Evening star., 1941-08-30
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispa tch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Aug. 30.-Potatoes
100-pound sacks, 100a135; sweet
potatoes. bushel, LOCALS; beans.
bushel. 125al.75; nearby. 125a2 90;
beets, nearby. bunch. 2a3; cabbage,
bushel 50a75; nearby, 45a6O; car
rotS, bushel. l0Oal25; Western,
crate, 350a400; caulihower, crate,
75a1.75; celery. crate. 200a3 Is;
corn, nearby. dozen. 8al7; cucum-
bers. bushel, 125al so; nearby. half
bushel, 30a5O; eggplant bushel, 40a
50 nearby, half bushel, 2Oa3o let
tuce. crate. Big Boston, 75al IS:
Western. Iceberg. 425a525: lima
beans. bushel. 125al75; onions. So
pound sacks. 100a2 Is: peas, bushei,
1.50a1.75: peppers. bushel, 50a65;
nearby, half bushel, 20a30; spinach.
bushel, 75a1.00; squash. nearby, half
bushel, 20a50; tomatoes, nearby. half
bushel, 25a50; apples, bushel 25a
100; cantaloupes, bushel, 4Oa75;
Western, crate 325a400; nearby.
half bushel, 15a50; grapes, lug, 100a
200; honeydews. crate, 125a1 IS:
lemons. box, Western. 2OOa45O;
lines. a box, 50a1 90; oranges. box,
Western, 225a475; peaches. bushel,
50a125; nearby. half bushel. 15a50;
pears, box, 200a300; plums, crate,
1.0oa2 Is: watermelons. each. 5a30.
Poultry and Eggs.
Live poultry - Chickens, pound,
1Ao0I. 1Le
19a22; Leghorns, 18a19. Fowl. Rocks.
2la22; mixed colors. 20a21; Leg
horns. l5al7; BOOSTERS. mixed COL
ors. 10al2: Leghorns, 7al0. Ducks.
Peking, l5a16; puddle. l0al2.
Eggs-Nearby, ungraded, dozen,
whites. 31a37; mixed colors. 28a32
Receipts, LAO cases.
Butter-Prints. pound, 90 score.
38a39; 30 score, 37a38: country rolls.
24a2@; packing stock, 23a24. Re-
ceipts, 1453 tubs.
Live Stock Market.
Furnished by United States De-
partment of Agriculture. Agricultural
Marketing Service
Cattle, Is, Compared with Friday
of last week granted steers and
good grassers mostly fully steady;
medium and common grassers weak
to shade lower; top. 1910 for choice
9l0-pound individual; few loads and
part loads of granted yearlings and
light steers. 11.50a1275: bulk grass
ers 1000 to 1.35o-pound medium and
just good grades at 975al125. She
stock steady to strong: medium and
good heifers, 800a9 85: common and
medium fat cows. 700a7.75; few good
beef type, 800 and above: bulk can
ners and cutters, 550a675. Sausage
bulls steady. from 800a9OO.
Calves. none. Compared with Fri
day OF last week, vealers mostly 100
lower; late sales good and choice.
12.50a13.0 90: common and medium
grades, l000al200; light culls, 7.50
a9.50.
Hogs, Is nominal. Compared with
week ago. mostly 25 higher, nominal
quotable top, l245; good and choice
l80 to 220 pounds, quotable 12.20a
12.45: $50 to $50 pounds, 12l0a12.35;
220 to 235 pounds, 1200a1225: $50
to 160 pounds, 11s5a1220; 140 to
$50 pounds. l185al2l0; 100 to l40
pounds, 1l!60a11.85; I20 to I30
pounds, 1l40a1l65; 240 to 26O
pounds, ll.40all.65; 200 to 300
pounds, 11.10a11 40; packing sows,
9.60a1010 Prices are based on grain
fed hogs
Sheep, so. Compared with Friday
OF last week. spring lambs closing
Is higher; late sales good and choice
ewes and wethers mostly l2.25al250,
and sparingly to 1875; several lots
medium and good grades mixed
IL 50a12 90; common and medium
throwouts, 9.00a1050 and light culls
down to TOO; slaughter ewes scarce,
steady from $50 downward.
Grain Market.
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot. domestic. bushel: Opening
price. 100; settling price, 109.
Corn, No. 2 yellow. domestic.
bushel, 88a90: Western billing at a
premium over this price. Cob corn,
barrel. 4.35a4.5o; country price re-
ported, 4.25a4.35.
Oats, No. ! white, domestic, BUSH
el, 57a6l: No. 2, 54a58 On all sales
Of oats to the local trade except
ing those on track there Is an addi-
tional charge of TX cents per bushel
for storage and elevation which is
paid by the buyer.
Rye, No. 2. bushel, 65a70 Barley,
bushel. 6la65. Hay. timothy, clover
and mixed, ton. 13a00al6.00. Wheat
straw, No. 2, ton. 900as.5