Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 1.-The
live poultry market was unusually
steady throughout the week. The
demand was fair and receipts were
just about sufficient to supply the
need. AS result most quotations
were unchanged from day to day,
the only exception being young leg
horns.
These closed l cent higher than
last week. With prices steady and
supply and demand about equal the
close found the market fairly we'll
cleared. The only leftover stock
is made up of few less desirable
items. The good demand for the
young leghorns toward the close was
about the only feature of the mar
ket. Receipts of all stock were light
on the early days of the week but
were moderate during the remainder
Of the period. Young leghorns are
selling l5a17, but other young stock
is steady. Young rocks are bringing
l8a2l with few large birds selling
%. Mixed colors are selling l6a19.
In fowl, which is steady. rocks are
selling l7al8, mixed colors 16al7 and
leghorns balls. BOOSTERS are I'M
changed, mixed colors bringing
10al2 and leghorns 7a8. Young
Pekin ducks also are steady at
12a14
Egg Prices Narrow.
The egg market went through the
week practically unchanged. Quota
tons closed on the same level as
last week. Receipts were moderate
until near the close when they
showed rather substantial increase
The best nearby ungraded large
white eggs are selling 20a22 dozen
and medium sized whites l7a19
Mixed colors are bringing 16ai7.
Most native and nearby garden
truck receipts increased and most
quotations are somewhat lower or
about steady with last week Mary
land asparagus is unchanged best
grade bringing as high as 225 dozen
punches and small stock selling as
low as so.
Beans are lower at 75a9O bushel
and beets dropped to 1a2 bunch
Round cabbage declined to 3Oa50
bushel and pointed type to l5a35
Cucumbers are about steady, bring
ing LOCALES half bushel. but squash
recorded substantial drop. selling
15a25 half bushel.
Sour cherries are little higher at
SAT pound. Both Maryland red and
black raspberries are easier. the
former selling 5a10 pint and the
latter Gall quart.
Livestock Market.
Hogs Salable, none: good and
choice 1920 pounds quoted steady
800: compared week ago general
market 35-4O higher.
Cattle salable, none; general trade
somewhat slow during week; prices
weak to Is lower: supply moderate;
stable run, Canadian. expected I'M
der third quarterly quota; good to
choice steers, 975-10.15; most good
steers and yearlings, 9.00-9.75: year.
ling heifers to 9.65; plain to me-
dunn grassers. 730-850; few beef
cows, 700: plain and medium, SIS
$50: Gamers and cutters, 1905 so:
Velghty sausage bulls, 6.50-700:
light weights. 5.5O-625.
Calves salable, none: vealers closed
strong to Is over week ago; good
and choice. 9.75 to mainly 1000;
plain and medium. 6.75-875.
Sheep salable. none; spring lambs
$3.50 under week ago: supply light:
demand narrow; good to choice S.
IS pounds, 100O-1075: mostly 1850
down: fat ewes. 350-400.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, II; July delivery. II. Settling
prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red win
ter, garlicky, spot, domestic, H.:
July delivery. H. Closing prices
were: Wheat. No. 2 red winter. gar
licky, spot. domestic, 7012;;' July de-
livery, 701a. Corn. No. 2 yellow,
domestic, 61a63 Western billing at
premium over this price. Cob
corn. new, barrel, 27Oa295: country
prices reported, 2.50a275. Oats, No.
2 white. domestic, 47a52; No. 3,
46a51; Pacific Coast, No. white,
65a67.
Excepting grain on track there is
an additional charge of ~ cents a
bushel for storage and elevation on
sales of oats.
Rye, No. 2. 60a65. Barley. new,
4oa42 Hay, ton, 100Oa13.0O. Straw,
ton, $50.
Flour, barrel, winter. patent. 4.40a
4.7O; winter. straight. 350a3.85;
spring, patent. 5.0Oa5.25; spring
straight, 475a495; hard winter, pat
emit 65a4 as. ho ri ,,,{,, t.r ~ 80 iol,<