Evening star., 1941-02-16
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special DlSpatcn 10 Inc olaT.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 15.-The week
brought about few changes in the
quotations on live poultry. The
items that recorded any change
whatever displayed a slight down.
ward trend with the exception of
turkeys, which were slightly higher
than at the close Of last week.
Receipts of both turkeys and ducks
were lighter than usual, but were in
sufficient volume to meet practically
all requirements. Receipts of other
stock we're moderate for the early
part of the week, when they were a
little higher than usual.
Demand was fairly good for all
stock except few, of the items that
usually are slow to move. Young
Rocks and crosses were a little be-
low last weeks quotations and old
Leghorns also recorded a small de-
cline
Other young chickens, fowls,
roosters, geese. ducks, guineas and
capons were about steady with last
week Young Rocks decreased to 19a
% and young crosses to 19a21. A
few large Rocks, however sold at a
slight premium. Young Reds con-
tinued steady at 20a22.
Although old Rocks at 19a19 and
mixed colors at 16a16 we're about
steady with last week, old Leghorns
decreased to 15a16 and were rather
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tie demand at unchanged prices,
mixed colors bringing 10a12 and
Leghorns 7a10. There was good call
for turkeys.
Young hens we're firmer at 26a27,
most of them bringing the last
named figure, and toms sold 21a22,
a majority of the birds moving out
at 81. Fat nearby geese brought 16a
Is and young guineas, weighing
more than 2 pounds, sold 23a24.
Capons continued about steady at
24a26. Both young white Pekin and
Muscovy ducks sold we'll at 17a18 for
birds weighing pounds and up
Mixed color Pekins brought Halls
and mixed-color Muscovys 13a15.
Some Eggs Decline.
After remaining steady during the
early part of the week, some eggs
decreased slightly. The decline ap-
piled only to whites, mixed colors
holding steady. Nearby ungraded
current receipt whites dropped to
19a20 a dozen and mixed colors sold
1919. Receipts ran about average.
The market was dull on most ma
tive and nearby garden truck. Best
Maryland round white potatoes were
steady at 90a95 per 100 pounds, a
few selling a little higher, and un-
graded stock was unchanged at 75a
IS. Sweet potatoes also were steady,
nearby GoldenS and Jerseys bring
ing 1.25a1.4O bushel, with a few SELL
ing a little above this price. East
ern Shore Goldens sold 1.65a1.75 and
Jerseys 140a160 Nearby purple top
tur1ips were a little easier at 25a30
half bushel Best Maryland mush-
rooms decreased to 50a60 4-quart
basket, but poorer stock was steady
at 25a40.
Livestock Market.
Trading in cattle early this week
was rather slow, with prices little
changed from close last week and
on Thursday there appeared to be a
slight strengthening in demand for
most classes, according to the Agri-
cultural Marketing Service, Depart
ment of Agriculture. Outlet for
steers was at mostly steady prices
and scanty supply of heifers sold
fully steady. Fat COWS grading me-
dium and better brought steady to
25 lower rates, but the lower grades
ruled strong to Is higher and sau-
sage bulls finished 25 to so above a
week ago. Vealers held along steady
lines. Hog outlet late this week was
around steady with close last week.
Fat lambs also brought mostly fully
S,eady prices.
Medium and good grade shortfed
~.eers predominated supplies of that
lass and average weights of con-
s,gnments ran largely from $50 to
1.160 pounds and sold 9.50a11.25,
art load of good 1,002-pound year.
lings. Ills, and weeks top, 1885,
laid for small lot of choice 1913
pound bullocks. Odd head of COM
mon light kinds sold down to 800 or
,elow. Scanty supply of heifers
brought 75Oa100O, mostly. Fat COWS
cleared mainly 6.50a7.50, only an in
dividual or so noted above latter
rrice. Gamers and cutters brought
,'50a625. Sausage bulls, late this
eek. sold up to $50, mostly 8.25
ownward.
Good and choice vealers con-
tinued, l300a1400, the common and
medium grades, 1000a12.50, and
light culls ranged on down toward
100.
Outlet for swine Friday was un-
changed from Thursday and prac-
tical top held at $50. Good and
choice grade barrows and gifts
scaling 18O to 230 pounds brought
835a860; 160 to 180 pound lights
and 230 to 250-pound butchers
8.l5a8. 40; $50 to 300 pounds, 8OOa
S.25; $50 to 160-pound light lights
795a820; 140 to $50 pounds, 7.8oa
s.05; 100 to 14o-pound slaughter