Evening star., 1939-01-15
Baltimore Markets
epecial Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 14.-Un-
usual dullness featured the market
for young chickens and fowl this
week. The period started off with
prices about steady and stock fairly
well cleared under light receipts.
Receipts Increased about the middle
OF the week, however, and the market
became unsettled and somewhat
weaker.
Further declines occurred later in
the period. Young stock closed from
to 2 cents lower than last week and
fowl showed declines as high as 4
cents. BOOSTERS, young Pekin ducks.
geese, turkeys and capons closed
steady with last week. Large guineas
increased about cents, but smaller
birds are steady. Kent Island geese
are a little higher than last week.
Although turkeys maintained their
previous price level, heavy toms were
slow to move
Young roasting Rocks are selling
19a2O and mixed colors 18a2O. with
culls bringing Halls Broilers are
quoted 17a18. In fowl, Rocks drop
.ped to 17a19, mixed colors to l6al8
and Leghorns to 15al6. Roosters
are bringing 12a14. Young Pekin
ducks are selling 15a16 and Muscovys
are little lower at 14a17. Young
nearby geese continue 17al8 with a
few higher, with Kent Island variety
in good demand at 19a2O.
Guineas weighing more than 2
pounds are selling 4Oa45 and smaller
stock 30a35. Young hen turkeys are
) bringing 30a32, most of the demand
being for those at the higher quota
tlons. Young toms are quoted 25a26.
Capons weighing pounds and up
continue at 27a28 and smaller birds
25a26.
Eggs Decline Further.
Last weeks steady decline in egg
prices continued on a smaller scale
this week with present quotations
being 2 to 3 cents lower. There was
a slight recovery at the close. Best
nearby large whites are selling 22a
"a and both medium sized whites
.and mixed colors are bringing 2Oa21.
Receipts were fair, but were con-
siderably lower than last week.
Maryland round white potatoes
are about steady, selling 1.35a1 40
per 100 pounds for best grade and a
few a little higher and 115a1 .25 for
ungraded stock. Sweet potatoes are
higher at 1.15a1 35 buShel. Purple
top turnips are unchanged at 2Oa3O
half bushel, but yellows are a little
lower, selling 35a5O per 100 pounds.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-50. Calves-None. Com
pared with Friday last week, steers
and bulls, strong to Is higher; 1,139-
pound steers. 1880; few 1.O4O-1 ,240
pounds 9.80a1o3 30: medium and good,
s50-1,23 pounds, 875a975; few
plain and low medium lightweights,
7.5Oa850: heifers, scarce; few plain
to good, 6.00a8.50: choice cows, 800:
plain and medium fat cows, 5.5Oa
$50; low cutters and cutters, ASA
525; bulls, 725 down. Compared
with Friday last week, good vealers,
mostly SO lower. II OOa11 so; plain
and medium, 8OO-1O5O.
Hogs-325. Mostly 10 higher;
packing sows unchanged. Compared
with week ago, butchers $50 pounds
up, mostly 80 lower; packing sows
IS off. Good and choice 10000
pounds, 8.20a8 40; practical top, $40:
120-140 pounds, 7.95a8 20; 21O-24O
pounds. 79Oa81O; 25O-3OO pounds,
745a7.70. Good packing sows, 635a
685.
Sheep-None. Compared with Fri
day last week, lambs steady and
weak to 10 lower; good and choice
ewes and wethers, 1025a1O50; few
plain and medium lambs. 75Oa9 so:
sheep scarce: good slaughter ewes,
100a4OO.
Grain Market
opening prices were: Wheat, No.
req, winter, garlicky. spot, domes-
TIC, 1872; January delivery, 76l2.
Settling prices were: Wheat, No. 2
. red, winter. garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, 76la: January delivery, 76la.
Closing prices were: Wheat No. 2,
red, winter, garlicky, spot. domes-
tic, 76h; January delivery, 76A.
Corn, No. 2 yellow domestic 6la63,
Western billing at premium over
this price. Cob corn. new, barrel.
2.6Oa2.S5. Country prices reported.
2.40a2 IS barrel. Oats, No. 2 white,
domestic, 42a47; No. 3, 4la46; Pa
cific Coast, No. white, 6Oa62
Excepting grain on track, there
Is an additional charge of 134 cents
bushel for storage and elevation
. on sales of oats.
Rye. No. 2. 6Oa65. Bailey, 55a6O.
Hay, ton. 1000a1300. Straw, ton,
7.5O.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 4.10a
40; winter, straight, 320a3.45;
eprjpo pofnpf> & 1Oo < 2S. cpr;op