Evening star., 1939-02-11
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 11.-Po-
tatoes, l00-pound sacks, LOCAL 80;
new, bushel, l4Oal75; sweet po-
tatoes. bushel, 140a185; nearby,
bushel, 100al50; vans, bushel, 5Oa
lis; beans, bushel, 1O0a2.25; beets,
crate, l.l5al25; broccoli, crate, 2.OOa
ESQ; brussels sprouts, half drum.
175a300; cabbage, old, 50-pound
sacks, 3Oa40; new, ll2-bushel ham
pers, 75al.00; Texas, crate, LISA
l.50; carrots, bushel, 75a9O; Western,
crate, 250a300: cauliflower, crate,
1.75al.85; celery, crate, Florida, 1.50a
225; California, 20Oa250; cucum-
bers, bushel. 3O0a425; collards.
bushel, Isaac; eggplant, IL -bushel
crate, 2O0a250 kale, bushel 25a35;
lettuce. Iceberg, Western crate, 30Oa
$50: Big Boston, 125a1.50; lima
beans. bushel, 200a250; mushrooms,
4-quart basket, 50a70; okra, crate,
3.00a3.50; onions, 50-pound sack,
75al.00; Western, l.25al.35; peas,
bushel, l.5Oa35O peppers, ~ -bushel
crate, l25a2.25; rhubarb. carton,
35a50; spinach. bushel, 65a85;
squash, bushel. 2.50a275; tomatoes,
lug, 50a225; turnips. nearby, purple
top, half-bushel. l5a25 yelloWs, per
100 pounds. 40a5O; apples. bushel,
50a175; Western, box, l.50a2 25;
grapefruit, box, lO0a275; oranges,
box, Florida, 125a25O; California
200a3.00; lemons. box. 300a375;
strawberries. pint, lOal2; tangerines,
box, 65a125.
Dairy Products.
Live poultry-Chlckens. Rocks,
pound, 20a2l; mixed colors, l8a20;
broilers. Rocks, l6al8; fowl, Rocks,
l7al8; mixed colors. 16al8; culls
1Oa15: Leghorns. 14a16: roosters
12a14; ducks, Pekins, Halls; Mus
kovy. 12al7 guineas, each. 30a50;
geese, l5a16; turkeys. hens, 32a33;
toms, 25a26 capons, 22a27.
Eggs-Nearby, ungraded, dozen
white, large. 2oa21 medium, 1872
10: mixed colors, l8i2a19; receipts
1851 cases.
| Butter-Print. 80 score. pound
271aa28; 80 score. 26a26l2: country
rolls. 18a20; packing stock, 12al3,
receipts, 425 tubs.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat. No
red winter. garlicky. spot. domes-
tic. II: February delivery. II. Set
tling prices we're: Wheat, No. 2
red winter, garlicky. spot, domestic
/ II; February delivery. II. Corn
No. 2 yellow. domestic. 57l2a5912
Western billing at premium over this
price Cob corn, new, barrel, 260a
2.85; country prices reported. 2.40a
265 a barrel. Oats. No 2 white, do
mestic. 4la46: No. g. 4Oa45; Pacific
Coast, No. white, 60a62.
Excepting grain on track, there is
an additional charge of l.. cents a
bushel for storage and elevation on
I sales of oats.
| Rye. No. 2. 6Oa65. Barley. 55a60
Hay, ton, l00Oal3Oo Straw, ton
7.5O.
Flour. barrel, winter. patent, 420a
4.5O; winter. straight 340a3 65
spring. patent, 5.l0a525; spring
straight, 485a5.05; hard winter
patent 475a495: hard winter
straight, 455a4.80 Rye, dark to
white. 320a41O Mill feed, ton
spriog bran. 25.0Oa27OO; standard
middling. 36.50a27.5O.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, so. Compared with Friday
last week. steers and she stock un-
evenly Is to so cents higher. Re-
duced receipts principal strengthen
ing factor. Bulls fully steady;
medium and good grades around 9OC
to 1850 pounds, 840a1010: weeks
top, 1910; heifers scarce, odd head
up to 8.75; good weighty beef COWS
to 7.25; plain and medium grades
fat cows mostly 5.25a625; bulk low
cutters and cutters. 400a5.O0; top
sausage bulls, 750.
Calves. none. Compared with Fri
day last week. steady; good grade
vealers, 12.00a12.5O mostly; medium
grades, l000al1.5O; Gull and plain
7.OOa95O
Hogs, 325. Mostly S cents higher
than Friday, except pigs unchanged;
good and choice, $50 to 200 pounds
8.45a8.70; practical top, $40; 21o to
240 pounds, 8.15a84G; $50 to 300
pounds, 7.75a8.05: 12O to 14O pounds
8.00a8.25; good packing sows, 400
pounds down, 675a7OO; weightier
sows, 650a6.75. Compared week ago,
mostly S cents higher; packing sows
10 cents higher. Hogs from doubt
full areas and those fattened on
garbage or swill and price premiums
occasionally paid for through con-
signments purchased for reship-
ment not represented in above quo
tations.
Sheep, $50. Compared with quo
tations late last week, mostly steady:
good and choice grades 80 to 80
pound eve and wether lambs, 10.OOa
1880; top. 1850; bulk weeks supply
on hand Monday; few plain and
medium grades, 7O0a90O; odd head