Evening star., 1942-05-31
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star


BALTIMORE. May 3O,--Althoush local
quotations on fowl went through the
Present week with only minor changes,
ss5entGn was to greater
showed a little Improvement over last
week. Receipts Of all stock were mod
crate most of the time.
Some smaller young Rocks and Leg
horns reached the market and sold at
aTgeT bi2ds ROSTERS ost moved fsrg we
but prices continued without change,
Quotations on young. white Pekins ducks
also were steady.
y, Most Young Rocks soid 9tass . with with
srse Rocks ens soed
sell little above the tor, price. Both
young crosses and young Reds were frmer.
last-named 25a2S.
Young Leghorns weighing la pounds
and I'd increased in price. most OF them
smasr 81 BIRDS but sh slfvsd few oseRe sseT at
brought mostly 16a1s.
Ordinary kinds of all young stock con-
tinued at 16a1s. In fowl. Rocks weigh
mixed ns eoS oSand' s sa up and 0Iossh5 Tsssrn 4S sd
II. with a few of the last-named selling
a little higher: Quotations on roosters
ors and ioafa for Leshofns lS e 9oans eGl
white Peking ducks weighing 5 pounds
and up moved at 20s21.
EEE Prices Improve.
Nearby ungraded current receipt eggs
Week Most iarse whites Sod sold 81 " to ~ -
cents dozen, but few brought sliEht y
higher prices Medium sized whites in
o ssse Receipts O vere iaTy yo 6efa fS0li on oD
most days.
The market OF most native and nearby
saTaen @ Truck continued to be a rather
about ABOUT STEADY. others increasing sS and aih stiii
others declining.
Good quality Maryland sweet potatoes
were hshsT but ordinary stock about
figure, and Jerseys brought i.50a1 Is,
some of these also bringing slightly more.
Quotations on Eastern Shore aspara-
most grades recorded slight decrease.
VERY VERY. large Hoa sold 2.5oa2.5 dozen sunehe,;
200, and small mostly 800.
Quotations on best Maryland mushrooms
were steady at 50a75 Der 4-quart basket,
with some selling above this price but
Titn po9Gre5 stock s.;. moving as low as 10
50a75 bushel
Quotations on nearby spinach also were
GGf spshf sshs EeaFS' ao ifa T.
ing 2a2h. Prices OF nearby rhubarb de-
bushel, strawberry quotations were hisher
varieties selling 4'5o-5.5o per 24-auart
crate and poorer stock down to $50.
Livestock Market.
All classes of slaughter cattle sold ac-
lively. continuing the so,called scarcity
cordins to the Agricultural Marketing Ad-
ministration. Department of Agriculture.
Meade T. Foster. local representative
S' Sanced slightly % ate % IN the s0 week. eiosins
Go to 10 1 ,t6 hs6sr tns than t Mss
very active demand and advanced 25. reD-
Tesf aso vea CAVES sod on
early in the week and then held steady
eariier. earlier Spring lambs sold on a weak to
unevenly lower basis In some some instances tiat s,s
others the decrease amounted to so to
Good to CHOICE yearling steers averas-
strictly choice s00-pound yearling steer
part load lots sold 13;25a13;75: medium
asfrs bs.d apaSny in s%a Roo
sold upward to 1880. Continued very
active. Weighty cows Of dairy breeding
brought upward to 1913. q few OF heller
type upward to 4 90 and slightly higher.
ed ef dairy Il! sreedns eu sold aTseiS lars
grade slightly lower Bulls Of beef bread
ing, which were relatively scarce. sold up
snd ns ns 9esfKnf fes1ed s2asa
Medium grade sausage bulls sold 1O.75a
11.50 and lightweisht cutter grade down.
Veal calves sold on an unevenly STEADY
pounds and over, sold 1850. top Of the
market; good to choice grade: largely
$500 common to medium LA. II oosl y.aisp; 1sq;
and those Of Gull grades sold slightly
Steady prices prevailed in Fridays hog
market. which held steady with the 1o ad- a
Good to choice barrows and gifts weishinS
1870 to 210 pounds sold 14.45a14.70;. $50
to 1870 and 22O to 240 pounds. 142ha
145o 24S to nons ssS pounds i go
pounds. 13 45a13: 70; 100 to 100 pounds,
13.35a13.80; packing Sows, IL goal 3. 40.
Prices are based on grain-fed hogs
Late in the week small lot Of closely
s1s.t s sm. ot Of
lot averaging 6h pounds, 1915. Thes.
seles were somewhat higher than the hulk
choice grade lambs averaging 65 to "a
pounds sold with little or no sorting at
15.0na15.50. Common grade, sveragine
61a75 pounds brought 12.O0a12.50. few
odd head of clipped ewes brought 5.00a
The Baltimore livestock market was
closed today because of the holiday.