Evening star., 1940-06-02
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, June Live
poultry went through the week with
only few changes in quotations.
The trend was slightly downward,
but about the only stock affected was
young chickens and ducks.
Fowl continued steady and was in
good demand, especially larger birds.
BOOSTERS were unchanged The de-
mand for Young stock was confined
principally to the better grades.
Some quotations eased off from l
to cents per pound. young Rocks
and mixed colors, along with Leg
horns, being affected. Young
crosses held steady
Receipts were moderate through
out the week and demand was fairly
good. AS result, practically all
stock was we'll cleared.
The less desirable young Rocks
declined cents, with quotations
22a26. Crosses remained PLAZA, but
mixed colors decreased to 22a24 and
Leghorns to 20 for birds weighing
214 pounds and UP with smaller
stock bringing l8al9.
Fowl was unchanged at 17a19 for
Rocks, 15a18 for mixed colors and
13a15 for Leghorns. BOOSTERS met
with slow demand at steady prices,
mixed colors selling 10a12 and Leg
horns, 7a10. Young Pekin ducks
declined l cent per pound and sold
l5a16.
Egg Changes Small.
Egg quotations also were slightly
changed, whites increasing frac-
tionally. Mixed colors were steady.
The receipts were lighter than usual
during the early part of the week,
but showed considerable improve
ment later Best nearby ungraded
whites increased to 16a18 dozen,
with few bringing slightly higher
price. Mixed colors continued l512 a
161a.
With receipts of native and nearby
garden truck increasing. prices were
somewhat easier on most items. The
market was rather dull. Some East
ern Shore asparagus decreased
slightly, with very large selling 225a
800 dozen punches, large 1.50a2.25,
medium to large l25a150 and small
100. Nearby Big Boston letture
showed a marked decrease and sold
35a50 bushel. Radishes were steady
at 1a112 bunch and spinach was
little lower, selling 10a35 bushel
Rhubarb declined to 1a3 bunch.
Eastern Shore sweet potatoes held
steady at 1.50a16O bushel, with a
few bringing slightly higher prices
and ungraned stock 100a125. Near
by strawberries in fair volume
reached the market late in the week
They sold 150a225 per 24-quart
crate.
Livestock Market.
Cattle. 35; compared last Friday,
steers steady to Is lower; weeks top,
lilo for 922-pound yearlings; bulk
others medium and good 950-1 200
pounds. 8.50al0.15; heifers scarce;
beef cows, 6O0a730; feshy common
grade yellow cows, 550a6.00; bulk
Gamers and cutters, 450a5.5O; ema-
ciated kinds down to 400; top, sau-
sage bulls, 725.
Calves, 40; compared with last Fri
day, vealers so lower; good and
choice grades, 9.50a1o50; common
and medium, 700a90O
Hogs, 300; nominally steady; COM
pared with week ago, butchers ITO
pounds un and packing soWs lower;
light ligc.s 5a25 lever; pigs 80 of;
practical top, 600; good and choice
170-210 pounds, 575a600 220-240
pounds, 5.50a75; 250-30O pounds, 500
ass; l50-l60 pounds, 540a65; 140-150
pounds, 500a25; 13O- 140 pounds, Ats
a5.00 ;120-l3 pounds, 4.6OaS5; pack
ing soWs, 390a440.
Sheep, no receipts; compared with
last Friday, spring lambs around
steady; not enough other classes to
test market; good and choice grades
native trucked-in arrivals, 12.00a40;
leniently sorted. 1900; choice rail
unloads. 12.50a60: throwouts, 900a
1850: few fat slaughter ewes, 3.50a
IS; old thin sheep, 100a200.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot. domestic,
bushel, 1.0l12. Closing prices were:
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, bushel, 98.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic, BUSH
el, 76a78. Western billing at a
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel. 3.50a370 country prices re-
ported, 3.30a3.50.
Oats, bushel, No white, domestic
53a58; Pacific Coast, No. white, 72a
a. On all sales of oats to the local
trade, excepting those on track, there
is an additional charge of * cents
per bushel for storage and elevation,
which is paid by the buyer.
Rye, No 2, bushel, 70a75. Barley,
No. 2, bushel, 55a6O. Hay, ton, 1400a
100. Wheat straw, ton. 9.50a1000.
Flour, barrel, winter patent, 570a
500; winter, straight, 4.50a475;
spring, patent, 5.35a5 go; spring,
straight, 5.10a5 30; hard winter, pat
ent, 5.0Oa5.20; hard winter, straight,
4.80a5.05; rvs flour, dark to white,
3.60a4.40.
Millfeed. ton, spring bran, 30.50a
$3.50: standard middlings, 3l00a
$500.