Evening star., 1939-04-09
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

le poultry market was draggy dug
ing the week and was marked by dull
demand. Interest Jagged Throughout:
the period and there were few price
changes as the receipts maintained
a moderate level, sufficient to sup
ply all needs.
Large capons showed strength
compared with last weeks close
being in good demand at prices
kfrom to cents higher. Smaller
tock was steady.
~ Fowl, which has been moving we'll,
slowed up and quotations eased off
from to cents. Leghorns declined
about cent.
Young chickens maintained last
weeks level under fair demand
BOOSTERS and ducks continued steady
Young Rocks closed 18a20, with
mixed colors selling 19a19. Old
Rocks are bringing 18a19 and mixed
colors 17a18, with Leghorns dull at
l5a17 There are few calls for roost-
ers at 12a14
Young Pekin ducks are command
Ang 16a17 and white Muscovys l7a18.
Capons weighing pounds and up
are meeting with favor at 28a30 but
smaller birds are draggy at 22a24.
Egg Prices Narrow.
Egg quotations fluctuated slightly
during the week. closing little
above last week. Demand was gooJ
and receipts were heavy during the
last half of the week. Best large
whites are bringing 19a2O. about
. cent more than last weeks close
. Medium sized whites showed about
the same increase and are selling l8.
Mixed colors are L cent higher,
moving at 17l2.
Most native and nearby garden
truck was rather unsettled. Best
Maryland round white potatoes were
steady at 1.35a1 so per 100 pounds.
with a few bringing slightly higher
prices. Ungraded stock improved
somewhat, selling 11Oa125. Sweet
( potatoes are lower, nearby stock
bringing 140a1.50 bushel. with some
little higher. Rhubarb receipts
were light and prices are unchanged
at 8al0 bunch, but spinach is lower
nearby selling 25a50 bushel. Purple
top turnlps are f1rmer at 15a3O half
bushel. Nearby blue kale eased off
earlier in the week but recovered to
close little higher at 45a5O bushel
some selling slightly above this price
Livestock Market.
Cattle, 25; compared with Friday
\ last week; steers strong to 25 cents
higher; medium and good grades,
900 to 1850 pounds. mostly e.OOa
1910; few head 1025a1O.35; she
stock mostly 25 cents higher: best
heifers, 9.65, weight 1.O87 pounds:
plain and medium heifers mainly
6.0Oa8.25; small lot choice COWS. 7.5O;
good grade beef kinds. 65Oa7 90:
plain and medium fat COWS, 55Oa6.25.
low cutters and cutters. 4OOa5 .25::
bulls 25 cents or more higher; late
top, sausage kinds. 75O.
Calves. none. Compared with Fri
DAY. last week. steady; good grade
vealers, l000a105O. mostly; medium
grade, 800a9.00; Gull and plain, 500
ALSO.
Hogs, so. Nominally steady: not
enough on offer to test market; COM
pared week ago, mostly IS cents
higher; Friday sales, good and
choice, ITO to 2l0 pounds. 7.4Oa7 .65;
practical top. 765; 210 to 24O pounds,
725a7.50; $50 to 300 pounds, 6.75a
14o to 160 pounds, 7.1Oa7.35;
TO to 140 pounds. 665a7.O0; good
packing sows. 5.50a60O Hogs from
doubtful areas and those fattened on
garbage or swill and price premiums
occasionally paid for through billed
rail consignments purchased for re-
shipment not represented in above
quotations
Sheep. none. For week ending
Friday, weeks supply old crop lambs
mostly arrived Monday; outlet slow,
steady to weak; good and choice
grades wooled. 106Oa1l.OO; good
grade shorn mainly CTS; spring
Slambs very dull and worked sharply
lower after Monday; late sales, good
and choice grades. 11.50a1225; sew
eral lots, Monday, 135Oa14OO; plain
and medium throwouts, 90Oal1 90;
aged slaughter ewes scarce; few
shorn. 4.00a5.0O; few old thin sheep,
100a3.00
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No
2 red winter. garlicky, spot. domes-
tic. 80A; April delivery, 80A. Set
ting prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red
winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
80A; April delivery, 80L4. Closing
prices were: Wheat, No 2 red win
Der, garlicky, spot. domestic, 8O12:
April delivery, 8Ol2. Corn, No. 2
yellow, domestic, 57ka59h. West
ern billing at premium over this
price. Cob corn. new, barrel, 2.60a
ais; country prices reported. 2.40a
ass barrel. Oats, No. 2 white, do