Evening star., 1940-08-25
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. "a
Quotations on most young chickens
declined slightly during the week,
following the upturn which devel-
oped during the previous week.
AS a result prices are about l cent
per pound lower than a week earlier,
with the exception of young Leg
horns. some of which strengthened
slightly.
Most fowl, roosters and young
Pekin ducks went through the period
without change. Old Leghorns, how
ever, declined about l cent. White
muscovy ducks arrived on the mar
ket during the week.
Although receipts were rather
light early in the week. They i'm
proved later and were sufficient to
meet practically all demand.
Young rocks decreased to 18a2O
and crosses to 17a19. Young Leg
horns advanced slightly to l7al8.
In fowl rocks continued l7a18 and
mixed colors 16a17, with Leghorns
decreasing to 12a13. BOOSTERS were
slow to move at 10a12 for mixed
colors and 7a10 for Leghorns. Young
Pekin ducks, pounds and over.
brought 13a14 and smaller birds
lOal2. White lnuscovy ducks. AZ
pounds and over, moved well at
16a17.
Best Eggs Higher.
Best nearby ungraded current re-
ceipts white eggs increased ! cent,
but mixed colors were unchanged.
Whites advanced to 18a24 dozen.
with a few bringing a slightly higher
price, and mixed colors continued
16a1S. Receipts early in the week
were somewhat above average, but
they declined later.
There was considerable f1uctua-
ton in quotations on native and
nearby garden truck, some prices
advancing and others closing easier.
Nearby sugar corn declined to 15a20
dozen, with poorer stock as low as
10.
Tomatoes were slightly easier at
25a30 half bushel for best and 15a20
for poorer stock, Gamers paying
35a371a bushel.
Beets we're lower at 112a21a bunch
but cucumbers were steady, selling
20a40 half -bushel.
Cabbage declined to 25a30 bushel.
poorer stock selling 15a20 Eggplant
at 3Oa40 half-bushel and squash at
20a35 half-bushel were little
firmer.
Maryland potatoes were a little
higher at 90a100 per 100 pounds
Sweet potatoes brought 1.35a1.75
bushel and lima beans 200a275
bushel. Snap beans were consid-
erably lower at 60a1.25 bushel.
Peppers were steady, selling 25a35
half-bushel. Nearby cantaloupes
varied considerably but ended a
little higher at 5Oa75 half-bushel for
best with poorer stock selling down
to 25.
Maryland peaches brought 50a2.0o
bushel and watermelons were about
steady at 7a25 each.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-175. Compared with Fri
day last week; dryfeds scarce:
steady; grassers 1925 lower; bulk
medium and good grassers 8.65-
10.40 load good dryfde 1858 lbs.
1915: top. 11.75 for carload choice
8OO-lb. dryfed yearlings; heifers
scarce; odd small lots as high as
$50: most sales 875 downward;
cows unevenly steady to .25 lower
good grade 6.50-7.50; common ano
medium 525-6.25. Bulk Gamers
and cutters, 400-5.00; sausage bulls
closing 2535 higher; late top, 7.35;
most sales 650-725.
Calves-10. Compared with weel
ago; vealers closing 150 higher;
good and choice late in week, 1l.50.
1900: common and medium, 900
11.00..
Hogs-35O. Steady with yester.
day; practical top, 7.55. Good and
choice; 170-220 lbs, 740-65: 220-24(
lbs, 7.15-40; 25O-30O lbs. 6.65-7.15;
l5O-l60 lbs, 700-25; l40-l50 lbs.
$500; 130-140 lbs, 6.40-65; l20'
100 lbs, 6.25-5O. Packing sows. $50.
80.
Sheep-35o. Compared with Fri
day last week: spring lambs CLOSING
5000 higher; late sales good anc
choice ewes and wethers, 10.25-75
fat buck lambs, 100 less; sizable
lots medium and good grades mixed
$50; most throwouts. 1000 90. Fat
slaughter ewes scarce and steady tt
strong; mostly medium and good aI
3O0-5O; individual head choice kinds
to $50.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No
2, red winter, garlicky. spot, domes-