Evening star., 1939-07-23
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Mo, July 22.-The
live poultry market was inclined to
be somewhat dull again this week,
with demand easy on a number OF
the items. Although the tendency
in quotations was downward, the de-
creases were only slight, being linn
tied to cent per pound. The best
young Rocks and both young and old
Leghorns were lower, most other
stock remaining on about the same
level as last week. close Demand
for fowl continued good especially
for the better grades. Young mixed
colorS. all fowl with the exception
of Leghorns. and rooSters and ducks
closed on the same level as last week.
The best young Rocks are selling
l9a20, with few fancy birds bring
ing slightly higher price. Less
desirable stock is down to l6, Mixed
colors continue 18a2O. but Leghorns
dropped to Halls, with a few bringing
Is. In fowl Rocks at 19a20 and
mixed colors at 17al9 are unchanged.
out Leghorns are lower at l3al5, with
few selling 16 Mixed color roost-
ers are steady at l0al2 and Leghorns
are selling as low as 7. Young Pekin
ducks are quoted l2al4, the same as
last week
Egg quotations had the tendency
to strengthen somewhat. Both me-
dunn sized whites and mixed colors
are l cent higher on the outside
quotation and some OF the large
whites are bringing l cent more.
Receipts eased off somewhat from
last week, although they were high
on few days. Large ungraded
nearby whites are bringing 21a22
dozen. with few selling higher.
Medium sized whites are quoted
l7a20 and mixed colors l6al8
Quotations on most native and
nearby garden truck fuctuated con-
siderably during the week, but some
items closed about steady or little
below last week as the volume of
receipts increased. Some beans were
a little higher at 6Oa80 bushel and
cabbage was firmer. closing 50a75.
Beets continued steady at la2 bunch
and carrots are unchanged. selling
2a3 bunch. Cucumbers continued at
10a25 half bushel and tomatoes
were little changed. best ripes SELL
ing 75a85 half-bushel and a few
higher, with poorer stock bringing
40a60. Corn prices declined to 10al3
dozen for sugar and 8a10 for field.
Peppers also were somewhat lower,
best varieties bringing 5Oa60 half
buShel and others selling 35a40.
Squash was lower, being quoted
20a35 half bushel. with a few
little higher. Nearby Savoy spinach
arrived in quantity and is selling
35a50 half-bushel and eggplants are
bringing 10Oa110 half bushel Can
taloupes declined slightly to 75a85
half bushel for best and 50a60 for
poorer stock. Nearby peaches are
arriving and are quoted 35a50 half
bushel. Red raspberries are un-
changed at SAB pint and black are
higher, selling 12al5 quart.
Livestock Market.
Cattle. So Compared with Friday
last week. steers mostly 25-40 lower:
good grade 875-1 .220-pound dryfeds
mainly 910-35; top, 1890. for good
and choice 906- pound yearlings: ma
jority steers shortfeds and grassers
at 100000; grassers mostly under
900; she-stock and bulls weak to
mostly Is lower; heifers scarce; few
common and medium, 6.00825:
medium and good grades beef COWS,
6.00-700; cutter and comon grades,
4.75-575: bulk Gamers, 400-5o;
sausage bulls, 6.5O-7.5O
Calves, 10. Compared with Fri
day last week. unchanged; good
and choice grades vealers. $50
1000 mostly; common and medium
grades, 10000.
Hogs, 500. Steady with yesterday.
Good and choice, 16O-21O pounds,
1850; practical top, 7.50; 140-16O
pounds, 7.1O-35; 22O-24O pounds,
6.90-715; 250-3OO pounds, 625-75;
l20-l40 pounds, 675-7l0; 27O-500-
pound packing sows 450-5.00 Com
pared with week ago, mostly Is
lower.
Sheep, 15 For week ending Fri
day: spring lambs weak to Is lower;
good and choice ewes and wethers,
900-50; top, 9.75; paid sparingly on
shipping account; fat buck lambs
usually 100 under comparable grades
ewes and wethers; common and
medium grades nrincinallY LOO