Evening star., 1943-01-17
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

,,at BALTIMORE; taI,1Iy Jan. 1s;-Liye poultry
prices Being ON on practically the same sam levels
as last weeks close. Receipts continued
lisht throushout the period and there was
thst was somewhat short.
turkey receipts were unusually low.
we're practically Unavailable. Much ci1s o. The The
demand still was for. the better grade
stock. young broilers. .fryers and roasters
were. many calls for better fowl and capons
which, where available met with ready re-
Demand for ducks and geese also was
Broilers and fryers continued to move
Z to 5 pounds, bringing .33a34 and those
pa pounds and above selling 35a36. Me
with smaller birds moving out at 24s55is'
Most ducks sold at 27, REGARDLESS of
:, Geese continued to bring 26a271a, with
hheayy. fat birds Of the Kent Island variety
bringing up to 30.
~ Capons weighing, s pounds. and up
Welgning under 8 pounds also moved well
at 36a361a. Smaller turkeys, Scaling under
with the larger stock, weighing over %
pounds moving at 35a36.
Egg Prices Down.
With egg receipts showing an increase
mere, rh, quotations on best current receipts
in the week Mixed coIors were S practicaiIy iidiIIy
steady, however. The best whites sold
43-45 dozen. with few unusually large
Mixed colors brought mostly 3Sa42.
n me market on practically all native and
nearby earden truck continued rather dull,
with quotations in almost all Instances lit
tie chansed from last week
5Ss1 5SSeaFSy SS Goiden 5sSdI sweet potatoes brought
stock moving At ooal & g. Best Sh oofde9E oRGGeE
sold 75a9Q half bushei and less desirabie
sSoek ssel. 6oa65; Best Goldens from Eastern
o
stde rev 5it,ie aooVe these Prices and poorer
soout s steady most Of them bringing 50a65
ehansed at 75as5 half bushei. Best Mary
lsnd mushrooms continued TO sell 15a90
boa66. '"Ss' basket poorer stock bringing
Quotations on MARYLAND apples remained
nuSheL with some commanding little
nisher price and poorer, unclassihed stock
VI various sFarletles bringing as low as IS,
Livestock Market.
=, Trading in cattle this week was on a
at unevenly higher rates but not typical
Asricultara Marketing 4IAsans AdministrSton s9 one
-. Moderate activity prevailed throughout
the period as interested professors took
hold Of dh the available supply, Weeks top
10 cnoice baby beef heifers. Next highest
price was 15.25-I5.S0 for good to Choice
$50 to i3o0-pound % arrivals 5EiiS sold 1500a e00o
1925. Bulk .of, good cattle that created
a tslr test Of the market cleared i4i0-
Medium grade steer sales were recorded
moved seS.eTaTd at i2.7S ioSH do%nwaPd 5Pds
receipts with good grades turning l3 So
1873. Bulk Of supply, being in the COM
mon S 5oa to M medium srsde' u found clearance
as plentiful as it had been in former
weeks and all erades were taken freely
ters moved 7OO-9.0o and common and
medium grades 9.50-10.50. A few out
standing yeighty heifer type indiyiduals
all grades of bulls continued brisk. Com
mon to medium sausage bulls found
clearance d9.Q9-l2 90 with gos2d ast grades
BETTY BEEF type individual sold as high a. IL @5
Vealers and calves again We're. stead dy.
Medium to good lots moved 15,0oal6d 30
and Gull and common arrivals 9 9.Q0a l3 90
Common and medium welghty caves solo
12.00a15 90, with few sood grades up
Swine prices were stronger early in the
sae meak fPo 10 Tff Od stead9 a the % don
1928 Barrows a and ,EiIts, ,l%3o 70 lla00
pounds. Y. 5osl4.75: I40 to 100 pounds.
y 59a14;95: 100 to 220 pounds; l2Qgs
1870. -Zt 10 g4H pOuD0St II .HOd 'p.l D
240 to go pounds, "A s0aI5 05: $50 to
800 pounds. IA. .60a14S5. Good and choice
hogs sold mainly at the outside prices in
each weight group Good Sows we're pur-
chased I3.50a14 90. ayerasing 27O TO 400
pounds. Prices are based on grain fed
hogs.
Pat lambs and slaughter ewes were fully
steady, with a few odd sales at 20 to 40
higher, practical top and popular price
1900. A few lots of good to choice lambs
sold 1725al1 40 but the bulk Of sales were
on a l6.5Osl1 90 basis. Medium sorts
were scaleward bound "A GOAL q 90 and cu,l
and common arrivals cleared 10 00al2.50.
Choice slaughter ewes caShed s 80, with
fuIk Of medium to good ewes 7.50as 90.
Gull and common lots found clearance al
3.50a6.50.
Wheat No red winter. gaTlickv spot,
domestic, bushel, opening price, 70, clos
.pO-5.l0; country prices reported, $50
40 Oats, No. ] white, domestic. buShel.
67-6g: No y, 65-61 On all sales OF oat
10 the local trade, except those on track,
there is an additional charge Of ~ cents
per buShel for storage and elevation. which
Is paid BY the buyer, rye No. ~ .. bushsl. he,
othy, clover ana mixed tor 9.o.0,ri2I 90
wheat straw. No = ton. = 90. NH feed,
ton spring bran 10000 90: standard