Evening star., 1941-03-09
Baltimore Markets
snecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March S.-Live
poultry continued to show some
strength during the week with sew
eral items increasing from l to 2
cents per pound. Most young chick
ems, large fowl, old Leghorns, ducks
and some capons were higher.
Young hen turkeys was about the
only stock recording a decrease from
a week earlier. However, this de-
cline amounted only to about l cent
per pound and applied to the less
! desirable birds. Other hen turkeys
and toms held about steady. The
supply was limited. Mixed color
fowl, roosters and guineas went
through the week on practically the
same level as last weeks close.
Live poultry receipts were some
what light throughout the week and
demand held fairly active. As re-
suit, most stock was fairly well
cleared.
The call for heavy young chickens
and fowl vyas especially good. Young
Rocks sold well at 21a24, with crosses
bringing 20a23 and young Reds,
20a23.
Although in fowl, old Rocks were
higher at 20a21, with some bringing
little more than this, and Leghorns
increased to 16a17, mixed colors were
about steady at 1920 CaponS
weighing 7 pounds and up showed
/ CT
/ cents above last week
Quotations on young hen turkeys
fluctuated somewhat, prices being
28a30. Tom turkeys continued
steady at 22a23. BOOSTERS continued
rather slow at 1Oa12 for mixed
colors and 7a10 for Leghorns. Both
young Pegin ducks and white Mus
cows were a little firmer, selling
20a21 for birds weighing pounds
and up. Some Pekins brought a
slightly higher figure. Mixed-color
MuScovyS continued 18a19. Young
guineas, weighing over pounds,
! were steady at 23a24.
Egg Market Lower.
The egg market was little lower
this week than last, most stock de-
clining about cent per dozen. Re
ceiptS were fairly large. Nearby un-
graded current receipt whites sold
| 18a19 dozen, with a few unusually
large ones bringing a slightly higher
| price. Mixed colors were quoted
17a13.
The market on native and nearby
! garden truck continued dull most
of the time, with quotations showing
only slight changes from last week,
Some Eastern Shore sweet potatoes
were a little higher at 1.75a1 .85
bushel for Goldens and 1.50a160 for
Jerseys. Nearby sweet potatoes also
were a little firmer, best Goldens
bringing 1.50a1 65 bushel and Jerseys
1.35a150 mostly. Maryland round
white potatoes were about steady,
best selling 85a9O per 100 pounds and
ungraded stock, 75a80. Nearby pur-
pie top turnips were unchanged at
20a30 half buShel and Maryland
mushrooms were slightly lower at
35a60, 4-quart basket.
Livestock Market.
Salable supplies in the cattle de-
partment were of seaSonally mod
crate proportions and the fact that
marketingS ran fairly true to form
appeared as the chief supporting
factor, according to the Agricultural
Marketing Service, Department of
Agriculture. Steers. and She-Stock
were around steady with close last
week and sausage bulls went at 25
lower prices. A contrastingly weak
demand early this week in the veal
er market sent prices materially
lower and dropped rates sharply be-
low levels of the last several weeks
Good and choice grades finished
mostly 100 lower and lesser grades
$50 to 200 off. Steady swine price;
Monday and Tuesday encountered
10 lower rates Wednesday on all but
packing sows and there was nc
further change through Thursday
and Friday. Bulk of sheep was
available on opening session anc