Evening star., 1942-04-12
Baltimore Markets
srecial Dispatch to The Star.


:, BALTIMORE. April 11.-ouotations on
live poultry recorded only slight changes
during the week. Although prices iuctu-
sted on a few occasions. in almost all
ssR SSsns
Demand was fair througsout i''sh the week Week,
requirements; Only few turkeys reached
quotations On most days: Most Of the
s *sEi Issn ss
tde ths items most
horns weighing 1'4 pounds and up, 2os2l,
sstz Psands 1s sad up In x R3af asy Tshns M With
some selling g; ,mixed eoioTs: ssss4; sad
I:ssSEn s4 Slow aSsi @ NOV. soofIf s 9 Snfsd mad
colorS and Ioal2 for Leshornss. The de- de;
inasE Those sI0s xeshns
sss2s xeSfs dSsES s;e sa;Gysa faiT
oringins the higher figure. Mixed colors
continued 1Sa2O and Pekins 20a22.
Eggs Slightly Lower.
Some egg quotations were easier early
In the week, but recovered part OIL OF the
faction under last week Large nearby
.nnsraded current receipt whites brought
ssa22 ssd mRxsd a01sa eoors sna SOLD
hem Hn at ne i4Tef foF inns Season Of ths
Most native and nearby saEds1l trgts 1,fs
was rather dull during the N.sfsx SeeK spina plrn
H's seH arrived rive and sold 6Oa75 bushel. Mary.
land round Whit .,1nf potatoes aSa1 Sefe per ioe
ppHo ppice and ungraded stock l .Ooal IS Quo.
tations on some Maryland sweet potatoeSS
also eased of slightly. Best goleens stonp sU!p
bre9aht IS Pashsi es' ssS
s5ai So few sslli9sd sdranptd Little to h5GssF soaso
hshrPS hsit Sushei Ptae and s9a seOR
per per 100 pounds. Nearby blue kale Al sdash Enish
sTISep ansbef as aSi receipts increased materially:
Quotations on some Marylano msshlfEU,ro mug fomro
also were a little lower at 22aoo l1ur- Ipsr
sMaryland sHS5fl HiA apples continued to bring s6a
zoo bushel.
Livestock Market.
Trading in all classes Of slaushtess ea
.attle was slow on Thursday, accordlns 70
he Agriculture Marketing Service, Deps..II
nent Of Agriculture Meade T. foS'e'' i0'A'
'eS5 clearance Hs was complete: hoEsesr' ,s.n but
some instances prices stsers sers iT"Is In general
stsnces tendency toward weakness was
nossa OPsRns ss.n ROUNDS T2Shdi and d0s
nrees ,Gsees Of of' most op srades were around 25
ioVer. Bulls sold weak to Is lover ,.s as
eompared with sares ssrroT n sne demsnd. partly
sanadd satri5uted @ the isek Kosher k,Ilns lnas
ssSSan o 5evsn e 81 fo6 hSdaEs lower sn
sariy y'qa' in the week Both old crop gooled
smbs and spring lambs held v.1s steady svsfi1 On
sbie alter alter Monday. HOGS advanced during Ing
fbs frst three days but on THURSDAY tne
market lost part of the gain Only 70
sgaa i With 0R FTtaes eiOse last % week
advance Of 80 on butcher hogs ana ~ on
oackins sowS, s,.uonter steers Thursday
we're eouiyalent to about 13 carloads
There T Was was considerable range in wvTeisht
and quality Of steers f snaN snalaDe tended to se
toward the top end of quotations for each
grade. Two small lots OF choiIie snis s[aas Tses
ssarsss snd iss5 uaet few % loads and part loads q
900 to 1850 pound good grade steers sole
1900. 2ther loads and part ioaas maS,,,0, OF
Grade steers Weighing 77o to 1850 pounds
orousht II .40a12.25. Common grade sold
{1.25 downward. Trading In steers .ss On
s.2ersi Sssd q sfH sshy cows sold
sulk Of cows realized 6:5oas so; lev rev
shelly canners selling lower. msshy S1lls smIIs
A few head Of good to choice vealers
sold on early rounds Thursday at 1880.
on later rounds prices we're down SO;
Gesins nesnm 'sP sr.ds H'S veae2s fS sod 1neVe, at
''GHs Hos prices on Friday ressined the Is
decline in Thursdays market. practical
sop pessed at 1880, Good and choice
sTss' ss sfau.st % so t. so 99Sad 5sF0T' ~
and 22o to 24O pounds 141S-1t 40: "4n
to $50 pounds. 13o0arh15: -" =" 1ro
pounds. 13.75a14 on; "e0 - 900 ro"rds,
13.7oa13a5: 100 TO 80 - 1S3Sa
n.ckine sovs, I" no." o. @-ices are
Several lots Of 81 - no pourd vcoled
lambs sold Monday and THURSDAY at 1875
LILO Spped d. LAMBS sold early a in arts sss
clipped lambs hrouoht downwsrd TO 500.
several lots nf 54 n e6 mound sprirs
lambs sold during the week from 1900
downward.
Grain Market.
Wheat. No. ? red winter. Far,cky. spot
domestic. hushel. onenins price. 1.23;
settling pSiee ?a c,osGs prize 1St sSsh.
n5a97: Western, biillnT at premium over
olS County py'is prces Ge reported o 45oa4 70
Oats, No. ! white domestic. bu:hel, 73a
Is No: 2 ssa7o On oll sale. .ses Of oats = to
there Is an. additional charge Of 1a cents
per bushel for StoraEe and elevation. which
is naid by the buyer oo.os ,
sui6si. soss5: & asS timotSS clover .l',. ~
;,ixed, ton. 19coooa2@ 90. Wheat. straw.
Flour barrel gGtsE sSsE gsten5 Ear,ss s7os3aH
s6s7 .o5: "Si sprns strsisht e.55as75; hard
winter. patent. s.45a6.65: hard winter