Evening star., 1941-02-02
Baltimore Markets
,pecial Dispatch to The Star


BALTIMORE, Feb. IA slightly
higher tendency featured the live
poultry market during the week.
Quotations fluctuated somewhat dur
ing the early days of the period
but were about steady on the final
days.
Receipts were rather light early
in the week but they increased later
and were sufficient to supply all de-
mands. A few items were inclined
to move slowly and had not been
well cleared toward the end of the
| week.
Most of the calls were for young
chickens and fowl but ducks, guineas
and capons moved out fairly well.
The demand was about steady for
turkeys, but rooSterS were slow to
move. Most young chickens and
fowl, roosters, geese and guineas
closed about on the same level as
last week Young crosses were
slightly lower, however, being the
only stock to record decline.
Old Leghorns were little firmer.
Both young Pekin and Muscovy
ducks increased about l cent per
pound. Although guineas and capons
were steady, turkeys brought a
slightly higher price than last week.
Young rocks sold 21a23, crosses 18a
81 and Reds 20a23 .
In fowl, Rocks were quoted 18ai9
with few bringing slightly higher
figure, mixed colors 16a18 and Leg
horns, 15a16. BOOSTERS continued
steady at 10a12 for mixed colors and
7a10 for Leghorns.
Nearby geese sold 16a18. Young
Pekin ducks. pounds and over, in
creased to 17a18 and mixed colors to
14al5. White Muscovys, pounds
and up, also were firmer at 17a18,
with mixed colors selling 13a15.
Young guineas weighing over 2
pounds brought 23a24 and capons, 7
pounds and up, sold 24a26. Young
hen turkeys were higher at 25a26,
most of them selling at 25. Toms in
creased to 20a21, with most of them
bringing 81.
some Eggs DtCilHe.
After going through most of the
week without change, some eggs de-
clined slightly toward the close. The
decrease affected only nearby un-
graded current receipt whites which
are l cent per dozen lower than
last week. Mixed colors remained
about steady. Whites are now quoted
at 20a22 dozen, with a few little
higher and mixed colors, 20a21.
Most native and nearby garden
truck quotations continued about
steady with last week and the mar
ket was inclined to be dull. The ex-
ception, however, was sweet potatoes
which increased slightly. Goldens
and Jerseys are selling 1.25a1.50
bushel, with a few bringing a little
above this price. Maryland round
white potatoes continued steady,
best selling 85a90 per 100 pounds.
a few a little higher, and ungraded
stock, 75a80. Nearby purple top
turnips continued 20a35 half bushel
and Maryland mushrooms were un-
changed at 40a60 4-quart basket for
best and 25a35 for poorer stock.
Livestock Market.
Dizziness in the dressed meat mar
ket cast depressing effect on the
live cattle market and there was a
general tendency of weakness, ac-
cording to the Agricultural Market
ing Service, Department of Agri-
culture.
Slaughter steers finished at weak
to mostly 25 lower rates and trading
on that class was slow despite mod
crate supply. The market on cows
carried a weaker tone early in the
week but regained the loss on Thurs
day. Market on sausage bulls
worked slightly stronger earlier in
the week but lost the advantage
later. Sales of vealers ruled uneven.
with outlet Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday at prices steady with close
last week. Sales on Wednesday and
Friday were weak to so lower than
on the other days. Price changes
in hogs were a daily occurrence,
late outlet mostly 80 to so lower
than extreme close last week, pack
ing sows off only 90 Fat lamb
sales were mostly fully steady with
latest sales last week.
Majority of slaughter steers con-
sisted of medium and I'd grade
around $50 to 1910 DIS that
sold 990a1125, top L. for part
load sized lot of good to mostly
choice 1130-pound average. Some
common and low medium light
weights brought 800a9.35. Strictly
good weighty heifers brought up