Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-07
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. Md, Nov. 7-Po-
tatoes, 100-pound sack, 115a225;
sweet potatoes, bushel, 30a75; near
by, 4 bushel, 15a3O; yams, bushel,
30a65; beans, bushel. 50al 90; South
ern, 75a2.00; beets, nearby, bunch,
ll2a2l2; broccoli, crate, 125al so;
Western, 2.75a300; brussels sprouts,
u drum, 20Oa2 25; cabbage. old, So
pound sack, 40a65; new, 112 -bushel
hamper, 5Oa1 90; carrots, bushel. 50a
100; Western, crate, 300a325; cauli-
flower, crate, 75a100; celery, crate,
1.00a200; cucumbers, bushel, 15Oa
2.25 eggplant, Southern, liz -bushel
crate. 2Q0a2 25; lettuce, crate, West
ern, Iceberg, 40Oa5OO: Big Boston,
50a65; lima beans, bushel, 15Oa3O0;
mushrooms, 4-quart basket, 35a60;
onions, 50-pound sack, 5Oa75; Idaho,
1.00a1l5; peas, bushel, 225a3.25;
peppers. bushel. 75al25 nearby, =
bushel, 25a50; spinach, bushel, 35a50;
nearby, u bushel, 25a30; squash,
bushel, 75a1 90; tomatoes, lug, 1.0Oa
2.25; turnips, nearby, purple tops, y
bushel, l0a20; yellows, 100 pounds,
100a1l5; apples, bushel, 15a125;
cranberries, A4-barrel box, 275a325;
1s-barrel box, 140al65; grapes, Con-
cord, 24quart carton, 175a2 90; q
quart basket, 8a1O; Western, lug,
1.00a2 so; grapefruit, box, 10Oa3 90;
honeydews. crate, 2.OOa225: lemons,
box, 4OOa60 90; oranges, box, Cali
fornia, 10Oa40O: Florida, 1OOa2 rs;
pears, bushel, Bartletts, 125a1 so;
Seckel, y bushel. 50a100; Western,
box, 1.5Oa2.25; tangerines, box, 5Oa
125.
Dairy Products.
Live poultry-Chickens. Rocks,
pound, 18al9; crosses, l6al8 mixed
colors, l5al8; Leghorns, 15a16; fowl,
Rocks, l7al9; mixed colors, 12a17;
Leghorns, 10a12; ROSTERS, mixed COL
ors, 10a12; Leghorns, 7a10; ducks,
Pekin, l3al5: Muscovy, Halls; mixed
colors, 12a14; turkeys. hens, 23a24;
toms, 18al9; guineas, each, 30a45.
Eggs-Nearby, ungraded, large,
white, dozen, 32a34 medium, 25a30:
small, 22a23; mixed colors, 24a26;
receipts, GAS cases.
Butter-Prints, 80 score. pound,
30a31; 80 score. 29a30; country rolls.
21a23; packing stock, 19a2O; receipts,
643 tubs.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, $50. Trading on COWS
around steady. with late sales Mon
day and shade lower than early
that day; mostly Gamers and cut
tiers selling from 3.5Oa5 90; nothing
else of consequence on offer; bulk,
medium and low good grades grass
ers and short-fed steers Monday,
8.00a8.85: small lot grain-feds, $50;
good grade beef cows to $50: COM
mon and medium grades, 500a60 90;
sausage bulls, 700 down.
Calves, So Steady with Monday:
good and choice vealers. II GOA II so;
common and medium grades largely
8.5OalO50.
Hogs, 300. Mostly 10 cents lower
than Monday; good and choice, ITO
to 2l0 pounds, 6.85a7.l0; practical
top. ITO; 140 to 160 pounds, 6.80a
705; 22O to $40 pounds and 100 to
140 pounds, 665a690; $50 to 300
pounds. 6.20a6.70; packing sows, $50
Assoc. Hogs from doubtful areas and
those fattened on garbage or sWill
and price premiums occasionally
paid for through-billed rail consign-
ments purchased for reshipment not
represented in above quotations.
Sheep, 1850. Run includes 631
head Western stock lambs bought to
arrive; good and choice grades
slaughter offerings mostly 1O.OOa
1925, around steady with Monday;
top 10 cents lower than Monday:
common and medium grades, 700a
$50; sheep lacking; fat slaughter
ewes quotable nominally steady,
mostly 4OOa4.5o, and choice light
kinds to 500.
Grain Market.
Opening prices we're: Wheat, No
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, 98A. Settling prices were: Wheat
No. red winter, garlicky, spot, do
nestle, 981a. Cob corn, nominal
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic, 63a65;
Western billing at a premium over
this price. Oats, No. 2 white, do
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