Evening star., 1939-11-19
The index, with its components,
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 18-The
best grade live poultry was in good
demand, especially toward the close
of the week The market on other
stock was rather dull throughout
the period.
Turkeys came to the fore and
prices strengthened somewhat. Tur-
key receipts most of the time were
light and quotations from to 2
cents higher than close last week.
Prices on most other stock re-
corded only minor changes during
the week with most items closing on
about the same level as week
earlier.
Large chickens and heavy fowl
were in good demand. Young Rocks
are selling 16a18 with a few a little
higher and crosses 15al7 with some
bringing a premium. Mixed colors
continue 15a18 and ordinary lots are
selling as low as 10. Leghorns are
bringing 14a16. Fowl is steady with
last week. Rocks selling 17a19, mixed
colors. 15a17, with smaller birds
selling down to 10, and Leghorns
10a12.
Mixed color roosters at 10a12 and
Leghorn roosters at 7al0 are un-
changed and slow to move
Young Pekin ducks, 5 pounds
and over, are selling 13al4 and most
Muscovys IA, with mixed colors
10a12.
Young hen turkeys, over 10
pounds, are selling 24a25. with most
of the demand for those at the
higher price. Toms, over Is pounds.
are selling mostly 10, but some are
bringing l8 and few commanding
20. Guineas continue 40a45 each
for those weighing 2 pounds and
over and 30a35 for smaller birds.
Egg Prices Steady.
Eggs were steady throughout the
week, as receipts were fairly liberal
on some days and up to average at
other times. The best nearby un-
graded large whites are selling
33a34 dozen and a few little higher.
Medium sized whites are bringing
26a30 as to size and small whites
22a23. Mixed colors are quoted
24a26.
Most native and nearby garden
truck was dull and prices showed
little change. Maryland white po-
tatoes are about steady at 1.50al .65
per 100 pounds for best stock and
ungraded selling as low as 1.25.
Sweet potatoes are unchanged at
35a65 a bushel. Spinach strength
ened somewhat and is bringing 25a-
IS half bushel. Purple top turnips
are steady, selling 10a20 half
bushel, but yellows are lower at
50a75 per 100 pounds. Beets con-
tinue unchanged at Ia and az
bunch.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-50. Compared with Fri
day last week, steers and bulls
steady, heifers scarce, COWS strong
to Is higher; medium and low good
grassers and shortfed steers 8.25-
9.-25, straight grassers 8.75, good and
choice 967-pound yearlings 1865,
1902 and 1924 pound grainfeds $50,
good $50 pounds, 985, few good hei-
fers, $50; medium and good cows,
5.50-650, heifer type, 700, cutter
and common. 4.50-5.5O, Gamers,
3.50-425; sausage bulls, 100 down.
Calves, no receipts. Compared
with Friday last week, unchanged.
Good and choice vealers, 1100-50,
top 11.50; common and medium,
8.50-1050.
Hogs, 500. Steady. Good and
choice 140-210 pounds, 1850, prac-
tical top, $50; l20-140 pounds, go
As; 220-240 pounds, 6.15-40; 250-30O
pounds 5.80-6.20; packing sows 5.10-
SO. Compared with week ago most
ly $3.50 lower: packing sows off 40.
Sheep, so. Compared with Friday
last week, fat lambs Is lower; good
and choice ewes and wethers 1000,
fat bucks, 100 less; mediums 800
900; slaughter ewes scarce, steady,
40O-50.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, 97A. Settling prices were:
Wheat, No. red winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, 97A. Closing prices
were: Wheat, No. 2 red winter, gar
licky, SO. Corn, No. 2 yellow, domes-
tic, bushel, 63a65; Western billing at
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel, old, 3OOa315; country prices
reported, 285a300; new, 2.4Oa265;
country prices reported, 225a250.
Oats, bushel, No. 2 white, domestic,
49a54; No. 3, 48a53; Pacific Coast
No. white, 70a72.
On all sales of oats to the local
trade, excepting those on track, there
is an additional charge of 1A cents
per bushel for storage and elevation,
which is paid by the buyer.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 5.10a
$40; winter, straight, 4.OOa4.25;
spring, patent, 5.8Oa6.05; spring,
straight, 5.55a5.75; hard winter,
patent, 545a5.65; hard winter,
straight, 525a5.50; rye flour, dark to
white, 390a4.70.
Millfeed, ton, spring bran, 3o00a