Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, Dec. Ft.-AppeS-
Steady: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia
graded staymans, Romes, Yorks spys,
S5arks, Jonathans. Black Iwiss. best, 325-
Potatoes-Very dull Few sales; 100
pound sacks. U. S. Is. truck. Pennsylvania,
round whites, "6o-15; New Jersey. too
and Katahdins, 2.Go-15; wasty. 2.no-5o;
81, poane paper saeEs, 1890 Idaho
Sweet potatoes-About steady: North
Carolina, Virginia. bushel baskets, Goldens
U. 8. Is; unwashed, :.75-3oo; ,ungraded
I;5o.?25: bushel baskets, Peurto Ricans,
U, S. Is, :,.25-5o; ungraded, 225-50;
nnarGy!sndi peiaware bushe! baskeis
washed. unsraded 2.5o-3.nO: nearby, z
hampers. Goldens. l.1j-2. 90; Jerseys,
i 90, 20.
Poultry and Erxs.
Esgs-Market firm Wholesale selling
prices Nncludins commissions IN Balti-
morel'
Nearby current receipts. whites and
Poultry-yry dull: receipts not cleared
fancy colored fowl light. market stea dy
lrshoIn fowl ana small c9lored fowl dull
crosses e5-}@: Leshorns, 53-57, Fowl,
colored. 27,2s,3; under pounds, 23-26,
and Muscovies . pounds and up 26I2
39la.
Cattle receipts for last week were made
steers were well bred good quality offerings.
Trading was active throushout, the week
Federal-State Market Service. Louis c.
Uhl jr local representative.
Slaushter steers were $3.50 hisher for
ne week With sood and choice oferinss
price OF the week was 1850 paid for a
pair Of ohoice led yearlinsS, that aseraeed
ly- good and choice welghty steers brought
1910 with load averaging 1880 pounds
at 1900. The bulk OF the good choice
from l4.00-l490. Steers barely in the
5000 srade caShed from 1900 - 30
Medium arrivals earned from .oo-l ,
The supply OF heifers was light for the
week and all grades shared the advance
type helfers weighing around 800 pounds
brought 1850 for the top in this class,
GOOD arrivals earned from l:.5o-lA 50.
Gutter, common and medium offerings
Cows were fully 30 higher for the week
end in some instances 8 up. Gamers
Gamers down to 500 Cutter and com
mon arrivals brought from 7.25-s 50
Medium cows. sold mostly from $50
Bulls were unevenly higher for the
week. mostly SOL 90 higher. A few good
butcher arrivals eashed from l...50l3 90.
hghtweishts down to 500.
stockers and feeders were scarce for the
week. and all grades sold $3.50 higher.
A few small lots of choice around 900
pound feeder steers brought from IL 90
1925. Good arrivals earned from II. 90
1865. and common and medium arrivals
sold 9oo-l 90
Good and choice vealers were active and
steady for the week: Gull. common and
medium grades and weghty SLAUGHTER
calves were slow and ! 90 lower. Good
and choice vealers sold from IA 50-l5.50.
Common and medium grades cashed from
s.oo-l2 90 and culs sold downward to
500. Common. medium and good weghty
SLAUGHTER calves broueht from 150-ll 90,
with few choice early in the week up
Hog trading was generally steady for the
week with some losses noted on weights
with the PRACTICAL top holding at 1870
for this, market Good and choice barrows
s sad fH 'cs5s !Sm SiH' ponnas
Il 3O-l2 55: l40-l60 pounds. - 9O-l3.l5
6o-ls0 pounds, l3.60-13s5: 10000
= os-i4 80; ss6.aoo pounds. i 45 DG4i'15
Good sows weishing from 3u0-425 pounds
cashed from ll.75l2.25. Sows weighing
over 40 pounds were very slow and con.
based on granite hogs. Compared with
Friday of last week: 12O-140 pounds. go
300 pounds and sows, = lower; l40-l sc
Fat lambs and slaughter ewes were active
and so higher for the week The practical
TOD and popular price advanced to 1890
up, sold from IA 90, 90. Common and
and cullys sold from 00-7 so. Choice
slaughter ewes brought 600. Medium and
supply. earned from 4.00-1 80. Cull and
common ewes sold from :ON-4 90