Evening star., 1941-08-03
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 Inc Star.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 2-Live poul-
try quotations recorded only minor
fluctuations during the week and
most prices ended on about the
same level as a week earlier. De-
mand was fair and was centered
principally on the better grade stock
with large young chickens and fowl
moving about best. Although receipts
were moderate throughout The week
they were in sufficient volume to take
care of practically all demand and
the closing days of the week found
the market fairly well cleared.
There were some items rather hard
to move. This applied particularly
to roosters. About the only decline
in quotations was on old Leghorns,
which were about l cent per pound
below last week. Most all young
chickens, fowl, roosters and ducks
were practically steady with week
earlier. Young Rocks brought 20a22
but q few of more desirable quality
and size sold at slightly higher
figure. Both young crosses and Reds
continued to bring mostly l9a2l
with larger birds selling l cent
higher and in good demand. Young
Leghorns were steady at 17a18. In
fowl, Rocks brought 22a23, but most
of them moved out at the first
named figure, there being a COM
parative few commanding %. Mixed
colors were unchanged at 20a22. Old
Leghorns were easier, most of them
selling 17a171a, but with a few
bringing 18. BOOSTERS continued dull
at steady prices, mixed colors selling
10a12 and Leghorns 7a10. Young
Pekin ducks weighing pounds and
up were unchanged at 15a16 and the
puddle variety continued to move
at 10a12.
Although the average daily re-
ceipts of eggs were somewhat lower
than for some time, quotations held
steady at 28a33 dozen for nearby
ungraded whites and 27a29 for
mixed colors.
With almost no exceptions, the
quotations on native and nearby
garden truck were either steady
with last week or a little lower.
Prices changed frequently but the
general trend was downward as the
receipts of most stock increased IN
volume. Both nearby snap beans
and Eastern Shore lima beans were
easier. the first named selling 75a
$50 bushel and the last named
mostly 1.5Oa275, with few bringing
q little higher figure. Beets strength
ened slightly, selling 2a212 bunch,
but cabbage declined to 40a60 bushel.
Nearby sugar corn was substantially
lower than last week. selling mostly
1Oa22 dozen ears, with few bring
ing a little higher price. Only a
slight decrease was recorded by
nearby cucumbers, however, which
sold 15a35 half bushel. Eggplant
decreased to 40a65 half bushel,
few selling for a little more. There
were only slight decreases in nearby
peppers, which moved out at 4Oa60
half bushel; Eastern Shore cobbler
white potatoes, which brought 1.0Oa
10 per 100 pounds for best and
65a9O for poorer stock, and squash,
which sold 15a30 half bushel. Nearby
tomatoes, however, showed a greater
decrease, ripe ungraded stock selling
65a85 half bushel, with some bring
ing higher figure, and poorer
stock bringing as low as 35. Mary
land apples at 25a1.25 bushel, ac-
cording to varieties and quality, and
MARYLAND huckleberries at 12a16
quart. were about steady. Nearby
cantaloupes were lower, best selling
75a90 half bushel and poorer stock
5oa6O. Most nearby peaches sold
i5a40 half bushel, according to
variety and quality.
Livestock Market.
Weak to lower price trends pre-
vailed in trading on most classes
represented at the stockyards dur
ing the week, according to the Ag-
ricultural Marketing Service, De-
partment of agriculture, G. Byron
F1,ndis. local representative.
Slaughter steer prices closed little
changed from week earlier, but
there was weak tendency detected
In the market on grassers Thurs
day. The few heifers that arrived
also sold along steady lines, but
cows encountered sharply weak
ened demand and finished mostly
30 lower than a week ago. some
sales of weighty beef type off more.
Sausage bulls ruled mostly Is lower
than close last week. Clearance was
fairly good late in the week, except
where cows were involved. Vealers
prices also worked lower and outlet
Friday was mostly 200 below price
levels of a week ago. Hog prices
gradually sought lower levels, the
market Friday on most weights be-
ing Is lower than close of the pre-
yious week, light lights off 20 apd
packing sows down 35. Spring lamb
prices started the week on steady
basis and then gradually worked
to 100 lower at the close.
Weeks cattle market top was
80 paid for choice grade yearlings |
and next best price was 1900 for a
couple of small lots of 1000 to 1,050
pound averages. Other slaughter
steers consisted largely of medium |
and good grades of around 800 to
300 pounds that cleared 10.0Oa
1880, grassers selling from lilo