Evening star., 1946-12-29
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, Dec. 2S Pl. - Fruits,
APPLES: MARYLAND, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Virginia, few New Jersey and
New Yqrk Sushel baskets and
otherwise stated. Delicious and staymans,
mostly. 2,75-aOo; Golden Delicious, mostly
ZIP few 800; nG. Romes, S;59-275 few g.
tation on Romes 2k inch should have read
mostly 2.5O-2.75: Yorks, 2 2,25-2.75, few
best, higher; various varieties some no
POTAToEs-Market steady, supply lib
& s. S or better 5unless s otherwise stated5'
Hsndp; papef es!s Sacks 10y
Cobblers, few sales, 2.l5-225.
sinia, bushel baskets, Goldens,. . 80 3 90;
Ricens. 2.50-3. 90; mostly around 2.75;
Rhte yams ms 5o5 90; nearby bSShel
ton 75-1.o0: 1a-bushel baskets, few sales
heavier weights, about steady on others;
s'eRD Rvy TahsF oV shs bs T5h oass see vSoea
missions(: Fryers,a sbroilers. and springs,
heavy, 42; fowl, colored. mostly 3S; few
40; turkeys. mixed loads, hens; 4Q-45;
GHOSJlS 80, LOmS, 1U-1D. SITdlenL mems.
$3.50: straight toms, $3.50; ducks, mostly
80; geese. few 40.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-None; compared with week ago.
trade draggy with closing weeks trade
active: slaughter steers and heifers, steady
to weak: cows; uneven; Gamers and cutters;
cows, SOL 90 lower: bulls. stockers and
feeders, steady; top-good and choice $50
prlce wPpk'S pP-POO0 short teQS,
-. 50-23.10; bulk medium and low good,
II SOL 50 TOPPED heifers 23 :00 medium ed Dn
common, II 00-14.00 good young heifer-
type beef cows. 16:50-17 90; common and
medium, LARGELY l;0O-l4 90; top-medinnm nn
Gamers and euttefs. S.00-l 90; shelly Ely
Gamers, 80: good beef bulls, 1850 90;
better kinds lacking medium da and nn 70 EoSd
and medium weights, II 50-14 so; small
supply medium and low-good stocker and
Calyes-None; compared with week ago
Strictly choice vealers,, 200, higher; lower
grade vealers and weighty slaughter. calves
pound vealers, largely p ,0o-23. 90: strictly
choice vealers to $500; common and me
d"m doWD &C. eus d0Tn bulk to eomen 1Ss
II .oO-1 5 90; few good to is. 90.
swine s'nas prices fiuctuated h throughout The
week with barrows and gifts selling e
cents higher than week ago and soWs 5o
choice I50-14o pound barrows and gifts
21.75: 140-155 pounds, 22.25: 155o26O
pounds, 23 90; 26o-500 pounds; % so; 300
$50 pounds. 22.00; $50 pounds UP, 2o.75;
Sheep-None; compared with week ago.
Slaughter lambs. scarce, active, steady;
coed and choice sol pound Wooied
15.00-19O0: culls down to. L. 90: slaughter
ewes, steady. good and choice. s;0O-9. 90;
common and medium, 4.oo-7,5o; cullS
Flour - Receipts, 32,771 1oo-pound
Wheat-Receipts, 4s.469 bushels; ship5, E5
bushels Opening prices, wheat No: req @
garlicky, spot, domestic, 2.32: wheat NO.
2 red, garlicky, spot, domestic. December
corn-Receipts. .215.24e bushels, ship
ments, 5'5s2 bushels; stocks 2'43Ho27
ReeeiPts ee5 3771o stouf Bushels; ships
bushels; No: : white oats, I;o0.I ;o5. soa
bushs stocks ss5 61Saes Bo5e shipments
none: stock. 11,431 bushels;
stocks, 3,91s bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts, 405 tons.
Hay-General hay market steady: timo-
thy, clover and MIXED hay, S22 to S24
ton. For all grades below No. prices
straw-Market steady: white straw. No.
2, S17 to SIS per ton.
Butter and Eggs.
Eggs-Market unsettled and weak
tiful with demand rather irregular: whole
53-55, some 57-6l; g5ade A laIge' Pew Pew
ceipts, ungraded, 40-43.