Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

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Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 13-
Fowl continued to be the most i'm
portant feature of the live peultryo
market. 1t was in good demand
and prices were steady to l cent
higher than week earlier.
Demand for young stock was
xather slow and although most items
held steady with last week, rocks
Sased off slightly. BOOSTERS were
slow to 1aove at steady prices. but
there vas some demand for ducks.
which went through the period
Without change.
Receipts of all stock were light
carly in the week. Although ar
rivals of young chickens increased,
@wl continued to move in rather
small quantities until near the close.
. Some young rocks declined / cent
Ter pound to 18a2l. but crosses
q 18a20, mixed colors at 18a21 and
kghorns at 15a17 were steady. In
bwl, all stock was firmer; rocks
(elling 18a20, mixed colors 17a19
ind leghorns 13a15. Mixed color
boosters at 1Oa12 and leghorn
ROSTERS at 7a10 were unchanged.
Young Pekin ducks, S pounds and
over, continued 13a14.
!: Egg Prices Firmer.
Egg quotations were firmer, best
whites increasing l cent per
dozen and mixed colors closing 2
cents higher. Best nearby ungraded
whites sold 1928, withiA few . little
higher, and mixed colors brought
17a19. Receipts were about, Average
on most days, but occasionally were
. little above average.
Most native and nearby garden
truck was somewhat lower and some
new items reached the market.
Nearby tomatoes arrived late in the
week and brought mostly 75a1.00
half bushel. Eastern Shore lima
beans also appeared and sold 4.00a
$50 bushel. Potatoes from the
Eastern Shore arrived and brought
GOAL Is per 100 pounds. Squash de-
creased to 15a30 half bushel and
cabbage was lower, pointed type
ceiling 10a30 and round 15a35 bushel.
Gucumbers decreased to 15a35 half
hushel and beets were lower at liza
AZ bunch. Maryland asparagus
continued steady at 50a2.25 per
dozen punches, according to size,
with some of unusually good quality
bringing slight premium. Beans
we're a little higher, selling 60a85
bushel. Eastern Shore blackberries
were lower at 20Oa3.00 crate and red
raspberries decreased to Gallo pint.
Livestock Market.
lCattle, so. Steers closing steady
ID IS lower than last Friday. Weeks
top, 1925 for good and choice
1t065 pounds load; 1,149 pounds,
1b.75; other steers, mostly medium
and good 1,O0O-1,250 pounds, at
a25-10.65; grassers selling below
1000; light common kinds down to
aepund 800; cows steady to weak;
goad grade beef type, $50; bulk fat
cows, common and medium grades,
6O0-7O0. Gamers and cutters
largely 450-6.00; shelly kinds. 400;
sausage bulls steady at 6.50-750.
Calves, 10. This weeks vealers
from Monday through Friday most
lylo higher; bulk good and choice,
g. $4,000; comparable kinds Fri
dSS, 8.O0-50, or steady with close
Hogs, 725. Steady, practical top,
7.3O; good and choice, 170-210
pounds, 705-3O: 220-240 pounds,
6.80-7.05; 250-3O0 pounds, 5000;
15O-160 pounds, $3.50; 140-150
pounds, 6.40-65; 130-140 pounds
6.l5-40; 10000 pounds. 6.00-25.
Pasking sows. 5.00-50; market most
ly"15 higher than last week, except
packing sows which were steady.
Sheep, 10. This Thursdays sales
$3.50 lower and late bids off more;
weeks top, 10, paid Monday; best
price Wednesday, HOO. for good
AMI choice ewes and wethers; peak
prIe Thursday, lots, and most
sales that day 1850 downward; not
enough Friday to test market; small
supply fresh arrivals and few hold
overs Friday. 1000; odd head fat
sls6hter ewes up to $50; mostly
sales around 800 and old thin sheep
down to 100. .. ..
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2, red, winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, bushel, old, 70, nominal; new,
1917; new, July 1871. Closing prices
were: Wheat, No. 2, red, winter, gar
licky. SPOT, domestic, bushel, old, 70,
nominal; new, 1914; new, July, 731.
Setting prices were: Wheat, No. Q,
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
busAel. old, 70: new. 1914; new, July,
73k.
Corn, No. 2, yellow. domestic,
bushel, 76a78. Western billings at q
premium over this price. Cob corn,
bayyel, 3.50a37o; country prices re-
!. ported, 330a350.
oats, bushel, No. 2, white, domes-
tic, 51a56; Pacific Coast, No. /, white,
72a74. On all sales of oats to the
local trade, excepting those on track.
tn Is an additional charge OF TX
Gel per bushel for storage and ele-
walton, which is paid BY the buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 55a60. Barley,
bushel, 45a47. Hay, old, i4.O0al7 90.
Wheat straw. ton. new, 5.50a6.00.