Evening star., 1943-07-04
United Stotes Treasury Position
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE. July tspecisp The live
active this week, the coming double holi-
spon.Sle for sRe he.S,
same as last week. dealers taking ali stock
with less than they could handle.
The market was limited Practieally TO TO
ef te sn 0c sy nd In
unusually light. Quotations continued to
hold at TOP levels. Best ,broilers, and fry
a pound and the less desirable birds sold
down to 80. Top price on fowl held at
2sa but others brought down to ~.
EsE Prices Higher.
Last weeks stronger rndertons in egg
prices contip1sd anG As result Price: in
PIED ss % pqineipsiy to ths tRe P Better o stoet
some ts :nsS 1se.. stock .,s
dozen. but Others moved down to So. Mixed
Most Of the calls we're for the better
Grades. Daily receipts showed little chense
from the previous week and were about
average for the season.
Truck Market steady.
Most native and nearby garden truck
prices i sS firmer. " % Some stock Increased ss the
season advanced. but . number OF early
vegetables disappeared.
Receipts Of ne.rby tomatoes hessn .n to .r ar
mite market and the prices declined: Pres
ent quotations are s.5Oa3.5O half bushel
Some nearby green peppers also made
at ~ ,66as.5o @ ina half p bushei % " ouotations @ ions on on
nearby Iceberg lettuce went through the
week practically % unbalanced at 25a50 bush.
price
nrmer. best selling i :5oa1 Is half bushel
lowered prices somewhat to 1.OOal.75 q
nearby 66ty IISouEd-tyPe cabbage, which brought
At 6as bunch. Quotations on nearby snap
ended about steady with a week earlier at
brinsins . slishtly higher nsure and i.55s
Nearby turnips held steady at 5oa7s
hall bushel and nearby onions continued
Although the undertone continued strong.
ysToe ysTs the sam. ,s last week
3.oOa4 90, bushel some good enough to
Drlns , slight IT., premium
aeld M about ne9 to, steady; very large sold $56s
rles from the Eastern Shore were sold At
issss NAT and
biack 26s35 quart.
Livestock Market.
Light receipts and the fact that local
professors began their new third period
quota were important factors in the ad
,ie for the week aceordins &c to s'ts the u union MON
stockyard Co. General trading was more
naR Steers n hs ss ,op cr Heefs ihe
sfey oeh ehece Dsd 1e, pair
guIk Of steel sales were I5'ooa1eio
IA 00aI4a0 A small lot Of s36-pound
srassers OF common grade sold 1880 and
iq H cutie, steers n sold at low
Practically the only thing ofIsred in this
@ 6red ndvid9ss aSat sas eashed
dosing sales strong. Gamers brousht
earned @ fa oo Meda% Me- a1%s" COW. SfsoI soid
mostly ]! .a5al%.a5. with few head max
e opening 0 Of the ' Week @ and o. sdvaneed an .d. M
beef bulls, earned l4,5oal 100. Medium
4 90 and light weishts downward 10
Io55: stocker and feeder Iecsipts were sH
ms lot snd Keed eeaers sed
154 40 with bulk Of sales Of medium and
sood lots at l4:ooal5.0o. feE common
Vealers remained steady for the week,
were very slow in the face Of the coming
I5.5o-le so. latter price paid for strictly
choice offerings. Common and medium
earned 12.5oa15.oo and culls sold down.
swim. prices were uney.nly lower At
the opening. put toward the end OF the
Good and choice barrows and gifts scaling
1so to l3o pounds esshed Is 81 l5al34n; O.
100 pounds. I3.55a13.s0: $50 to $50
1aas =" to ss to poand. an Dop1di
%" pounds. issSai4is psSs Good sovs e' soIe S
Ie.s5a1335. Prices are based on srainfed
"a Fat pi spring lambs we're 50 lover lover for the n
Good and Choice s5oto-so-pound spring S:hn
lambs cashed 1450-l5,5O: buck lambs at
the usual Ia Loo diseount comparsse
Choice slaushter ewes sold 500 and me
supply. 7,oOa7 so. Cull and Common ewes
brought 2.5Oa6.00.
Grain Market.
domestic. bushel. opening price, old, 80;
new, - a; closing price, old, 81: new
| Az. Oats. No. / white, domestic, bushel
S4-s5; No. >. S2-S3, On all sales Of oats
to the local trade. excepting those on track
there is an additional charge of 194 cents
per bushel for storage and elevation. which
is paid by the buyer: Rye, No .. bushel,
95-l 90. Hay. timothy. clover and mixed
ton; Fl .0o:23.O0. Wheat straw. No. .. ton.
1900. Millfeed. ton. spring bran. 1900
5000; standard middlings. 40. .OO-5O 90.
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