Evening star., 1941-12-28
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

BALTIMORE. Dec @1-Consderable at
tentlon was centered on The live pouI,ay
market this week because of the Christmas
holiday and also IN ANTICIPATION OF the new
Year holiday next week: .,,.,.,,,,
Demand was good. especially Tor turkeys
and large young chickens and fowl There
also was a good movement IN most otheT
stock, including capons, ducks geese ana
Quotations showed greater strength than
last week, in some cases prices INCREASING
as much as cents per pound: The qIoa 10
Christmas buying was, oyer. -.
Turkeys were only slightly above a week
somewhat hard 20 move out, The end q
The week found most OF the STOCK wei!
cleared, except for few items. Young
hen turkeys were in excellent demand a.
30s31. with most OF them being good
enough to command the higher figure
The very large birds we're slow and some OF
them SOLD as much as 3 cents lower than
the smaller stock.
Rocks selling 2ua:: ana me very IsEte
birds bringing a little high price. Botn
Young crosses and Reds brought l9a2l, but
ordinary STOCK was IN. little demand at Ia
! &. about the same prices as week earlier.
Large fowls also me- with good reception,
leased to oes aH Large oTS mixed o coloTs rs sold
20a22 and smaller mixed ,colors l6alS.
Most old Leghorns continued 10 bring 14a
! e. but few large birds sold at u.
Quotations on mixed color roosters, also
t-rengthened. best stock bringing l3ala
ad Teqs n e
Although young white Muscovy ducks
weighing five, pounds and up. increased 10
15a16. Young Peklns were little higher
at 1sa1a. Some guineas were slightlyy
Demand a. mostly for those wegh1e ae
hiaher, and @2a26 for. smaller. Young
fat geese increased 10 20a22.
Egg Prices Narrow.
Some large nearby ungraded current
strength al 3Sa40 a dozen, but medium
sized continued, 33a35. Mixed colors were
unchanged at 33a34. There was consid-
receipts
Maryland round white potatoes were
slightly hlgher han week earlier best
and ungraded stock bringing .40al 80.
Nearby sweet potatoes however, were about
steady at 7Qas0 half bushel for Goldens
Changed iSns at 9aea 9 bunch E9 e But MaFyland
lille higher, selling 60aSO per four-quart
basket. Poorer stock sold 3Oa50.
= Nearby blue Top tuInips declined slight,
little above this price. and yellow turnipS
MARYLAND apples showed only slight change.
bringing as low 90 bushel for ungraded
stock and AS high as / 80 for best.
Livestock Market.
Cattle receipts were comparatively light
and consistent with expectations for holi-
cay period, according TO the Agricultural
Marketing Service, Department of Agri-
culture, @. Byron Funds, local representa-
The market was closed on Thursday,
DAY. New Year Day. Trading in general
was quite active on all classes repre-
sented, with steers and she stock selling
on a fully steady TO strong basis and sau-
bulls closing to % hlEner
than, week ago, Vealer, prices held
steady, throughout the period. Early this
week hog prices weakened slightly, but at
midweek the trend was reversed and sub
seouent advances placed Fridays market
mostly IS higher than week earlier,
he upturn and only 20 higher than a
week ago Fat lamb prices we're fully
s.eady with latest sales iast week' rrsd,nr,
and Just good shortfeds that scaled from
around 1900 pounds downward ana Sol soio
o9a "a 90 % pad ffT for choice so Some
common light kinds sold down TO % OF
below. Good weghty, heiter lndlvldusatt, a.,
COWS COWS Brought :. .50as5O; few head of good
crainfeds, 900. and indivlduai head ed o1
heifer type reaching 80 ~ gamers ann Efronel ano
weight cutters occa sionally above ~.
and light, thin Gamers @ a0Hn 0Hn, 10 90 ''oo
15 90. common and medium grades, II .5Oa
il 90 and culls mainly s.Q0e11 90. or
Fridays hog market ruled mostly y
higher than Wednesday, packing sows only
P6actSSa TOP 92adsd savspcefdo of 20 e
900 pound butchers brought mostly ! S2s %
1910: 22O to 24O pounds, 6Oa! 81 ,,
13O to 40 pounds II 65a1 30; 10 1S
13n pounds, 1.55a1 so: 40 TO ~.
pounds, j 40a11 .65; $50 to 300 pouna1oS .1o
i :2oa11 a.: packing soTs;s soalo.'o
Good and choice grades OF. eve ant
vether lambs sold 1900 10 mostly 1850. {
few head OF fat buck lambs 90 less. Som'
common and medium grade throWouts wen
10.o0a12 90 and light culls dropped TO 9.o'
or below.
Grain Market
Wheat, No. red winter, garlicky, spot
settling price, 12Ii4 closing price, l .22 !
corn, No. . yellow domestic. bushel
sSa9O: Western billing at a premium owe
this price, Cob corn, barrel, 4;6oa4s so
70: No. >. 64a67 On all sales of oats t
the local trade; executing those on track
there is an additional charge of y cent
per buShel for StoraEe and elevation. Whlcl
is paid by the buyer. ~
Bys No " 4sv bHshf fmoth2 s6SS5 Glover Barley sn
p1ixed, ton, !; ;ooa2ooo. Wheat straw
Flour. barrel, winter patent, 6.40a7 Q
winter straight. 5.0Oa5 30; spring paten
e70a6 95: spring straight: 6.45aB. 80: mar
winter patent, 6.35a6. 30: hard Wlnte
straight. 615a6.4O: rye -four, dark 7
Will Mi feed ton, spring bran. 40 oOa41 0C
standard middlingS- 40 OOa4l 90.