Evening star., 1940-06-22
Baltimore Markets

Baltimore Markets
BALTIMORE, June 22.-Potatoes,
old, 100-pound sacks, 1.25a2 so; new,
bushel, 75a1.00; 1OO-pound sacks,
50a150; barrel, 2.15a2.35; sweet po-
tatoes, bushel. 75al go; yams, bushel,
50a10O: asparagus, dozen punches,
50a2 90; beans, bushel, 75a1 so; near
by, l.40a1.50; beets, dozen punches,
25a3O; nearby, bunch, 3a4: cabbage,
1k -bushel hampers, 35a65; nearby,
bushel, 25a40; carrots, Western,
crate. 4.75a5.25; cauliflower, crate,
1.25al.75; celery, crate, 2O0a5 90;
corn, crate, 1.00a1.75: cucumbers,
bushel, Southern, 50a1 so; eggplant,
IL -bushel crate, 20Oa4OO; lettuce,
Iceberg. Western. crate, 3.00a425;
Big Boston, crate, 50a75; nearby,
bushel, Iceberg, 25a50; lima beans,
bushel, l.50a2.50; onions, 5O-pound
sacks. 1.50a2.25; peas. bushel, LISA
200; nearby, 75a1.50; peppers,
bushel. 75H Is; spinach, bushel, 4Oa
go; nearby, 50a6O; squash, bushel,
Southern, 50a75; nearby. u bushel,
60a75; tomatoes, lug, 50a1.75; apples,
box. 1.50a2-25; bushel. 200a250:
blackberries, crate, 250a275; blue
berries, pint, 20a24 cantaloupes,
crate, Western, 2.50a425; grapefruit,
Southern, box, 1.50a2.75; honeyballs,
crate, 3.00a450; honeydews, LISA
2.25; huckleberries. quart. l0al5;
lemons. box, 400a5 so; oranges, box,
California, 300a400; peaches, u
| bushel, 50a125; Strawberries, "a
quart crate, nearby. 1.00a3 90; water
melons, each, 30a6o.
Poultry and Eggs.
Live poultry - Chickens. Rocks,
pound, 21a23; crosses, 20a22; mixed
colors, 20a22; Leghorns, 16a1S. Fowl,
Rocks, 16al7; mixed colors, l5al6;
Leghorns, 12a14. BOOSTERS, mixed
colors, l0a12; Leghorns, 7a10. Ducks,
Pekins. Halls.
Eggs-Nearby, ungraded, current
receipts, dozen, white, 17a20; mixed
colors, l5al7. Receipts, 1901 cases.
Butter-Prints, 90 score, pound,
80; 80 score, %; country rolls, 10:
packing stock, 16. Receipts, 1929
tubs.
Grain Market.
Opening prices were: Wheat, No.
2 red winter, garlicky. spot, domestic,
bushel, "a. Settling prices were:
Wheat, No. red winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic, bushel, "a.
Corn, No. 2 yellow, domestic,
bushel. 75a77. Western billing at a
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel, 350a370; country prices re-
ported, 3.3Oa350.
Oats, bushel, No. 2 white, domes-
tic, 52a57; Pacific Coast, No. l white,
72a74. On all sales of oats to the
local trade, excepting those on track,
there is an additional charge OF TX
cents per bushel for storage and
elevation, which is paid by the buyer.
Rye, No. 2, bushel, 65a70. Barley,
No. 2, bushel, 55a60. Hay, ton, 400
a1700. Wheat straw, ton, 9.50a10.00.
Flour, barrel, winter, patent, $50
a580; winter, straight, 4.30a4.55;
spring, patent, 515a5.40; spring,
straight, 4.90a5.l0; hard winter, pat
ent, 4.80a5.00; hard winter, straight,
4.60a4.85; rye flour, dark to white,
3.4Oa4.20.
Millfeed. ton, spring bran, 285Oa
1850; standard middlings, 30.00a
31.00.
Livestock Market.
Cattle, 10. Compared with Fri
day last week; steer market closing
steady to Is cents higher following
weaker tendency in last Mondays
market; bulk sales medium and good
grades, 875a10.25; small lot choice
930-pound yearlings, 1880; load
sized lot choice 1,097-pound steers,
1865, weeks top; heifers scarce; all
grades cows closing weak to Is cents
lower; most beef kinds, 6.5Oa7.25;
odd head to 7.5O; fleshy yellow cows,
5.50a6.25; Gamers and cutters mostly
4.50a5.50; shelly kinds, 400, or less;
sausage bulls steady to strong; late
top, 750; most sales, 4.50a7.25.
Calves, 10. Compared with Fri
day last week; this weeks vealer
market so cents higher; good and
NAAOASC 81 dOCS, C.UUdo.CV, CUIllIllOIl
and medium, 6.50a8.50; light culls
down around 500.
Hogs, ZOO Nominal. Compared
with week ago steady on all weights
and grades. Good and choice ITO
to 210 pounds, 535a5 go; practical
top. $50; 220 to 240 pounds, 5:10a
5.35; $50 to 300 pounds, 4.60a5.15;
$50 to 160 pounds, 495a5 20; 140 to
$50 pounds, 460a485: 100 to 140
pounds, 4.35a4.6O; 120 to 100 pounds,
420a4.45; packing sows, 3.50a4 90.
Above prices based on granted
hogs.
Sheep, none. Compared with close
last week; spring lamb market IS
cents to 100 lower; weeks bulk
good and choice ewes and wethers,
10.50a11 90; late sales mostly 1850;
fat buck lambs, 100 less; common
and medium throwouts, mostly 500
a9.50; few fat slaughter ewes, Is
cents to so cents lower than week
ago at 2.50a3.00; odd head, 3.25;
old thin sheep. $50 and less.