Evening star., 1940-04-14
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, April 13.-
There was fairly active demand for
live poultry during the week, but
moderate receipts were sufncient to
meet the calls.
Young chickens were in good de-
mand, but fowl was somewhat slow.
Most stock was fairly we'll cleared,
however. Prices on all but a few
items continued practically steady
throughout the week.
One Of the exceptions was ca
pons. which moved well. The prices
increased 2 cents per pound toward
the close.
Most fowl declined about l cent.
Chickens. ROSTERS and ducks were
about on the same level as last
weeks close.
Young Rocks sold 19a21 and both
crosses and mixed colors brought
1Sa20. Young Leghorns weighing
IL pounds and up sold mostly IS.
In fowl, Rocks were a full / cent
lower at 16a17, but a few of extra
good quality sold 18. Mixed color
fowl was little lower at IS al6, and
Leghorns unchanged at 13 q IS.
Mixed color ROSTERS at 10a12 and
Leghorn roosters at 7a10 were steady
and slow to move. Young Pekin
ducks weighing pounds and over
were steady at 14a16, white Mus
covoys brought 15a16, and mixed col
ors, 12a13. Capons weighing 7 pounds
and over increased to 26a28.
Egg Prices Steady.
Egg quotations continued steady
until toward the close, when the
best grade declined fractionally.
Mixed colors were unchanged. Re-
ceipts were somewhat above average
on most days. Best large nearby
ungraded whites were quoted l6ha
171a, and mixed colors 16a16h.
Some new items Of native and
nearby garden truck reached the
market during the week. One of
these was spinach, which sold 25a40
bushel. Another was nearby rhu-
barb. which brought 7a10 bunch.
Most OF the nearby stock that was
available last week continued with
out change.
Nearby blue kale was an excep-
ton, however, and decreased sub
stantially as receipts grew heavier.
It was quoted 2Oa30 bushel.
Maryland round white potatoes
were steady at 160a1.75 per 100
pounds and sweet potatoes were
practically unchanged at LOCAL rs q
bushel for best and 65as0 for un-
graded stock. Purple-top turnips
continued 15a30 half bushel.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-25. Compared with Friday
last week steers and cows closing
1925 higher; majority medium and
good 850-1 ,300-pound steers, $40
$50; odd head yearlings to 1850;
pair choice 1,170-pound steers, II 90;
common and low medium grades.
7.25-8.35; bulk fat cows, 5.50-6.25:
good heifer type lacking; Gamers
and cutters, 4.0O-5.25; emaciated
kinds down to $50; sausage bulls. so
higher; late top, TBS.
Calves-No receipts. Compared
with Friday last week, weeks mar
ket so lower; good and choice veal
ers. 1000: common and me-
diurn, 100000.
Hogs-800. Ten higher: practical
top, SOS. Good and choice 170-2l0
pounds, 570-95; 220-240 pounds,
5.45-7o; 250-300 pounds, 495-5.45;
150-l60 pounds, 5!40-65: 140-150
pounds, 5.20-45: 130-140 pounds,
4.95-5.20; 120-130 pounds, 4S0-5.05.
Packing sows, 385-4.35. Compared
with week ago market IS higher.
Sheep-No receipts. Compared
with close last week market un-
changed on classes represented:
good and choice fed Western wooled
lambs, 1160; just good grade natives,
ll.25; good and choice shorn West
erns, 1850 downward: odd small
truck lots native spring lambs, 1900
down; few head fat wooled slaughter
ewes, 625 downward.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
3 red winter, garlicky. spot, domes-
tic, LIAM. Settling prices were:
Whoet. mo. : red winter. garucky,
spot, domestic, 1.l494. Closing prices