Evening star., 1942-10-18
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

br9asht sSoHt 4is Slight This week *
s6me s6e nrsyo ys pouItry PRICES after declines in
piled principally to young chickens and and
s4nf Mu5sevg tSe dacf the ease
cents, higher. About the only decrease
noted noted was on old Leghorns, which were
Although quotations on some other stock
uStHated ~, n,;t frequently prices held about
ROSTERS ear ana ps1 0a R9ek s0d nd
Muscovy ducks showed no material net
Demand continued for the better grade
stock and some items were hard to move
receipts were moderate but sufficient to
Young Rocks sold at a6aes. according
70 70 size but but few commanded a little
In, fowl, Rocks continued to bring 24a26
for blrdS weighing 4 pounds and up and
essdrns sd 9soTs Te1e were At Old
Tor mixed coiors, Quotations on Pekin
Muscovys continued to bring bring a1a3a 1ao "F5at but
blacS and mixed color Muscoyys increased
Some Eggs Higher
mns1lg.S Ing ths week This ahplsd tS oest nearby
ssr!ieF Thsy SroSshP a 4sass .has doasn Wiz Wl
ZONE zone T64an c6pmmandins premium Medium;
color eggs also sold at this figure. Pullet
eggs were UNCHANGED at .sa32. Daily re-
ceipts were about average.
The market on most native and nearby
Esrden truck was similar, to last week
@ ~hea Showed % deanss aGa e sodE
brought higher prices, than a week earlier
NefTby tomstoss 6ss DECLINED to
stock. Peppers from nearby territory
were about, steady, green selling 2Oa35 half
ana @ Rsher prse at 56ase
ehansed st 5oaSo half bushel for eelaens,
Jerseys, Those from Eastern Shore areas
Mn.e were about steady at iooa15 bushsl
MOST mostly at sqfp bnshe saS'eS
snap beans declined to I50a2 25 Mary
.aG :snd nv imushrEoSms also were lover Best
changed at 5eaa % busheI' according to
Livestock Market.
There was better tone to the eeneral
sarehteT cattle trade sGSqTdng to the
seph. H. Dietrich, local representative.
Numbers carried some reduction and when
daily M estimated fiqures t included d. ia sizeabIe
array Of repiacement cattle, with re-
duced supply Of slaushter steers and year,
with largely 25 higher prices toward the
close However; the market was not a
but yaTous oads
noticed from some buying groups. The
All Cali Club show had a tendency to
cows shared in the. strong to rs higher
trade with heifers chiefly on the firm side
and bulls mainly strong stoekers and
@ few packages of show-rejects. which rea-
lized IA locals. 800 for yearlings little was
for the regular list Of offerings. Week S
nigh point for, such was 1890, paid Mon
day for load lo Of good Un3,pound year; year
steers turned throughout the week 13.25-
al3so bulk of arTiyals n od the medlbm mefabTa
pads goSer or sh
nand that scaled around 900 pounds or
slightly under fairly liberal showing Of
interests. For finishers, 12.60 and l2;1o
common and medium stockers,, liehtTeight
feeders and calves noted loooa 2 %;
GS%%0n ena dry9eds msGOm ackns Good
cows were acutely scarce, top, 80,
being paid for medium to good. inciudng
and and common cows ranged e.ooa9 SO. LIGHT Oh
shelly Gamers drifted downward to 300
Good SAUSAGE bulls topped at 100 with
Ss.f bus psa Most o5 Common SmS and % medium
bulls brought 9.O0al1.o0. :,
r TeTs trend was for Tsasrs op %
IsbO Heavy calves continued somewhat
slow and bulk found clearance at II .ooa
3Ho sry sw 1esuns were eazed
swine offerings, with the trend defnitely
downward. During the frst two r,oiGsd aaysi
some recovery to be followed with further
declines. Compared with last Friday n ne
market Yesterday was Is lover pdsv for eTtfh he
% down on sows compared With Thurs
erases sy u 10 t to 100 % pounds sold a GOAL 20
80 to 140 pounds, 14.loal4.35; l4o 70
80 pounds l46oal4 oo - a. 1sH so TO nounts 1so
r490ai515: eco to 24O pounds. "a .s5a
1910; 24O to 26O pounds, l4.60al4 50;
sG 800 peaees P4ees are based on sTa
Demand was rather slow for fat lambs
srauh stesds siaushter shs Sheep did not arrive
In sufhcient numbers. to test the market .d
taking Efa around s S1-pound good and choice
yth %abs oI buf fadsM Mda fms to sood aSsse
lambs sold downward to around 1000
few good slaughter, ewes brought 500
most individuals eligible to common ano
medium grades: 2.5oa4.so.
Grain Market.
Wheat, No. 2, red winter, sarlicky, spot
domestic, bushel, opening price 30h
domestic, % = bushei s4-e6. western billins
at . premium over this price: Cob corn
PANE Set eo-eao Oats ISoh'fS Ho White % domestic
busSei, e4-es|: | No. g :, ba-sf. On ali sale,
Of oats to the local trade excepting those
OF Is. cents per bushel for storage ane
elevation, which is paid by the buyer; Rye
No. 2, bushel, $500. Barley. bushel, 10
1e.0O-2I 90 Wheat, straw. No. 2, ton
l2OO-I3,00 Flour, barrel, CARROTS, FOB
baltimore. 9s-pound new cotton sack basis
6.6O-5 s5; spring patent, 8 6o.7 90; spring
standard. patent, 6.35- so; hard, winter
patent, 6.15-e.60;. rye hour, dark to white
4 z.26-4sO: mill feed, ton. spring, bran
lo.0o-41 90; standard middlinss, 1000
~ 90, :.