Evening star., 1942-06-07
Baltimore Markets
snecial Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. June e. Only few
changes in live poultry quotations took
place during the week.
week were in young chickens, some OF
which declined slightly. This applied
o and ahI Sock
various kinds remaining about steady.
Prices on fowl roosters and ducks also
were about steady, huetuating only
Receipts were moderate most days and
were about sufhcient to meet demands;
size. but few were good enough to bring
a little higher figure: Crosses also sold
Young Leghorns weighing "a. pounds
and up continued to bring mostly 2l, but
smaller birds sold as, low, as 10.
16als. In fowl, Rocks weighing ; pounds
and up realized 24a25, mixed colors ia
"a and Leghorns 2oa2l, a few of last
for mixed colors and 10al2 for Leg
Young white Pekin ducks weighing 5
pounds and up were steady throughout
the week at 20a2l.
Egg Prices Improve.
Esq quotations strengthened somewhat.
being about l cent per dozen higher than
last week
Large nearby ungraded current receipt
whites sold 32a33 dozen. with few
commanding a little higher price, and both
medium-size whites ana mixed eolorS were
quoted 3Oa3l, teW nlgner daily re-
ceipts were about average for this season
OF the year.
Some native and nearby garden truck
huctuated frequently but IN most IN,
The week brought about the arrival OF
tory At the same time however, some
other stock went on the market. Suooa-
weFs pIens on littie hisher % than last week at
l75a225 buShel, but Jerseys were un-
changed. selling / 1.50a1.15, with lew
Maryland asparagus declined somewhat,
Very large stock from the Eastern shore
brought 2.50a2:75 dozen buncheS: large
and al t?aTI2ii small. meNIam p'6oaIi25' ~ -A '
Best Maryland mushrooms. were little
nrmer ndne ssine al 9a2% Gown to a5 Saotations on
nearby Iceburg lettuce declined to 4oa'o D
Nearby rhubarb was unchanged at 2a3
bunch Some Eastern Shore beans ar
rived and brought 1Ooal .25 bushel: An
other new item was nearby heets. Nnlcn
sold 4a5 bunch, most Of them moving at
some Eastern Shore peas reached the 10
Nearby strawberries were somewhat higher
than last week best OF various varletiess
selling 500a600 per 24-ouart crate' ana
poorer stock. 3.00a4,00. Some red rasp-
berries arrived from the Eastern Shore
and brought l5a20 pint
Livestock Market.
slaushter cattle contlnued h ent IN oaccerd-
ing to the Agricultural Marketing Service
Meade T. Foster, local representative.
vesE sHppr1ddS pnd the @ CORRESPONDING week a year
ago. Steers, cows and bulls sold fully
steady to strong, Demand for ost yesiers o was oS
Monday and held steady at this level.
Hogs advanced early in the week then
declined on the two succeeding days. Late
in the week prices were 5 to 10 lower
rinse last week SpT1nS ldInDSr
although not quotably lower, sold on un-
evenly steady TO weak bass ,.ruor rro-
Supply of cattle included larger pro
portion of yearlings than during recent
sessions. Late in the week two small lots
r. for the market this season. A few small maj
also arrived late in the meek Of He5fsFs doTs
and bulls were about normal. Two hd lots
. OF choice steers averaging 937 and 'o93
pounds topped the market at 1900. A
aging $50 to 900 pounds sold 4 / 5al4 20
Good -srade steers averaging $50 to Ii Ii: D
, brought 13,0O0a14;00 Medium grade
steers averaging 1000 to ,l65 pounds
which incIuded one lot Of sTass srsss steers seeTs
averaging $40 and 1,20s, pounds realizsd
IL rs, small LOT OF common non 1sGa9e q q
heteTS Az ,as5H pq5TnaS and s9sd 3at cows
of dairy breeding sold largely l0.25alO.75 -.
A few odd head of beef breeding brougnt
"
cows sold downward to ZOO and slightly
lower Bulk of Gamer cutter and common
grade cows. however, sold 159ai sh 0GO;
II 5Oa12 90, medium grade largely 1o.15a
1l.25 and lghtweight cutter grades downf Saaf
bulls sold upward to 12.25.
Demand for calves was only moderately
active and at times trading was father d
nns of fseqs the Week them sold uneveny steady
TO weak during the remainder OF the
period. Choice grade weighty vealerS
choice sold l4.5Oa15.00; common TO me
dunn mostly II GOAL 90 and lightweight
common and Gull grades downward to 500
STEADY prices prevailed in yesterdays
hog market, practical top remained at
brought 14.35a14 90: 100 to $50 and 220
to 240 pounds. l4,20al 4 40; 240 to 200
pounds; 13.95a14 20: l40 to $50 POUNDS, nls
I4OO; 100 to 40 pounds: IL: :40a13.65;
100 to 1870 pounds, 13.30a1355;, packing
sows. II. .sOa13.30. Prices are based on
Spring lambs sold uneyenly steady to
weak. Early in the week closely sorted rail
d Good 3n nQs td day5 ehoce sprns
lambs brought 1500al6 500; medium TO
good 14.OOa1 800; common grade largely
veight Gull grade lambs sold downward to
900. A few head of clipped ewes sold on
slaughter account at 3.50a6.oO per cwt.
Grain Market.
Wheat. No red winter, garlicky, spot,
domestic, bushel, opening price, 1.17A;
'l0elnT Corn, pfsSe Ne. yellow, domestic bushel
p5s9S: Western billing at a premium over
this price. Cob corn, barrel. 4.90a5.10;
country prices reported, 4.50a4 10.
Oats No. l white, domestic bushel. 70a
70; No. 2. 65a67. On all sales of oats to
the local trade excepting those on track.
there is an additional charge of ia cents
per bushel for storage and elevation, which
Is paid by the buyer.
Rye, No .. bushel.s 90a95. Barley,
bushel, S0aS5. Hay. timothy. clover and
mixed, ston, 10 .OOa22 90. Wheat straw,
No. ., ton, 15; 90.
winter straight, 50Oa5 .35; spring patent,
6 6,5Oa675; spring straight 6.25a6. .45:
hard winter, patent. g. 615a6.35: hard win
ter straight. 5.a5a6.20; rye flour, dark to
white, 4 20a4 80. oo-
Mill feed, ton, spring bran, as .00a47. 90;
standard middling, 46.OOa47.0O.