Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-08
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. Fowl
continued to feature the live poultry
market during the week. Demand
kept up well and quotations
strengthened slightly. Prices on
most fowl were about l cent above
week earlier.
Quotations on most other stock
remained practically unchanged
from last week. Demand was fairly
good and receipts were sufficient to
take care of all requirements. Dur
ing the early part Of the week re-
ceiptS were moderate, but they de-
clined slightly toward the close.
Young chickens found fairly ready
sale at steady prices, Rocks bringing
18a20 with few selling ! cent high
er; crosses and Reds, 17a1s, and
Leghorns, l7alS. In fowl, Rocks
we're a full cent higher than last
week at 18a20.
Some mixed colors were higher,
selling 17a18, with a few bringing
little better price. Leghorns were
steady at 12a13. BOOSTERS were slow
at 10a12 for mixed colors and 7a10
for Leghorns. Young Pekin ducks,
5 pounds and over, continued at 10
ala, the same as last week, and
smaller birds were unchanged at
10a12. White Muscovys, weighing
Az pounds and over, continued TO
move at 16a17.
Egg Prices Stronger.
The quotations on nearby I'M
graded current receipt eggs strength
ened considerably. The increase
was from 2 to cents per dozen.
Whites showed a gain of cents
and sold 20a28 dozen, with a few
bringing a little higher price. The
prices of mixed colors showed an
advance of to cents. Present
quotations are 19a22 a dozen. Egg
receipts continued to vary sharply
from day to day, being rather low
on most occasions.
Considerable native and nearby
garden truck declined in price dur
ing the week Items on which
quotations were easier included
cucumberS at 40a50 half -bushel, egg
plant at 25a35 half -bushel, Mary
land lima beans at 1.75a20O bushel,
peppers at 20a30 half-bushel, Mary
land white potatoes at 75a700 per
100 pounds, squash at 10a25 half
bushel and sweet potatoes at lisa
lis bushel Among the few items
on which quotations were higher
cabbage at 20a30 bushel, nearby
sugar corn at 20a25 dozen for best
and 12a15 for poorer stock, and
tomatoes. best bringing 50a65 half
bushel and poorer stock 30a40.
Gamers stock was a little higher,
selling mostly 35a40 bushel. Nearby
cantaloupes sold lower than last
week at 20a25 half-bushel and some
poorer stock bringing as low as
10. Watermelons were slightly
higher at 6a20 each, according to
size.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, go Compared with Fri
day last week; steers and she stock
closing mostly so cents lower, some
late sales both classes considered
off more; bulls weak to Is cents
off; bulk medium and good 1000
1,380-pound grass steers, 8.75al0.35;
half dozen loads good enough for
1050a11 90: weeks top, 1900. paid
Monday for head choice 974-pound
dry-fed yearlings; receipts dry-feds
almost negligible; most heifers COM
mon and medium at 6.00a8.25; top,
HOO, for choice 660-pound indi-
vidual; late sales fat cows, 4.75a700;
few, 7.50.
Calves, TO- Compared with Fri
day last week; vealers closing steady
and weeks trade mostly on that
basis, except Monday mostly so cents
higher: good and choice mostly
11.00a11 so; bulk common and me-
dunn, 8.50a10.50.
Hogs, 400. Mostly, 10 cents lower
than Friday. Practical top, ITO.
Good and choice, 170-220 pounds,
745a7 10; 220-240 pounds, 720a745;
250-300 pounds, 6.70a720; 15o-160
pounds, 705a7.30; 140-150 pounds,
6.7Oa695; 1S0-140 pounds, 645a670;
120-130 pounds, 630a655. Packing
sows, 53Oa580 Compared with week
ago mostly 80 cents lower.
Sheep-Compared with quotations
late last week; Spring lambs steady;
weeks bulk good and choice ewes
and wethers, 1000a10.50; few lots
on small killers accounts Thurs
day, lots; weeks top, HOO, paid
sparingly Monday; common and me-
dunn throwouts mostly, 7.00a8.50;