Evening star., 1939-06-04
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, June 3.-De-
mand for live poultry was rather dull
during the week, with supplies suffi-
cient to fill all needs. The close
found most of the stock fairly we'll
cleaned up. Quotations on young
stock closed about steady with last
week, and the demand was best for
this grade. There was a slight de-
cline in fowl quotations, but in no
instance did it exceed | cent per
pound. The decrease was confined
principally to the less desirable
birds, prices of the better grades
continuing steady throughout the
week. BOOSTERS were unchanged, but
were in slow demand, and duck QUO
tations continued steady. The best
young Rocks are selling 18a2O, with
a few commanding l cent more.
Less desirable birds are moving as
low as is. Mixed colors continue
16a19, and young Leghorns 13al5.
In old stock, Rocks are selling l5a17.
mixed colors Halls and Leghorns
13al5. Mixed-color roosters are
bringing l0al2, and Leghorns are
selling as low as 7. Young Pekin
ducks continue unchanged at Halls
The egg market continued fairly
steady, especially on better grades.
which closed on last weeks level
Mixed colors. however. are about u
lower. Best large nearby whites are
selling 17al3 dozen, and medium
sized whites are bringing Is. Mixed
colors are quoted 15a16. Receipts
ran about average on most davs, but
showed sharp increase following
the holiday.
Most available native and nearby
garden truck receipts increased
Nearby peas made their appearance
with best selling lOOal.25 bushel
and poorer stock bringing 6Oas5,
Nearby spinach is slightly higher at
40a60 bushel Lettuce also is firmer
at 25a35 bushel for Big Boston and
25a50 for Iceburg. Best MARYLAND
asparagus is unchanged at 1.5Oa2.25
dozen punches. Medium and small
stock, however, are lower the
former selling 1.0Oa1.25 and the
latter 50a75. Maryland round white
potatoes are a little easier best
bringing ll5al25 per 100 pounds
and ungraded 100a1l0. Rhuparb
continues steady at 2a3 bunch and
Eastern Shore golden sweet pota-
toes are firm at 200 bushel. Nearby
strawberries are lowest, best bring
Ing 1,75a3.00 crate and poorer
stock l.00al.50. Gamers paving 125
crate.
Livestock Market.
Cattle. so: calves, no receipts.
Compared with Friday last week,
steers mostly steady. medium and
good 950-1 ,280 pounds mostly 865-
1000. top for 1,180 pounds 1925, few
plain and low medium lightweights
S.ooa0.5o; top heifers 9.25, $40 pounds :;
COWS 70 lower. good 6.50a7.25, plain
and medium fat cows 5.5Oa6.25, low
cutters and cutters 4.0Oa5 90: bulls
steady to weak, mediums mostly
o,o0a7.25; weighty sausage kinds
40, lew good butchers s.OOa9 90.
Compared with Friday last week.
good vealers steady, mostly 9yOOa9 so .
plain and mediums 7.O0a9. 100.
Hogs, Is. Weak; fresh arrivals
and holdovers mostly 10 lower
Good and choice 16O-2lO hounds
o.o5a7lO, practical top ITO: 14O-1
pounds 670a695; 21O-24O pounds
6.o0a6.85; 250-3O0 pounds 6.2Oa6. 60. !.
l20-l40 pounds 6.35a6.7O. Good pack
Ing sows 4.90a54O. Compared with
week ago, market mostly IS lower.
packing SOWS 10 off.
Sheep no receipts. Compared with
Friday week ago, spring lambs, rs
lower; good and choice, II .OOa11 so:
rail- unloads, 11.5O; truck-ins
ll.OO; plain and medium, 7.5Oal0 90:
throWouts, 8.0Oa9 90; slaughter ewes,
weak; shorn fat offerings, 2.75a3 90.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat. No
2 red winter. garlicky, spot, domestic,
S3; June delivery, SO. Settling prices
were: Wheat, No. red winter, gar
ncKy, spot, domestic, 90; June de-
livery, SO. Closing prices were:
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot domestic, SO; June delivery
SO. Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic,
65-67. Western billing at a premium
over this price. Cob corn, new, bar
rel, 2.SOa3.05; country prices re-
ported, 260a285 barrel. Oats, No.
2 white, domestic, 48a53; No. 3, Ala
81. Pacific Coast, No. white, 65a67.
Excepting grain on track. there is
an additional charge of IL. cents a
bushel for storage and elevation on
sales of oats.
Rye, No. 2. 65a7O. Barley, 6Oa65
Hay, ton, 1000al3.O0. Straw, ton
7.5O.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent. 4.5Oa
4.80; winter, straight, 3.7Oa395;
spring, patent, 5.10a5.35; spring,
straight, 4.85a5 05; hard winter, pat
ent. 4.75a4.95; hard winter, straight,
4.S5a4.80: rye, dark to white, 3.3Oa
40. Mill feed, ton, spring, bran,
% .0oa2s.oO; standard, middling, 80 so
a3150.