Evening star., 1939-05-21
Baltimore Markets
Special Dlspetch to The Sta-.

BALTIMORE, Nd. May 90
Young chickens recorded increased
activity in the live poultry market
during the week and were in fairly
good demand. After occupying the
spotlight for the last several weeks,
old stock showed less activity than
usual.
AS a result, young chickens are
selling about l cent per pound
above last weeks close and fowl
had declined about l cent.
Most other stock has remained
practically steady throughout the
week, Leghorn roosters, however, de-
clining about l cent on the low end.
Receipts during the early days were
light but they increased sufficiently
to meet demands.
The close found most stock fairly
we'll cleared. The best young rocks
are selling 18a20 with less desirable
birds bringing 16a19 Mixed colors
are quoted 16a19 and young Leg
horns 13a15. In fowl, rocks are
bringing 18al9, mixed colors 17a18
and Leghorns 15a17, while mixed
color roosters are quoted 12al4 and
Leghorn roosters are little wanted
at 7a8. Ducks are steady at 16a17
for young pekins and 17a18 for
: white muscovys.
Egg Market Steady.
The market on best eggs remained
steady throughout the week but
quotations on some mixed colors
changed frequently within a narrow
range. After dropping !. of a cent
about the middle of the week they
recovered this loss but toward the
close recorded another drop of y
cent. Best mixed colors remained
steady, however. The close found
best whites bringing 17al8, medium
sized whites 16 and mixed coiors
1512a16 Receipts were fairly high
on most days.
The market was dull on most ma
tive and nearby garden truck, quo
tations in most instances being
steady with last week or a little
lower. Nearby white radishes ap-
peared and are selling 2a2l2 bunch.
Red tip radishes are steady at pal
bunch. Spinach quotations in
creased considerably earlier in the
week, but declined later to 2Oa45
bushel, the same as last week.
Rhubarb is steady at 2a3 bunch
Maryland round white potatoes are
lower, best selling 125a1 35 per 100
pounds and few little higher,
with ungraded stock down to 1.0Oa
1l5. Eastern Shore golden sweet
potatoes are unchanged at 9Oa2 90
bushel. Asparagus from the same
section is a little higher with the
exception of best grade, which is
unchanged at 2.50a300 dozen
punches. Other is selling down to
loo, according to size and quality
Live Stock Market.
Cattle, so. Steers steady; bulk
850-1 ,200-pound medium and low
good shortfeds, 8.75a9 so; few, good,
1,035-l 300 pounds. 960a1025. Heif-
ers scarce, few steady at 6.0O-86O.
Cows weak to Is lower; good beef,
7.00-50; plain and medium fat, 600
rs; low cutters and cutters, 4.25-
600. Medium bulls steady to strong,
at 7O0-50.
Calves. 25. Steady. Good vealers,
1000-50; bulk plain and medium,
7.50-95O.
Hogs, $50. Mostly 10 lower. Good
end choice, 16O-2lO pounds, TO-
35; 2l0-240 pounds, 685-710; $50
300 pounds, 6.45-85; 140-160 pounds,
10000; 120-14O pounds, 6.5O-7OO;
good packing sows, $1,000.
Sheep - No receipts Spring
lambs around so lower. Good and
choice, 1l75-120O; late throwouts,
mostly 900-10.5o; few fat slaugh-
ter ewes, 400-5.5O; little else on
offer.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No
2 red winter. garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, 91h; May delivery, 911a. SeL-
ting prices were: Wheat, No. 2 red
winter, garlicky, spot, domestic, e1h:
May delivery, 911a. Closing prices
we're: Wheat, No red winter, gar
licky, spot, domestic, 911a; May de-
livery, 911a. Corn. No. yellow.
domestic, 62a64 Western billing at
premium over this price Cob corn,
new, barrel, 280a3O5 country prices
reported, 260a2.85 barrel. Oats
No. 2 white, domestic, 47a52; No 3,
46a51; Pacific Coast, No. l white,
64a66.
Excepting grain on track there is
an additional charge of IA. cents a
bushel for storage and elevation on
sales of oats.
Rye, No. 2, 61a66. Barley, 55a6O.
Hay, ton, 1000a13.00. Straw, ton.
7.50.
Flour barrel, winter patent, 4.40a
470; winter. straight, 360a3 IS:
spring, patent. 550a5.25; spring,
|. straight. 475a495 hard winter, pat
ent. 4.65a485; hard winter, straight.
445a470; rye, dark to white, 3.20a
40. Mill feed, ton; spring, bran.
~ nn, - Il i