Evening star., 1941-01-12
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.


the close. Although the general
trend was slightly downward there
were a few items that displayed more
strength than last week and closed
little firmer.
Young chickens and fowl were
slightly lower. Turkeys also re-
corded decline, some of them clos
ing 3 cents per pound under last
weeks quotations. Capons also were
a little easier. BOOSTERS, geese, some
ducks and guineas went through the
period little changed from a week
earlier. The market opened the
week slightly higher as receipts were
unusually light. AS the receipts in
creased, however, most prices de-
creased
Young chickens declined about
cent, Rocks selling 20a2l, with a few
bringing a slightly higher price;
crosses, 19a20. with some selling a
little above this figure; Reds, 20a21,
and mixed colors, 1920 In fowl,
heavy Rocks were little lower at
18a19 and mixed colors at 17a18 and
Leghorns at 14al5 were also easier.
BOOSTERS continued in slow de-
mand at unchanged prices, mixed
colors bringing 10a12 and Leghorns
7a1O. Geese also were about steady,
Kent Islands bringing 17a18 and
nearby 16a17. Although young white
Pekin ducks weighing 5 pounds and
up were steady at 15al7, white Mus
cows weighing pounds and up
were a little higher at 16a17. Mixed
colors of both varieties were steady
at 12a14.
Young guineas weighing more
than pounds sold 23a24, most of
the sales being at the first manned |
price Capons were little lower |
at 24a25 for birds weighing 7 pounds |
and up. Young hen turkeys de- |
creased to 22a24 and toms were lower
at 18a19, with a few selling l cent |
above this price.
Egg Prices Down.
Egg quotations continued to de- |
cline during the week, the prices |
being about 8 cents per dozen lower |
Nearby ungraded current receipt |
whites sold mostly 21a23 dozen, but |
a few moved at a little above this |
figure. Mixed colors dropped to
2Oa21. Daily receipts were about !
average throughout the period.
The market on most native and
nearby garden truck continued dull
and quotations showed only minor
fluctuations. Best Maryland round
white potatoes were unchanged at
85a9O per 100 pounds, with a few
bringing little higher price, and
ungraded stock. 75a80 Golden sweet
potatoes were about steady at 70a75
half buShel, but Jerseys were little
lower, selling 60a70. Nearby purple
top turnips were higher at 2Oa30 half
bushel Beets were unchanged, SELL
ing Lap bunch, but Maryland
mushrooms were frmer at 40a60
4-quart basket for best and 20a35
for poorer stock.
Livestock Market.
There was an appreciable i'm
provement in demand noted in the
general cattle market late this |
week and most classes finished at
strong to higher rates, according |
to the Agricultural Marketing Serv-
ice, Department of Agriculture. |
Sales of steers Thursday looked |
strong to 25 higher than a week
earlier, while heifers, cows and bulls
closed mostly 25 to SO higher. Sales
of calves were mostly strong to so
above close last week. Hog prices
continued on the upgrade and late
sales were mostly 80 to 35 higher
than extreme close last week, eX-
cept that packing sows gained only
20. Fat lamb values were little
changed.
Steer top was 1165, paid for a
load-sized lot of good grade 1916
pound bullocks and other near-top !
sales we're a load of 1259-pound |
average at 1140 and a two-carload |
consignment of 1,003-pound year.
lings at 1850 Other steers con-
sisted mostly of medium and good
shortfeds and Warmed-up kinds that
sold at 900-11.0O, and lightweight |
common grade individuals dropped
to 800 or below. Usual small per-
centage of the run was heifers that |
in small lots sold upward to 1000 |
and down to 800 or below for COM
mon offerings. Most fat COWS |
brought 625a7.50 and a choice 1920
pound individual of outstanding
quality among recent arrivals of |
that class brought 825. Gamers |
and cutters went mainly at 4.50a |
600. Sausage bulls late this week |
brought 6.50a80O, mostly, odd head
up to 8.25.
Good and choice vealers cashed |
freely at 13.5Oa14O0, mostly. Com
mon and medium grade sorts went |
1000a1200 and light culls down to
800 or below.
Hog market Friday ruled 10 to Is
higher than Thursday, practical top,
825, the highest price paid at this
market since the last week in Sep
tember, 1899. Butchers, 160 pounds |
upward. sold Is higher than Thurs |