Evening star., 1939-09-02
Baltimore Markets

toes, lOO-pound sacks. LOCAL so
sweet potatoes, bushel, 65al 90: beans
bushel, 40a80; nearby 75a100: can
ners' stock, 50a60; beets, nearby
bunch. 1a2; broccoli, crate. 225a2 rs
Brussels sprouts. n drum, 2.25a275
bushel, 50a65; 50-pounc
sacks. .35a65; nearby. bushel. 25a50
celery cabbage, basket. 40a50; car
rots. bushel 75a85; Western, crate
3 O0a3.5O: nearby. bunch. lalia
cauliflower, crate, 75al50; celery
crate, 5Oal so: corn, nearby, dozen
10a23; cucumbers, bushel. 50al so
eggplants, nearby, y bushel, 15a25
lettuce, crate, Big Boston. 50al 90
Western, Iceberg, 225a425; lima
beans, bushel. 100a175; 12-quart
basket, 5Oal00 onions. 50-pounc
sack, 5Oal Is; peas, bushel, 1.75a2 90
peppers. bushel. 25a40; nearby, i
bushel 10a25; radishes. basket. 35a50
spinach. bushel. 100al.75; squash
IL bushel. 15a30: tomatoes
nearby, Il bushel, 10a40; Gamers
stock. bushel. 40a5o; apples, bushel
15a55. cantaloupes. crate. 50a85
Western. lO0a3 so; nearby, y bushel
10a35; grapes. lug. 80al.50: honey.
dews, crate. 150a200: oranges. box
California. 250a5 90; peaches, bushel
25a1 so; nearby. Il bushel. 25a50
pears. box. 2.25a2.75, bushel, 100:
$50; lemons, box. 200a525 water.
melons, each. 8a25.
Dairy Products.
Live poultry-Chickens, Rocks
pound, l8a20; crosses, l5a16; mixet
colors. 15al8; Leghorns, Halls; fowl
Rocks. l7a19: mixed colors. 15a18
Leghorns, 11a13: roosters, 7a2; ducks
Peking, 12a13.
Eggs-Nearby, ungraded, dozen
white. large, 23a25: medium, l9a22
mixed colors, 17a19; receipts, go!
cases.
Butter-Prints, 80 score, pound
25i 2a26; 80 score, 24a25: countr,
rolls. 17a18; packing stock, l5a1512
receipts, 1.146 tubs.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, 85. compared with Frida.
last week; good grade steers mostl,
25 to 40 cents and more higher
medium and common steady to q
cents higher, with plain qualit,
kinds no more than steady: bull
medium and good $50 to 400 pounds
mainly 750a875; best grassers, 8.85
good granted 1925 pounds, $50
choice LIPS pounds dry-feds, 1925
common and low medium grassers
650a7.25; she stock strong to Is cent
higher; good grade cows mainly 60Os
$50; few on heavy heifer order Il
100; common and medium largel,
5.0Oa6 90; Gamers and cutters, $50;
500; bulls closing so cents highe
than week ago; late practical top
7.25.
Calves, 5. Compared with Friady
last week; weeks trade mostly 81
cents higher; good and choice grade
vealers. 10.50al100; common ant
medium. 8.0Oa100
Hogs, 45O. Mostly Is cents highel
than Friday and Is cents above weel
ago; good and choice ITO to 21t
pounds. 7.20a7 As; practical top, 7.45
22O to 240 pounds. 70Oa7 Is; 140 II
16O pounds 6.95a7.20: 100 to ~
pounds. 6.65a695; $50 to 300 pounds
6.45a6.95; packing sows, 475a5 .25
Hogs from doubtful areas and thos.
fattened on garbage or swill ane
price premiums occasionally paid fol
through billed rail consignment.
purchased for reshipment not rep.
resented in above quotations.
Sheep, 275. for week ended Fri
day; fat lamb market closed rs cent,
to 100 higher; late sales good anc
choice grades ewes and weathers
1O0Oa1025: fat buck lambs usually
90 less: late sales medium and good
grades mixed principally 925a9 so;
common and medium grades throw
outs, 7O0a9 90; fat slaughter ewes
steady from 300a350.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No {
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic
80; September delivery, 80. Set
tling prices we're: Wheat No. 2 rec
winter, garlicky, spot, domestic, 70;
delivery, 70. Corn, No
2 yellow, domestic, 64a66. Western
billing at premium over this price
Cob corn nominal. Oats, No.
white, domestic. 47a52; No. 8, 46a51;
Pacific Coast, No. l white, 65a67.
Except grain on track. there i.
an additional charge Of 1s4 cents 8
bushel for storage and elevation or
sales Of oats.
Rye. No. 2. 53a58. Barley, 48a56
Hay, ton, 10.00a13.50. Wheat straw
ton, 6.0Oa6.50.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 4.3Oa
4.60; winter, straight, 3.5Oa375
spring, patent, 5.05a53O; spring
straight, 43Oa5.0O; hard winter
patent. 470a490; hard, winter
straight. 4.5Oa475; rye -four. darl
to white. 3.35a4.25 Mill feed TIM