Evening star., 1943-05-09
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

week as demand was, If anythine. create
than usual Receipts continued a. low
orders
Arrivals at the, opening of the ,veei
were 50 meassT that only OCCASIONAL or
however. light receipts appeared. An price
held at top levels. II was stated that re
ceipts were probably less than half of re-
ouireF... nts.
about the only stock arriving in suficien
p3iume ppiCs - 70 oeiii. establish DEFINITE marke5
the same as last week. and fowl broush
21a"Sia.
Some Egss Higher.
There was slight increase in the quo
asonS Sspa on Some esss on as reesplS on mos
about steady with a week earlier. but mlxet
eolors displayed slightly greater strength.
whites bronsn un 10 4 euE5en dozen wf rsf6ip
few sood enough 10 top this ncure by
small maTsln Other whites ranged dow
10 30 Mixed co.ors increased TO 36a3i.
White potatoes continued practically un
sVallaoie tins week and the e was a heavy
Gemand for ,e' potatoes rs a substitute
Receipts Of sweets were Ii hi and price
Nearby GoluenS and Jerseys increased Il
a30ab 90 ouShel. with other varieties NOV
SAYS from the Eastern Shore section o,
Marylano sold at top price of 30. with
unaraoed stock movlnc at 5.uua6.UU ane
other varieties brlnginR 4 .5Oa65 50
Nearby turnips and parsnips held abou
steady, however, best turnips selling ..O0s
30 buShel: few little ,hisher ane
parsnips brought 1oas5 half bushel. but
lew commenced a slightly higher hsure
liza bu on neaFpy spnaeh we're
steady with last week at GOAL 5n bushel
most OF tn supply brinsine .. kale
Quotations also tiuctuated from day to day
with the trend mostly upward. Nearby blue
brought .uual.2o buShel.
Supplies Of Maryland asparagus in.
creased steadily and quotations Nere lower
Mo-, very larse moved oul, at 3,.o0ao 81
dozcn punches. with some selling above thl!
price. Medium TO large brought :;.5Ual 90
small pa so. Quota stions ON on Ma, Maryls nc nc
mushrooms declined TO ,5aI 90 per 4
stock
Some nearby onions arrived on the mar.
ket and sold %iaai'l bunch. Nearoy RED
Up raolshes also arrived late in the week
sNd brouaht Ja4 bunch
about steady at 4ao bunch MARYLAND
apples continued uncnanged, best QUALITY
TO 400 busheI. but unclasslfied poor stock
OF various varieties MOVING as low as -
Livestock Market.
Cattle receipts for the week vert
chleuy steers ana general trading through
out the per!oo was very SLOW as buyer:
70 the Food Distributor administrator
DEPARTMENT OF Agriculture. Louis c. Uni
!r loca! representatise. Slaughter steer.
we're p lower at The, opening and an ad
Ouonai % was deducted at the close
making them 80 lower for the week Bes
price OF the week was 1850. tor smal
!ot of ayerase choice I,,,5u-pound beeves
Next highest was 1850 Tor 1.Ouu to IL 80.
pound % %ohernss Bulk of good and choic,
Ter load lot top. A lev small lots OF me
oium grade moved a 14.5Ua 500. Sup
ply OF heiiers vas very A;ht ana all grade
shared the loss Of the steers Good heifer
we're quoted l1.UuaI 3 %. medium grad,
of.rlnes noted l3.oual4.Uu. Common
Hsntwelsht heliers sold down TO 40
were STEADY Here and there > lowe
money was rehec.ed but these sales wer
lew IN number couple Of oI-towl
orders helped IN the disposition, espec Iall!
OF medium sraaes. Gamers moved 1.Ooi
90 and cutter and common los cashet
odd sood-grade beef COW reached IA 50
Bulls shared the slowness of other classes
except peel bulls. which were fully stead,
all week; ssusase bulls we're IS lowe
at the opening and closed with an ad.
ditional 30 loss: Good beet bulls solt
SSsusase bulls turned IJ 25al4 90 ant
lish-Selghl arrivals changed hands a
Hal sa ios3s counsry Isd, buyers purchasee
turned them to the feed lots for additiona
lIiIlsL dt lO.DU. part IOaQ OF common
pounds sold l5.25 other lots OF nativ,
meqium nssbsd sFade feeders around 500 pounds
weak to 25 lower and the supply was un
usually light.
vealers and weiehty slaughter calve.
Choice vealers turned 165oal' 90 ane
medium and GOOD conslsnments were notice
I:5;oos 300 Gull and common lots foune
and medium Weiehty slaughter cave.
cashed lO.5ual3.5O.
Swine prices opened the week 10 lower
and remained that way until Friday, wher
SO; BarrowS and gilt scaling l!o to 3,
pounds cleared IL. Soal4 4.o5: 1870 TO l4t
pounds; liooa p; 10 to 40 pounds
$50 to 80 pounds. It.S5al3,lo .2:o t
80 go pounds 453al 33 go go; 80 to 80
] I4.loal 20. Good soWs moved at l35os
90. Prices are based on grained hoGs
Fat wooed lambs and slaughter, eve:
held steady while spring lambs sold 81
lower. Good and choice wooled lambs a:
well as spring lambs of the same, grade
sqsGd eearanee rscerStd A. son Medium
and common sorts turned ! GOAL 90
Choice slaughter ewes sold 4.ooa7 90.
Grain Market.
Wheat. No, >; red winter arlcky, spot
domestic bushel opening price / 5"i2. clos
inz price / SO. Oats; No. l., white, domes,
ses si sq5he o oats 10 the No oca trade exsenn On al
those on track. there is an additiona
charge of y. cents, per bushel for storae.
and elevation. which Is paid by the buyer
mixed. ton, Il .O0-23 90 Wheat straw
70 .o%,y tom ;G" nr,cs3 Cob so5n barrel a
Millfeed ton. spring bran. 4o.0o-50, 90
standard middlin-S, 49oo-5o,oo.