Evening star., 1940-04-28
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

bAL11MORE, MO-, April 27.-The
week brought about good demand
for live poultry, especially the bet
ter grades. Quotations on both
. young stock and some fowl in
creased from l to cents per pound.
Peking ducks also were higher, the
increase ranging from 2 to cents.
Old rocks and leghorns, roosters
and capons remained steady. AL
though receipts during the early
part of the week were rather light,
they increased to moderate later.
The price changes also developed
during the last half of the period.
With the exception of a few little
wanted items, the stock was fairly
well cleared at the close. Young
rocks increased from l to 2 cents
and sold 20 and %. Crosses were /
cent higher at 10 and % and some
mixed 'colors increased 2 cents, the
prices being Is and %.
Young leghorns, TX pounds and
up, continued mostly 10. Old rocks
were about steady at II and 10 with
few selling a little higher and
mixed colors increased l cent, bring
ing is and 18 with a few selling at a
premium.
Old leghorns continued 13 and Is.
BOOSTERS were slow to move at 10 and
IL for mixed colors and 7 and 10 for
leghorns. Young Pekin ducks, S
pounds and up, increased 2 to 3
cents and sold II and 18. Capons
were in good demand at 26 and %
Tor birds weighing pounds and up.
Egg Prices Steady.
Egg prices remained practically
steady best nearby ungraded whites
selling 161a and 171a dozen. Mixed
colors were unchanged at 16 and
16h. Receipts ran considerably
above average on most days.
The general trend was downward
on most native and nearby garden
truck, the market on which was
rather dull. Maryland round white
potatoes, however, were steady, sell
ling 1.60a1.75 per 100-pounds. Spin
ach declined slightly to 2Oa45 bushe!
and kale was steady, selling 15a25
bushel. Purple top turnips con-
tinued unchanged at 15a30 half
bushel. Rhubarb was lower, selling
3a6 bunch.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-5O. Compared with Fri
day last week steers steady to shade
higher; medium and good 900-l ,250
pounds 8.50-9.75: few part load lots
up to 1850 and pair 1,040 pounds
HOO; common lghtweights down to
500 and few below; heifers scarce;
best 925 weight 970 pounds; COWS
steady; beef kinds 6.00-700; strictly
good to $50; Gamers and cutters
450-5.75; thin nghtweights down to
400; sausage bulls steady with week
ago; weak to Is under Monday; late
sales TBS down.
Calves-10. Compared with week
ago vealers so higher; good and
choice 1150-1200; common and
medium 800-10.50; culls down to
700 and below.
Hogs675. Steady; practical top
$50. Good and choice 170-210
pounds 6:65-9O; 220-24o pounds 64O-
65; 25O-300 pounds 585-6.45; 15O-16O
pounds 6.50-75; 140-150 pounds
6.35-55; 130-140 pounds 6l0-35;
120-130 pounds 5.85-6.20. Packing
sows 4.80-53O. Compared with week
ago market so higher.
Sheep-10 Compared with week
ago spring lambs $3.50 lower; late
sales good and choice grades
13.00-75; closing undertone weak;
few throwouts 1000-1200; old crop
lambs available mostly Monday and
Friday this week; good choice
grades 80-85 pound shorn fed west
erns Monday 10.75; IS pound wooled
natives 1900.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
: red winter, garlicky, spot, do
inestic, 1.141a. Settling prices were:
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, Lag. Closing prices
were: Wheat, No. 2 red winter, gar
licky, spot, domestic, 1.1412 Corn,
No. yellow, domestic, bushel. 75a77;
Western billing at premium over
this price. Cob corn, barrel, $50
a3.so; country prices reported, $40
a360. Oats, bushel, No. white,
domestic, 57a62; Pacific Coast, No.
white, 72a74.
On all sales of oats to the local
trade, excepting those on track,
there is an additional charge of 1%
cents per bushel for storage and
elevation, which is paid by the buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 80a85. Barley,
No. 2, bushel, 60a65. Hay, ton, 14.O0
a1700; wheat straw, ton, 9.50a10.O 90.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, 6.10
a6.40; winter, straight, 49Oa5.15;
spring, patent, 6.15a6.40; spring
straight, 5.90a6.10; hard winter, pat
ent, 80a6.00; hard winter, straight,
560a585; rye flour, dark to white,