Evening star., 1939-04-16
Baltimore Markets

live poultry market was unusually
dull throughout the week. Early
receipts were light, but they in
creased slightly about the middle of
the week. Although there was little
interest on the part of buyers, the
) stock was fairly we'll cleared, the
demand about keeping pace with the
receipts.
Unlike previous weeks, the market
on fowl was especially dull most of
the time Price levels were main
tanned in spite of the rather sluggish
market.
They closed about steady with a
week earlier. Capons maintained
the quotation reached last week and
constitute one of the items that
moved best.
Young Rocks are selling 18a20 and
mixed colors 18a19, with Leghorns
bringing 15a17
In fowl, Rocks are quoted 18a19,
but few are bringing about l cent
more. Mixed colors continue p7a18
and old Leghorns 15a16. BOOSTERS
are in little demand at 12a14.
Ducks were steady throughout the
week, young Pekins bringing 16a17
and white Muscoys 17a18. Capons
weighing pounds and over are SELL
Ing 28a30, but smaller birds are as
low as %.
Eggs Tend Lower.
The tendency of egg quotations
has been downward, although the
decrease was only slight. Receipts
fell off somewhat from last week,
but were up to the usual average on
most days. Best large whites are
bringing 19 cents dozen, which is
about cent below last week. Medi-
um-sized whites are selling 17a18,
also slightly lower. Mixed colors
are about p cent below last weeks
level and are bringing II.
The market has been dull on most
native and nearby garden truck, with
some prices under last weeks close
Blue kale showed a marked decrease
and is selling 20a30 a bushel. Mary
land round white potatoes also are
little lower. best selling 1.35a1 40
per 100 pounds, with few a little
higher and ungraded stock LOCAL 25
Sweet potatoes are unchanged at
140a1 so bushel and a few little
higher. Purple top turnips declined
slightly to 15a25 half bushel. Rhu-
barb is a little lower, selling SAT
bunch. Spinach remains unchanged
at 25a50 bushel, with some selling
higher.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, SIS; calves, 10. Compared
with Friday last week, steers mostly
Is higher; low good and mediums
weak; medium and good, COOL $50
pound steers, 9.50a1100; 983 and
1,172 pounds, 11.25; top, 1900 for
lilo pounds; plain and medium fat
cows. 5.75a650: good, 6.75a7.50; low
cutters and cutters mostly 425a5 so;
bulls steady; top sausage bulls, 7.50.
Compared with Friday last week,
good vealers unchanged, mostly
10OOa1050; plain and medium, 75Oa
$50; culls, 500.
Hogs, so, nominal. Not enough on
offer today to test market. Com
pared with week ago, sales yesterday,
Is lower: packing sows, Is off Good
and choice 17O-210 pounds, 725a7.5 so;
practical top, 750; 210-240 pounds,
7.10a735; 25O-3O0 pounds, 660a7 90;
l4O-16O pounds, 695a720; 120-140
pounds. 6.50a6.85. Good packing
sows, 5.25a5.75.
Sheep, none. Compared with Fri
day last week, spring lambs steady,
good and choice, 1250a13O0; few
plain and medium throwouts, 900a
1000: wooled fat slaughter ewes.
4OOa5.00.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot. domes-
tic, 30; April delivery, 80 Settling
prices we're: Wheat, No. 2 red win
ter, garlicky, spot, domestic, 80; April
delivery, 80. Closing prices we're:
Wheat. no. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, 80; April delivery. 80.
Corn No. 2 yellow. domestic, 57l2a
5s1a. Western billing at premium
over this price. Cob corn, new, bar
rel. 2.60a2.75: country prices re-
ported, 2.4Oa255 barrel. Oats, No.
white. domestic, 42a47; No. 8,
4la46; Pacific Coast, No. l white,
60a62.
Excepting grain on track. there is
an additional charge of * cents a
bushel for storage and elevation on
sales of oats.
Rye, No. 2, 60a65. Barley, 50a55.
Hay, ton, 10.oOa1300. Straw, ton.
7.50.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 42Oa
$50; winter, straight, S3.4Oa3.65;
spring, patent, 50Oa525; spring,
straight, 4.75a495; hard winter, pat
ent, 4.65a4.85; hard winter, straight,
4!45a470; rye, dark to white, 32Oa
l1l Mill feed ton Snrinn h.o.a