Evening star., 1940-02-11
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 10.--The
live poultry market continued rather
dull during the week with several
items declining slightly. This de-
crease. amounting to about one cent
per pound, affected pullets, fowl and
turkeys. White muscovy ducks and
capons increased about one cent.
Young stock, other than pullets,
remained steady. Old Leghorns,
roosters, Pekin and mixed color
ducks. geese and guineas went
through the week with practically no
change.
Receipts were light early in the
period but increased to moderate
and stock was fairly well cleared at
the close. Demand was somewhat
sluggish, however.
Young Rocks sold 15a18 and pull
lets, over pounds, brought 18al9.
Crosses and mixed colors continued
14a17 and some ordinary lots Of all
kinds moved as low as 10. In fowl,
most Rocks brought 16al7 with a
few selling a little higher.
Mixed colors were quoted 15al6
and Leghorns 12a14. Mixed color
roosters at 10a12 and Leghorn roost-
ers at 7a10 were in little demand
Young Pekin ducks, pounds and
over, were steady at 13a15, but
white Muscovys brought 14a16 and
mixed colors l0a12. Kent Island
geese continued in fair demand at
l6al8 and guineas sold we'll at 40a45
each for those weighing over 2
pounds and 30a35 for smaller stock.
There was good call for capons at
22a23 for birds weighing 7 pounds
and over. Young hen turkeys de-
clined to 18a20 and medium sized
toms brought mostly IS with heavier
birds selling 13a14.
Egg Prices Recover.
Following last weeks decrease in
egg quotations. prices recovered and
are about on the same level as two
weeks ago. Receipts on most davs
during the week were rather light.
Best nearby ungraded large whites
sold 27a28 dozen and both medium
sized whites and mixed colors
brought rs. These prices are about
l cent dozen above last weeks close.
A majority of the few items of
native and nearby garden truck on
the market declined somewhat as
demand throughout the week was
unusually dull. Maryland round
white potatoes declined to 1.5Oal .65
per 100 pounds, with a few bringing
slightly higher price. Sweet DO
tatoes continued unchanged, how
ever, but were in little demand. The
best brought 6Oa65 bushel, with few
selling little higher and ungraded
stock sold as low as 40. Purple top
and yellow turnips closed lower, the
former selling 10a25 half bushel and
the latter down to 1.OOa1.15 per 100
pounds.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-25. Steers steady to strong.
Medium and good shortfeds. $50
1900 pounds, 825-85; few 9.0O-35:
weeks top, $50; few good and choice
1,O15-pound yearlings: common and
low medium grades, 725-8.00; heif-
ers scarce; few head 825 down; COWS
closing Is or lower; fat offerings,
5.25-6.00; few good heifer, 700;
choice, TAO; Gamers and cutters,
3.25-5.00; sausage bulls, 1926 off :
late top, 7.25.
Calves-No receipts. Vealers clos
ing 1.50-2.00 lower; late sales good
and choice, 1000-1100: common and
medium, 7.50-9.50; light culls, 500.
Hogs-500. Steady; 10 higher.
Good and choice 170-210 pounds,
5.95-6.20; practical top, $40; 22O-24o
pounds, $3.50; 140-l60 pounds, $50
IS; 250-300 pounds, 525-65; 120-140
pounds. $3.50. Packing sows,
420-70.
Sheep-No receipts. Good and
choice fed lambs steady, 1O.50-75:
little else on offer; few medium and
good grades mixed around 1000;
sheep lacking.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No. 2
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
1.13H. Settling prices we're: Wheat,
No 2 red winter, garlickly, spot,
domestic, 1.13. Closing prices were:
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot. domestic, lib. Corn, No. 2,
yellow, domestic, bushel, 69a71.
Western billing at premium over this
price. Cob corn, barrel, new, 3.3Oa
$50; country prices reported, 3.10a
$50. Oats, bushel, No. 2 white, do
mestic, 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 13A
cents per bushel for storage and ele-
vation, which is paid by the buyer.
Rye. No. 2, bushel, 75a80. Barley,
No. 2, bushel, 60a65. Hay, ton, 10.50a
400. Wheat straw. ton, 6.50a7.O0.
Flour. barrel, winter, patent, 5.75a
Cos; winter, straight, 4.65a490;
spring. patent, 5.90a6.15; spring,
straight, 5.65a5.85; hard winter, pat
ent. 5.55a5.75; hard winter, straight,
5.35a5.60; rye flour, dark to white,
4.10a490.
Mill feed, ton, spring bran, 81 !00a
$500; standard middling, 30.50a31 so.