Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-01
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Oct. 3l.--Most attention
tered on young chickens. the quotations on
period. Most other stock remained about
STEADY with the exception Of tom turkeys
lower s than week week earl Eieh were ''ie
Although receipts were moderate on most
Gays, at times fowl arrivals were light:
the week Receipts were sufEcient to meet
PRACTICALLY all REQUIREMENTS.
.tea 9w ROSTERS and aedk ducks about
i fairy good; Most OF the calls were for
.. IN young chickens. Rocks decreased to
R hab s rsforded 5s slightly eIeater decline
Up 5ess eroneht mostly St s4ss6 but some 81
se a ere little more MSed a eoors
sold 23a25 and Leghorns, 15al7, few a
FATHER s h saS to R Roye ed to
colors.
Demand for, ducks continued. satisfac-
tory Peklns brought 20a22, white mus
G fSayS 21aS2 and black and mixed eolors.
and UP. dropped to 26a2S with smaller
birds bringing mostly %. YOUNG hen
tons, most Of them bringing 81. but toms
decreased to 32a33.
EEgs About Steady.
A., Egg quotations held about steady
days were rather low. Best. nearby un-
46a4s dozen, with a, few selling a little
hhisher and medium sized whites moved at
let eggs were down to 2Sa32.
A few native and nearby garden truck
Items were slightly HIGHER than last week,
put most IoS stock held ABOUT steady or was
was e slow OWE Rea1by f spna eSt so
brineing 5oa6o half bushel, and green green
pushed. Red peppers, however. remained
Unclaimed at 25a35 half bushel Nearby
ton toma t % about disappeared from the mar
NAMED about Steady, nearby , Goidens seT
ing 50a60, half bushe and Jerseys 35a5O.
spSs busse ssG
were unchanged at 3Oa50 bushel Best
M A5ssI d. m1shrooms were frmsT, sellns
bringing slightly higher prices Poorer
stock remained unchanged at 35a5O
5oa175 bushel according to variety iese SIZE e
and quality.
Livestock Market
Slowness characterized the trade on viz
tually all slaughter cattle toward the clos,
81 the week: according to the Agriculture
trlch, local; representative. Some majo
professors displayed narrow interest in dis
poss o, Of current REGENTS and other factor
70 supply their orders Only small mum
eligible to good grade. mostly a common
and medium grade run Of light-weigh
steers of grass. Regents throughout tn
placement steers and calves. With the buy
ing power standing firm for reduction il
d fD the Wee and SS' down
She. stock sold weak to 25 lower while bull
held -, around steady; Thursday's high fo
pound Maryland arrivals. Weeks bes
money was l4.75., secured Monday for
h 9rn load Steers s0o VIII and m shof sesq
TaInssss included prices Is,5osia.50, Cog
ginia medium, grade 1,al1- pound steer
sold old, 1900 and medium to good lao an
1880. respectively. Common and medium
steers and yearlings cleared II .ooa1a sc
s Of sGSd nsu sayeS w gsIs
to 400 pounds; A few finishing steers wer
taken at 1900 and slightly above Will
light weight feeders, cashed lO50a 25(
few heifers that had short grain ra
1ea Tsa1sa aop Wh ost
best, selling 6,5Oas 800 Thursday, with s.a5
alum o oen sf faee Cow 'nee d sRe
slowly. no doubt Influenced by the slo,
steer demand COMING nsnd medium sau
SAGE bulls earned 900a1 l.a5: medium
sood, 1l,.5a12.o0. and a few. good sau
sage sage bulls bulls. aIs % beef descriptions wer
vealers continued steady throughout tn
week. while heavy calves, comprising bull
Of supply, sold weak to so, lower. To
l6.o0a1 G. so; medium to good, 13.5oa!5.5t
Bulk of heavy calves brought | 00al3.0
Butcher hoes and sows dropped anothe
Tri do oil ri n r
40, to 100 pounds, sold 13:a5al4,20 u
s. "a O. lso noun ss pound q
go 5i1V to $50 pounds, G4:s5al49 90: $50.
aa poq press BASED sTan fed
Fat lambs eked out generslly stead
clearance despite very marrow demand %
15's a with With none beyond d. 1875 on Ia!
rounds. Other good and choice 65 to 3
pound lambs mostly truc 6ed in 4 from r; Is
erai quota 1895 and above: Medium en-
good lambs earned la:0oal5.00. Commo
5l.pound averages sold 1000 and rsK III.,
swes have been relatively scarce. a fe
souFh ehuse sqaSs would G poss5
upward to $50 Odd bead common
Grain Markets.
Wheat, No. . red winter. Garlcky, $40
domestic, bushel. opening price. 1907
closing price. ,30s4. Corn: No. . yello,
domestic: bushel, a2-94: cob corn, barre
40. Oats No i white. domestic. busht
sizes: No. ., $3.50. On all sales of GA
to the local trade, executing those {
track. there is an additional charge of 1
cents per bushel for storage and elevatio
which is paid by the buyer. Rye. No.
bushel, $500 Barley bushel. $3.50. Ha
timothy. clover and mixed, ton, 1870,
21O0. Wheat straw No, >. ton; 4.o'
1900. Flour, barrel. CARROTS. fob. Bait
more, 9S-pound new cotton sack basl
winter patent. 6.95-7.95; winter straiTh
5.60.b.s5; sprin. patent $50 90; spri,
ratent, ss5-s.So: hard winter standal
patent, 6.I5-6 so: rye -four, dark to whit
425-4.So Mill feed. ton. spring bra
40.00-41.00: standard middline. 400