Evening star., 1941-09-28
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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BALTIMORE, Sept. 27.-Changes
in the quotations on live poultry
occurred with unusual frequency
during the week and the early trend
generally was downward.
The market was decidedly dull
during the early part of the, week,
but showed some improvement to-
ward the end of the period.
In addition to the increased de-
mand toward the close, there was
a strengthening Of some prices.
This was particularly true in regard
to the better grade young chickens
and fowl. AS a result of the recov-
cry in prices on most young chickens
and fowl, quotations are little
changed from last week. In a few
cases, however, young chickens were
slightly above last week. Early re-
ceipts were light, but they in
creased in volume later.
Some young Rocks are little
higher than last week, selling 22a24,
but young crosses and Reds show
little change at 20a22, with a few
selling at a slightly higher figure.
In fowl, Rocks are about steady
with last week at 23a24, but some
mixed colors were little lower,
selling 21a23. The less desirable
grades of old Leghorns declined,
most stock selling 15a17, few birds
bringing / cent more. BOOSTERS,
which were slow to move, were
steady at 10a12 for mixed colors
and 7a10 for Leghorns. The better
Young Muscovy ducks, pounds and
up, sold, slightly above last week at
l6alS, but young Pekins of the same
weight declined to 17a18.
Eggs About Steady. .
Eggs held about steady and daily
receipts were somewhat below aver
age. Largely nearby ungraded cur
rent receipt whites brought 38a39
dozen, with smaller stock moving
3Oa35. Pullet eggs sold as low as
"a on occasions. Mixed colors con-
tinued steady at 30a32.
Most native and nearby garden
truck quotations were higher than
last week, but increases were small.
A few items were about steady and a
| few more recorded slight decreases
Maryland round white potatoes were
steady at 1.10a1.20 per l0O-pound
sack, but nearby sweet potatoes
were a little higher, goldens selling
| 55a6O half bushel and Jerseys 4Oa50.
Eastern Shore snap beans in
creased to 125a175 a bushel and
nearby beets were a little flrmer,
selling 212a31a bunch. Nearby su-
gar corn showed little change from
last week at 10a15 dozen, and the
| field variety arrived selling 1Oal2
dozen. Both nearby eggplant at
25a4O half bushel and Maryland lima
beans at 75a150 bushel recorded
little change during the week.
Maryland mushrooms, however,
were lower, selling 40a80 four-quart
basket with few bringing slight
| " higher figure. There was slight
increase in the price of some near
by peppers, green selling 30a4e, and
red. 25a30 half bushel.
Nearby spinach declined to 75a85
half bushel, but tomatoes held
about steady at 40a75 half BUSH
ell for ripe, ungraded stock, with
few moving at little above
| this price. Gamers stock, how
ever, was f1rmer at 60a75 bushel. The
better grades of Maryland apples
were lower, prices ranging from SO
bushel for ungraded stock to 1.25
for the best. Maryland peaches
were about steady at 200a3 90 BUSH
| ell.
Livestock Market.
Marketings of cattle were of
around seasonal proportions and
as during the last few weeks, grass
| fed offerings predoninated arrivals
and hardly enough grainfeds ap-
| peared to make a market test, ac-
cording to the Agricultural Market
ing Service, Department of Agri-
culture, G. Byron Funds, local rep
resentative.
However, the few grained-on-
grass offerings that came to market
sold quite readily and, along with
grass-fat steers scaling under 1000
pounds, at mostly steady prices,
Weighty grassers continued slow
sale and outlet was on a steady to
weak basis with some sales of ex-
tremely heavy offerings looking a
shade or more lower. She-stock
finished mostly on a weak to Is
lower basis with bulk Of that class
comprising the usual run of dairy
bred COWS and strictly good weighty
beef type conspicuous by their scare
ity. Sausage bulls strengthened late
this week to finish 25 and, in spots
up more. Vealer market continued
to follow along steady lines with