Evening star., 1940-07-13
Baltimore Markets


100-pound sacks, 90a125; bushel,
70a75; barrel, 165a20O: sweet pota-
toes, new, bushel, 30oa350; aspara-
gus, dozen punches. 50a225, New
Jersey, 150a250; beans, bushel, 40a
75 nearby, 60a85; beets, nearby,
bunch, 112a2la: cabbage, nearby,
bushel, pointed type, 10a30; round,
15a35; carrots, dozen punches, 4Oa
So Western, crates. 450a5 25: cauli-
flower, crate, Western, 15Oa175;
New York, 75a100; celery, crate,
1.OOa20 corn. crate, sugar, 75al 90;
white. 40a60: cucumbers, bushel, 25a
IS; nearby, IL bushel, 15a35: egg
plant, 112-bushel crate, 2O0a3 90;
lettuce, Iceberg. crate, Western, 1.5Oa
ESQ; Eastern, 25a10O; Big Boston,
25a50; lima beans, bushel, 150a4 so;
onions. 50-pound sacks, 100a2 25;
peas, bushel, l25a225: peppers,
bushel, 50a100 spinach, bushel, 75a
1,25; squash, nearby, y bushel, 15a
30: tomatoes, lug, 75a10 12-quart
basket, 40a75; nearby, y bushel, 75a
100; apples, bushel, 50a2OO: black
berries, crate, 200a3 90; blueberries,
pint 15a20 cantaloupes, Western,
crate, 2.25a3.25: Southern, crate,
LOCALES; bushel, 75alO0; honey
balls, crate, 225a350; honeydeWs.
crate, 1.50a2.00; huckleberries. quart,
12a2o; lemons. box. 325a4 so; or
anges, box, California, 2.5Oa3.5O:
peaches. Z bushel, 5Oa1.25: bushel,
1.00a1.50: plums. crate. 1O0a2 25:
raspberries. red, pint, 6a10; black,
quart. 11al3; watermelons, each
20a3O.
Poultry and Eggs.
Live poultry-Chickens Rocks.
pound, 18a21; crosses, 18a20: mixed
colors, 18a21; Leghorns, 15a17; fowl,
Rocks.~ 18a20; mixed colors. 17ale:
Leg1orns. 13a15: roosters, mixed COL
ors. 10a12: Leghorns, 7a10; ducks,
Pekins, 13a14.
Eggs-Nearby, ungraded, current
receipts. dozen. white, 18a23: mixed
colors. 17a19; receipts, 1,01l cases.
Butter-Prints, 80 score. pound,
80; 80 score, %; country rolls. l8.
packing stock, 16. Receipts, 7O9 tubs.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No
2, red, winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic, bushel, old, 70, nominal; new.
1875; new, July, 1872. Settling prices
were: Wheat, No. 2, red, winter, gar
llcky, spot, domestic, bushel, old, 70;
new, 1872: new. July, 731a.
Corn, No. 2, yellow, domestic,
bushel, 76a78. Western billings at a
premium over this price. Cob corn.
barrel. 35Oa3.70; country prices re-
ported, 330a35O
Oats, buShel, No. 2, white domes-
tic, 51a56; 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 Il.
cents per bushel for storage and
elevation, which is paid by the
buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 55a6O. Barley,
bushel, 45a47. Hay, ton, old, 14.0Oa
l7.O0. Wheat straw, ton, new, $50
a60O.
Livestock Market.
Cattle. go. Compared with Friday
last week, steers closing steady to IS
cents lower; weeks top, 1895 for
good and choice LOGS pounds: load
1,149 pounds, 1915; other steers
mostly medium and good 1000 to
1850 pounds at 9.25a1O.65: grassers
selling principally below 1000: light
common kinds down to around 300:
cows steady to weak; good grade
beef type to 7.50; bulk fat cows COM
mon and medium grades at 6.OOa
700; Gamers and cutters largely 4.5o
a6.0O; shelly kinds 400; sausage
bulls steady with week ago at 6.5Oa
75O.
Calves, 10. Compared with FRI
day last week, this weeks vealers
from Monday through Thursday
mostly so cents higher; weeks bulk
good and choice, 9.50a1O.OO: COM
parable kinds Friday, 90Oao so, or
steady with close last week.
Hogs, 725. Steady with Friday:
practical top, 7.30; good and choice
ITO to 210 pounds, 7O5a7.3O; 220 to
240 pounds, 6.8Oa7O5: $50 to 300
pounds, 6.30a6.8O; $50 to 100 pounds,
6.65a690; 40 to $50 pounds, 6.4Oa
SOS; 130 to 140 pounds, 6.15a6. 40:
120 to 130 pounds, 600a625; packing
sows, 5.00a5.50; compared week ago,
mostly IS cents higher, except pack
ing sows steady. Above prices based
on granted hogs.
Sheep, 10. Compared with quota
tions late last week, sales Thursday
this week Is to so cents lower and late
bids that day off more; weeks top,
lilo, paid Monday; best price We'd
nesday, HOO, for good and choice
ewes and wethers; peak price Thurs
day, 1915, and most sales that day
1850 downward; not enough done
Friday to test market; few bids on
small supply fresh arrivals and few
holdovers Friday around 1000; odd
head fat slaughter ewes this week
up to $50; most sales around 800
and old thin sheep down to LOO.