Evening star., 1939-05-28
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 77.-Most
live poultry quotations decreased
during the week, young stock being
the only item that held to last
weeks close. Most other stock was
about 2 cents lower than = week
earlier. Receipts early In the week
were light, but they increased to
moderate and the close found most
supplies fairly well cleared. The
fowl market was dull and prices de-
clined rather steadily. Best young
Rocks are selling l8a20 and less de-
sirable stock Is about steady, some
selling down to Is. Mixed colors at
16al9 and Leghorns at 13a15 are
steady. Fowl is 2 cents below last
week. Rocks quoted 16a17 and mixed
colors 15a16. Old Leghorns are only
l cent lower. selling at 14-16. Mixed
color roosters dropped cents to 10a
II. but Leghorn roosters are un-
changed at 7a8, but are slow to
move. Young Pekin ducks declined
cents to Halls and there were too
few Muscovys offered to make a
market.
Egg quotations continued practi-
cally unchanged, closing prices being
on the same level as last week. On
few days during the week receipts
reached unusually high proportions.
Large nearby whites are bringing
17alS, medium sized whites Is and
mixed colors 151aa16.
The market for most native and
nearby garden truck was rather un-
settled and some new items ap-
peared. A few nearby strawberries
arrived about the middle OF the
week and found ready demand at
2.50a3.50 crate. There were prac-
tically none on hand at the close,
however. Maryland asparagus re-
corded substantial decrease, with
best selling 1.75a225 dozen punches
and less desirable stock bringing as
low as IS. Nearby Big Boston let
tuce arrived and prices fluctuated
considerably. closing 25a40 bushel.
Nearby Iceberg lettuce also ap-
peared late In the week and brought
35a40 bushel. Maryland round white
potatoes are about steady, best sell
ing l.25 per 100 pounds, with 4 few
bringing = little more, and un-
graded stock moving 100a1.15 Rhu-
barb prices declined until near the
close. when they recovered to last
weeks level. selling 2a3 bunch.
Spinach quotations showed numer-
GUS changes, closing higher at 25a
so bushel Eastern Shore sweet po-
tatoes are unchanged, best Goldens
selling mostly 200 bushel.
Baltimore Markets.
Cattle, Is. Compared with Friday
last week, steers steady to weak;
top, 1925 for 1880 pounds; medium
and low good shortfeds, o00-1 200
pounds, mostly 8.75-9.90; few head
984-pound yearlings, 1000; heifers
scarce; odd head, s25; cows Is
lower; late sales plain and medium
fat, 5.75-6.50; few good beef, 725;
low cutters and cutters, mostly 4.25-
$50; bulls steady; sausage kind,
7.50.
Calves, Is. Compared with Friday
last week, vealers. so to mostly 100
lower; good grade, s00-o.50; plain
and medium, 10000; light culls
down to 500.
Hogs, 200. Steady. Good and
choice, 1e0-210 pounds, 700-7.25:
2l0-240 pounds. 6.75-7.00; 250-300
pounds. 6.35-6.75; 14o-16o pounds,
6.85-7.10; 120-140 pounds, 6.50-685;
good packing sows, 5.00-550.
Sheep. 655. Spring lambs so lower
than Thursday; good and choice,
11.75; few medium throwouts. 1100.
No early action on few others.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, 90: May delivery. 90. Settling
prices were: Wheat, red winter, gar
licky, 93 Closing prices we're:
Wheat, No. 2, red winter, garlcky.
spot, domestic, %; May delivery, %.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic, 65a67.
Western billing at . premium over
this price. Cob corn, new, barrel,
2.8oa3.05; country prices reported,
2.60a2.85 barrel. Oats, No. 2 white,
domestic, 48a54; No. 3, 47a52. Paci-
f1c Coast. No. white, 65a67.
Excepting grain on track, there is
an additional charge Of ~ cents q
bushel for storage and elevation on
sales Of oats.
Rye, No. 2, 65a70. Barley, 60a65.
Hay, ton, 10.o0a13.00. Straw, ton,
7.50.
Flour, barrel, winter patent, 4.50a
4.80; winter, straight, 3.70a3s5;
spring, patent, 5.l0a5.35; spring,
straight, 4.85a5 05; hard winter, pat
ent. 4.75a4.o5; hard winter, straight,
455a450; rye, dark to white, 3.30a
40. Mill feed, ton, spring, bran,
20 sooa3o.o 90; standard, middling, $3.50
a3l so.