Evening star., 1940-01-28
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DIAL 11MOFLC, NIL, jail. d.
Weather conditions were responsible
for higher live poultry prices during
the week as receipts were reduced
during a large part of the time.
Shipments showed a marked decline
following the snow.
They had attained moderate pro-
portions by the end of the week,
however. Young chickens and fowl
increased about cent per pound and
ducks were from l to cents higher.
Capons recorded a gain of from l
to 2 cents. Geese, guineas and tur-
keys continued about steady. Most
of the demand was for young chick
en- and fowl. Young Rocks sold 15a
II with a few bringing a little
higher price.
Pullets over pounds brought 18a
49, crosses 14a17 and mixed colors
14a17. Some ordinary kinds sold as
low as 10. In fowl, Rocks were
quoted 16a18, mixed colors l5a17
and Leghorns 12al4.
BOOSTERS were little wanted at 10a
IL fo- mixed colors and 7a10 for
Leghorns Young Pekin ducks, S
pounds and over, were l cent higher
and sold 13a14 but white muscovys
increased 2 to cents and were
quoted Halls.
Mixed colors continued 1Oa12.
Kent Island geese brought 14a16.
Guineas weighing over 2 pounds
brought 40a45 each and smaller
birds 30a35. Capons weighing 7
pounds and over moved well at 20
a22. Young hen turkeys brought
20a21 and young toms 15al6, most of
the stock selling at the lower prices.
Egg Prices Advance.
The increase in egg quotations
continued during the week and the
close found prices from 3 to cents
per dozen above last week. Receipts
ran about average on most days, but
at times fell considerably below. The
best large nearby ungraded whites
were 3 to cents higher, selling 27a
%, most of the sales being at the
former figure. Both medium sized
whites and mixed colors were 3
cents higher at 25a26 for both
grades.
The market was dull on the few
native and nearby garden truck
items available. Best Maryland
round white potatoes were slightly
higher at 1.65a1.75 per 100 pounds
with few selling slightly above this
price. Poorer stock brought 1.50a
160. Sweet potatoes were steady
with last week at 60a65 bushel for
the best and a few a little higher,
and 40a50 for ungraded stock.
Purple top turnips were unchanged
at 10a25 half bushel and yellow
turnips we're steady at 125a15 so per
100 pounds.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-50. Steers and she stock
steady to lower. Medium and good
steers around 95O-1,4O0 pounds, 8.35
a9.00; few lots, 9.10a960; top, 1000
for few yearlings; heifers to 900;
fat COWS, 5.50a6.25; few ESQ., heifer
type, 725; Gamers and cutter, 350a
5.25; sausage bulls, 6.50a7.50; good
fat butcher bulls to 500.
Calves-none. Market unchanged.
Good and choice vealers, 12.00a1250:
common and medium, mainly 9.O0a
HOO.
Hogs-750. Steady. Good and
choice 170-210 pounds, 595a6 20;
practical top, $40; 220-240 pounds,
565-5.90; 140-160 pounds. 555a5.8O;
250-300 pounds, 525a565; 120-140
pounds, 525a5 Sc; packing sows, APO
a470
Sheep-none. Fat lambs, steady,
20 lower; good and choice ewes and
wethers, mostly 10.65a10.85; few
common, medium and good grades,
800a10.25; fat slaughter ewes quoted
nominally steady from 400a450.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, do
mestic, Liz. Settling prices were:
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, Liz. Closing prices
were: Wheat, No. 2 red winter, gar
licky, spot, domestic, 1.11h. Corn,
No. yellow, domestic, bushel, 69a71.
Western billing at premium over this
price. Cob corn, barrel, new, 3.30a
$50; country prices reported, 3.10a
$50. Oats, bushel, No. 2 white, do
mestic, 56a61; Pacific Coast, No. l
white, 72a74.
On all sales Of oats to the local
trade, excepting those on track,
there is an additional charge of ia
cents per bushel for storage and