Evening star., 1940-10-15
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. Oct. l5.-Potatoes,
1OO-pound sacks. 70al 05; Western,
2OOa2.25: 50-pound sacks, 100a1.15;
sweet potatoes, Dushel, 50al.00;
nearby, p bushel, 25a40; beans,
bushel 5Oa80; beets, bunch, nearby,
2a3: broccoli. crate. 75al25; West
ern. 1.O0a225: Brussels sprouts, y
drum. 1.75a200 quart. 10al3; cab
bage. 5O-pound sacks. 25a40; carrots.
bushel 65a100; Western, crate,
325a425: caulifower, crate, 50a80;
celery, crate. 100a1 160; corn, sugar,
dozen. nearby, 6a12; cucumberS,
bushel. 75a300; eggplant, bushel,
75a125: nearby, y bushel, 25a5O;
lettuce. Iceberg. crate. 300a40O;
Eastern. Big Boston, 35a60; lima
beans. bushel. 100s1.75; mushrooms.
4-ouart baskets, 25a65; onions, So
pound sacks, 5Oa75 Western, LISA
1.50a: peas, bushel, 100a275; pep
pers. bushel 40a85; nearby. bushel,
l0a50: spinach. bushel, 25a50; near
BY, J., bushel 20a30; squash. nearby,
bushel. 35a40, tomatoes l2-quart
baskets. 25a40; lug, 25a175; nearby,
p bushel. l0a30; turnips, purple
tops. bushel. 50a65; nearby, 2
bushel. 25a40; apples, bushel, 35a
100: cranberries, s-barrel box. lisa
l.85: grapes. 12-quart baskets, 30a40;
Western, lug. 1.00a200; honeydews,
Western. crate. 200a250; lemons,
box. Western. 450a475; lines,
Southern. i box. 80a1 90: oranges.
box, Western, 2.75a375 pears, Bart
lett. bushel, 1.25a175; Seckel, p
bushel. 5oa85; ounces, bushel,
l GOAL SO
Poultry and Eggs.
Live poultry-ChickenS pound,
Rocks, 18a2l: crosses. 17al9; Reds,
l7al9; Leghorns, l5al6 fowl, Rocks,
17a18; mixed colors, 16a17; Leg
horns. 1Oa12: roosters. mixed colors,
10a12: Leghorns. 7al0; ducks, Pekin,
10al6: Muscovy. 14al6; mixed colors,
12a14 guineas. 22a23
EgGs-Nearby, ungraded current
receipts. dozen. white. 22a30: mixed
colors, 22a25. Receipts. l4l5 cases.
Butter-Prints, pound, 90 score
31a32; 90 score, 30a31; country rolls
20a24; packing stock, 18a19. Re-
ceipts. 702 tubs.
Livestock Market.
From United States Agricultural
Marketing Service:
Cattle, $50. Fresh arrivals consist
principally of carload around $50
pound stock calves and scattered
trucklotS COWS end steers. Mar
ket on slaughter classes largely of
nominal nature. Small lot common
grass steers, 7:25a7.75; Gamer and
cutter COWS. mostly 3.50a4.50.
Calves, so. Vealers steady with
bulk sales Monday Top, soc lower.
Good and choice, 11.50a1200 COM
mon and medium, 9,00al100;
Hogs. 400. Steady with Monday
Good and choice, 160-240 pounds.
6.75a695; practical top. Sos; l60-
180 pounds, 65Oa6.75; 250-300
pounds and 15O-16O pounds, 64Oa
6.65: 14O-150 pounds, 6.15a6.40: 130-
140 pounds. 6.00a6.20: l20-130
pounds, 5.75a60O. Packing sows,
520a5.70.
Sheep, 200. Railroad double
deck mostly good and choice grades,
79-pound eve and wether lambs,
9.75; around steady with bulk sales
Monday. Top, 25c lower than that
day. Sizable trucklotS medium and
good mixed, 925. Slaughter ewes
lacking.
Grain Market.
Wheat, No red winter, garlicky
spot, domestic, bushel: Opening
prices, 9112; October, 9l12. Settling
prices. 91l4; October, 91A.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic,
bushel, 79a81. Western billing at
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel, 350a370; country prices re-
ported, 33Oa3.5O.
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 addition
al charge of 134 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. 1000al3.00 Wheat
straw, No. 2, ton, TOO.
Flour, barrel: Winter, patent, 460
a5:30; winter, straight, 365a3 go;
spring patent, 495a520; spring,
straight, 470a490; hard winter, pat
ent, 460a480: hard winted, Straight,
440a465; rye flour, dark to white,
3 340a410
Millfeed, ton: Spring bran, 2800a
1900; standard middlings, 2800a
$500.