Evening star., 1940-01-20


sections of the country.
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 2O.-Po-
tatoes, 1O0-pound sack, 150-21O;
Idaho, 225a2.50; new, bushel, LISA
Its; sweet potatoes, bushel, 35a90;
nearby, 40a65; yams, 40a90; beans,
bushel, Southern, l.50a2.00: beets,
Western, crate, 1.10a125; broccoli,
crate, 1.25a2 so: brussels sprouts, n |
drum, 1.25a225; cabbage, old. So
pound sacks, 45a65: new, IL -bushel
hamper, 75a1.25; carrots, bushel,
90a1. LOO: Western, crate, 225a300:
caulif1ower, crate, 1.40a1.60; celery,
crate, 2.00a2.75; collards, bushel, 40a
so; cucumbers, bushel, 20Oa2.75;
eggplant 1ka-bushel crate, 1.5Oa1.75;
kale. bushel, 5Oa6O; lettuce, crate,
Iceberg, 2OOa3OO: lima beans,
bushel, 2.50a300; mushrooms, A.
quart basket, 35a60; onions, So
pound sack, 50aS0; Western, 1.OOa
ITO: peas, bushel, Western, LISA |
ESQ; Southern, 1.00a150; peppers,
1l2-bushel crate, 1.50a2.75; spin
ach. bushel, 35al00; squash, bushel,
Southern, 1.25a2.50; tomatoes, lug,
1.50a3.o0; turnips. nearby, purple
tops, u bushel 10a25; yellows, 100
pounds, l.25al5O; apples, bushel,
35al.35; cranberries, A-barrel box, I
2.00a3.00 ls-barrel box, 1.5Oal .65;
grapefruit, box, Southern, 125a225;
Western. 1.75a2.75; lemons, box,
4.25a4.75; oranges, box, Florida,
100a2.25; California, 225a3.OO; rhu-
barb, carton, 50a65; strawberries,
pint, 13a18; tangerines, box, Florida,
| 1.00a1.50.
Dairy Products.
Live poultry - Chickens, Rocks,
pound, 13a16; pullets, 16a17; crosses,
l3al5; mixed colors, l4al6; fowl,
Rocks, 15a16; mixed colors, Halls;
Leghorns, 11a13; roosters, mixed,
colors, 10al2; Leghorns, 7a10; ducks,
Pekins, 12a13; Muscovy, 11a13;
mixed colors, 10a12; geese, 14a16;
guineas, each, 30a45; capons. 19a2O;
turkeys, hens, 20a21; toms, 15a16.
Eggs-Nearby, ungraded, large,
White, dozen, "a; mediums, 22a23:
mixed colors, 22a23; receipts, 1,478
cases.
Butter-Prints, 90 score, pound,
31a32; 80 score, 30a31; country rolls,
21a23; packing stock, 18al9; re-
ceipts, 427 tubs.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
lib. Settling prices were: Wheat,
No. 2 red winter, garicky, spot,
domestic, 1.13. Corn, No. 2 GLOW,
domestic, bushel, 69a71. Western
billing at premium over this price.
Cob corn, barrel, new, 333a3.5O;
country prices reported, 31Oa3.30.
Oats, bushel, No. 2 white, domestic,
56a61; Pacific Coast, No. l white,
72a74.
On all sales of oats to the local
trade, excepting those on track,
there is an additional charge of X
cents per bushel for storage and
elevation, which is paid by the
buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 75a8O. Barley,
No. 2, bushel, 60a65. Hay, ton, 1850
a1400. Wheat straw, ton, 6.5Oa7.O0.
Flour, barrel, winter patent, 5.75a
Cos; winter, straight, 4.65a4.9o
spring. patent, 6.00a625; spring,
straight, a595; hard winter, pat
ent, 565a5.85; hard winter, straight,
5.45a5.70; rye flour, dark to white,
4.2Oa5.0O.
Mill feed, ton, spring bran, 81 O0a
$500; standard middling, 30.5Oa31.5O.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, Is. Compared with Friday
last week, steers strong to Is cents
higher; sales, medium and good
grades, 1000 to 1850 pounds, mostly
8.35a9y85; few good 1,O20-pound
yearlings, 1000; heifers scarce; few
head, $50 down; cows steady to
shade higher; beef kinds mostly
5.50a6.50; odd head to CTS; Gamers
and cutters, 4.00a5 Is; sausage bulls
steady.
Calves, none. Compared with Fri
day last week, this weeks vealer
market unchanged; good and choice
grades, 12.00a12.50; common and
medium grades 9.O0a115O.
Hogs, 425. Steady with Friday,
good and choice, 160 to z10 pounds,
6.15a6.40; practical top, GAO; 22O to
240 pounds and 40 to 100 pounds,
5.85a6.10; $50 to 300 pounds, 5.45a
5.85; 120 to 140 pounds, 5.55a5.80;
packing sows, 4.40a49O. Compared
week ago, butchers, 16O pounds up,
steady; light lights and pigs, 20 to /
80 cents lower; packing sows, 10
cents of. Above prices based on
granted hogs.
Sheep, SO, compared with Friday
last week, fat lambs, market steady
to Is cents higher; bulk sales, good
and choice, 1025a10.65; some me-
dium and good grades, mixed,
around 1000; some common and
medium, throw-outs, SO0a9 90; fat
slaughter ewes scarce; few steady
at 4.00a4.50.