Evening star., 1939-01-22
Baltimore Markets
81 ecial Dispatch to The Star.

81 tcial Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 21.-The
live poultry market was dull
throughout the week as receipts ran
light most of the time and demand
Jagged.
Only few of the items. including
roasting chickens and hen turkeys.
displayed any strength, most other
stock being about a cent or two
lower than last weeks close and a
aew closing on the same level
Demand was centered largely on
rsasters. which closed l cent higher
than last week. Hen turkeys are
about l cent higher. but declines,
confined principally to or 2 cents.
were recorded by broilers, Gull, best
fowl. Leghorns, ducks, geese and
capons.
Mixed colored chickens and fowl,
foosterS and guineas were steady
with last week. Young roasting
Rocks are selling 2Oa2l, with mixed
colorS bringing 18a20 and culls 12a14
end little wanted.
Broilers are fair at 16a19. In fowl,
Rocks are selling 18a2O, mixed colors.
16a18, and Leghorns, Halt. Roost-
ers continue 12a14. Peking ducks
are commanding 14a16 with white
Muscovys selling 15a16 and black
Muscovys as low as II. Geese are
rather dull, young nearby stock
bringing 15a16 with few higher,
and Kent Island variety, 18a20.
Demand for young guineas weigh
mg two pounds and up continues
good at 40a45 each, but smaller birds
are bringing only 30a35. Few tur-
keys arrived early in the week but
receipts increased slightly later with
Eoung hens selling 3la32 and young
toms, 25a26. Capons weighing over
seven pounds are about steady at
R6a28 but smaller stock is consider
ably lower, selling 20a25.
Egg Prices Unsettled.
The egg market was unsettled
throughout the week under fair re-
eeipts. Prices fluctuated several
times and the close found best large
whites selling 22a23 dozen, about l
cent under last week. Medium size
whites and mixed colors closed on
the same level as week ago, each
bringing 20a2l.
Best grade Maryland round white
potatoes are a little stronger, SELL
ing 1.35al45 per 100 pounds and
some bringing slightly more. Un-
graded stock is steady at 1.15al 25.
Sweet potatoes are unchanged, SELL
ing 1.15a125 bushel. Turnips
closed lower, purple tops bringing
i5a25 half bushel and yelloWs 25a40
per 100 pounds, with a few little
higher.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, SO. Calves, no receipts.
Compared with Friday last week,
steers 25a5O higher, medium and
GOOD, 800-1 300 pounds, 9.25alO.5O;
1872 pounds, 1860; few l 1895 pounds,
1850; choice 1000-pound yearlings,
11.OO; 1923 pounds, 1887; few plain
and low medium lightweights, 750a
900; good heifers, 9.75; good beef
COWS, 7.50; plain and medium fat
COWS, 6.00a7.00; low cutters and cut
ters, 4.50a5 so; plain and medium
bulls steady, 6.00a795 mostly. Com
bored with Friday last week, good
kealers mostly so higher, 1150a
1900 mostly; plain and medium,
B.5Oa11O 90.
Hogs, 200. Steady. Good and
choice, 10000 pounds, 83Oa5O; top,
$50; 210-240 pounds, 800a2O; $50
800 pounds, 755a8O; 120-14O pounds,
B05a3O. Good sows, 400 pounds
down, 6.60a85; weightier sows, 6.35a
60; compared with week ago market
mostly 10 higher, packing sows
steady.
Sheep-No receipts. Compared
with LIST week, steady: good and
choice fed eve and wether lambs
1025a50; plain and medium, 7.5Oa
$50; fat slaughter ewes. 400.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat. No
2, red winter, garlicky. spot domes-
tic, 78; January delivery. 78. Set
Ting prices were: Wheat, No. 2 rec
winter, garlicky, spot, domestic, 78;
= January delivery. 78. Closing prices
were: Wheat, No. 2. red winter. gar
licky, spot, domestic, 78: January
delivery, 78.
Corn, No. 2. yellow, domestic, 6Os
81; Western billing at premium ovel
this price. Cob corn, new, barrel