Evening star., 1942-05-24
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

paatry MaS sfsster nsster
Quotations on these items increased from
! to cents per pound and the demand
The gain applied to young Rocks. crosses
and Reds and TO old Rocks and mixed
colors Ordinary young stock OF all kinds
and both young and old Leghorns were
grades moved out well.
BOOSTERS continued to hold steady and
were somewhat, slow, and young Pekin
Receipts early in the week were very
light and although they improved some
what later they. failed to reach the volume
Young Rocks increased to 26a2s and
some were good enough to bring slightly
Reds were higher at 25a27, few OF these
also selling little above these figures
Young Leghorns weishins 1a. a.J pounds s.a and
little higher, and young ordinary stock OF
all kinds was unchanged at 16a1S.
In fOw Roes weshng eoo9s D1undS ss4 ana
and Leghorns, 20a21. Mixed color roosters
were steady at 14a15 and Leghorn roosters
unchanged at 10a12. Although the demand
than during recent weeks. Young Pekin
ducks weighing pounds and up continued
to bring GOAL
Some Eggs Higher.
Some eggs were a little higher. Although
large nearby ungraded current receipt
whites were steady at 29a30 dozen, both
medium-sized whites and mixed colors were
daily reeeipts We're fairly heavy
There were some fluctuations during the
nearby ' Garden truck We're little chansed.
4 few items reached the market for the
whit White ''ne potatoes toes were we're little higher at
150a1 80 per 100 pounds. a few, selling
q little higher, and ungraded stock brought
125a15o! Sweet potatoes were unchanged'
with less desirable stock quoted down to
rs. and Jerseys 1."5 5a so. few selling
s Roy n f
bringing 2.75a325 dozen bunches, large
225a2 so, medium to large 15a2 90 ana
rooms were steady. selling 50a15 per 4
quart buasket but with poorer stock as low
sb ~ Nearly s reg Up buneS 1eashed and some
nearby long whites arrived and sold "a
o1a bunch. Quotations on nearby rhuoaro
were signify ss easier taIe az chansed at s5a75
market, Big Boston bringing 5oas5 bushel
Considerably frmer at 50a3.o0, bushel.
Some nearby strawberries OF various va va
rieties reached the ms market no @ late IN no,,art %
Eastern Shore eerFeS sS vsTs some xood 5
enough to bring slightly hlgner pflces.
Livestock Market.
Cattle market might be described as
scarcity market. since salable supplies
we're relatively small, according to the Agri-
partment of Agriculture, Meade T. Foster
local representative. .u;
Beef was in active demano AZ ~ een,ns cnmz
pete to replenish supplies to service thelI
trade Prices were forced higher and to
ions % %unprohtabie. All classes Of slargh,
Ter cattle sold very actively througnout
the week at advancing prices; Advance on on
bulis bgtsS advanced dVa a5 to 50: Closing prices
on nl'T veaIers were unevenIy steady to 80 so
than last week tban HSTs Close last IN 1eeR
Spring lambs sold on STEADY oasiS
throughout the week. .r ,,.. =, .bo;ce
Early in the week small sn3d oGds o. os shae and
Grade. F 600 to $50 pounds, III, l4e5a1475. Sarsys5
PTaesad pas TOP Bald a's for 1F LOADS Of
choice steers around LOO pounds. Good od
s5a6ds g5aG sssTs se aSesi.2E No" Medium
downward, Small lots Of good to choioe !. Ice
nsfhaR snd part rteoE5 load e 500 bound common
grade feeders, 1925. Fat and weishtE
dairybred cows some WEIGHING near nea I 100
eg aed baF a suppy snd
cows sold downward to 700 and slightly
Go1d TTede medium erade ens
ii 25. and lightweight common bulls sold
downward to, 900. r,,s -,
fully steady and active basis; Around
mdweek demand was less active and BUY, y
only is Strictly ~ choice calves weighing 1870
pounds and over selling up to top OF
market 1880. Late in the week We * most ,nd
i3nE10" i45o. IiehtSeisht euii sTades sold
% evenly Steady to 80 lower than week
- Hos, prices Friday. were 10 higher gGs than nan
fsS''s s5saf sa5Ee~S soa snP
e e4o a1d to s2s e6 to poands an p0qndS
l4o to 100 pounds 1355a14 90 90; 200 to to
300 poqnds 13s0a13o95 - 12o 20 to nounds 14o
PSqhasi 'as paetns kin s" 50 rs
Prices, are. based on grainfed hogs,
svslabe sRade 'IRS soid fuly stesdv Good to
bTogght Is in most most hI ishtg htIg
IS o0a1e 90 and Gull grade. downward to
1850; a few odd head Of clipped ewes
Wheat. No. . red winter. earlicky, spot,
domestic bushel, opening price. 1.l94;
settling price I19M closing price ;l9oi'
essss' western est biins afDs at ue premip%
this price. Cob corn, barrel. 4.9Oa5.10;
country prices reported 45Oa4 20.
Oats, No. white. domestic. bushel,. 75a
-: No ., T0a12. On all sales Of oats TO
the local trade: excepting those. on track.
there is an additional charge of "a cents
per bushel for storage and elevation. which
is PSs gSd Gy No the 0pysFbb buSbel ooaa5 Barley.
bushel, s0as5. Hay,. timothy clover, and
mixed, ton. 10 OOa22 90. Wheat straw,
No. ., ton, IL 90.
Flour. barrel, winter patent. 6.50a7 90;
winter straight, 5.10a5 AS; spring patent.
66Oa6S5; spring straight: 6.35a6.55;
hard winter patent. 625a6.45: hard win
ter STRAIGHT. 605a6.30: rye -four, dark to
MI 4 3nah 90