Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-11
Baltimore Markets


1OO-pound sacks, 70a105; Western,
2O0a225; 50-pound sack, 1.0Oal.15;
sweet potatoes, bushel, 50a1 90; near
by, u bushel, 25a40; beans, bushel,
40a90; beets, bunch, nearby, 2a3;
broccoli, crate, 75a125; Western,
lOOa2 Is; brussels sprouts, u drum,
175a20O; quart, 10al4; cabbage, So
pound sacks, 25a40; carrots, bushel,
75a1.0O; Western, crates, 375a4.25;
cauliflower, crate, 75al.00; celery,
crate, 1.25a1.60; corn, sugar, dozen,
nearby, 5a12; cucumbers, bushel,
125a3O0; eggplant, bushel, 75a1.00:
nearby, u bushel, 25a50; lettuce,
Iceberg, crate, 225a3.75; Eastern,
Big Boston, 25a60: lima beans,
bushel, LOCAL so; mushrooms, 4-quart
baskets, 2Oa65; onions, 5O-pound
sacks, 65a75; Western. 1.35a1.50;
peas, bushel. l25a2.75; peppers,
bushel, 40a75; nearby, y bushel,
1Oa50; spinach. bushel, 25a50; near
by, Il bushel, 20a3O; squash,
nearby, y bushel, 35a4O; tomatoes,
l2-quart basket, 25a40; lug, 25a150;
nearby, u bushel. 10a30; turnips,
purple tops, bushel, 50a75; nearby,
p bushel, 30a4O; apples, bushel, 35a
125; cantaloupes, Western, crate,
125a1 so; cranberries, is-barrel box,
1.75a185; grapes. l2-quart baskets,
30a40; Western, lug, l00a2.00;
honeydews, Western, crate, 75a2.00;
lemons, box, Western. 4.50a4.75;
lines, Southern, !. box, 5oa1 90;
oranges, box, Western, 275a3.50:
peaches, bushel, 5Oal50; pears,
Bartlett. bushel, l0Oal75; seckel, n
bushel, 50a85; ounces, bushel. l.00a
$50.
Poultry and Eggs.
Live poultry - Chickens. pound,
Rocks, lSa2O; crosses, 17al9; Reds,
17a1s; Leghorns, 15a16; fowl, Rocks,
17al8; mixed colors, 16al7; Leg
horns, 1la12; BOOSTERS, mixed colors,
1Oa12; Leghorns, 7al0; ducks, Pekin,
10al5; Muscovy. 15a16; mixed colors,
13a14
Eggs-Nearby, ungraded, current
receipts. dozen, white. 22a30; mixed
colors, 22a25. Receipts. 1924 cases.
Butter-Prints. pound, 90 score,
30a31; 80 score, 29a30: country rolls.
20a24; packing stock, l8a19. Re-
ceipts, 668 tubs.
Grain Market.
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky
spot. domestic. bushel: Opening
prices, 901.; october. 9014. Settling
prices, 81; october, 81.
Corn, No. yellow, domestic
bushel, 79a8l. Western billing at q
premium over this price. Cob corn
barrel, 3.50a370; country prices re-
ported, 3.30a350.
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 addi>
tional charge of Il. 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, lo00al3.00. Wheat
straw, No. 2. ton, TOO.
Flour, barrel: Winter, patent, $50
a5.20; winter, straight. 3.65a3 go:
spring, patent, 4.85a510; spring
straight. 4.6Oa4.80; hard winter, pat
ent, 4.5Oa4.7O; hard winter, straight,
43Oa4.55; rye flour, dark to white,
3.3Oa4.00.
Millfeed, ton: Spring, bran, q .00a
$500; standard middlings, 2s.Ooa
1900.
Live Stock Market.
Furnished by United States Agri-
cultural Marketing Service:
Cattle, 1875; bulk fresh arrivals re-
placement steers; slaughter classes
nominally steady with Thursday;
odd head fat cows selling up to 6.lO;
Gamers and cutters, mainly 3.50-45O;
good week end clearance on slaughter
classes indicated.
Calves, Is; nominally steady with
Thursday: good and choice vealers
uuotable 11.O0-50; common and me-
dunn, 8.50-1050.
Hogs, 375; steady with Thursday;
good and choice 180-240 pounds,
6.70-95; practical top. SOS; 160-180
pounds, 6.5O-75; 250-300 pounds, and
150-160 pounds. 6.40a65; 140-150
pounds, 6.O5-3O; 130-140 pounds, 5.85-
SOS; 120-130 pounds, 5.60-S5; pack
inc sous 20.70
Sheep, 300; fat lambs steady to
weak; good and choice ewes and
wethers, 9.70a975; few fat buck
lambs out 100 less; common throw
outs, 7.00-50.