Evening star., 1939-08-12
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 12-Po-
tatoes, 100-pound sacks, 1.l5a1 .35;
sweet potatoes, bushel. lO0a150;
beans, bushel. nearby, 65asO: can
ners' stock, 50a60; beets, nearby,
bunch, 1a2; cabbage, bushel, 75a85;
nearby, bushel. 35a65; carrots,
bushel, 75a85; Western, crate, 1.5Oa
2,75; nearby, bunch, 1a1h; cauli-
flower, crate, 150a200; celery, crate,
5Oal.50 corn, nearby, dozen, 5alO;
cucumbers, bushel, 175a2OO; nearby,
y bushel, 50a60; eggplant, bushel,
50a6O, nearby, y bushel, 1Oa25; let
tuce, crate, Big Boston, 25a75; West
ern, Iceberg, 3.75a475; lima beans,
bushel, 50al0O; nearby, y bushel,
40a5O; onions, 50-pound sacks, 5Oa
l.5O; peas, bushel, 15Oa2OO: pep
pers, bushel, 50a60; nearby, u
bushel, l0a20; spinach, bushel, 75a
l.25; nearby, p bushel, 5Oa65;
squash, nearby, l. bushel, l5a30; to-
matoes, l2-quart basket, 15a25: near
by, z bushel, l0a35; apples, bushel,
5Oa1.GO; cantaloupes, nearby, \
bushel, Isaac; grapes, lug, l25al75;
honeydews, crate, 15Oa2 so: buckle
berries. quart, 10a13 lines. car
ton. l.00a1.25; oranges, Florida,
box, 200a400; California, 175a3.75;
peaches, bushel, 75a1.75: nearby, y
bushel, 25a50; pears, box, 225a2 so;
half bushel 75a90; plums, crate,
100al75; lemons, box, 325a5 90;
WatermelonS, each, 7a25
Dairy Products.
Live poultry-Chickens Rocks.
pound, l8a20; crosses, l6a19: mixed
colors, l6a19; Leghorns, Halls: fowl.
Rocks, 17al9; mixed colors. l5al8:
Leghorns. 1lal3; roosters, 7a12;
ducks, Peking, 12al3.
Eggs-Nearby. ungraded. dozen,
white, large. 22a24; medium, l8a2O;
mixed colors, l7a19; receipts, 8e7
cases
Butter-Prints. 80 score, pound.
27; 80 score, 25; country rolls, 17a18:
packing stock, Halls; receipts, S42
tubs.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, 25. Compared with Friday
last week, light and medium weight
steers Is to 25 cents lower; weighty
grassers % cents or more lower;
small lot l,030pound dryfeds, CTS;
carload-sized lot good and choice
874 pounds. 965; few other grain
feds, 890a925: medium and good
grades, $50 to 1880 pounds, grassers,
7.35a8.50; she stock steady: medium
and good heifers, 60Oa8 90; medium
and good grades cows, mostly 5.5Oa
6,25; cutter and common. 425a525;;
Gamers. 3.00a400; late top on sau-
sage bulls, $50.
Calves, none. Compared with Fri
day last week, vealers steady; good
and choice grades, 900a950: COM
mon and medium grades, 650a3.50.
Hogs, ITS. Steady with Friday:
good and choice 160 to 210 pounds,
6.35a6.60; practical top, $50; 210 to
230 pounds, 6.10a64O: 14O to 16O
pounds, 610a6.35; 230 to $50 pounds.
5.90a6.l5: 120 to l40 pounds, 5.85a
6.l0: $50 to 300 pounds, 5.lOa5 80:
packing soWs, 3.75a425. Compared
week ago mostly 40 to 55 cents lower.
Hogs from doubtful areas and those
fattened on garbage or swill and
price premiums occasionally paid for
through billed rail consignments pur-
chased for reshipment not repre-
sented in above quotatio
Sheep, none. For week ending
Friday; spring lamb market mostly
around steady; top Is cents higher:
good and choice ewes and wethers
mostly 8.75a925; few sales to $40
and $50; fat buck lambs usually
100 less; common and medium
grades mainly 6.00a8O0; considerable
number medium grade throwouts
around 70Oa7.50; culls from 4.0Oa
500; sheep scarce; few head and odd
lots fat slaughter ewes mostly around
800
Grain Market.
opening prices were. Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
7OA; August delivery, 7O14. Settling
prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red win
ter, garlicky, spot, domestic, 7O12 :;
August delivery, 7011. Corn, No. 2
yellow, domestic, 58a60. Western
billing at premium over this price.
Cob corn nominal. Oats, No. q
white, domestic, 42a47; No. 3, 41a46;
Pacific Coast, No. l white, 65a67.
Except corn on track, there is an
additional charge of IL cents a
bushel for storage and elevation on
sale of oats.
Rye, No. 2. 50a55. Barley, 4Oa45.
Hay, ton, 1000a1300. Wheat straw,
ton, 6.00a6.50.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 42Oa
450; winter, straight, 3.4Oa3.65;
spring, patent. 48Oa505; .pring
straight, 4.55a475: hard winter, pat
ent, 4.45a465; hard winter, straight.
425a450; rye flour, dark to white,
310a400. Mill feed, ton, spring
bran, 23.00a24O0; standard mid
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