Evening star., 1939-02-12
Baltimore Markets
. Year Ago.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 1.-THE
live poultry market was unusually
dull throughout the week with most
price changes taking place in fowl.
Young stock remained practically
steady, closing on about the same
level as last week.
Fowl, however, fluctuated almost
from day to day They showed
slight losses early in the week but
recovered somewhat later. Toward
the close. however, they declined
again and ended about l cent below
last weeks final prices. Broilers
gained slightly but eased off later,
closing the same as last week.
Young hen turkeys recorded
slight advance and capons are about
l cent above last week. Ducks,
geese and guineas remained un-
changed Poultry receipts were
light early in the week but increased
later. Young roasting Rocks are
selling 20a21: mixed colors, l8a2O
and broilers, 16al8, with few bring
ing 49, In fowl. Rocks are quoted
17al6, with few at l9; mixed COL
ors. 16a18. and Leghorns, 14a16, the
latter a little below last week.
Some culls are selling as low as
10 and are little wanted
BOOSTERS continue 12al4.
Young Pekin ducks are selling
14al6 with white muscovys 16a17
and blacks, l2a15. Guineas over
two pounds are steady at 45a50 each
with smaller stock slow at 30a35.
Most nearby geese are selling 15a16
but a few are commanding slightly
higher prices. Young hen turkeys
are selling 32a33, most of the de-
mand being for those at 49, Toms
continue at 25a26 Capons are
about l cent higher, those weighing
over seven pounds selling 26a27 and
smaller birds, 22a25.
Egg Quotations Improve.
There was a gradual strengthen
ing of egg quotations and the week
ended with prices about l cent above
last weeks close. The best large
nearby whites are selling 20a21 and
both medium sized whites and mixed
colors are bringing 18l2al9. Re
ceipts were fairly liberal most of the
week.
The market on most native and
nearby garden truck was dull
Maryland round white potatoes are
little lower. best selling 125a1 35
per 100 pounds. with few little
higher, and ungraded stock bringing
1O0a120 Sweet potatoes are higher
at 140a150 bushel for best and
100a125 for less desirable stock
Purple top turnips are unchanged
selling at 15a25 half bushel, but
yellows are f1rmer at 40a50 per 100
pounds.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, 50-Calves, no receipts.
Compared with Friday last week,
steers unevenly $3.50 higher: bulls
fully steady; medium and good 900
1850 pounds steers, 840a10.10; top.
1910; heifers scarce. 875; good
weighty beef cows, 725: plain and
medium fat cows, 525a625; low cut
tiers and cutters, 4OOa5 90; top sau-
sage bulls, $50 Compared with
Friday last week, good vealers
steady. mostly 1200a125O: mediums.
1000a1l50: Gull and plain, 700a9 so.
Hogs, 325-5 higher; pigs un-
changed: Good and choice, 15O-200
pounds. 845a8.7o; practical top. $40:
210-240 pounds. 815a8.40 25O-300
pounds. 775a805; 120-140 pounds.
8OOa825. Good sows. 400 pounds
down, 675a70O; weightier sows,
6.5Oa675. Compared with week ago.
market mostly higher; packing
sows 10 higher.
Sheep. 250-Compared with last
week, good and choice, 80-90- pound
eve and wether lambs. steady.
1000al050: top. 1880: few plain
and medium. 700a9O fat slaugh-
ter ewes, $50 down.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No
red winer. garlicky. spot. domes-
tic. II: February delivery, II. Set
ting prices were: Wheat, No 2 red
winter. garlicky, spot, domestic, II;
Februar delivery, II. Closing prices
were: Wheat. No. 2 red winter, gar
licky, spot domestic, 771a; February
delivery, 7712. Corn. No. 2 yellow,
domestic, 571aa59Ea; Western billing
at premium over this price. Cob
corn. new, barrel, 2.60a2.85; country
prices reported, 2.40a2.65 a barrel.
Oats. No. 2 white, domestic, 4la46:
No. 3, 4Oa45; Pacific Coast, No. l
white, 60a62.
Excepting grain on track, there is
an additional charge of ~ cents a
bushel for storage and elevation on
sales of oats.
Rye, No. 2. 6Oa65. Barley, 55a60.
Hay, ton, 1o.ooa13.oo. Straw, ton,
7.50.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 4.20a
450; winter, straight, 3.4Oa3 65;
spring. patent, 5.10a5.25; spring,
straight, 485a505; hard winter,
patent, 475a495; hard winter,
straight, 4.55a4.80. Rye, dark to
white, 3.2Oa410. Mill feed, ton,
spring bran. 25.OOa27.00; standard
middling, 26.50a27.50.
Butte Copper e. Zinc Co.-1038