Evening star., 1941-10-05
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

, BALIIMORE, Oct. TN contrast with
last week when There were frequent
there were few. nuctuations during the
through the period without chance, eX-
Sepuons being fowl which was little
higher and ducks.
easier than last week bu. Young Peklns
@ we're S!ehtly firmer. Both were in fairly
Only minor chanees occurred in the
prices on Young chickens ana rCOSters and
the week drew 70 close with most OF The
quotations on about the same level
week earlier Guineas arrived in suflcient
volume 70 make market They were in
Although the general demand was sat-
iStactory. most of the calls were for large
STOCK. The petite, Young chickens and fowl
continued cont rather dTsegv The week opened
ER ty s5aWeg sb osoTsse n
about the middle Of the week ana then
improved sgaln. ..,
and both young crosses and Reds brought
COa22; with some extra good stock selling
so1I ntts c. a3oye so u his r Price There vas
22a24 and also moved well, Most old
little hgRe4 R4 prce Mixed ak c6for 6f fo0sreps
were unchanged at l0a12 and Leghorns
YounG Muscovy ducks. weighins
bounds and Up, brought 16a17. but mixed
66olors were quoted as low as IA Young
were higher a. 1Sal9. Most OF the young
suneas reaching the market brought 25.
with few selling a little below this price
Esg Prices Higher.
Some of the best white eses increased
pule5 esGs Ge' also oAf incresse3 3 steS M Mxad sad
COlorS remained UNCHANGED The largest
nearby unngsraded current receipts whites
30a85. Pullet eggs brought 45a26 and
mixed colors sid 30 a32. Although re-
i al L. srt1n =
for some, time, they declined later IN
garden truck CHANGED from las week but
in most cases the increases and decreases
were we're limited to q narrow range; range Seoerai
white, potatoes were. higher at l.4Oal 50 !
per l0o-pound sack and nearby sweet
9s9sS oasn n a f of 93s9 Rs s6nn 59f
snsp, beans. which sold 1-25acoo bushel,
ga bunch and eggplant was steady a. 25a
20 half buShel Eastern Shore lima beans
1.50al IS bushel,. with few commanding
g55ssceticallyg g,1s unshansed a. 35a65 4-ausIt
selling 30a4o half bushel and red "5a3o.
Ouotatlons on nearby, spinach were easier
toes also were slightly lower, ripe un-
graded stock selling 3Oa60 half buShel with
g few, bringing little more. Gamers
Maryland apples, decreased but ungraded
bushel. according to variety and grade.
Livestock Market.
r, Other than entries in the Fat. Cattle
consisted almost entirely OF straight grass
ers, principal exception being a few load
lots Monday. represented as grained on
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Department Of Agriculture. G. Byron Fun
fat steers was largely at steady to just a
shade lower prices than close last week
market test. Market on cows developed a
weaker tendency and that class finished
Sonlra on a weak TO - lower basis while sausage
bulls finished % 10 80 under week earlier
Vealer rates were unchanged throughout
weights around so TO 200 pounds. Com M
butcher hogs weighing 2"O pounds down
Friday Of this week sold - lower weight
packing soWS finished steady Following
a steady TO ) higher spring lamb market
on this week s opening session, the mar
Set encoGnlered &C }a considerable dullness,
week ago and 25 70 SO under Monday.
were common and d mediGm nnsheTt erades s'eeof Of
around $50 TO l,350-pound grasSers with
2 sprinkling Of good, grade in numerous
medium and GOOD grained -on-grass. 1875,
Ssno rev good and choice granted year
6.T5a1.75; odd head al ) 90 and Gamers
and cutters, mostly 5.0Oa6.50. Late sales
o. SAUSAGE bulls were mostly SOna9 90.
There were numerous sales of stocker and
ieeder steers at mostly S.35al O.n1 and
good strong calf weight stockers sold up
ward 70 Zoo AMONG arrivals expected
ere SAID to be few carloads of medium
and good grades OF strong weight StocKer
SealyeS, some of which are said to be
Good and choice yealers cleared fairly
readily at l3;Qna 100. largely I3.50a
1o5oal2Ho. and light culls, S.00a O 90.
1.50a So according to weight and kind
Fridays hog market ruled mostly 10
lower on weights from go pounds down
ward Sdla Sh,Ie Vei2htler butchers and packing
Srsae2 Sa 9eISed Of ~ 10 G994 @@%nd snd bdTs Ghoe
pounds l ! 30aI L.55: $50 to $50 pounds
ll.15a11 40; 40 to $50 pounds, II O5a
@ 10 -" o and t9 s69 10 30" o pounds 10 nos
pounds. 10 60a lOs5: packing sows. Q IOa
ESQ. Prices are based on granted hogs;
good and choice, sold l2.50a12.75. with
Iate I1 oosss sales s OF eompsraole sradeS going
MonGsg ONLY and common Tenx 'G2 Wen Psq
manly gnTn oGs al 600 be7or an lght cul,s SOLD
kinds that sold steady. 4 .00a4 so. and odd
head Of old thin sheep dropped to l 80
per CVl
Grain Market
wheat, No. > red winter, garlicky. SPOT.
domestic. buShe opening price, LA: Set
ting price l13i2
Corn, No > yellow, domestic, bushel.
ssa9O Western billing at a premium over
this price. Cob corn. barrel. 4.50a4 20:
country prices reported. 4.35a4 45.
Oats, No. !, white domestic bushel,
63a66 No. >. 6Oa63. On all sales of oats
to the local trade, excepting those on
track, there is an additional charge of
1s4 cents per buShe for storage and eleva-
ton. WHICH is paid by the buyer. 49,
hushel 70a75 Hay. timothy clover and
mixed, ton 14.0oal1 90. Wheat straw.
No . ton. a.50a 600.
Flour, barrel. winter, patent. 6.15a6S5;
winter, straight. .S5a52O: s3ring patents.
625a65O spring. straight. 6.ooa6.20;
hard winter. patent, : 59Oa6.1O: hard win
ter. straight 570a5,95 : rye -four. dark to
white. 25a4 a5.
Mill feed ton spring bran. 3S. O0a39 90.
Standard middling, 80 00a4n.0O.
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