Evening star., 1942-12-06
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star

5AhLiiMORE. .,hat MORE Dec. 5.-The live poultry
increases INC in quotations on some items dur
ing the last week. There were instances
ncrs.fes IN ssins up n1s to cents per pound These
iindd. iSnd fowl, receipts of which were rather
ushs sn5 durng ri large arss part Of the week
and in some cases extra good stock brought
slight premiums
Boosters Pekin and Muscovy ducks and
cay the same levels as ii last 1--WE Week. G.' ~ S'''
last week Receipts Of ia turkeys i1e were ishn iG
Rent Island geese arrived shrrf1 si0T late in the
week in sufficient volume to make definite
demand S SVSm or The Tss 6stef sTades
winch were much easier to move than the
some young ROCKS increased . cents per
pound selling mostly 2Sa30,, according TO
SIZE; sia t.r Some, , h1eWever; brought slightly
these o,. also comma nding a little more ~
broasb oa R9eks pounds and
last week. Mixed colors increased to 26a2S
and Leshorns we're frmer at 1sa20., Some
slow to move move at i4ai5 she s same in"epHos prioe
weeks. Pekin ducks at 20a"2!, white Mus
cows at 2la22 and black and mixed colors
at lSa2o were unehanged from
and smaller %; Young hen turkeys brought
rive sold 25s3o,
Eggs About Steady.
steady. Best large nearby .ungraded cur
higher; smaller whites; 36a42;, mixed colors
also 36a42 and pUllet eggs 2sa3!!,
eo Most native s9d Nearby sarden rgfk
An exception to this however was nearby
sweet potatoes, which were slightly ,firmer.
GoIdens. Those from the Maryland East
ersRs Shore Shore section, moved at mostly 1.oo-
post Of it moving at the higher figure
Iurnips from nearby territory were about
Nearby spinach increased to 1.25-1 so
bushel. Quotations on MARYLAND mush-
per 4-ouart basket, with some bringing a
little more. and poorer stock down 70 so
some e.hsi hMiaryland !, apples were ere, lower at
eus varieties continued to sell down to so.
Livestock Market.
slowness prevailed in the opening pc
}od of cattle trading this week, due large
~ to higher asking. prices on all classes
Admnissrston, Louis G Uh 1r SiGers local rep
fbay bser,s steady p5ifss h were o0tsnsd fH
to Is advances Mondays top OF 1925
was paid for strictly, good indiyidual
DAYS high was i4.75 for carload Of top
good grade steers averaging l,15O pounds.
Then 1t was 1885 on down for good steers
1890 pounds. Medium grades adts 'un turned ID
chiefly 1300-l3, S. and common and down
to 35 hisher: Several lots Of medium, to
$3.50 %eShs and od e feesss se poSnd m1ysd
UNI to good found outlet 12.50- 1900 and
common offerings, sold downward to / 80
packages on Monday at 1927 being me
dunn to good Thursdays hefer receipts
types that found clearance at l05O-i@ 90.
Dairy tyre Gamer and cutter cows turned
6j50-s.25 with common medium $500 50,
ford breeding sold i 80. Good beef bulls
few in number, Most common and medi-
unll sausase bulls sold 9.5Q-l1 80.
. w ?hd eane spd madm ed 9ek b9
money Vile heavy calves carried a snv weak ssRR
100 Good and choice csshed Is 50a
100, with medium to good l5.00als 90
heavs calves secured 'i 1ooaf55 s'T 800 New few
aaos2pound ,,y syerage RAGS, 100 an and a mixed lot
Fridays swine trade worked out at
seneTslly 10 under last Friday: Butchers
1926: lao to l4o pounds, ,l3.4osl$65
go pounds. Is .sGa1405; $50 to o46
pounds. 13.70a13.95; 240 to $50 pounds,
l3 .60al3S5; 200 to 800 pounds, 134Oa
1855; sows, l. 7oa13.20. Prices are based
on grandfed hogs.
Fat lambs cleared largely at fully steady
prices. One load of good and choice aver
aging 7n pounds sold early in the week o, at t
were noted 1650al6.s5, latter price prac-
ticsl top and popular price for the week;
Most medium TO good offerings were noted
14.00a160O with common TO medium NOV
ing 10.00a1400. Slaughter ewes were
scarce, choice handyweight ewes selling
700a1 so while most common and medium
to Just good grades turned 3.00a6.00.
Grain Market.
Wheat, No. . red winter, garllcky, spot
domestic, bCshel, opening prices, IA: clos
inc price, "a. Corn. No. yellow, domes-
tic, bushel, .02-1 .04; cob corn, oarrei
4.a0-5.l0; country prices reported, 4 so
e4-se:. No. 2, 61-63, On all sales Of oats
there Is an additional charge of "a cents
per bushel for storage and elevation, which
is paid by the buyer. Rye; No. >. bushel
$500 Barley, bushel. 1880. Hay. timo-
thy clover and mixed ton. 10 .00-2i 90.
Wheat straw. No. >, ton, IA 90. Flour
barrel, carlots. 70. b. Baltimore, 9Spound
new cotton sack basis: Winter patent
$751; .a5: winter straisht 5;60-5,s5; spring
patent, 9.6G-T.Q0: spring standard patent.
635-6.60; hard winter patent. 6."5-6. 20:
hard winter standard patent. .6.15-6.60:
rye -four, dark to white, 4;25.4 so. Mil
feed, ton, spring bran, 0.00-4l 90; stand
ard middling, 40.00-41 90