Evening star., 1941-04-13
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 12-Quota-
tions on live poultry recorded only
slight changes during the week. De-
mand was somewhat better than it
was last week and the receipts con-
tinued moderate during most Of the
period.
In the first few days of the week,
| however, arrivals were somewhat
| below moderate. Heavy fowl and
capons were the principal feature
of the market and moved exception
ally well. Most of this stock re-
corded a slight advance in price.
Young chickens showed only slight
price changes, some young crosses
being little below last week. Prac-
tically all other live poultry was
steady throughout the week on the
same level as last weeks close.
Young Rocks and Reds and both
young and old Leghorns were about
steady. BOOSTERS continued in slow
demand at unchanged prices and
ducks sold at the same prices as
week earlier. Muscovy ducks disap-
peared from the market.
The call for young chickens was
fair, with Rocks selling 2la23, crosses,
19a23; Reds, 20a22, and Leghorns,
weighing one and one-half pounds
up, 19a20. In fowl, best heavy birds
proved attractive at 20a21 for Rocks
and 19a2l for mixed colors. Old
Leghorns were rather slow at 17a18.
Mixed color roosters continued to
sell 10a12 and Leghrons, 7a10. De-
mand for young Peking ducks was
fair at unchanged prices, birds
weighing five pounds and up bring
ing 20a21. Capons also were popu-
lar and the quotations on best stock
| were about cents above last week.
They sold 28a32.
Egg Prices Improve.
AS usual, at this time of year,
there was excellent demand for eggs
and prices were little above last
weeks close. On most days the re-
ceipts ran somewhat above the aver
age. Both nearby ungraded whites
and mixed colors were about l cent
per dozen above last weeks close,
whites selling mostly 23a24 dozen
and mixed colors 2la2lk.
The market on practically all of
the few available native and nearby
garden truck items continued dull
at prices little changed from last
week. The few price changes that
did occur were downward. Nearby
blue kale reached the local market
during the week and upon its ar
rival brought 50a60 bushel. The
price decreased, however, to 40a50.
Maryland round white potatoes were
unchanged at 90a100 per 100
pounds for best, a few selling a lit
tie higher, and 80a85 for ungraded
stock. Although nearby Golden
sweet potatoes were steady at 160a
Its bushel, with some selling lit
tie higher, Jerseys decreased to 1,40a
$50, mostly. Eastern Shore sweet
potatoes were steady at 1.75a2 90 for
Goldens and 1.40a165 for Jerseys.
Quotations on nearby purple top
turnips were slightly lower at 15a25
half bushel, but Maryland mush-
rooms continued about steady at
40a70 four quart basket.
Livestock Market.
There was a strengthening ten
dency in the general cattle market
and trading was more active than
any time just recently, according to
the Agricultural Marketing Service,
Department of Agriculture, G. By
ron Funds, local representative. AS
a result steers and she-stock fin
ished mostly strong to 25 higher
than last week, while sausage bulls
closed Is to so higher. Trading in
vealers was so to 100 higher than
prices paid at close last week. High
spot of the current marketing sea-
son in hogs was Monday and on the
following two days the price trend
pointed downward but reversed
again to close within of Mondays
levels. Compared with close last
week, outlet late this week mostly
so higher. Sheep transactions were
little changed from latest sales last
week.
Weeks peak cattle price was II 35
paid for a handful of 1.056-pound
steers and next best price was Ills
paid for half a dozen head of 926-
pound yearlings. Other steers were
principally medium and good grades
of around 900 to 1850 pounds that
cleared 925a1100. Scanty supply of
heifers furnished a baby beef type
individual of choice quality that
brought 10.40, and other heifers, not
many all told, sold 70Oa9 so. Fat cows
brought mostly 6.25a725 and early
in the week strictly good weighty
beef type individuals sold upward to
800. Gamers and cutters bulked
4.50a6.00. Sausage bulls late this
week sold mainly 7.25a8.25 and spar
ingly to $50.
Good and choice vealers brought
mostly 11.50a12.00 and up to 1880
sparingly. Common and medium
grades cashed mostly 8.50a1100 and
light Gull kinds dropped to 100 and
below.
Fridays hog market held steady
with Thursday, practical top again
pegged at $50 Good and choice
grades 180 to 220 pound barrows and
gifts brought 905a930; 160 to 180
pound lights. 890a9.15; 900 to 240
pound medium weights. 8.85a9.10:
$50 to 300 pound heavy butchers,
860a885; $50 to 100 pound light
lights, 880a905; 140 to $50 pounds,
865a8 go; 100 to 140 pound slaugh-
ter pigs, 835a8 so: 100 to 130 pounds,
8l5a84O, and packing sows, 7.15a7 IS.
Prices are based on granted hogs.
Good and choice spring lambs
cleared 1400a150 90, late sales mainly
at 1400. Light Gull individuals sold
down to 800. Good and choice
grades of shorn fed western old crop
lambs brought mostly 10.00a10.25.
Sheep were lacking.
Grain Markets.
Wheat, No. 2 red winter, garlicky,
spot, domestic. bushel: Opening
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