Evening star., 1942-01-04
Baltimore Markets
enscial Dispatch 70 The Star.


BALTIMORE. Jan. a.--The quotations On
strength early IN the week. continued TO
hold up even after the New Year holiday
buying.
Prices generally RANGED from steady with
4 week earlier to mostly / 10 2, cents
higher. In only a few instances did the
quotations go. through the period on the
same level as last week.
Buying during the week was good .nc
before the holiday arrived the market was
vel cleared of practically all stock
wh. bn, IN 'fS fseTe Still ri'e ea good demand
was turkeys, only a. few sales Of which
chat at times sales were insufficient to
make . definite market. Most Of the de.
mand throughout. the week was for Large
S1,aS sh. less desrable De- ' stock also moved out
some euns ia1se % BIRDS sold slightly above this
price Both young crosses and Reds also SO
we're nrmer;; reaching :os2s; and ordnaa{sy las
demand Al s$s54: With large mixed selors
N, F 3. sm: 1e sea ass eo9rf xssk od fe
were stronger. selling itial7 mostly nu'
The Tl.' higher trend also applied 70 ROSTERS;
mixed colors bringing 12al4 ana Lefnofh'
Ali ducks displayed sreater strength:
young white Muscovys Weighing nye po9nos
and up selling 20ae1. mixed coIors @ i9atIs 3}stIs
Changed At 2la22. but eapons were 1nInd. hignds.
az 2sa3O for birds weighing seven pounus pWuns
and up and smaller selling S1sS5 TSa5o' Refnre ee
the holiday some best young hen talKess 1nrsss
what slower TO move.
Exg Market Steady.
The egg market continued about .seaas s1s
.bont aSer.se see for This year
Hest nearby current receipt whites c1n-
tinued to bring 3sa40 dozen with smai.SedI aaed
whites selling S3a35. Mixed co'of' s'-N
Some native and nearby. sarden truck
vas slightly hrmer than last week ...sa M n
1an0 1In0a12 F95hI 25 Der TOO pounds for best with
few sellins little above this fleu,s .rb1 1h9
unsraded stock sToash, Ieo here 9san s1mer Goldens
srinsins su sSaao hall bush.l and Jerseys
55aso Nearby beets continued unenanssso ,nzsa
a ,as2z eunch ,shsy Hfy' to soaso four
quart basket, few selling apore.d aoore 'n,s az
price, but poorer stock was Gnenansea ;n..esse
s5a5o Nearby oaet0P o uurnsHs yeiIsV turnpe
Ssre steady at 125aI so. per 100 pounds'
most of them bringing me nIsnssr ~ sna
X bushel for the less desirable STOCK 10
as high as l 80 for the pest.
Livestock Market.
Moderate salable supply OF cattle met
with fairly good reception and traoIns .,iv n,
general ruled moderately se.,Ve IA. a. ai1ons
ssy hssef 10 ftTons ssceordns So to The
Marketing Service, DEPARTMENT Or nrs nsr,-
culture. @. Byron Funds ioea. %ai,,y Fepre GO
HOG prices fuctuated frequently with ta
trend pointing doXnRard uaTtion cary ~ the loss
recoyerine later Compared with week
ago outlet Friday was 5 lower on weSntSs n ~
from 2!o popnds doVnWSrq aHS nasRins sI w soWs
Fst lambs sold 10 TO 100 higher than
latest sales OF the previous week: INV
In cattle; top OF i3;eu ysrsssd %ss GO" "os and and
ehpee e64' ponnds ssa}n in snail lots and best price
on szable consisnmentss vas ~ ISo .dod pa1SS snS
iGr iSoice 'Is 'Tsis-pound % Steers. Other. steers
Consisted largely Of medium and 1000
GRADES sbst 1t s2enshf sop tS hd
mon kinds sold downward to 900 or be-
low, A. few part loads Of good Teishtiy'
iys'ss iots Scored io'15; Fat cows turned mostly
fs5as So individual head Of good ty welshty
bse reaching Ionshf 600 %o.,s 9T ,H0ve EsHnsE
below. .RSRs Sausage bulls brought mostly
Good and choice vealers broush. IS. SO SO
1900. latter price practical top; & oniy y o1e nn
bead Of sIaGns a5sy sod
i25nsib Rnonb % ooo and fi cuiis around 9ooal 90
Fridays hog trade ruled mostly hiRheI
than Wednesday on weights from n1O
pounds downward and steady on welghtiel
Butchers and packing sows. Practical tor
was pessed a6 a5 Coed of,s snd s,,s eno,s; S.r;
brought .1Oal1 95; 100 to $40 pounds
i IS: 800 to 24O pounds, :3oal .55
o40 10 $50 pounds ll.l0all,35; o60 II
800 pounds. 0.aoa1l.l5, and packing
sovs. a,5oa1o.oo. Prices are based or
Good and choice grades Of eve and
vether lambs Monday. brought mostl,
l400a1450 and in Fridays market com
parable grades turned at IA 00a14."5.
Grain Market.
Wheat, No. . red winter. garlieky. spot
domestic. bushel. opening price, ,24A7
sens p,,ce AN CLOSING eFlse bgsh., g5
sasST eSTn western so b,ns aoes premu% u oye
mis- price, Cob corn. barrel. 47Oa4 80
country prices reported. 43oa4.50.
Oats, No ! white, domestic, bushel. 6Si
-, No. y. 65a6S. On all sales Of oats Z
tre local trade, excepting those on track
there is an additional charge OF ia cent
per bushel for storage and elevation which
buiSe sSss5 hays usne smoss cloves ans
mixed ton. Il 7.0Oa20.00. Wheat straw
No ., ton. 1900.
Flour barrel yntsE patent, 1a-,S: n.,.n
s7oae.e5; spring STRAIGHT, e.35a6 ,e5: hart
straight; 8 l5ss.4o; rye hour dark tt
Mill feed. ton. spring bran, 40. 00a4l 90
standard middlings. 40.0oa41 90.