Evening star., 1941-03-29
Baltimore Markets

BALllMORE, MdrCn LS.-fOld-
toes, 100-pound sacks, 65a1.l5;
Maine, 110a1 80; Western, 1.90a210;
new, bushel, 160a200; sweet pota-
toes, bushel, 1l5a200; nearby, 1.50a
Its: asparagus, dozen punches. $50
a4.25; beans, bushel, 1.75a4 25; beets,
Texas, p crate, l.l0al35; broccoli,
crate, 250a425; cabbage, 50-pound
sacks, 150a200; Southern, 112-
bushel hampers. 125a2.50; Texas,
crate, 175a200; carrots, bushel. 50a
rs: Western. crate, 2.5Oa325; cauli-
flower, crate. 150a200. celery, crate,
2.50a3.75; collards, bushel, 25a30; Gu
cumbers, bushel, 700a725; eggplant,
1l2-bushel crate, 400a425; kale,
bushel, 15a35; lettuce, Western, Ice
berg, crate, 3.0Oa40O: Southern, Big
Boston, 1l2-bushel crate, 2.00a2-25;
lima beans. bushel, 375a450; mush-
rooms, 4-quart basket, 35a65 onions,
50-pound sack, 125a1.75; Western,
185a200; peas. buShel. 200a2.5O;
peppers, Southern, 1la-bushel crate,
3.50a40O; radishes, red tip, 16-quart
basket, 50a75; rhubarb, carton, 40a
so; spinach, bushel, 75al So squash,
bushel, 4.OOa4 so; tomatoes, lug, 275a
3.75; turnips, purple top, bushel, 5oa
65; nearby, y bushel, 20a30; apples,
bushel, 35a175: avocados, carton,
1.50a2 90: grapefruit, Southern, box,
1.00a225; Texas, 175a275; lemons,
Western, box, 250a375; oranges,
Western, box 275a300; Southern,
2OOa325; strawberries, pint, 1oa1S;
tangerines, box, l.00al.75.
Poultry and Eggs.
Live poultry - Chickens. pound,
Rocks, 22a23; crosses, 2Oa23; Reds.
21a23; fowl, Rocks, 20a2l; mixed
colors, 1920; Leghorns, 16a17;
roosters, mixed colors, 10a12; Leg
horns, 7a1O: ducks. Peking. 20a21;
Muscovy, white. 20a2l; mixed colors,
18a19; capons. 28a3O; turkeys, hens,
28a30: toms, 22a23.
Eggs-Nearby, ungraded, current
receipts, dozen. white 21a22: mixed
colors, 19a20. Receipts, lab cases.
Butter-Prints. pound, 80 score,
32a33; go score, 31a32; country rolls,
22a24; packing stock, 18a2l. Re-
ceipts, 1859 tubs.
Livestock Market.
Furnished by United States De-
partment of Agriculture, Agricul-
tural Marketing Service:
Cattle, 25. Compared with Friday
| of last week, steer market steady to
shade lower. spots off as much
as 25: bulk medium and good 1890
pounds down. 935a11 90; top. 1900
paid for a pair choice 1.100 pounds;
only odd small lots above 1100.
Heifers scarce, steady: top. 1000;
bulk, 7O0a900. Cows, 25 to so lower;
late sales of fat kinds mostly, 600a
TOO: individual head of heifer type
to 800: bulk Gamers and cutters,
4.5Oa6.0O Sausage bulls steady to
weak; bulk, 700a8 90: top. 825.
Calves, so. Compared with Friday
| of last week, vealers weak to so
lower; bulk and late sales of good
and choice, 115Ga12OO; late top,
1900: common and medium mainly,
750a11.00.
Hogs, $50. Steady with Friday.
Good and choice 180-220 pounds,
8.25aS50; 160-180 pounds. 8.l0a8.35 !;
22o-24O pounds 805a8. 80; 250-300
pounds, 7.8Oa805; 150-l60 pounds,
79Oa8.15; 14O-150 pounds. 7.75a8 90:
130-140 pounds, 745a7.70; 12O-13O
pounds, 7.25a7.50; packing sowss 6.40a
$50. Compared with week ago,
butchers 14O pounds up and packing
sows 5 lower; pigs steady, Prices
| are based on granted hogs.
Sheep, none. Compared with
latest sales of last week, fed Western
lambs steady to 5 higher; good and
choice grades principally on hand
Monday at 1880; other classes
| lacking.