Evening star., 1938-07-09
Baltimore Markets.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 9-Pota-
toes, new, 100£ sack, 1.00a225:
barrel. 1.25s1 IS; sweet potatoes. new.
bushel, 1.65a2. 90; beans, nearby bushel,
50a70; beets. dozen punches, 15a20:
nearby, bunch, 1a1la; cabbage, ham,
per, 30a40; nearby, bushel, 15a35: car
rots, Western, crate, 3.25a3.50: East
ern, dozen punches, 30a35; nearby.
bunch, 11aa2; celery, crates, 50a2.75:
corn, crate, 75a1.35; nearby, dozen.
12a22; eggplant, crate, 75a1. 90; cucum-
bers. bushel, 25a60; nearby, half
bushel, 15a30; lettuce. Iceberg. West
ern crate, 2.75a5. so; Eastern, Big Bos-
ton, crate, 65al 90; lima beans, bushel,
1.25a1.75; onions, 50-pound sack, 5Oa
lbs: peas, bushel, 1.50a2.25; peppers.
bushel, 40a1 90; spinach, nearby, half
bushel, 40a50; squash, nearby, half
bushel, 15a20; tomatoes, lug, GOAL so;
nearby, half bushel, 75a1.75 apples,
bushel a1.00; blackberries, crate,
200a3. 90; cantaloupes, crate, 75a4.0o:
bushel, 60a85; grapefruit, box, 150a
2.75; honeyballs, crate, 300a375:
honeydews, crate, 1.5Oa2 90; huckle-
berries, quart, 12a14; oranges, box.
l.50a3 so; peaches, half bushel. 5oa1 90:
bushel, 75a2.25; raspberries, black,
quart, 10a12; red, pint, 4a8; water1nel-
ons, each, 25a40.
Dairy Products.
Live poultry-Chickens, Rocks,
pound, 19a23; mixed colors, 18a21:
Leghorns, 16a18; fowl, Rocks, 20a23;
mixed colors, 16a2o; Leghorns, 14als;
ROSTERS. 12a14; ducks, 12a14.
Eggs-Nearby. current receipts,
dozen, whites. 21a25; mixed colors, 2la
21 y; receipts, 1,455 cases.
Butter-Prints, go score, pound, 261.
a27: 80 score, 25i2a26; country rolls,
18a20; packing stock, Halls; receipts,
"a tubs.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No 2
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic.
64la; July delivery, 641a. Settling
prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red winter.
garlicky. spot, domestic, 6334; July de-
livery. 63a4. Corn, No. yellow, do
mestic, 69a71; Western billing at
premium over this price; cob corn
nominal. Oats. No. white, domestic,
40a43; No. 3, 39a42. Excepting grain
on track, there is an additional charge
OF ll2 cents per bushel for storage and
elevation on all sales Of oats. Rye,
No. 2, SIS. Barley, 45a50. Hay quiet.
unchanged. Straw steady, 7oOa7.5o a
ton.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, 125. Compared with Friday
last week; steers closing mostly so
cents higher; weeks top 1866 for 1887
pounds grain feds; few sales, 10. 5Oa
1850; bulk medium and good 900 to
| 1850 pounds grain feds and grassers,
S.5OalO.25; she stock mostly 25 cents
higher; bulk plain and medium grades
lat COWS, 6.OOa7.00; low cutters and
cutters, 4O0a5.50; shelly kinds down
to $50; bulls strong to 25 cents higher:
bulk plain and medium grades, 6.OOa
100; late sales best weighty sausage
kinds to 725.
Calves, 125. Compared with Fridav
last week; mostly so cents higher: good
grade vealers mainly $50; plain and
medium grades, 7.OOas.OO; culls down
to 800.
Hogs. $50. Steady with FRIDAY:
good and choice, 140 to 200 pounds.
loloalo.3O; practical top, 1890; 21o
to 24o pounds. 9.85alO15; 25o to 800
pounds. 9.40a9.s5; 120 to l40 pounds.
s7OalO.10; good 425 to $50 pounds
packing sows mostly 7.85as.25. best
lightweight sows to $50; stays, 7.25
down. Compared with week ago.
mostly so cents higher Hogs from
doubtful areas and those fattened on
garbage or swill as we'll as price pre-
miums occasionally paid for through
billed rail consignments purchased
for reshipment not represented in
above quotations.
Sheep, 25. Compared with Friday
last week, mostly 25 cents higher:
good and choice eve and wether
spring lambs, 1O00a1O.25; late ton.
lo25; weeks top, 1925, paid Tues
day; Fat bucks at usual / 90 discount:
plain and medium grades springers.
7.0Oas.O0; sizable number good fat
slaughter ewes, 3OOa3.5O; old thin
sheep down to 100.