Evening star., 1939-12-23
Baltimore Markets

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 23.-Po-
tatoes, 100pound sack, 1.25a2OO;
Idaho, 200a225: new, bushel. l.5Oa
200; sweet potatoes, bushel, 4Oa9O;
nearby, 35a75; yams, bushel, 4Oa75;
beans, bushel. Southern, 125a2 90;
oeets, bunch, nearby, ll2a2h: West
ern, crate. 1.25al 40: broccoli, crate,
l15al35; Western, 275a3OO; brus-
sells sprouts, y drum, l5Oa1.75; cab
bage, old, 50-pound sacks, 4Oa65;
new, IL -bushel hampers, 75al.l5;
carrots, bushel, 5Oa9O Western,
crate, 2.25a3.25; caulifower, crate,
lO0al65; celery. crate, 2.25a3.0O
collards, bushel, 20a30; eggplant, "
bushel crate, Southern, local so;
kale, bushel, 20a40; nearby, 25a3O;
lettuce, crate, Western, Iceberg,
2O0a250; Big Boston, 6Oa75; lima
beans, bushel, 2.50a3.0O: mushrooms,
4-quart basket. 35a5O; onions, So
pound sack, 50a75; Western, l.OOa
LIS; peas. bushel, Western. 2.OOa
ESQ; Southern, 150a250; peppers,
l12-bushel / crate, l.75a2.5O; radishes,
crate, l.50a1.75; spinach, bushel, 50a
IS; nearby, 40a6O; squash, bushel,
Southern, 75a150: tomatoes, lug
l,00a2.50 turnips, nearby purple
tops, Z bushel, l0a2o; yellows, 100
pounds, 65a85; apples, bushel, 35a
l.35; cranberries, 4-barrel box. $50
a3.25; ls-barrel box, l.5Oa1 .65;
grapefruit, box, Southern. 1.25a2.25;
Western. 1.75a250; grapes, lug,
Western, LOCAL so; lemons, box,
Western, 450a5 90; oranges, box,
Florida. 1.25a225; California, 2OOa
300; Strawberries, pint. 2Sa3O; tan
gerines, box. Florida, 1.00al.75.
Dairy Products.
Live poultry - Chickens, Rocks,
pound, 16al8; pullets, 1920; crosses,
15al7; mixed colors, 15al7; fowl,
Rocks, 15al7: mixed colors, lOa16:
Leghorns, 10al2:: roosters. mixed
colors, 10a12; Leghorns 7a10; ducks,
Pekin, Halls; Muscovy, 12a14; mixed
colors, 10a11; guineas, each, 30a45;
turkeys, hens, 24a25; toms, 17a18;
capons, 22a24
Eggs - Nearby. ungraded, large
white. dozen, 22a24; mediums, 20a2l;
mixed colors, 20a2l; receipts, BOG
cases.
Butter-Prints, 90 score, pound,
31a32; 80 score, 30a3l: country rolls,
21a23; packing stock, 18a20; receipts,
1853 tubs.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, Is. Compared with Friday
last week; steers, she-stock and
bulls mostly steady to Is cents
higher; bulk medium and low good
around 1000 to 1900 pound steers,
mostly short-feds. at 8.0Oa9.25;
small lot, near choice, 1.064 pounds,
1000. and pair choice, 1,215 pounds,
1910; few common to good heifers,
5.50a8 20; bulk beef cows. 5.50a6.0O;
odd head to $50 and heifer type in
dividuals to 100: Gamers and cut
tiers, 350a500; bulk sausage bulls,
650a725 best weighty kinds to 7.5O.
Calves, none. Compared with Fri
day last week; vealers mostly steady,
except strong to so cents higher in
Mondays market: weeks bulk good
and choice, 1050a1100; weeks top,
11.50, paid Monday; common and
medium grades largely 800a1000.
Hogs, $50. Weights from 240
pounds down mostly IS cents higher
than Friday; weightier butchers
and packing sows steady; good and
choice 120 to 210 pounds, 6.5Oa
6.75; practical top, 6.75 220 to 24O
pounds. 620a645; $50 to 300
pounds. 5.7oa6.10; packing sows,
4.95a5.45. Compared week ago
mostly IS to rs cents higher: pack
ing sows up As cents. Above prices
based on granted hogs.
Sheep, none. Compared with Fri
day last week; weeks fat lamb mar
ket steady to Is cents lower, but
closing undertone strong; bulk good
and choice ewes and weathers,
9.85a10.25; top, 1925; medium
grade, 8.00a900; Gull and common,
5.00a7.50; few fat slaughter ewes
steady, from 40Oa45O.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter. garlicky, spot. domes-
tic, 1.12. Settling prices were:
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, l12. Corn, No. 2 |
yellow, domestic, bushel, 67a69.
Western billing at premium over
this price. Cob corn, barrel, new,
3.10a3.35; country prices reported,
2.90a3.15. Oats. bushel, No. 2 white,
domestic, 55a6O; Pacific Coast No. l
white, 72a74.
On all sales of oats to the local
trade, excepting those on track,
there is an additional charge of 134
cents per bushel for storage and
elevation, which is paid by the
buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 75a80. Barley,
No. 2, bushel, 60a65. Hay, ton. 1850
al400. Wheat straw, ton, 6.5Oa7 90.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 5.80a
6.1O; winter, straight. 470a495;
spring, patent. 630a655; spring,
straight, 6.05a6.25; hard winter,
patent, 595a6.15; hard winter,
straight, 5.75a6.00; rye flour, dark to
white, 4.40a5. 20.
Mill feed, ton. spring bran, 30.50a
Al S0. standard y,oiddli,,o an Sno