Evening star., 1939-02-19
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 18.-The
week was unusually quiet in live
poultry under light demand during
most of the period. Receipts were
moderate until toward the close,
when they declined.
However, the supply was equal to
the demand and as a result there
were only minor changes in quota
tons on few items. Most stock
continued steady.
Young Rocks of roasting size are
l cent lower than last weeks close
and broilers showed decline of
about the same amount. Leghorns
declined in the middle of the week
but recovered the loss to finish on
the same level as week ago. Ca
pons recorded a decrease of l cent
on the high end. Young mixed COL
ors, all fowl, roosters, ducks
gulneas, geese and turkeys closed
on the same level as last week.
Young roasting rocks are bringing
19a20 and mixed colors 18a2O. Broil-
ers are selling 16a17 for Rocks with
a few higher and 15a17 for mixed
colorS.
In fowl. Rocks are bringing 17a18,
mixed colors, 16a18, culls as low as
10 and Leghorns, 14a16. BOOSTERS
continue 12a14
Young Pekin ducks are quoted
14al6 with white Muscovys selling
16a17 and blacks 12a15.
Gulneas continue 45a5O each for
birds weighing over two pounds
and 30a35 for smaller stock.
Young nearby geese are bringing
mostly 15a16, a few selling a little
higher. Young hen turkeys are
moving 32a33 and young toms, 25a
26. Capons weighing over pounds
are selling 25a26 with smaller stock
bringing 22a24
Egg Prices Improve.
Egg quotations had a tendency to
strengthen somewhat during the
week and closed about p to / cent
per dozen higher than last week.
Best nearby large whites are bring
ing 81 with medium sized whites
selling 19a20 and mixed colors 19.
Receipts ran fairly large during the
middle of the week but declined
somewhat toward the close.
The market on the little native
and nearby garden truck was slow
most of the week. Maryland round
White potatoes remained unchanged
at 1.25a1.35 per 100 pounds for best,
with few selling little higher and
LOCAL 20 for ungraded stock. Sweet
potatoes are somewhat firmer at
1.5Oa1 .65 per bushel, with few
bringing little higher price. Nearby
purple top turnips are higher at
15a30 half-bushel. but yellows are
lower, selling 30a40 per 100 pounds.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, SO; calves, none. COMPARED
with Friday last week, steers steady
to shade lower. bulls UNCHANGED.
Medium and good, 9OO-1 ,29O-pound
steers, 8.75a975; few 1,OO6-1 .238
pounds. 10.00a10.10; 1892 pounds,
1925; few plain and low medium
llghtWeights, 7.50a85O; heifers, 6OOa
o.75; good beef cows, 700: plain and
medium dairy type, 5.25a6.25; low
cutters and cutters, 4.OOa5.O ton
sausage bulls, 750. Compared with
Friday last week, good vealers un-
changed, mostly 12.OOa12.5O: me-
dlums, 10.00a11.50; Gull and plain,
7.00a950.
Hogs, 200; steady. Good and
choice, 10000 pounds, 8.5Oa8 rs:
practical top, 875; 14O-16O pounds
8.35a8.6O; 21O-24O pounds, 8.2Oa8 As:
250-30O pounds, 7.8Oa8.15: 12O-140
pounds, 790a815. Good packing
sows, 6.6o-710. Compared with week
ago, mostly higher; pigs, 10 lower.
Sheep, none. Compared with Fri
DAY last week, steady, weak. Good
ana choice lambs, fed Westerns,
lo'OOa10.4O; top, 1850; plain and
medium natives, 7O0a9.50; fat
slaughter ewes, 4.5O down,
Grain Market.
opening prices were: Wheat, No. 2
req winter, garlicky, spot, domestic.
784; February delivery, 1891. Set
tllng prices were: Wheat, No. red
winter, garlicky, spot, domestic. 1917:
February delivery, 1917. Corn, No. 2
yeiloW, domestic, 59a61; Western
ollilng at premium over this price.
GOD corn, new, barrel, 2.6Oa2.85:
country prices reported, 2.40a2.65 a
barrel. Oats, No. 2 white, domestic
4la46; No. 3, 40a45; Pacific Coast
No. white, 6Oa62.
excepting grain on track, there is
an addltlonal charge of IL cents q
oushel for storage and elevation on
sales of oats.
Rye No. q 6oa65. Barley, 55aeo.
nay, ton, l0OOa13.O0. Straw, ton, 7.50.
flour, barrel, winter, patent, 4.20a
4.oo; winter, straight, 3.4Oa3 .65:
spring, patent, 5.10a5.35; spring,
stralght, 4.85a5.05; hard winter
patent 4.75a495; hard winter,
straight, 4.55a4S0. Rye, dark to
white q O0oA1o ~r.,S w