Evening star., 1939-02-26
Baltimore Markets
81 ecial Dispatch to The Star.

81 ecial Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md. Feb. 25-The
live poultry market was dull most of
the week, with prices on broilers and
slight increase over last weeks close,
but with capons and turkeys both
recording declines
Capons are from l to cents be-
low last week. Young hen turkeys
are cents lower but toms are about
steady. There have been few tur-
keys received. Receipts until to-
ward the close were moderate but
Jagged on the final days.
Young roasting chickens, mixed
colored fowls, culls, Leghorns, roost-
ers, young Pekin and Muscovy ducks
and geese closed about on the same
level as last week. Guineas prac-
tically disappeared from the local
market.
Young roasting Rocks are selling
19a20 and mixed colors 18a2O, with
broilers bringing 17a18 for Rocks and
l6al8 for mixed colors, a few little
higher.
In fowl, Rocks are quoted l8a1e,
mixed colors 16al8, culls 10a15 and
Leghorns 14a16.
BOOSTERS are selling 12a14 Young
Pekin ducks are bringing 14a16 with
white Muscovys selling 16al7 and
blacks 12a15. Most nearby young
geese are quoted 15a16, with a few
higher.
Capons weighing over 7 pounds
are bringing 24a26 with smaller
birds selling 20a23. Young hen tur-
keys are slow at 29a3O and toms are
moving 25a26, most of the demand
being for those at the lower price.
Egg Prices Unsettled.
The egg market was unsettled most
OF the week with the trend slightly
downward; closing prices ranged
from l to 2 cents per dozen lower
than last week Receipts were fairly
high on most days. The market
closed unusually dull. Large nearby
ungraded whites are selling l9a20
with medium sized whites selling 18
and mixed colors III l2a18.
Native and nearby garden truck
continued dull with prices showing
little change. Maryland round white
. potatoes are slightly lower at 1.25
per 100 pounds for the best, with a
few bringing little more, and un-
graded stock selling 100a1.15. There
is no change in sweet potatoes, quo
tations being 15Oal.65 bushel. with
a few little higher. Purple top
turnips are steady at 15a30 half
bushel but yellows are little frmer
selling 30a50 per 100 pounds.
Live Stock Market.
/ Cattle, 25; calves, Is. Compared
with Friday last week, steers strong
to Is higher; medium and good, 900
1925 pound steers, 9O0a1OOO; few
small, 10.15a75: top, 11O0 for choice
yearlings: heifers, 1000; few $50:
plain and medium, 5.50a85O; good
and choice heifer type COWS, 6.5Oa
$40: plain and medium fat COWS,
55Oa6.25; low cutters and cutters,
4.O0a5.25; top sausage bulls, 7.5O
Compared with Friday last week,
good vealers unchanged. mostly
12.00a12.50: mediums, 1O.OOa11 so;
Gull and plain, 70Oa95O.
Hogs, 275. Steady. Good and
choice, 16O-210 pounds. 8.55a8.8O:
practical top $50; 21O-24O pounds
8.3oaS.55; 25O-300 pounds. 7.85a8.2O:
l4O-160 pounds. 8.15a84O; 12O-14O
pounds 780a805. Good packing
soWs, 6.60a7.10. Compared with
week ago, butchers from 16O pounds
up 5-10 migher; light lights, 20
lower; pigs off 10; packing sows
steady.
Sheep, none Compared with late
last week, mostly steady. Good and
choice market lambs mostly 1O.2Oa
lO.4O: top. 1850; few plain and me-
dlums. 7.00a9.50: fat slaughter ewes
scarce, $50 down.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red winter, garlicky. spot. domestic
78&; February delivery, 7Sa4. Set
tllng prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red
winter, garlicky. spot, domestic
784; February delivery, 78s4; clos
ing prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red
winter, garlicky, spot, domestic. 70:
February delivery. 70. Corn, No. 2
yellow, domestic, 5912a61la. Western
billing at premium over this price,
Cob corn, new, barrel, 2.6Oa2 .85:
country prices reported, 2.4Oa2.65 a
barrel. Oats. No. white, domestic
41laa4612; No. 3, 401aa45h; Pacific
Coast, No. l, white, 60a62.
Excepting grain on track, there is
an additional charge of Il. cents q
bushel for storage and elevation on
sales of oats.
Rye, No. 2. 6Oa65. Barley, 55a6O
Hay, ton, 1000a1300. Straw, ton
75O.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 4.2Oa
4.5o; winter, straight, 3.40a365;
spring, patent, 5.1Oa5.35; spring
straight, 4.85a505; hard, winter
patent, 4.75a495; hard, winter
straight, 4.55a48O. Rye, dark to
| white l0a4 IN NE;1l faoI foy,