Evening star., 1941-06-08
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star

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Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, June THE live
poultry market was a rather mixed
affair during the week. With quo
tations on young chickens showing
q slight increase, fowl prices eaSed
off a little. However, the changes
amounted to only about l cent per
pound.
The demand for most poultry
items was fairly good throughout
the week but some of the less de-
sirable stock was rather slow to
move. During the early days of the
week the receipts were inclined to
be light but they increased later
and were in sufficient volume to
fill all needs.
Young Rocks. crosses and Reds
were a little higher but Leghorns
remained about steady. In fowl,
the decline affected Rocks and
mixed colors, with Leghorns con-
tinuing without change. BOOSTERS,
which were somewhat slow to move
out, were unchanged and ducks
continued on about the same level
as last week
Young Rocks increased to 20a22
and crosses to 19a20, with a few
large birds bringing 81 Reds were
a little higher at 18a20 but Leg
horns weighing one and one-half
pounds and up sold mostly IT with
few bringing l cent more. Old
Rocks declined to 20a22 and mixed
colors to 19a21, but old Leghorns
continued at 17a18.
Mixed color roosters at 10a12 and
Leghorns at 7a10 were unchanged.
Peking ducks weighing five pounds
and up were steady at 15al6 with
smaller stock selling 12a15. Puddle
ducks brought mostly 10a12.
Egg Market Firmer.
The egg market was slightly
firmer, the increase being from y
to l cent per dozen. Nearby un-
graded whites moved at 24a27 with
some bringing a little higher figure,
and mixed colors were quoted 24a
Is. On few days receipts were a
little above average.
Quotations on some native and
nearby garden truck were a little
above last week and few items
reached the market for the first
time this season.
Nearby beets arrived in fair vol
ume toward the end of the week and
sold 4a5 bunch. Peas from nearby
territory also were on hand. They
brought mostly 150a2 so bushel with
a few selling a little higher.
Nearby cabbage was another new
item, pointed type selling 75a1.0O
bushel. Maryland asparagus was
about steady at 225a2.75 per dozen
punched for colossal; 200a2.25 fol-
extra fancy. 1.50a175 for fancy and
100a1.50 for choice.
Nearby spinach f1uctuated consid-
erably with the trend generally up
ward. 1t sold 90a1.10 bushel. On
some days nearby iceberg lettuce ar
rived and brought 35a75 bushel.
Maryland round white potatoes
sold LOCAL 25 per 100 pounds for best
and 75a9O for ungraded stock. East
ern Shore sweet potatoes were
steady at 1.90a2O0 bushel for Gold
ems and 1.40a1 so for Jerseys.
Quotations on Maryland mush-
rooms were stronger at 40a90 four
quart basket. Nearby Strawberries
also displayed strength although
quotations varied from day to day
Good stock moved especially well
Prices ranged from around 400 per
24-quart crate for best down to sc
for poorer stock.
Livestock Market.
Moderate receipts in the cattle
department and fairly broad de-
mand found late this week prompted
some strengthening on most classes
represented, according to the Agri-
cultural Marketing Service, Depart
ment of Agriculture, G. Byron Fun
dis, local representative. Steers fin
ished strong to mostly 25 higher and
cows Is and more higher than last
week. Sausage bulls ruled some.
what dull this week but closed only
on a steady to weak basis. Vealel
prices rose sharply and finished Isl
higher than a week ago. Hog rate.
fuctuated daily but within narrow
price spread and closing values art
mostly 5 under a week earlier
Spring lamb prices were generally
on the upgrade, late sales mostly
1.50 above the low market of late
last week.
Majority of steers graded medium
and good and scaled from around
900 to 1850 pounds, selling within
a price spread of 9.15a1075: hall
a dozen head of 1,O6O pounds al
| 1925 and single choice 980-pouno
individual at 11.25. Common light
kinds sold downward to around
800. Not enough heifers appeared
to make market test. Good grade
beef COWS reached 800 in small
way and fat kinds sold from thai
price downward to 7.25 for common
dairybreds, while the canner anc
cutter grades brought mostly 5.00s
TOO. Sausage bulls late this weel
went mainly 7.5oa850 and sparingl!
up to 8.75.
| Late sales Of good and choic'