Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-29
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Noy. 2s-About the only
live poultry item that showed any ma te-
rial chanse in price during the week was
from | to 3 cents per pound and the
receipts which were moderate, moved out
well.
Live turkey prices lust before the the
8 to IL cents higher than they were prior
to THANKSGIVING Of last year, Practically
all business was done before THANKSGIVING
and there was little demand later.
Calls for both turkeys and other live
poultry we're principally for the better
grades. Satisfactory demand also developed
Tor almost all live poultry although there
were few items that were somewhat
slow to moXe out.
Young chickens fowl, ROSTERS, ducks
and guineas were practically steady up
until the holiday buying ended and then
continued to maintain prices well although
the damand was rather 9ueS, lit .o,
eomo ondK Rocks ss s2d al hsRer prce Boh
young crosses and Reds BROUGHT 24a2h,
with a few Of these also OF duality 10
In fowl, Rocks weiehlnr foyr pounds
Ing 25a2s and Leshorns mostly l77l9, a
few of the last named moving at sliehtly
at Halls for mixed colorS. ,,
Pekin ducks continued to 6rlnH 30 "a,
and white Muscovys sold well at ~ la, a.,
al isa2O Young hen turkeys brcUsh,
mostly 36a3s and toms sold }4a36. Quo
ssa9s for or bi P4's weishnq two pounds and
up and mostly 25 for smaller stock
Egg Prices Steady.
Egg prices were steady at. 46s4S dozen
for best large whites and 3ba42 fof
medium SIZED whites sal and also for mixed
Only few items of native and nearby
garden truck were available during the
sek ED e most srenah ehan
Nearby sweet potatoes brought 5oa70 half
Substantially hrmer at 1.50a1;s5 bushel
and nearby kale asa vas h d Ne Sela1d
n5nf2 sHshe wes On to
per 4-uuart ba sket, Prices Of Maryland
u pDi 10 90 bushel but with roorer stock
Of various varieties as low as 80
Livestock Market.
Brisk action prevailed during the short
livestock market trading PERIOD tbs week '3l,.
REPRESENTATIVE Receipts carried some
abridEment in numbers and although the tos
steers and yearlings other classes o.
slauehter cattle were none too numerous;
Firm prices prevailed with instances OF 10
yearlngs and cows Weeks high of 1900
secured some 65f:.pound mixed steers and 4
was ia 90, whicT took less than a HANDFUL
Of strictly good 500 pound ANGUS yearlines
rivals of steers and yearlings, thai scaled
generally $50 to 30 pounds Medium
sgnaS 'g on sn arodad 50
7 yas 1eFns Fl sh eD Se
this respect 1900 was paid for some me,
dunn to good VIII te-faced atockers and
other common and medium klnoS soId
\ went
1850 to Slaughter while majority of COM
and medium PToqSht b1ssd;
of COWS of Gamer, gutter and common
grade Turned a5oaa m some SHELLY &c, ca n;
ona IN be e 9o and some coed
COWS. we're on hand to sell upward to ESQ;
but few in number Most me- medium to GOD
few bulls showed up that could cash above
l l,2.t some beef kinds d., at at 1900 "a and
Vealers and calves opened the week
strons to so higher and at the close t the h
dun and 5000 arrivals on ,iste Touadss
60 M fsV hsaSy says
Fridays swine trade worked put at >
hisher levels pra &c 81 limit II IRA B en-
40 to $50 pounds, I3f0al3 IS; 100 to
p poa pounfs 40 o. to $50 bounds
i3.70ai3.a5; $50 to 300 pounds, 13,5oa
1915: sows, II s0al3,30 Current prices
generally 30 under last Friday. Prices are
based on granted hogs.
Fat lambs cleared largely - to 80 high
er, Most late sales will reflect 90 upturn
while the weeks full advance was 50. FOR
the top price short deck q arognd =, -. +.
Of good and choice cleared rs scale .,
mostly 1875 late. A very few early sales
were noted ls. 00a l6,25. Common and me,
dunn arrivals found clearance GOA ou
and some medium to good lamps brouenl
l4hOa1600. Slaughter ewes also shoWed
price strength with high sales up 10 I,ho
for few choice grade, Most common me
dun and Just good ewes turned 3ooao.oo'
Grain Market.
Wheat, No = red winter, sarllcky, spot.
domestic. bushel,, opening price, 81; q
cIosing price, .32n. Corn, No. yellow
domestic. bushel, as-l 90; cob corn; barrel
4 90-51O; country prices reported 4 Su-
40 Oats No white d .n ns ~ 6Ys ost,
to the local trade excepting those on track
there is an additional charge Of ! "a cent
per hushel for storage and elevation Whicn
is paid by the buyer. Rye, No. bushei'
$500 Barley .bushel., $50. Hay: I'M M
Wheat straw, No :, ton, 14.o0. Flour bar
rel CARROTS, 70 b. Baltimore, as-pound new
cotton sack basis; Winter ra,cH, GU
S95; winter. STRAIGHT 5.60-h So sprlns
6.35-6 so; hard winter patent. N25-6. q;
hard winter standard patent = 15-6 SO;
rye -four, dark to white. 4,25-4 so. MI
feed, ton. spring bran, .40.o0-4l.00' stand
ard middline. 40o0-41.0o.