Evening star., 1940-03-24
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DQITImOTe MARKERS
Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, March 23.-
Live poultry prices fluctuated fire.
quently during the week but the
changes were confined to a narrow
range. Although receipts early in
the period were light, they became
rather liberal later, probably due to
the Easter holiday season. They
were moe crate at the close of the
week.
Demand was fair most of the time,
but there was some less desirable
stock which failed to clear we'll
toward the close.
The call for most fowl was dull
but young chickens, capons and tur-
keys were in good demand. Ducks
sold fairly well.
Price changes were somewhat
mixed, some young stock and fowl
easing off slightly, ducks remaining
steady, less desirable capons declin-
ing about l cent and better birds
bringing about / cent more than
last week. Tom turkeys were little
firmer but hens continued about on
the same level as week earlier.
Young Rocks sold 19a21 but crosses
decreased to 1920. Young mixed
colors remained unchanged at 18a
20. In fowl, heavy Rocks sold
mostly IS, with a few bringing l
cent more, and yearlings were in
demand at 17a19.
Mixed color fowl declined to Halls
but Leghorns were steady at 12a14.
In roosters, mixed colors at 10a12
and Leghorns at 7a10 were un-
changed.
They were in little demand most
of the week.
Young Pekin ducks, S pounds and
over, continued to move we'll at la
is and white Muscovys were quoted
15a16. Mixed color ducks brought
12a13. Capons, seven pounds and
over, solo 23a26 and were in good
demand There also was good call
for young hen turkeys at 23a25 and
toms at 17a19.
Egg Advances Lost.
Some of the fractional gains made
in esq quotations last week and ear
lier this week were lost at the close
when best declined from p to cent
and mixed colors decreased u. De-
mand was good. Receipts were lib
eral most of the week. The best
large ungraded whites were quoted
181aa19k dozen and mixed colors II.
Although Maryland round white
potatoes continued about steady at
160-175 per 100 pounds, nearby
sweet potatoes were higher, best
bringing 90-100 bushel and few a
little more, and ungraded stock 65-
IS. Purple top turnips were un-
changed at 1925 half-bushel. Yel-
low turnips were higher, however,
selling 1.75-20O per 100 pounds.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, so; compared with Friday
last week steers and cows $3.50
higher; bulls steady; medium and
good COOL ,250-pound steers, $50
9.35: top, $40 for few head 965-pound
yearlings; sizeable consignment
1,400 pounds, 885; common and low
medium light kinds, 7.35-8.35; heIfers
! scarce; bulk late sales fat cows,
5.50-6 so; individual head heifer type
to 100; Gamers and cutters, 400
5.25; emaciated kinds down to $50;
bulk sausage bulls, 6.50-725.
Calves, no receipts; compared with
Friday last week vealers weak to so
lower; bulk weeks good and choice
vealers steady with close last week
at 11.00-11.50; sales Friday, HOO
down; common medium, 800-10O0.
Hogs, 500; steady; practical top,
500; good and choice 170-210 pounds,
5.75-6OO; 22O-240 pounds, 55O-5.75:
250-300 pounds, 500-5.50; 150-16O
pounds, 5.45-570; 140-150 pounds,
5.25-5.50; 13O-140 pounds, 50O-5.25;
120-130 pounds, 4.85-5.10. Packing
sows, 400-4.50. Compared with week
ago 170-210-pound butchers and
packing sows 10 higher; others Is
higher.
Sheep, no receipts. Week ending
Friday, fat lamb market steady to
strong; sales fed Westerns, 1926
11.65; good and choice spring lambs,
13.00-1400; small lot, 1925; few
throwouts around 1000; other classes
scarce.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, 1.15h. Settling prices were
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, 115k. Closing prices
were: Wheat, No. 2, red winter,
garlicky, spot, domestic, lis Corn,
No. yellow, domestic, bushel 68a7O.
Western billing at premium over
this price. Cob corn, barrel, new,
3.30a3.50; country prices reported,
3.10a3.30. Oats, bushel, No. white,
domestic, 56a61; Pacific Coast, No.
white, 72a74.
On all sales of oats to the local
trade excepting those on track, there
is an additional charge of 1A cents
per bushel for storage and elevation.
which is paid by the buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel 75a80. Barley,
No. 2, bushel, 60a65. Hay, ton, 400
a17.00. Wheat straw, ton, 9.50a10. 90
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, $50
a6.20; winter, straight, 4.80a5 .05;
United Stotes Treasury Posi-
BY the Associated Press.
The position Of the Treasury March