Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-27
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Oct 26.-After go
ing through the entire week with
few changes in prices the live poul-
Try market showed a decline toward
Inc close. Only few items re-
I'ained steady with last week
Decreases amounted from l to
cents per pound. Most of the de-
rland was for large young chicken
and heavy fat fowl. Receipts were
moderate most of the time and were
sufficient to supply most demands.
Come of the less desirable items
Nore hard to move.
Turkeys arrived on the market
during the week and shared in the
decrease. Most young Rocks sold
l7a20 and crosses brought l6al8.
Young Reds were steady at 17a19,
but mixed colors decreased to HALT.
Leghorns were unchanged at 14al6
In fowl Rocks decreased to 17a18.
mixed colors to 15a17 and Leghorns
to 8al2. BOOSTERS continued in slow
demand at unchanged price, l0al2
for mixed colors and 7a10 for Leg
horns.
Ducks were quoted a little below
st week, young white Pekings, 5
pounds and over, selling 14a15. and
mixed colors, 10a12 White Mus
cows, Az pounds and up, brought
l3al4 and mixed colors 1Oa12. The
only item to show an increase was
Young guineas, which sold 23a25.
Turkeys were from to cents lower
than when they first arrived. Young
hens selling 21a23 and toms 16a18.
Egg Prices Improve.
The egg market continued to
strengthen, some of the best being
cents per dozen above last week.
Receipts on few of the days were
considerably above the average. Best
nearby ungraded current receipt
white eggs increased to 25a38 per
dozen and few brought a slightly
higher price. Mixed colors were
higher at 24a28, with a few bringing
a little more.
Most native and nearby garden
luck showed little change in price
curing the week and the market on
much OF the stock was rather dull.
E2arby tomatoes, however, were a
Little higher, selling 3Oa5O half
blshel for best and 10a25 for poorer
lock. Some Maryland potatoes
were little firmer at 70a95 per 100
pounds. Eastern Shore lima beans
increased to l,50a20O bushel. Green
peppers were steady, bringing 10a25
half bushel, but red peppers de-
cllned to 30a40. Beets were little
lower at 1l2a2 bunch. Stock which
remained practically unchanged in
cluded sweet potatoes, at 30a35 half
bushel for Goldens and 2Oa3O for
Jerseys; purple-top turnips at 1Oa
so half bushel, spinach at 20a3O half
bushel and Maryland mushrooms at
25a65 4-quart basket.
Livestock Market.
Just good and lower grade steers
predominated salable supplies of
that class of cattle and the liberal
number of such kinds that arrived
again proved somewhat burdensome
on current demand, according to
the Agricultural Marketing Service,
Department of Agriculture. Outlet
was mostly on a weak to 25-cent
lower basis than close last week. A
load or so of best graSsers and the
few grainfeds that appeared brought
near steady rates, but general mar
ket undertone was on the weak side
She-Stock finished weak to mostly
IS lower, Gamer and cutter grade
cows and the few strictly good
Weighty beef type available display
ing less weakness than in-betWeen
offerings. Sausage bulls closed
steady to weak. Vealer output car
ried through the week with nc
quotable change. Hog trend is a
two-way affair, with butchers
scaling 100 pounds upward closing
mostly 10 lower than a week ago
$50 pounds downward higher ano
packing sows up 10. Fat lamb
values were mainly strong to Il
higher.
Majority of slaughter steers COM
prised medium and good grade
around 900 to 1850 pounds thai
brought 825a985 and best eraser:
were load of 1,415-pound West
Virginias that brought 1850. Only
odd head sold above 1850, CHOICE
grade dry-fed 1,OOO-pound yearling al
extreme top, 1900 A stable num-
Der common and low medium grade
grassers went 700a800 and very
common dairybreds ranged down tt
600. Most heifers were common
and medium grades that sold $500
$50, a choice 870-pound individual
noted at 1900 Most fat COWS were
common and medium grades tina
brought 4.75a5.75, good weighty
beef type relatively scarce and sell