Evening star., 1940-10-08
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, OCT, 0.-POtdtOeS,
100-pound sacks. 70a105: Western,
20Oa225; 50-pound sacks, 1OOalO5;
sweet potatoes, bushel, 60a90; near
by, y bushel, 25a4O: beans. bushel,
65aI 90: beets, bunch nearby, 2a3;
broccoli, crate, lloai25, Western,
100a225; brussels sprouts. y drum,
175a200; quart. 10a12 cabbage. So
pound sacks. 30a45 carrots. hIzhel,
75a1OO; Western, crates. 35Ca425:
cauliflower. crate, 75a115, celery,
crate, 100aI75, corr. sugar, dozen,
nearby 5a12: cuCumberS, bushel,
100a250; eggplant. nushel, 75al00:
nearby, y bushel, 25a5O: lettuce,
Iceberg. crate. 25Oa3 rs: Eastern,
Big Boston, 5Oa75. lima beans,
bushel. 75a150: mushrooms. 4-quart
baskets, 25a65; onions. 50-pound
sacks, 65a75; Western. 135a150:
peas, bushel. 125a275, peppers,
bushel, 40al00: nearby. II bushel,
l0a30; spinach. oushel 40a5O: near
by, Z bushel. 20a30; squash.
nearby. y bushel. 2Oa3O. tomatoes,
12-quart basket, Isaac; lug. 50a1.65;
nearby, p bushel, l5a35. turnips,
purple tops. bushel 60a75; nearby,
p bushel. 30a40: apples bushel. 35a
1.25; cantaloupes, Western crate.
100a350; cranberrie> I s-barrel box,
l65a175; grapes. 12-ouart baskets,
35a45; Western, lug 100a200;
honeydews, Western crate 75al75;
lemons, box. Western 25Oa4OO:
lines, Southern. |. box 75a125:
oranges, box. Western. 275a350;
peaches, bushel, 25a175, pears.
Bartlett. bushel, 10Ja175: seckel. L
bushel, 50a85; ounces. bushel, 1.25a
$50.
Poultry and EGGS
Live poultry-Chickens. pound.
Rocks. 17a19; crosses 17a18; Reds.
l6a18; Leghorns. 15sle. fowl, Rocks,
17a18; mixed colors 16e17: Leghorns,
10a11; roosters. mixed colors, 10a12:
Leghorns, 7al0; ducks Pekin, 10al5:
Muscovy, 15a16; mixed colors, l3a14
Eggs-Nearby, ungl AIDED. current
receipts. dozen. white. 22a3O; mixed
colors. 22a24 Receipts. 872 cases.
Butter-Prints. pound, go score.
30a31; go score, 29a30: country roll.
20a24: packing stock, 13a19. Re-
ceipts, 1904 tubs.
Grain Market.
Wheat, No. 2 red, winter, garlicky.
spot domestic, bushel; Opening
prices 89i=: October. 8912. Settling
prices. 891a; October. 8912.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic,
bushel, 79a8l. Western billing at a
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel. 3.5Oa3.70; country prices re-
ported, 33Oa350.
Oats, No. white, domestic. bushel,
47a53; No. 2, 44a50. On all sales of
oats to the local trade excepting
those on track, there is an additional
charge of Ia cents per bushel for
storage and elevation, which is paid
by the buyer.
Rye. No. 2. bushel, 60a65. Barley.
bushel, 57a62. Hay, timothy, clover
and mixed, ton, 1000a1300. Wheat
straw, No. 2, ton. 100
Flour, barrel: Winter. patent. $50
a5.20: winter, straight, 3.65a390;
spring, patent, 485a5l0: spring,
straight, 460a48O; hard winter. pat
ent, 45Oa47O; hard winter, straight,
4.30a455; rye flour, dark to white,
3.3Oa4.0O.
Millfeed, ton: Spring bran, 27.oOa
$500; standard middlings, 28.00a
1900.
Livestock Market.
From Agricultural Marketing Serv-
ice:
Cattle, $50. Today's quotations
mostly nominal. Few fat COWS,
100000; Gamers and cutters, $50
ATS, around steady with close Mon
day.
Calves, so. Vealers steady with
Monday. Good and choice, ll.0O-
11.50; common and medium. $50
1850. Light culls down to 100 or
below.
Hogs, 700. Mostly 10 cents lower
than Monday; Gcod and ch3.-e.
180-240 pounds, 6.65-690 practical
top, 600; 16O-18O pounds. 6.45-
$40; 250-300 pounds and l50-ie0
pounds, 6.35-660; 140-150 pounds,
6.00-625; l30-140 pounds. 5S0-
600; 120-130 pounds, 655-6.80 Pack
ing sows, 5.15-5.65.
Sheep. so. Not enough lambs on
offer to make test. Few medium
and good slaughter ewes, 800
$50; odd head old thin sheep, 100
200. Bulk sales good and choice
eve and wether lambs Monday,
975-10.00. Throwouts, mainly TOO