Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Baltimore Markets

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BALTIMORE, Aug. l7.-Potatoes,
100 pound sacks, 75al 90; Western,
2.40a2.50; sweet potatoes, bushel
l.5Oa2.50: beans, bushel, 75a325:
beets, nearby. bunch. 2a3; cabbage,
bushel 45a50; nearby, round. l5a35:
carrots. bushsl, 75al00; Western,
crate. 325a375; cauliflower. crate,
50al. so; celery, crate. 50a200; corn,
nearby. dozen. l0a25; cucumbers,
bushel, 25al00; nearby. y bushel.
20a40; eggplant. bushel, 65a75;
nearby. u bushel. 25a35; lettuce,
Iceberg. crate, Western, 225a300:
Eastern, Big Boston. 35a60; lima
beans, bushel. l00a200; nearby, y
bushel, LOCALS; onions, 50-pound
sack, 50al so; peas, bushel, 75al.75;
peppers, bushel, 25a50; nearby, "a
bushel. 25a30: spinach. bushel. 50a
100; squash, nearby, Il bushel, lisa
30; tomatoes, 12-quart basket, 20a30;
nearby, u bushel. l5a35. apples,
bushel, 50al.25; blueberries, pint,
l5a20: cantaloupes, crate. 50al -25;
bushel. 6Oa9O: nearby: y bushel,
25a55; grapefruit, box, 250a300;
grapes. lug. l25al75; honeydews.
crate. 5Oa2 IS; huckleberries. quart,
l0al5; lemons, box, 500a5 Is; lines,
J. box, 50al.0O; oranges, box, Cali
fornia. 3OOa4OO; peaches. bushel,
5Oa2 Is: nearby. Il bushel. Isaac:
pears, box, 200a225; plums. crate,
75a200; watermelons, each Sa25.
Poultry and Eggs.
Live poultry - Chickens. Rocks,
pound, l9a2l; crosses. 1920; Leg
horns, l6alS; fowl. Rocks. l7sl8;
mixed colors, l6al7: Leghorns. la
a: ROSTERS. mixed colors, l0al2:
Leghorns, 7a10; ducks, Pekins, l0a
IA.
Eggs-Nearby. ungraded. current
receipts, dozen. white. l7a23: mixed
colors. 16alS. Receipts. 1909 cases.
Butter-Prints. 90 score. pound
28a29; 90 score. 27a28; country rolls,
20a2l; packing stock, l8als. Re-
ceipts, 4ol tubs.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat. No
2. red winter garlicky. spot. domes-
tic, bushel, IS; August, IS. Settling
prices were: Wheat. No. 2, red
| winter, garlicky. spot, domestic,
bushel, rs; August, IS.
Corn, No. 2. yellow, domestic,
bushel. 79a8l. Western billing at a
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel, 35Oa370; country prices re-
ported, 33oa3.5o.
Oats, bushel. No. 2, white, domes-
tic. 40a60 On all sales OF oats 10
the local trade, excepting those on
track, there is an additional charge
of IL. cents PR bushel for storage
and elevation, which is paid by the
buyer.
Rye. No. 2. bushel. 6Oa65. Barley,
bushel. 55a60. Hay. ton, l0.0Oal30O.
Wheat straw, ton, No. 2, 100.
Flour. barrel, winter. patent, ASA
5.45: winter. straight. 365a3 80;
spring, patent. 485a5l0; spring,
straight. 460a480 hard winter.
patent. 4.5Oa4.70; hard winter,
straight, 4.3Oa4s5; rye -four, dark
TO white. 3.30a4.00.
Millfeed. ton. spring bran, 6.OOa
270O; standard middlings, 27Ooa
% 90.
Livestock Market.
Cattle. IS. Compared with Friday
last week. most killing classes
around steady; medium and COM
mon steers steady to shade lower;
top, ll.60, for choice 1853 pounds;
few other dry-fed yearlings. l050a
1890: several loads l,200-to-l 400
pound grain on grass steers, lO.5Oa
lots: weeks bulk medium and good
grass steers, 8.75al025; best grass
ers, 1885, weight, 1880 pounds;
stable number common and low
medium, 7.6Oas50; heifers scarce;
few common to good, 5.50a8.75: most
fat COWS, 525a700; few heavy heller
type to 750; bulk Gamers and cut
tiers, 4.0Oa5 90; top sausage bulls,
TOO.
Calves. 10. Compared with Friday
last week, vealers mostly 100 high
err; good and choice, 10.0Oa 1850;
common and medium, 750a9 so.
Hogs, $50. Steady with Friday;
practical top. 73O; good and choice.
ITO to 22O pounds. 05a7.30; go to
$40 pounds, 680a705; $50 to 300
pounds, 6.30a6.80; $50 to 100 pounds,
6.65a6 80; 140 to $50 pounds, 6.30a
SIS; 100 to 140 pounds. 6.05a6.30;
100 to 100 pounds, 5.90a6.l5; packing
sows. 495a54 As: compared week ago,
mostly 20 cents higher. Above prices
based on granted hogs.
Sheep, none. Compared with Fri
day last week, spring lambs mostly
rs cents or more higher; good and
choice grades ewes and wethers, $50
al0.15; majority sales such kinds
1000 after Monday; fat buck lambs,
100 less; Gull, common and medium
grades throwouSs numerous from
6.O0a9 90; few lots fat slaughter ewes
fully steady, from 3.75 down.