Evening star., 1939-10-15
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star,

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. IA
slight downward trend featured the
live poultry market during the week
as demand was rather slow on most
items. Moderate receipts were met
with demand that they were suffi-
cient to supply.
Most stock moved out fairly well
but there were few less desirable
items that were little wanted.
All young stock and most old birds
Rased off during the week, the close
finding them about l cent lower
than a week earlier. Most of the
decline came early in the week, the
market remaining fairly steady from
that time until the close.
Old leghorns, roosters and ducks
are the only items which did not
change. Young Rocks are selling
17a20 with crosses bringing 16a19,
mixed colors 16a18 and Leghorns,
15a16.
In fowl, rocks are quoted 17a19,
mixed colors 15a17 and Leghorns
11a12 with a few of the latter bring
ing / cent more. Mixed color
roosters continue 10al2 and there is
little demand for Leghorn roosters
at 7a10. Young pekin ducks weigh
ing pounds and up are selling la
IA with white Muscovys bringing
14al5 and mixed colors 13a14.
Egg Prices Steady.
The egg market remained steady
throughout the week as receipts
showed a marked increase over the
previous week. Quotations on most
grades have been unchanged for
some time. Most of the demand has
been for the better grades with a
dull market on medium and small
stock. The best large ungraded
whites are selling 28a30 dozen. Me-
dium-sized whites are quoted 23a25
and small whites 18a2O. Mixed colors
continue steady at 20a24.
With the end of the season ap-
preaching, some native and nearby
garden truck receipts have declined
considerably and few of the items
about gone, the market was inclined
to be dull most stock, with prices
lower in several instances. Toma-
toes decreased to 35a50 half -bushel
for best, with few bringing slightly
higher prices, and 10a30 for poorer
stock. Maryland potatoes are lit
tie easier at 145a170 per 100 pounds
and sweet potatoes dropped to 20a35
half-bushel. Beets at 1l2a212
bunch, peppers at 15a30 half bushel
and spinach at 25a30 half -bushel
are about steady with last week.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-50. Compared with Fri
day last week steers and she stock
mostly $3.50 lower, bulls weak te
Is off; medium and low good grass
steers COOL $50 pounds 7.75-900, few
good 1850 pound grainfeds $50, gooc
'825 pounds and 1923 pounds baby
beef yearlings 96O-75, common
grassers 100; medium and gooo
heifers 6.50-800; good beef cows
60O-75. common and medium fa1
COWS 100000, Gamers and cutter:
3.5O-5.OO; sausage bulls 6.00-50, tor
100.
Calves-l0. Compared with Fri
day last week, vealers so lower
Good and choice 1O.0O-50; common
and medium 7.50-9.50.
= Hogs-350. Steady; 5 higher thai
week ago. Good and choice 170-21
pounds 7.45-70, practical top ITO
22O-240 pounds 1906; 25O30
pounds 6.85-7.35; 14O-160 pound
7.2O-45; 120-140 pounds 6.85-7.2(
Packing sows 5.6O-6l0.
Sheep-No receipts. Compared
with last week, fat lambs mostly S
lower, sheep scarce. Good ant
choice eve and wether lambs 9.5t
y few o75. fat bucks 100 less; com
mon and medium 6.5O-8.5O; few ia
slaughter ewes 4.00-5O.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic
94A. Settling prices were: Whea
No. 2 red winter, garlicky, spot, dc
mestic, 94A. Closing prices were
Wheat, No. red winter, garlick.
spot, domestic, 94A. Cob corn, nom
inal. Corn No. 2 yellow, domesti'
65a67; Western billing at premium
~over this price. Oats, No. whit,
domestic, 45a50; No. 3, 44a49; Pa
cific Coast, No. white, 70a72
Except grain on track, there
an additional charge of 1A cents
bushel for storage and elevation
sales of oats.
Rye, No. 2, 65a70. Barley, 55a6
Hay, ton, 10:50a1400. Wheat stray
ton, 6.50a70O.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 500
$50; winter, straight, 380a4 .0s
spring, patent, 570a5 95; sprin,
straight, 5.45a5 IS; hard winter, pat