Evening star., 1943-04-18
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. April 17.-Demand fol
This % has brought about an even, greater
shortage than existed during the last sew
oral weeks when the demand showed a
with the public taking all stock offered
& for live p9u psva bsen
,ermed very light. .-0~.., -
Of stock and the more desirable birds, they
took all that were offered.
Prices Sind e05tnued at t9p eXed Lange
continued to bring ;35a36., with smaller
Egg Decline Halted.
There was halt this week in the small
and prices were somewhat higher . ua
Ted as true t Of ss hs sssF yss
Weld about steady with last week
Increases ranged from cents on the
toiors' Daily receipts were about average
Nearby current. receipt whites brought
5a39 d9zen with a. few very large oes ones
mixed colors sold 25a36.
Most, native and nearby garden truck
tire ;trengtb, % In S onlv one instance see were QUO
tations lower. This applied to nearby
tale. receipts of which increased.
negesse oWard the Sn0eed end the WEEK.
sest nearby Goldens and Jerseys brought
s75a4a5 bushel with ungraaed {raas T. stock
shore territory increased to :..0Oa4.25, as
receipts we're inclined to be light.
Another item to show greater strength
ing at little higher figur Poorer stock,
however. was unchanged at 3oa.3: ,,,.
Most of them selling 2.00a2.50 bushel, a
tew a little higher
Quotations on nearby parsnips also went
through the week without change, most
Of them brinne 75as5 half bushel, but
18th some of these also good enoueh to
sell higher Nearby spinach began to ar
five in fair volume and moved out at la5a
200 bushel.
Quotations on nearby blue kale declined
70 1o5al so bushel. Best Maryland ap-
piles we're higher, selling up to 3. - bushel,
snd the increase also affected the poorer
.tock tst OF various unclassified varieties
Cattle receipts were made up, chiefly of
steers. with the array on Monday mostly
medium to s9od t but With sfn Guaty greatly
.ording to the Food Distribution Admins
tration. Department of Agriculture. Louis
ectivity was noted throughout the week.
N steers all grades moved a 25 lower: A
single choice l,21o-pound steer, sold 7;25
the same at II 90. Next hish was is S.
paid for handful of good to mostly choice
arrivals. BULK Oh safes Oh mostly POOQ 10
after top on load lot consignments.. Com
mon and medium @d grade steers found CLEAR
dium and good mixed yearlinss turned
l522 There we're hardly enoush heifers
ya m to msb ssred M 9s Of markst th
An odd choice heifer sold 1875, with me-
dunn and GOOD lots / ,25a $3.50. Common
cow ssss ss 5Gs re s
Gamers moved scaleward at 7.25as.75
With cutter and common grades 9:25s11 %.
tew, noted 1300al35o part load of
medium grade l250 pound Kolsteins
eeaTea sshsd a a M Ba 'sstyPs ~dft Fsnese
steady: however. late sales reflected some
weakness. Medium and good weighty sau-
few up % to 15s5 s a LshtSeieht We sausase auo ara
=ivals sold downward to ZOO, the demand
.I neins very very narrow outStanding beef bulls
stockers and, feeders, was very light all
week and fair market test, could not be
steady money. A small lot averaging around
800 pounds returned to the country at
Veaers and weghty slaughter calves
Sere 30 higher for the week Choice
graded .ra e moyed 10 .OOa 1000; latter being
common lots were recorded 7.5O-11 80
Common and medium -weighty Slaughter
calves cleared 10,50a13.5
Hog trading opened at so lower levels
On Tuesday additional losses of 10 to s
we're noted while sows advanced 20
Prices held steady from that period until
Friday, when all classes advanced 10, which
raised the practical top to 1880. Bar
rows and gifts scaling 12O to 1870 pounds
sold IA: 4:2oa14 .45; 13O to 40 pounds
14.40a14.65; 14o to 100 pounds. a Goa
80 to $50 pounds. l5.Ooa15.25: 1870 to
pounds, IS l5al5.4O; $40 to $50 pounds
15.05al5 30; 260 to 200 pounds. IA S5a
1910. Good and choice hogs sold mainly
at the outside price in eacn weight group
Good sows brought l3S5a14.35. Prices
are based on granted hogs.
tained their steady levels, throughout the
1900. Good and choice wooled lambs
averaging around so pounds turned II 81
Assoc. Aa handful of good 65-pound
spring lambs sold 1925. Medium grade
woolskins were recorded 15.50a17.OO and
Gull and common lots l | .00a14.OO Choice
slaughter ewes sold 900, with medium tc
soood grades S.00aS.50 and Gull ano
common arrivals 4 .O0a1 90.
Grain MarKet.
domestic, bushel, opening price, iOl2
closing price, l.6ola. Oats, No. white
all sales of oats to the local trade, except
ing on track. there is an additional charge
ccf -. cents per bushel for storage and
rye, No. .. bushe!: e6.aS. barley. iy No, No ;
mixed. top, 21 100-23oo. Wheat straw
No. ton. 1900. Cob corn. barrel. 535
b:60: country prices reported, 5.10-5 rs
Mill feed, ton; spring bran, 4900-50. 90;