lOa
l.2O per 100 pounds and ungraded
stock bringing mostly 100. Sweet DO
tatoes were unchanged at 65a75 bushel
for No. Is and 40a60 for unRraded.
Asparagus from the Eastern Shore
arrived on the market during the week.
Very large Is bringing as high as $50
per dozen punches. with a little bring
ing slightly higher prices. Smaller
stock is selling as low as $50,
AiVetOck Market.
Cattle-200; calves. no receipts.
Compared with Friday last week.
steers, bulls, mostly Is higher: medium
and good 850-1,150 pounds. 7.70-s.35;
few lightweights. TOO; heifers scarce,
medium and good, 6.50-S.5O; good beef
COWS. 7.50; plain and medium fat COWS,
6OO-7.OO; low cutters and cutters. 4.5O-
SIS: plain and medium bulls, $50
7.25; good butcher bulls, IT'S. Com
pared with Friday last week, good
vealers steady, mostly 950-1o.oo, de-
mand dull; others, 5.0O-s.50.
Hogs-l00. Nominal Compared
with last Saturday. 10 lower. Good
and choice, 160-200 pounds, s.75-s.00;
practical top, 900; 10000 pounds,
8.75-9.00; 210-240 pounds, 8.45-8.85;
250-3o0 pounds. 790-8.55: 140-160
pounds, 8.65-8.90; 120-140 pounds,
8.15a865. Good packing sows, 6.90-
TAO; stays. 6.25 down.
Sheep-No receipts. Compared with
last week, new lambs mostly steady,
not enough to make market; good and
choice wooled lambs, 9.25-9.65; few
choice, CTS; shorn, 8.25-s.65; spring
lambs mostly. 11.00-12.00: fat
slaughter ewes, 500 down.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: wheat, No. 2,
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
81; April delivery, 81; settling and
closing prices at same level Corn, No.
2, yellow, domestic, 64a66; Western
billing at premium over this price;
cob corn, nominal. Oats, No. 2, white,
domestic, 42a45; No. 2, 41a44; Pacific
Coast, white, II. Excepting grain on
track, there is an additional charge Of
IN cents per bushel for storage and
elevation on all sales Of oats. Rye,
No. 2, s3as8. Barley, 70a75. Hay
quiet unchanged. Straw steady. s.ooa
$50 . ton.