Evening star., 1940-05-12
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star:

Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The star:
BALTIMORE, Nd. May 1.-THE
live poultry market was dull
throughout this week and the period
closed with prices changed on only
a few items. There were some fiuc-
tuations in quotations but they were
confined to q narrow range. Most
Of the activity was on young stock,
the prices decreasing about / cent
early in the week, but most items re-
covering later. Fowl, roosters and
ducks were steady. Demand .for
fowl was unusually slow. Although
receipts early In the week were
light they gained later and were
sufficient to meet practically al de-
mands. The market was well
cleared at the close. a few items
which were in slow demand being
about the only stock remaining.
Young rocks were in good demand
at 24a25 and few brought Is. Some
crosses were q little lower and sold
22a24. Mixed colors also were quoted
22a24 and young Leghorns were
steady at l9a20 for birds Weighing
z pounds and up and 18 for smaller
stock. Fowl sold the same as last
week. rocks bringing 17alS, mixed
colors 16a18 and Leghorns 13al5.
Roosters were rather slow to move
at 10al2 for mixed colors and 7a10
for Leghorns. Young Pekin ducks
continued 17alS for birds weighing
5 pounds and up.
Egg Prices Steady.
With the exception of some nearby
whites, which declined fractionally
early in the week, eggs were steady.
Receipts continued to run fairly
heavy each day. Best nearby un-
graded white sold 16a171l dozen and
mixed colors we're unchanged at
16a161k.
The market on native and nearby
garden truck continued dull with
most quotations steady with last
week or showing slight decreases..
Nearby red tip radishes reached the
market and sold l1aa2 bunch.
Spinach was slightly lower at 15a45
bushel and rhubarb decreased to
2a4 bunch. Kale was little higher,
selling 20a30 bushel. Eastern Shore
asparagus was easier at 3.00a3 SO
dozen punches for large, 1.75a2.75 for
medium to large and 1.25al.5O for
small to medium. Maryland round
white potatoes were steady. selling
Local IS per 100 pounds, and Eastern
Shore sweet potatoes were un-
changed at 1.35a1 so bushel for best
stock and 100a125 for ungraded.
Livestock Market.
Cattle. Is. Compared with Friday
week ago steers and yearlings
steady: top 1850 for good to choice
LAO pounds; bulked medium to good
grades, 8.50-l0O0: sprinkling, 1000
40: common offerings down to 500
and below; heifers absent, odd head
to 1000: few others, 7O0-925: beef
cows bulked, 600-7.00: few head, TBS
and above; Gamers and cutters. 450-
$50, meaty cutters to 900; best sau-
sage bulls, 7.50; other sales, 725
down.
Calves, IS. Compared with last
Friday vealers steady to 50 lower,
decline on common to medium
grades good and choice, 1000-11.0o;
common to medium kinds, 7.5O-o.7S.
Hogs, 700. Steady; practically top
$50. Good and choice 170-210
pounds, 6.l5-40: 220-240 pounds,
59o-6.15; 25o-30o pounds, 540-s5:
150-l60 pounds, 600-25; 140-15o
pounds, 585-6.05; 130-140 pounds,
5.60-85; 120-130 pounds, 540-70.
Packing sows, 4.30-80. Compared
with week ago Is lower.
Sheep, no receipts. Compared with
week ago choice springers fully
steady; others, little changed; most
good and choice native springers,
l2.00-1300: medium grades down.
ward to 1850; other classes lacking.
Grain Market.
Opening prices we're: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky, spot, domes-
tic. bushel, 1.16A. Settling prices
were: Wheat, No. 2 red winter, gar
licky. spot, domestic, bushel, 1.16.
Closing prices were: Wheat, No. q
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
bushel, 1.16A.
Corn, No. 2 yellow domestic,
bushel, 78a80: Western billing at
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel, 3.70a385: country prices re-
ported, 36oa375.
Oats, bushel, No. Z white, domes..
tic, 57a62: Pacific Coast, No. white,
72a74. On an sales Of oats to the
local trade, excepting those on track,
there Is an additional charge Of 1X
cents per bushel for storage and ele-
vation, which is paid by the buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 80as5. Barley,
No. 2. bushel, 65a70. Hay, ton, 400
Al7O0. Wheat, straw. ton, s.soa10. 90.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, go
as.40; winter, straight, 490a5.15;
spring, patent, 6.15A6.40; spring,
straight, 5o0a6.l0: hard winter, pat
e11t. 510a6.00: hard winter, straight,
5.00as .S5; rye dour, dark to white,
410a4oo.
Nillfeed. ton, spring bran, 34.o0a
$500; standard middlings, 33Ooa
34Joo.