Evening star., 1939-05-07
Baltimore Markets
orecial Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE. Md, May 6.-With
receipts moderate but equal to meet
the demand, live poultry has con-
tinued about steady throughout the
week. The close found the stock
fairly well cleared.
The best young Rocks of roasting
size appeared on the market during
the week and are bringing little
more than broilers and fryers. Quite
a few Leghorn roosters also were
received, but met with slow demand
even at low prices.
The best Rocks of broiler and
fryer size are selling 16a18 and
roasters are bringing mostly 19a20.
Mixed colors continue unchanged at
16a18 and young Leghorns are
steady at 14a16.
Fowl closed on about the same
level as last week with Rocks SELL
ing 19a2O, mixed colors l7al9 and
Leghorns 15al7 Most roosters are
selling 12al4, but Leghorns can be
bought as low as 8. Ducks are
steady at 16a17 for young Pekins
and 17a18 for white Muscovys.
Egg Prices Decline.
Egg quotations continued to de-
cline slightly and closed about l
cent per dozen below last week.
Receipts continued rather high from
day to day. Best whites are selling
II dozen and medium sized whites
16, both l cent under last weeks
close Mixed colors are quoted 16,
from ~ to 1 cent below last week.
Most native and nearby garden
truck arriving is meeting with good
demand and prices have fluctuated
within narrow margin. Nearby
red tip radishes is new item and
are selling 112a2 bunch. Rhubarb
Is a little lower, bringing 2a3 bunch.
Spinach is somewhat f1rmer, SELL
ing 75a90 bushel. Best asparagus
from the Eastern Shore of Mary
land is higher, selling 350a4.00 dozen
punches, but other grades are un-
changed, bringing as low as Its, &C
cording to size and quality. Mary
land round white potatoes are a
little easier at 1.50a160 per 100
pounds and a few a little higher,
but ungraded stock is unchanged
at 125a14 40.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-30; calves-20. Compared
with Friday last week, steers and
bulls steady; cows, $3.50 higher;
heifers scarce; best steers, 1895;
weight, 1,150 pounds, medium and
good, 900-1,270 pounds, 8.75-10.25;
few good weighty heifers, 900; good
beef cows, 7O0-75; plain and me-
dium fat cows, 600-700; low cut
ters and cutters, 4.50-6.0O; medium
bulls, 6.50-7.50. Compared with Fri
day last week, good vealers un-
changed; mostly 950-10.00.
Hogs-25. Nominal; compared
with week ago mostly steady; pigs
and light lights, 5 higher. Good
and choice, 170-210 pounds, 1850;
practical lights. higher; good and
choice, 170-2l0 pounds, 1850;
practical top, 7.50; 210-240 pounds
and 14O-16O pounds, 700-25; 250300
pounds, 660-700; 120-140 pounds,
6.50-90. Good packing sows, 5.25-75.
Sheep-None. Compared with
Friday last week, spring lambs
steady; good and choice, 1880 800;
top, 1900; few medium throwouts,
100; little else on offer; few me-
dium to good wooled slaughter ewes,
4.O0-550.
Grain Markets.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
Z. red, winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, 80; May delivery, 88. Settling
prices were: Wheat, No. 2, red, win
ter, garlicky, spot, domestic, SO;
May delivery, 88. Closing prices
were: Wheat. No. 2, red, winter, gar
licky, spot, domestic, SO; May de-
livery, 49, Corn, No. 2, yellow, do
rnestic, 60a62. Western billing at
premium over this price. Cob corn,
new barrel, 260a275; country prices
reported 2.4Oa255 a barrel. Oats,
No. 2, white. domestic, 45a50; No. 3,
44a49; Pacific Coast, No. l, white,
62a64.
Excepting grain on track there is
an additional charge of ~ cents q
bushel for storage and elevation on
sales of oats.
Rye, No. 2, 60a65. Barley, 55a60.
Hay, ton, 1000a13.00. Straw, ton,
7.5O.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 430a
l.60; winter, straight, 3.50a3.75;
spring. patent, 5.00a5.25; spring,
straight, 4.75a485; hard winter,
patent, 4.65a48S; hard winter,
straight, 445a4.70;; rye, dark to
white, 320a4.10. Mill feed, ton,
spring, bran, 300eaSl 90; standard,