Evening star., 1939-12-31
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 30.-The
live poultry market was rather un-
settled during the week with the
early demand being mostly for large
Young chickens. Toward the close.
prices on turkeys decreased some
what and geese, which made their
appearance earlier in the week, also
were easier.
The turkey market continued weak
and the stock did not clear as well
as before the Christmas holidays.
The close found most items being
about l cent higher than close last
week. BOOSTERS were steady and
slow to move. Pekin and Muscovy
ducks closed about ! cent higher
and geese declined from to 2 cents
from the quotations earlier in the
week. Guineas and capons were un-
changed.
Turkeys were about l cent below
q week earlier. Young hen turkeys
brought 23a24, with most of them
selling at the former figure. Young
toms were quoted 16a17. Young
Rocks sold, 16al8, with few bring
ing 1 to cents more. Pullets over
pounds brought 18a20, and crosses,
15a17 Best mixed colors were a
little firmer at 16a18. Some ordinary
lots of all kinds were slow to move
as low as 10. In fowl, Rocks brought
16a18, with a few a little higher;
mixed colors, 16a16, with some small
stocks down to 10, and Leghorns,
10al3. Mixed color roosters at 1Oa
-, and Leghorn roosters at 7a10
were steady. Young Pekin ducks, S
pounds and over. sold l4a16 and
white Muscovy, l3a15, with mixed
colors bringing 10a12. Kent Island
geese closed 16al8 Guineas weigh
ing over pounds continued 40a45
each, with smaller birds selling 80
ass. Capons we're in good demand
at 22a24 for birds weighing 6 pounds
and over.
Egg Prices Improve.
Egg quotations strengthened about
cent per dozen with best nearby
large whites bringing 23a24, and
both medium sized whites and mixed
colors, 20a22 Receipts were fairly
large.
There was little native and nearby
garden truck on the market. Mary
land round white potatoes were a
little easier at 1.50a1.6O per 100
pounds for best. Sweet potatoes
were higher, best bringing 6Oa7O
bushel, with some selling slightly
above this price, and ungraded
stock 40a50. Turnips also were
higher, purple tops bringing 25a35
half bushel and yellows 75a9O per 100
pounds. Beets were unchanged at
112a21a bunch.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, 10. Compared with Friday
last week, yearlings and light steers
strong to Is higher; medium and
good 850-1 .05O-pound shortfeds, $40
a940; 1,070 pounds, $50; choice
1850 pounds, l1.50; she stock, $3.50
higher; heifers scarce, few weighty
$50; good COWS, 6.50-675; few 700;
common and medium fat cows, $50
a625; Gamers and cutters, 4.00-5.25; +;
sausage bulls, 750, steady.
Calves, 5. Compared with Friday
last week, vealers 50-l.00 higher
Good and choice, 11.50-1200: weeks
top, 1900; common and medium
S.5O-11.00.
Hogs, 1O25. Steady. Good and
choice 12O-21O pounds, 6.40-665;
practical top, 6.65; 220-24O pounds
6.10-635; 250-3OO pounds, 100000
Packing sows under 400 pounds
5.10-535; weightier sows, 1855 TO-
Compared with week ago, market
mostly 10 lower.
Sheep, no receipts. Fat lambs
$3.50 higher. Good and choice ewes
and wethers, 1050-10.75; medium
b0O-9.75; few fat slaughter ewes
steady, 4OO-450.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, lib. Settling prices were:
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky
spot, domestic, lib. Closing prices
were: Wheat, No. 2 red winter
garlicky, spot, domestic, 1.1312. Corn
No. 2 yellow, domestic, bushel, 67a69
Western billing at premium over
this price. Cob corn, barrel, new
3.1Oa315; country prices reported
2.9Oa3.15. Oats, bushel, No. white
domestic, 55a60; Pacific Coast No.
white, 72a74.
On all sales of oats to the local
trade, excepting those on track
there is an additional charge of IA
cents per bushel for storage and
elevation, which is paid by the buyer
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 75a80. Barley
No. 2, bushel, 60a65. Hay, ton, lO.5Oa
l4OO. Wheat straw, ton, 6.5oa7 90
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 5.7Oa
600: winter. straight, 460a485;
spring, patent, 6.20a645; spring
straight, 595a6l5; hard winter, pat
net, 5.85a6.O5; hard winter, straight,
go; rye flour, dark to white,
4.30a5 10.
Mill feed, ton, spring brGn, 30.5Oa
3l5o; standard YjddRns, 3o'Soa
o150.