Evening star., 1942-05-17
Baltimore Markets
spe cial Dispatch to The Star


In he i've poultry market this week was
esne5sd on ,han ehckens zen som. Time
and demand was good, especially for the
better class stock. ,,.,,
Quotations on most young chickens sa hnt ,nt
the less desirable items were an exception, @
going through the period on about tne
.aay we're sDous as'
suffcient volume to meet practicaily all
With the exception of young stock, prices
week. This, situation -applied to fowl.
creased eqesses' to sh s4asS and both
and Reds were irmer at 23a24. young
nary young stock continued to bring l6als;
up sold 23a25; mixed colors. 22a23. and
Leghorns. 2oa2l; most Of the sssrI 1sss-nameo Ine
sess s1nes m as rsr ow to
at.l4al5 for mixed colors and 10al2 for
Leshorns. Young Pekin ducks weighing 5
pounds and UP also were steady at 2oa2l.
Esg Market Narrow.
~eek b flosed ea
sbont the same ese LAST week Re
>celpts were fairly liberal most of the time.
Larse nearby ,d u9graded ~ @ current rec IeSeipts,
dunn sized whites and mixed colors brousht
27a2712, majority Of them moving at
Quotations on most, native and nearby
issf week n few eaSss hoTeyeT seTeG pses Ws
es5'Ges rs per TeNS 1oo sounds, sounds few bTihsns
S51f moEins htThfr2 az f25ai4o ana uhsfaoeo s'0'A
Maryland sweet potatoes also continued
bush & ana 3 poofee e1aens 5toek iens
fs55sfss. a.. few @' connshdths Sslr somsThsS
,hsSss sh Sn aa4as sRSre se ssss su
a fndd bsousht sous the e sS TesE
VIII some s09d s90Ysh e sen = Sshy
sesEbz spinach vas lower. This sold ssoa
eaEls4 q 1ss s baneh AfSn' but nesysye rhubaTs
Maryland mushrooms were q little lower.
best selling 5Oa75 per 4-ouart basket but
poSTer ,S stoek no,II mo,y!nG as low A. L.
2l5 bushei. Eastern Shore Strawberries
arrived during the week and brought 275
a4.5O per 24-quart crate.
Livestock Market.
., Trading in COWS AND bnlis was active
as BUYERS attempted g TO- adjust G Costs Of
liye cattle In linz with ceilings on beef
h IL os HfsEa Maads Foster ioca rep Ap
beef prevaed @ conseauenty IS most SSInH psckePs F
were in need of cattle and competed
combined ' with relatively H Small i05. suppiy
resulted in prices advancing rather sharp;
early in the week. At the. end Of the
week steer prices were fully steady, to
late in the week. closing Is to 25 higher.
Closing prices on bulls compared with
d e ny
to slightly higher. Spring lambs declined
week earlier. The hog market huctuated
only slightly and the 10 advance on Fri
day represented the advance over close Of
Thassday par load Sf good Oonds se
price rno 14s5, Hs was paid for steers Of COM
aa paTsDls grade ssishns sd5oo pounds aa;
pounds comprised blk Of supply and sold
steers were relatively small and prices
dqm sod aaf sms tot 81 good odo shoiee
brought 400 and small lot of medium
grade averaging 910 pounds sold IL 30:
Beef cows sold upward to 100 and
dairybred cows upward to 1000. Bulk OF
she-stock, however, was Gamer, cutter
and common grade cows of dairy, breed
bes ss bna sod sna saaaee
bulls 11.25 downward.
grades tended to work higher but good TO to
to medium grade vealers brought largely
! / GOALS so and on most days relatively
Hog HsasTs Drses s0a Fdag daSeT ruled hsher than
Thursday, practical top; 1880. Good and
eh9ce grade e,d 1so to 219 poqpd 6arr9sS
and and 80 s5tS' to 'C a4o pounds. = o5ai4 80 20
to 26o pounds 13soal4o5; 3d Jdo I4o u to Iso
1850: l20 to l30 pounds, 13;15a134O;
packing sows. l2.70al320. Prices are
bulk Q: receipts in the sheephouse. Prices
worked lower and at the close practical
Medium grade spring lambs sold around
Is; 90 and occasionally sales Of lightweight
in in the we week small mall lot d'e Of Clipped tipped lambs
averaging 100 pounds sold HOO and
fey head Of year!iGs wethers averaging rIl
Of clipped ewes sold 3.0Oa6.00.
Grain Market.
Wheat No. :, red winter, earicky. SPOT.
domestic, bushel, opening price. 1.20l4;
settling price. 1.20A Closing price,
:: Corn No yellow. domestic bushel
p6a9S, Western billing at a premium over
this price Cob corn barrel. 90a5 10;
country prices reported 450a4.7O.
Oats, No; | white. domestic. bushel 75a
II; No. ., 70a12. 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
Rye, No. Q, bushel, aoae5. Barley,
buShel, S0aS5. Hay, timothy. clover and
mixed, ton, l90Oa22 90 Wheat straw
No - ton. Is 90
Flour barrel. winter patent, 6.50a7.20;
winter straight, 3 510a5.45: spring patent
6 .60a6s5; spring straight, 6.35a6 55; hard
winter patent. 6.25a6.45: hard winter.
white, .3oa5 90.
Mill feed, ton; spring bran, 4s s00a
1900 standard middling, 4500a46.00.