Evening star., 1939-02-05
Baltimore Markets
Srecial Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 4.-The
live poultry market was rather slug
gish during the week with most
stock changing little and a majority
of the items closing on the same
level as last week. Fowl showed a
decline of about l cent per pound
toward the close
Muscovy ducks strengthened
slightly. Hen turkeys recorded
slight advance. Capons eased of
a little early in the week but re-
covered this loss and closed from
l to cents above last week.
Young chickens, roosters, Pekin
ducks, geese and guineas showed
little change during the period and
closed at the same price as last
week. Most stock was in light re-
ceipt during most of the time, but
there was little improvement
during the closing days. Young
roasting Rocks are selling 20x2l.
with mixed colors moving l8a20
and culls selling as low as II.
Broilers continue l6al8. with a
few little higher and demand slow.
In Fowl, Rocks are bringing 18al9.
mixed colors l6al8 and Leghorns
15al7. BOOSTERS are little wanted
at 12a14. Young Pekin ducks are
quoted 14a16 with white muscovys
16a17 and blacks l2al5.
Most nearby young geese are SELL
ing l5a16. with a few little firmer.
Guineas weighing over pounds are
bringing 45a50 each and smaller
stock is slow at 3Oa35. The limited
supply of hen turkeys is selling
31a33, with most moving at 80.
Toms continue 25a26, most selling
at the lower figure. Capons over
7 pounds are quoted 25a27 and
smaller stock 22a24
Egg Market Weak.
The egg market continued weak
although receipts were light most
days. Prices are about l cent below
last weeks close Best large whites
are selling l9a20 and both medium
sized whites and mixed colors are
bringing 18.
Maryland round white potatoes
are lower, best grade selling l35al 40
per 100 pounds and ungraded stock
bringing as low as 100. Sweet
potatoes are a little firmer at
125a1 35 bushel, and a few selling
little higher. Turnips have been
steady, purple tops selling 15a25
half bushel and yellows 25a4O per
100 pounds.
1--we Stock Market.
Cattle, A5. Compared with Friday
last week, steers, $3.50 lower; cows
75-1O0 lower; heifers, $3.50 lower;
bulls, steady to weak; medium and
good grade steers. 9O0-1 200 pounds,
8.25-975 mostly: few loads and part
loads 1,000-1 $50 pounds. 975-l0.25.
Top two loads for week 1O5O-6O:
few loads of plain and medium
lightWeigbts mostly 800-5O. Sew
eral lots of heifers, 8OO-5O: others
down to $50. Good grade beef
type cows, 650-7.50: few 7.60: bulk
of plain and medium cows, 500-6 90;
few 625; low cutters and cutters,
400-5.00: bulk plain and medium
bulls, 600-700.
Calves, no receipts. Compared
with last Friday, steady to weak.
Good grade vealers, 1100-125O;
mostly 1200-50; medium, 1OO0-11 so;
Gull and plain, 100000,
Hogs. $50. Light supply mostly
Is higher than yesterday. Good
and choice, 150-20O pounds. 1855;
practical top, 8.55; 120-14O pounds
and 210-240 pounds. 8.10-35; $50
300 pounds. 10000. Good pack
ing sows, $1,000 Compared with
week ago, steady to 10 lower.
Sheep. no receipts. Compared with
last week, steady; top 1926 paid
for trucked-in native lambs; others
down to 1000 Plain and medium
lambs mostly 7.50-9.50; fat slaughter
ewes scarce; steady from $50 down.
Grain Market.
Opening prices we're: Wheat, No,
2 red winter, garlicky, spot. domes-
tic, II: February delivery, II. Set
tling prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red
winter, garlicky, spot, domestic, II;
February delivery, IT. Closing prices
were: Wheat, No. red winter, gar
licky, spot, domestic, 77A; February
delivery, 77A; Corn, No. 2 yellow,
domestic, 58a60; Western billing at
premium over this price. Cob corn,
new, barrel, 2.60a2.85; country prices
reported, 240a265 a barrel. Oats,
No. white, domestic, 41a46; No. 3,
40a45; Pacific Coast, No. white,
60a62.
Excepting grain on track, there is
an additional charge of 1s4 cents a
bushel for storage and elevation on
sales of oats.
Rye, No. 2. 60a65. Barley, 55a6O.
Hay, ton. lo0oal3.0o. Straw. ton.
7.5O.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 4.20a
450; winter, straight, 340a3 IS;
spring, patent, 5.10a535; spring,
straight, 485a5 05; hard winter, pat
ent, 4.75a495: hard winter, straight,
4.55a4.80. Rye, dark to white, 3.20a
40. Mill feed, ton, spring bran,
26 OOa27 90: standard middlinR, 1850