Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-06
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


demand for live poultry was unusu-
ally good during the first part of the
week the market became dull later.
Prices eased off and the close found
quotations on most stock from / to
cents lower. The early demand
was especially good for large young
chickens and fowl, some of which
sold at a premium
Prices began to decline on Thurs
day. About the only stock that
continued steady was ROSTERS, which
were hard to move, and young
Pekin ducks. All young chickens,
fowls and MuScovy duck declined.
Young Rocks and Crosses were I
cent lower at 17a19 for the former
with a few selling 20. and 17al8 for
the latter. with some bringing a
slightly higher price. Young reds
decreased l to 2 cents and brought
l6al8, with few little higher and
Leghorns dropped to l5al6. Some
fowls were 2 cents lower, Rocks SELL
ing l7al8, with few little higher;
mixed colors l7a18 and Leghorns
10all. with few bringing r. Mixed
color roosters continued 10al2 and
Leghorns 7a10 Although young
Pekin ducks we're steady at Halls
for birds weighing five pounds or
over and 10al2 for smaller stock,
white MuScovys AZ pounds and up,
decreased to 15a16 and mixed colors
to 13al4. Daily receipts were mod
crate.
Egg Prices Lower.
Egg quotations continued TO de-
cline slightly, nearby ungraded cur
rent receipt whites being 2 cents
per dozen lower and mixed colors
dropping about l cent. Daily re-
ceipts were about average. Whites
decreased to 22a30 per dozen with a
few selling slightly higher, and
mixed colors to 22a24 with some
of these bringing a little higher
price.
Many native and garden truck
items increased in price, but several
held steady and few were slightly
firmer. Nearby sugar corn at 5al0
dozen, eggplant at 25a50 bushel and
peppers at 10a30 bushel were slight
ly below last week. Other stock
which was lower included Eastern
Shore lima beans at 90al35 bushel,
spinach at 25a30 half bushel and
tomatoes at 15a35. Beets were a
little higher, selling 2a3 bunch, and
Maryland snapbeans increased to
50a95 bushel. White potatoes were
steady, bringing 65a90 per 100
pounds, and sweet potatoes were
unchanged at 25a4O half bushel.
Mushrooms continued 25a65 4-quart
basket. Nearby purple-top turnips
arrived and sold 30a40 half bushel.
Livestock Market.
Cattle market was a two-way af-
fair in which steers finished strong
to Is higher and cows and bulls
mostly Is lower than last week. &C
cording to the Agricultural Market
ing Service, Department of Agri-
culture. Vealer prices held along
steady lines during the entire week.
Butcher hogs scaling 160 pounds up
ward closed mostly steady with a
week ago, light lights and pigs 10
higher and packing sows up 40.
Fat lambs found outlet more or less
dependable at rates that were about
on par with close last week.
Bulk of regular market steers
were medium and just good grade
grassers that weighed from around
I am vo,IpIc dou,,,u,ord opI brornI+
mostly 8.35a9.50. A few part load
lots of grainfeds sold upward to
1925. Grand champion steer in
18th annual Baltimore livestock
show was a All Club Angus that
brought so per pound. Reserve
champion was Hereford that sold
for Is per pound. Champion car
load of steers were Herefords that
brought IS per pound. Heifers were
largely common and medium kinds
that went 5.50a825. Good grade
heifer type cows sold up to 700 and
most fat COWS 5.25a6.50. Gamers
and cutters turned mostly 3.50a5 90
and shelly kinds as low as SEQ.
Sausage bulls late this week sold
from 100 downward and in Mon
days market odd head reached 7.25.
Good and choice grade vealers
brought 11.00a1l50, common and
medium grades largely 850a10.50
and light cul,s down to around TOO.
Outlet for swine Friday was
mostly 10 above Thursdays level
and practical top boosted back to
700. Good and choice grade 180-to-
220-pound butchers were quoted
675a70O; 220 to $40 pounds, 6.65a
$50; 100 to 1870 pounds, 655a680;
$50 300 pound butchers and 49,
to-l60-pound ight-lights, 6.45a6.70;
140 to $50 pounds, 6.10a6.35; 100 to
140 pounds. 590a6.10; 100 to 100
pounds, 5.65a5 go, and packing sows,
525a575.' Prices are based on grain
fed hogs.
Good and choice grade eve and