Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-08-06
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 5.-Only
slight fluctuations ocurcred in live
poultry quotations during the week.
The market was inclined to be dull
as receipts were ample to meet
practically all demands. Stock was
fairly well cleared. Young chick
ems closed slightly higher than last
week but the tendency in fowl quo
tations was downward. Young stock
is about per cent per pound higher
than last weeks close and fowl is
about l cent lower. Mixed color
chickens and leghorns were steady
and ROSTERS and ducks were I'M
changed. Best young rocks are SELL
ing 18a20 with a few fancy birds
bringing slightly more: Less de-
sirable chickens are bringing as low
as Is. Mixed colors continue Is
a19 and young leghorns 14a15. In
fowl. rocks are quoted 17a18, mixed
colors 15a17 and leghorns 11a13
Mixed color ROSTERS continue 10a12
with leghorns hard to move at 7a8
Young pekin ducks are steady at
12a14. The quotations on young stock
strengthened early in the week and
the decline in fowl did not come I'M
til near the close.
Eggs have been steady throughout
the week with demand good and
receipts varying considerably. On
a few days the receipts passed the
2000-case mark. Large nearby I'M
graded whites are selling 22a24 dozen,
with few little higher. Medium
sized whites are bringing 18a20 and
mixed colors 17a19.
Garden Truck Receipts Rise
With few exceptions, quotations
on native and nearby garden truck
reflected the increased receipts and
are lower than last weeks close. In
most instances the declines were
rather substantial. After declining
considerably, cucumbers recovered
and closed above last week at 35a5O
half-bushel. Squash is little
stronger, selling 15a35 half bushel.
Beets and carrots, both quoted 1a2
bunch, are unchanged. Beans also
are steady at GOATS bushel and can
ners' stock 50a60. Corn recorded a
marked decline, sugar selling GAG
dozen and field 3a6. Eggplant is
lower at 20a35 half-bushel and
cabbage dropped slightly to 50a8O
bushel. Peppers are a little lower
bringing 15a35 half-bushel and
spinach declined to 25a5O half
bushel. Tomotoes are considerably
lower, best ripes bringing 25a35 half
bushel with poorer stock selling as
low as 10. Cantaloupes declined
steadily most of the week but showed
a slight strengthening at the close,
best bringing 25a3O half-bushel and
poorer stock 10a20. Maryland black
berries dropped to 8a12 quart and
peaches are down to 10a40 half
bushel.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, IT'S. Compared with Fri
day last week; steers mostly Is
lower, some grassers off more; Top
dryfed, 1,040 pounds, CTS; other
grainfeds mainly 1851 200 pounds
at 8.90-950; majority steers medium
and good grassers, 950-1, 300 pounds
at 750-875; she-stock and bulls
mostly $3.50 lower; slaughter heif-
ers mostly under 800; few good, 8.55;
late sales medium and good grades
beef cows, $4,000; cutter and
common, 425-5.25; Gamers, 300
400; emaciated kinds, ESQ; late sales
sausage bulls mostly $50 down.
Calves, 10. Compared with Friday
last week; vealers mostly 1.5O lower;
good and choice grades. 8.5O-9.OO;
common and medium grades, 600
800.
Hogs, IT'S. Nominally steady.
Compared With week ago mostly IS
lower. Pigs and light lights As off.
Good and choice, 1925 pounds
quoted 690-7-15; practical top, tbs;
210-230 pounds and 140-160 pounds,
6.65-90; 230-250 pounds and 12O-
40 pounds, 6.40-55; 250-3OO pounds,
5.65-640; 270-5OO pounds packing
sows, 4.15-75, according to weights.
Sheep 10. For week ending Fri
day; spring lamb mostly $3.50 lower;
not enough good and choice offered
Friday to test market; Thursday
sales good and choice ewes and
wethers mostly 850-9.OO, fat bucks
usually 100 less; single rail deck
handyweights, 9.25; common and
medium grades, 600-8.O0; sizeable
number culls, 400-5J00; clearance
that class incomplete; fat slaughter
ewes steady to weak; weeks sales,
300-50; old thin offerings down to
100.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
70; August delivery, 10. Settling
prices were: Wheat, No. red, win
ter, garlicky, spot, domestic, 69&;
August delivery, 1894. Closing prices
were: Wheat. No. 2 red winter, gar
licky, spot, domestic, 6934; August
delivery, 69&. Corn, No. 2, yellow,
domestic, 57a59. Western billing at
a premium over this price. Cob
corn, nominal. Oats, No. 2, white,
domestic, 50a45; No. 3, 39a44; Pacific
Coast, No. /, white, 65a67.
Except grain on track, there is an
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