Evening star., 1938-10-02
Curb Market Transactions
For Week Ended October /.
Baltimore Markets.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DISPATCH TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 1.-THE live
poultry market was unusually dull
throughout the week with some stock
hard to move. Prices changed little,
but the general tendency was down.
ward. Less desirable stock was little
wanted.
Closing quotations were steady with
last week on best grade young chickens
but little lower on mixed colors and
Leghorns. Most fowl closed steady but
Leghorns declined. Pekin ducks are a
little lower, Muscovys, however, re-
covered earlier losses.
Guineas declined slightly, most de-
creases confined to cent per pound.
Young Rocks are steady at 17a2O,
but mixed colors are 2 cents lower on
the inside price, bringing l3al8
Leghorns are selling l5a16 In fowl,
Rocks at 20a21 and mixed colors at
18a20 are unchanged, but Leghorns
eased of to 12a15.
BOOSTERS are unchanged at 12a14.
Young Pekin ducks are quoted Halls
and Muscovys, l5al7. Guineas weigh
ing pounds and up are bringing 40
a45 each, slightly under last weeks
close. Smaller stock is not wanted.
Egg Market Steady.
A steady market featured eggs
throughout the week. Daily receipts
were low most of the period, showing
marked increases only on two days.
Quotations are unchanged from last
weeks close at 33a35 dozen for large
nearby ungraded whites, 28a3O for me-
dlum size whites and 27a28 for mixed
colors.
Some native and nearby garden
truck quotations declined, but other
items recorded slight increases. A few
are unchanged from last weeks close
tomatoes are lower, best nearby ripes
selling 3Oa40 half bushel with poorer
stock bringing only l5a25. Gamers,
stock also declined to 35a4O busbel
Maryland cobbler and round white no.
tatoes strengthened slightly. best clos
ing 95al 90 per 100 pounds and m
graded, 8Oa90. Sweet potatoes how.
ever, are lower. best bringing 30aa5
haif bushel. but poorer stock COM
inanoing only rs. Spinich at 35a65
nan pushel increased slightly, corn at
oai4 oozen and carrots at i2a3 bunch
are nrmer. Beets, selling ~ az bunch
ana eggplant at 25a4O half bushel
closed steady with last week THO
son 1or some nearby stock ended during
the week. e
Livestock Market.
Cattle, $50; calves, no receipts Gam
pared with Friday last week, steers
steady to strong Medium and good
l'ooo-l ,38o-pound steers, 1853 So.
granted baby beef type yearlinp
lo,00-ll0 90; plain and medium heifers
o.oo-7l5; plain and medium fat cows
mostly 5.0o-5.75: good beef cows m
1elIer order, $50: low cutters and cut
.ers' 35o-4.75: plain and medium bulls
o'oo-o.I5. Compared with FRIDAY last
week. good vealers steady. mostly
Io.oo- IL. 90; plain and medium. = M.
1000. o'oo-
Hogs, 700. Steady. Good and choice
doo-2oo pounds. s.20-s4o: top. $40:
zlo-24o pounds and l4o-l6o pounds
800 800; 250-30O pounds, s25-e 90.
i1o-l4O pounds. 85O-8.s5: good nack.
ing sows, 7.25-775.
Sheep, no receipts. Compared with
friday last week, lambs strong IN IN
higher: good and choice eve and
weather spring lambs mostly a5o.
lo'oo; fat bucks 100 less: plain and
medlum springers. 6.00-8. 90: good
~eien'y slaughter ewes, 250-3 90:
cholce heaVyweights, $50.
Grain Market.
opening prices were: Wheat. No 2
req winter. garlicky. spot, domestic
o4'4; October delivery, 64a.. CLOSING
prices were: Wheat, No. 2, red. winter
garllcky, spot, domestic, 65; October
delivery, IS. Corn. No. 2, yellow,
domestic, 64l2a67l2: Western billing
at premium over this price: cob
corn, nominal. Oats, No. 2. white,
domestic, 39a44; No. 3, 3sa43. Ex-
cepting grain on track, there is an
additional charge of IL. cents bushel
Tor storage and elevation on sales of
oats. Rye, No. 2, 55a6O. Barley,
5oa55. Hay. steady; ton, 1O.O0a13 90.
Straw, steady. 6.5Oa7 90 ton.