Evening star., 1940-01-21
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Jan. 20.-The
live poultry market continued de-
cidedly dull throughout the week.
Although most prices maintained
about the same level as last week s
close, the demand was sluggish
and some stock was hard to move.
Most of the calls were for the better
grades but even this demand was
slow.
The market on young chickens
and fowl was especially dull. A
few of the other items moved fairly
we'll. especially capons. Geese also
enjoyed a fair demand.
There were few calls for turkeys.
Receipts early in the week were
rather light but they improved
during the middle of the week and
declined toward the close.
Pullet quotations fuctuated fire.
quently and prices were about l
cent lower at the close. Old leg
horns were slightly firmer but ducks
recorded decrease of about l cent.
Most other stock changed only
slightly during the period, closing
quotations being practically the
same as last week.
Young rocks sold 13al6; pullets
weighing over 4 pounds, 16al7;
crosses, 13a15. and mixed colors.
14a16. with ordinary lots of all kinds
hard to move as low as 10 and IL.
In fowl, rocks brought 15a16, mixed
colors 14a15 and leghorns, 11a13.
Mixed color roosters continued
l0a12. with leghorn roosters slow
to move at 7a10. Young Pekin
ducks, S pounds and over, sold 12a13,
with few bringing IA; white Mus
cows, 11a13, and mixed colors, 1Oa12.
Kent Island geese brought 14a16.
Guineas weighing over 2 pounds
sold .40a45 each with smaller birds
selling as low as 80. Capons, 6
pounds and over, continued l9a2O.
Young hen turkeys sold 20a2l and
Young Toms, 15a16 with most sales
being at the lower figures.
Egg Prices Improve.
The egg market strengthened
somewhat during the week. with
quotations from l to cents above
last weeks close. Receipts were
rather irregular, ranging from un-
usually low totals on some days to
considerably above the average on
others. The best large nearby
whites are about l to 2 cents above
last week, selling mostly "A dozen.
Both mediums sized whites and
mixed colors brought 22a23, which
was about 3 cents above last weeks
close.
There was little activity in the
lew native and nearby garden truck
items on the market. MARYLAND
round white potatoes were lower at
1.6Oal.70 per 100 pounds, with a few
bringing slightly higher prices, and
poorer stock selling as low as $50.
Sweet potatoes were unchanged at
6Oa65 bushel for best and 4Oa50
for ungraded stock. Purple ton
turnips declined slightly to 1Oa25
half-bushel, but yellow turnips were
steady at 1.25a1.50 per 100 pounds.
Livestock Market.
Cattle. Is. Compared with Friday
last week, steers strong to Is cents
higher; sales. medium and good
grades, 1000 to 1850 pounds, mostly
8.35a985; few good 1,020-pound
yearlings. 10.00 heifers scarce; few
head, $50 down; cows steady to
shade higher; beef kinds mostly
5.50a6.50; odd head to 6.75; Gamers
and cutters, 4.00a5 Is; sausage bulls
steady.
Calves. none. Compared with Fri
day last week, this weeks vealer
market unchanged; good and choice
grades, 12.00a12.50; common and
medium, grades, 9OOa11.5O.
Hogs, 425. Steady with Friday.
good and choice, 100 to 21O pounds,
6.15a6.40; practical top, GAO; 200 to
240 pounds and 14O to 16O pounds.
5a6.10; $50 to 300 pounds, 5.45a
5.85; l20 to 140 pounds, 5.55a5 80:
packing sows, 4.40a49O. Compared
week ago, butchers, 160 pounds up,
steady, light lights and pigs, 20 to
80 cents lower; packing sows, 10
cents off. Above prices based on
granted hogs.
Sheep. so. Compared with Friday
last week. fat lambs, market steady
to Is cents higher; bulk sales, good
and choice, 1025a1O.65; some me-