Evening star., 1940-05-05
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CEclihA AiopdlSA W AhO oeoAs
BALTIMORE, Md, May 4. -
Young chickens were the big feature
in the live poultry market through
out the week. Prices increased
steadily almost from day to day
with the result that the close found
quotations from 2 to cents above
last week.
Most other stock remained about
steady, but old Rocks declined
slightly.
Receipts of practically all stock
was light throughout the week and
demand was good. The close found
the market well cleared of all but a
few little-wanted items. Young
Rocks are selling 24a25. An in
crease of from to cents above
last week. Crosses are about 3
cents higher and are bringing 23a24.
Mixed colors also increased as much
as cents to 22a24.
Large young Leghorns are higher
at 19a20. But smaller birds continue
unchanged at 18. Best old Rocks
declined to 17a18 with few bring
ing a slightly higher price and
mixed colors are steady at 16a18
with a few little higher. Old
Leghorns continue 13a15.
BOOSTERS were slow to move at
10a12 for mixed colors and 7al0
for Leghorns. Young Pekin ducks
went through the week unchanged
, at 17a1S for birds weighing 5 pounds
, and over.
Egg Prices Narrow.
Although egg quotations fluctu-
ated slightly, closing prices were on
about the same level as last week.
Receipts continued unusually heavy
on most days. Best nearby large
white current receipts brought 16aa
171l dozen and mixed colors 16a161s.
Practically all Of the few items
Of native and nearby garden truck
available were somewhat easier.
Maryland round white potatoes de-
creased to locales per 100 pounds
: with . few bringing q little higher
price. Spinach was a little lower
at 20a45 bushel. Kale declined to
10a20 bushel. Some asparagus from
the Eastern Shore Of Maryland ar
rived during the week and sold 3.50a
400 dozen punches for the best large,
300a3.25 for medium to large and
200a225 for small to medium. Near
by rhubarb declined to 21aa4z
bunch.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, 10. Steers steady to lower;
top 1910 for good 1,16O pounds;
others medium and good COOL 300
pounds, 850a10.25; common kinds
down below 800; heifers scarce, few
6.50a9.00; bulk beef cows, 60Oa7 90;
odd head to 7.50; Gamers and cut
ters, 450a5.50; top sausage bulls,
$50; most sales TBS down.
Calves, no receipts. Vealers, 100
lower; good and choice, 10.50a11 90;
common and medium, 8O0a1OO0.
Hogs, 400. Steady; practical top,
6.65. Good and choice 170-210
pounds, 6.40a6.65; 220-240 pounds,
6.15a6.40; 250-3O0 pounds, 5.65a6. 20;
150-160 pounds, 6.25a6.50; 140-15O
pounds, 6.10a6.30; 130-140 pounds,
585a6.l0; 120-130 pounds, 5.65a5 .e5.
Packing sows, 4.55a5.05.
Sheep. Fat Lambs $3.50 or more
lower; good and choice native
springers. 1900; few to 1880; fed
shorn Westerns, 1925 down; few
10.40; Just good native wooled old
croppers up to 11.50; sheep lacking.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
3 red winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, bushel, 1.1434. Settling prices
, were: Wheat, No. 2 red winter, gar
ucky, spot, domestic. bushel, 1.1424
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic,
bushel, 75a77; Western billing at q
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel, 360a3.80; country prices re-
ported, 3.40a3.60.
Oats, bushel, No. white, domes-
tic, 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 ~
cents per bushei for storage and ele-
vation, which is paid by the buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 80aS5. Barley,
No. 2, bushel, 60a65. Hay, ton, 1400a
100. Wheat straw, ton, 9.50a10.00.
Flour barrel, winter, patent, 6.10a
$40: winter, straight, 90a5.15;
spring, patent. 6.15a6.40; spring,
straight, 5.90a6.10; hard winter pat
ent, 6.e0a6.00; hard winter straight,
b.60a5S5: rye flour, dark to white.
A.l0a40O.
Millfeed. ton, spring bran, $1,000
$500; standard middnngs, 33.00a