Evening star., 1941-12-07
Baltimore Markets
DIsnatch to Tne Star


BALTIMORE, Dec. 6.-.-Although quota .
tons on most live poultry showed mite
change from last week me ma hes SH
youn7 chickens was unuSually oulI IN os,ar
out The period Prices we're a Attle easier
Capons also sold a. lower hsuEs Es
than last week when tney ar[ireo on ID ytd
market, ana were IN satisfactory oenlahu a, l.
Geese arrived IN sufficient auantltler %
make market and moved OIL lalIN
we'll Receipts OF pracuca.y az ite.li y !
demands and III some instances tne u. .n.e
wanted items were rather SOW 10 IhoNe;
Turkeys and ducks showed ntt!e ,t cnd ~ q
from day to DAY and ended on ABOUT the
Both found ready sale, especially late
in the week The market on young chickens
most prices easing OF slightly dG6ins 5i ong tng
early days Young Rocks sold SAL ana ,1,1
i5aie. with a few larse birds command
Ing a slightly higher fsure
Young stock Of all kinds put OF Ordinary
Teighns ef;ilH SO-3 four ' and one-haf pounds and
Up continued TO oring 2la:. win .arss
mixed colors, selling 2oaGI. smaner mlASo 4S
demand for roosterS continued rather
slow al UNCHANGED prices. mixed co!ors
selling lOals and Leghorns salO
Young white Muscovy ducks Weighing
five pounds and Up continued TO brins
l.ala with mixed colors eoIng al mostly
f5si6. Most Peklngs brousht 11a1s. but
2 few sold a little aoo.e this price. Quo
r-.lons on Young guineaS were ABOUT
scady al "3a24. most birds Se.inS a.
the hlaher price. with recelpts lncrta ,Iiis'
Most geese thai arrived brought lSa-u
HI a few brought slightly more Suo a
tons on turkeys fluC,ua. ed slightly Garner
in the week bur showed little net change.
yCGG- hens selling 2Ha3n mos OF mem
bringing 80 and young IONS Has,
principally 24
Egg Market Eases.
The slightly downward trend in egg
ouOtationS continued. most large nearby
- dozen. out some bringing a higher
fgure Madium-sizs whites also were easIer
a. 34aj6 AMI mixed colorS Declined 10
32a35. few slightly higher Daily re-
celpts were about average for this season
The market on almost all native and
nearby Garden truck was unusually dull
throughout he week Quotations. with
only about one except:on' continued un, IN,
was nearby spinach. some OF which was
little easier than week earlier. Mary
land round white potatoes Sod l.3Oal %
40 for ungraded, Sweet potatoes from
ncarsy territory also were, steady; Goldens
5naG5, Nearby beet were unchanged at
ila@1a bunch and nearby kale was steady.
Scotch bringlng 5ua15 DuS1el and blue 4Oa
-. Quo. atoms on Maryland mushI32oSmS n2S1S
G0a15 four-quart basket and poorer stock
Iua5O. Nearby spinach declined 10 40a5u
half bushel bu' nearby turn.pS were about
and I.50s .75 per 100 pounds for yeiloWS
mos OF the latter Nelll12 ?, me 1--we
the same price as last week, 5oe.i y
bushel, according to variety and quality.
Livestock Market.
Supply of steers during the week was
around sea Sonal proportions and majority
Of offerlnes Of that class consisted OF
medium and good grades OF short-feds
that sold on weak to - lower basis
than a week earlier according 70 the
Agricultural Marketing Service. Depart
men, of Agriculture G. Byron Funds,
The few strictly grain-feds that arrived
brought mostly steady prices. Cows and
bulls found reacy clearance at mostly
fully steady rates and there was
rengthenlng tendency late IN the week
g. Gamer and cutter grades Vealer rates
Monday and Tuesday were - above. clog
Q. the previous week and a. the highest
levels OF recent trade III tory, but the
afvance was los on th' ~ d-weck session.
o7inr values mi" ,'ead" VII we;
", eeua~~Fc,c li B D9+ T. d2o5 % M On l'iqh r.
1ollow.ng day ani rates Tuesday, tho Rh
Tri9ay Ff far, no MY In IN Cd S6slv Tos las
- - hi2her tn bal; o. a'eS late las
w""t and tho lCv SLAUGHTER ewes that
srrlve1 hrOurlt ID 10 strong pic e..
In cl.tle. ma'o~-.. Of N dunn and GOOD.
rcUH $50 - l|5u pounds. brought most
" g@5al095. some half dozen load Of
J .33S 70 - pound bullocks, I0lua 0.65.
A haf carload ,lZed lot OF good and choic
1l1O-pound lonG yearlines. brought II. 80
and choice llS0-pound individual, 12.5O.
eam srsda Rnn[ na 6roGSh Of GGmm0o mos and
H.25, and odd head OF cutlery kinds as
low as : 100 Most fat COWS sold 6.50a7 80.
odd head Of sGod ofe type mosv T1 to
6 50. shelly" canners down to 400.
ptsr ,1y a,,4 NJ =
Late sales of sood and choice vealers
were mostly 4 Goa 50. weeks top 500,
pad Monday and Tuesday Closing sales
OF common and medium Grade w,re
ferlor rnder-weght individuals sold as low
F-iday's hog market ruled steady with
Good and caolcc, I41 10 go pound
64,Shf H no,.rd 7.ouTS 5lia Ta ~ o. Pa =
io.oraIo"7; $40 I'D "fo pound =. -".239
rgg c1 G% to 9G 5so TGuIS pi.es are based 9Se
Gco7 ,snd c,,o.ce ,e.aE, Of ew, sn4
buck lambs 90 rnde~ lo1d ed r. prices.
C-mmon end mrd,um grade throvout.
went r~einly 9.1oa11.uO AMI lsht. culls
sd toTnward to 5.o9 or 5'low .o,d seE
st"adv 45oa5 90 and cdd head Of o
thin sheep brought down 10 200 or below.
Grain Market.
Wheat. No. y red wir'er. earhcky. spot.
domestic, buShol opening price. 1.l5i4;
settling price, l.l5i.; closing price, l5.,
etas6: Western billing at a premium over
this price. Cob corn. barrel 4.@0a4 45:
country prices reported. 00a4.@5
Oats. No l white. domestic. bushel 6ia !
81 No. -, 81 asa. On all sales of oats 10 |
the local trade. excepting those on track, !
there is en- additional charge of l'1 cents !
DER bllShPl for eleVaflO uhirb
Is nald by the buyer.
Ry- No =, huShel Snas5 Barley. /
huShel G1a1O. Hav. timothv clover and /
mixed, -, l7.0na2o.0u. Wheat straw. |
No -. ton. l3.UO.
-Four. barrel r.in'er patent. 6.l0s6 so: |
ulnte- S'ratgh'. 4 .tuG5 O5; yD-ln~ pa ent. !
5 1Osf.:j5 spring strnlcl = S1s6 %: lls I'd |
ulntPr p"f"Ht. I.15G , ~, hard winter /
ktraieht. 5.j5e5 .SuS3; rye -four. dark to
eh!'c. & "a .1c.
Mil feed, ton. sprin9 ban - 00a3S. 90; |
Dta ndard middllng, 3S .00a39 90.