Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-01
Baltimore Markets

100-pound sacks. 65al00; Western,
20Oa2 Is; 50-pound sacks, 1.15a125;
sweet potatoes, bushel, 5Oa90;
nearby, y bushel, 25a40; beans,
bushel, 40a100; beets, bunch, nearby,
1ka212; broccoli, crate, 75a1.25;
Western, 200a225 brussels sprouts,
y drum, 2.0Oa250; quart, 12a13;
cabbage, 50-pound sacks, 35a50;
carrots, bushel, 50a90; Western,
crate, 3O0a375; caulifower, crate,
LOCAL go; celery, crate. 75al rs;
corn, sugar, dozen, nearby, 5a12;
cucumbers, bushel, 75a175; egg
plant, bushel, 50a75; nearby, y
bushel, 35a50 lettuce, Iceberg,
crate, 300a4O0; Eastern, Big Bos-
ton, 5Oa75; lima beans, bushel,
100a175; mushrooms, 4-quart bas-
kets, 25a75; onions, 50-pound sacks,
50a75; Western, 135al50; peas,
bushel. 1.75a275; peppers, bushel.
50al0 90: nearby, y bushel, 20a25;
spinach, bushel, 5Oa75; nearby, p
bushel, 30a40; squash, nearby, p
bushel, 20a30; tomatoes, l2-quart
basket, 25a40; lug. 75a150: nearby,
p bushel, 15a45; apples, bushel, 35a
125; cantaloupes, Western, crate
100a3.50; cranberries. 1s-barrel box,
l65al.75; damsons, y bushel, LISA
160: grapes, 12-quart baskets. 40a45 !:
Western, lug. GOAL so; honeydews,
Western, crate, 125a175; lemons,
box, Western, 250a50O; lines,
Southern, 4 box. 75a125; oranges,
box, Western. 275a35O: peaches,
bushel, 35a1.75; pears, Bartlett,
bushel. 75a1.75; seckel, y bushel,
60al00; prunes, y bushel, local 25.
Poultry and Eggs.
Live poultry-Chickens pound.
Rocks, 18a20; crosses. 17a19; Reds,
l7a20; Leghorns, 16a17; fowl, Rocks,
18a20; mixed colors. l7al9; Leg
horns, 1la13; ROSTERS, mixed colors,
10a12; Leghorns, 7a10; ducks. Pekin,
1oa15; Muscovy, l6al7; mixed colors,
Halls.
Eggs-Nearby. ungraded, current
receipts. dozen. white, 22a30; mixed
colors, 22a24. Receipts. 1,435 cases.
Butter-Prints, pound. 90 score,
30a3l: 80 score, 29a30; country rolls,
20a24; packing stock, 1Sal9. Re-
ceipts, 1874 tubs.
Grain Market.
Wheat, No. red winter, garlicky,
spot. domestic. bushel: Opening
prices, 80; October. SO. Settling
prices, 89l4; October, 3d..
Corn, No. yellow. domestic,
bushel, 79a81. Western billing at a
premium over this price. Cob corn,
bushel, 3.5Oa3.7O; country prices re-
ported, 330a350.
Oats, No. white. domestic, bushel.
47a53; No. 2, 44a50. On all sales of
oats to the local trade, excepting
those on track, there is an addi-
tional charge of 134 cents per bushel
for storage and elevation, which is
paid by the buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 60a65. Barley,
bushel, 57a62. Hay, timothy, clover
and mixed, ton, 1000a13O0. Wheat
straw, No. 2, ton, ZOO.
Flour, barrel: Winter, patent, $50
a5.2o; winter, straight, 3.65a3. 80;
spring, patent, 485a5.10; spring,
straight, 460a4.80; hard winter, pat
ent, 4.50a4.70; hard winter, straight,
4.30a4.55; rye flour, dark to white,
3.30a400.
Millfeed, ton: Spring bran, 27.OOa
$500; standard middlings, 2S0Oa
$500.
Live Stock Market
Cattle-300. Three-carload consignment
just good 1915 B steers 800 steady with
Monday. Small lots cutter and common
dalry-breds. 5.50-6.O0: not enough other
classes to make test. Trade interest cen
tered largely on judging of show entries
Calves-100. Vealers steady with Mon
day. with undertone weak Good and
choice vealers 11,00-50. mostly. Com
mon and medium, S.50-10.50. Light culls
down to ZOO or below
Hogs-550. Steady with Monday. Good
and choice lS0-220 pounds $500; prac-
tical TOP, 500; 220-24O pounds 655-SO:
160-1s0 pounds, 6.45-7O: 250-3OO pounds,
6.35-60: 150-160 pounds. 6.35160; 14O-
$50 pounds, 6.OO-25; I3O-14O pounds
5.s0-6.0O; 120-13O pounds. 5.55-s0. Pack
ing sows, S5-535
Sheep-1OO Not enough done up un-
til mid-forenoon on small supply lambs
to make test. practically no early indi-
cations. Sales. good and choice eve and
wether lambs, Monday 9.5O-1OOO, Fat
buck lambs l 90 less.