Evening star., 1938-04-10
Curb Market Transactions
(For Week Ended April 81
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star,

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 9.-With
the exception of fowl, the live poultry
market remained practically steady
throughout the week, with receipts
light during the entire period.
Toward the end of the week fowl
showed an increase Of from to 8
cents, but this was followed by q
slight decline which left prices at the
close from l to 2 cents above last
week. Young chickens continued
steady at 23a24 for Rocks and 22a23
for mixed colors
The fowl market closed with Rocks
selling 23a24, mixed colors, 21a23,
and Leghorns, 18a21. BOOSTERS were
unchanged at l2al5. Capons also
| were steady, with birds weighing 7
pounds and up bringing 34a35 and
smaller stock 27a30 Young Pekin
ducks at 20a2l and Muscovys at 22a23
were steady.
Egg Prices Narrow.
Egg quotations changed slightly,
with the close finding prices about y
cent per dozen above last week Cur
rent receipts and medium sized whites
are bringing l7R, with large whites
selling l9al9h. Receipts continued
fairly heavy.
Receipts of native and nearby gar
den truck continued fair for most
part, with prices f1uctuating from day
to day. Spinach showed a marked in
crease in price, selling 50al.0 bushel
at the end of the week, with receipts
light. Maryland round white potatoes
were about steady, with No. Is selling
l00all5 per 100 pounds, and un-
graded stock 90al.0O. Nearby blue
kale finished higher at 25a35 bushel.
Rhubarb prices were slightly easier at
Sac bunch. Little change occurred in
sweet potatoes, No. Is selling 65a75
bushel and ungraded stock 40a60.
Love Stock Market.
Cattle, 225; calves, 25. Compared
with Friday last week, all classes
mostly Is higher; medium and good
800-l ,250-pound steers, 7.70a9 90; few
part loads and small lots COOL $50
pound, 9.05a9.40: part load good and
choice 1,l50-pound, 965; plain to
good heifers, 600a825; plain and
medium fat cows, 5.75a7.75; good,
7.00a7.25; low cutters and cutters,
450a5 SO; plain and medium bulls,
550a700; good butchers, 7.25a825.
Compared with last week, good veal
ers mostly so higher, mostly 105Oa
ii 90, medium 750alO00.
Hogs, so. Nominally steady with
yesterday and last week Good and
choice 10000 pound, S.s5as.l0; prac-
tical top, s.1O; 0-240-pound, s55a
895; 50-300-pound, 800a865: l40-
l60pound, 875a895; l20-14O pound,
8.20a8,70. Good packing sows, 7o0a
$50; stays, 625 down.
Sheep-no receipts. Compared with
last week, lambs mostly 50-75 higher;
good and choice Uoolskins, e.65a1o.25;
shorn offerings, 850as75; good and
choice 57-6s-pound spring lambs,
1900.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red winter. garlicky, spot, domestic,
sol9; April delivery, 9012. Settling
prices We're: Wheat. No. red winter,
garlicky, spot, domestic, 9oi2; April
delivery. 90i2. Closing prices were:
Wheat, No. 2 red winter. garlicky,
spot, domestic, 90l2; April delivery,
90l2. Corn, No. yellow, domestic,
64a66; Western billing at a premium
over this price; cob corn. nominal.
Oats, No. 2 white. domestic, 42a45;
No 2. 4la44; Pacific Coast. white. II. .
Excepting grain on track, there is an
additional charge Of 1l2 cents per
bushel for storage and elevation on all
sales Of oats. Rye, No. 2, 93a98 Bar
ley, 70a75. Hay quiet, unchanged.
Straw steady; 8.00a8 SO a ton.