Evening star., 1940-06-09
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, June 8.-The
live poultry market was inclined to
be dull most Of the week with only
few changes occurring in quota
tions. The general tendency was
somewhat easier.
Early receipts were light but in
creased moderately about the middle
OF the week. They were SUFFICIENT
to supply all demands and the close
found most stock we'll cleared. The
only exception was a few of the
little wanted items.
Most of the demand was for
heavier birds and some of the
medium and small stock was slow
to move. Some young mixed colors
and young Leghorns decreased about
cent per pound.
Young rocks and crosses, all fowl,
rooSterS and ducks went through the
week at steady prices. Young rocks
sold 22a26 and crosses, PLAZA. Mixed
colors decreased to 21a24 and Leg
horns to l7a19.
In fowl, rocks sold, 17a19; mixed
colors, l5a18, and Leghorns, 13al5.
Mixed color rooSters were steady at
l0a12 and Leghorns unchanged at
7al0. Both were in slow demand
Young Pekin ducks sold fairly we'll
at 15a16 for birds weighing 5 pounds
and up.
Egg Prices Improve.
Some egg quotations strengthened
during the week. Nearby ungraded
whites advanced to l6al9 dozen but
mixed colors were steady at 15ba
1872. Receipts were about average
each day.
Most native and nearby garden
truck fluctuated frequently during
the week, with several items closing
somewhat lower Eastern Shore
sweet potatoes were steady, selling
1.50al go bushel for the best, with a
few a little higher, and ungraded
stock, l00al25. Red tip radishes
also were unchanged at 1all2 bunch.
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strength was nearby lettuce. Big
Boston was higher at 50a75 bushel
and Iceberg was considerably firmer,
selling Goal is bushel. Although SPIN
ach showed marked increase in price
about the middle of the week, quota
tions decreased later to 10a4O bushel,
only slightly above last week. As
paragus decreased from 25 to so
per dozen punches, very large SELL
ing 200a2.50; large, l25a175; me-
dunn to large, l00a125, and small
mostly rs. Rhubarb was a little
lower at 1a2 bunch. Strawberries
varied considerably and the market
took decided drop about the middle
OF the week. 1t recovered later, how
ever, and some nearby receipts were
little higher than a week earlier.
Best quality brought 200a250 per
24-quart crate and there were few
arrivals of unusually high quality
stock which sold up to 800 Most
poorer berries brought LOCAL so and
Gamers paid l25al 40 per crate.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-30. Compared week ago,
steer market barely steady to shade
lower: few extremes IS off; week S
top. 1850, for 988-pound yearlings;
bulk sales, medium and good. 600
1.34O pounds. 85oal0l5; small lot
860-pound heifers. $50; beef cows,
6.00a7.50 Gamers and cutters, 40Oa
5.25 top sausage bulls, 725.
Calves-40. Compared week ago,
weeks sales so lower; good and
choice, 900a9 So few handpicked.
1000; bulk common and medium for
week. 650a9O0.
Hogs-775. Steady; practical top.
SIS; good and choice, l7O-2lO
pounds, 550a5.75; 22O-240 pounds,
5.25a5.5O; 250-300 pounds, 4.75a5. 90, -,
l50-l60 pounds, 510a535: l4O-15O
pounds. 475a5O0; 130-l4O pounds.
4.5oa4,75; 12O-130 pounds, 435a460
Packing sows. 365a350. Compared
week ago, 25 lower.
Sheep-l0. Compared week ago,
spring lambs steady; undertone
weak to lower; good and choice ma
tives, ll50al200; few 1925; week S
top, 1880, for railroad deck; throw
outs, 900al0.50; common light kinds
down to 500: slaughter ewes scarce;
few head shorn, 300a3.50.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red, winter, garlicky. spot, do
mestic, bushel, 95. Settling prices
were: Wheat, No. 2 red, winter,
garlicky, spot, domestic, bushel, 95
Closing prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red, winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
bushel, 95.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic,
bushel, 76a78. Western billing at a
premium over this price Cob corn,
barrel, 3.50a3.70; country prices re-
ported, 33Oa35O.
Oats, bushel, No white, domes-
tic, 53a58; Pacific Coast, No. white
72a74. On all sales of oats, to the
local trade, excepting those on track,
there is an additional charge of II.
cents per bushel for storage and
elevation. which is paid by the buyer
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 70a75. Barley
No. 2, bushel, 55a60. Hay, ton, 400
all 90. Wheat straw, ton, 9.5OalO 90
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 5.55a
| 585. winter STRAIGHT 3SaA 6n .