Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
BALTIMORE
MARKETS

Quotations supplied BY the United
states Agriculture Department:
Poultry Quotations
Market barely steady on fryers. prices
mostly UNCHANGED. demand light and
centered on top quality fresh arrivals
Receipts and carried supplies moderate
70 heaVy. undertone weak heavy and
ilght type hens in slow sale with prices
s ioWsr IN an effort to clear. wholesale
oroiiers or fryers, 3 pounds and over
2o-.o cents: hens. heavy type 22-24
cents. lisht type 1915 cents Others.
100 lew sales to report prices
Cattle 900: holdovers $50: salable re-
ceipts 8 loads slaughter steers. loads
STOCK cattle. around 500 cows trading
ON slaughter steers fairly active but verY
uneven. steady to mostly so cents. in
stances more higher compared Monday
compared week ago: heifers, cows
pullS; stock cattle much less active
mostly steady, : loads high choice and
prime l61 10. Slaughter steers 1850
highest price paid locally since MAY g.
poo scattered odd head and small lots
cholce ana prime S55-ll90 10. steers and
steer yearlings 23.50-25.75. good and
cnoice 100 ID. and lighter steers 10 90
s3.uo, including grass fat at $50
down. odd head standard grade steers
Gown TO , 90, only scattered odd head
refers sold downward from 23O0 for
lndlvldual prime $40 d.; utility and COM
p
ODD head standard up to 1900. some OF
theSe sales on strong side. bulk Gamers
and cutters 10.O0-l3.00. shelly Gamers
down to s 90 or under. few odd head
lots utility and commercial grade sausage
bulls 1900 Z 90, no load lots sold scat
tered small lots medium and good $50
100 10. stoeker steers and calves 1900
1900.
Calves 800; slow, generally steady.
high choice and prime scarce mostly
23. 5O-24 90, few good and choice 300
100. utility and commercial 200
IS;GO euIis down to 900 or under. few
calves l6.5O-1S.50
Hogs 450 rather slow, mostly fully
l9O-23Q ID barrows and gifts. sows un-
cehSnged, around IS head sorted mostly
1872, bulk mixed lots 1-3 grade lS0-
30 ID l7.75-lS 90. latter price fairly
freely free fey s30-249 Id l5.S5c17, 70; @do-
$50, heavier weights absent. l40- so
ID l6.OO-l6.5O l60-lS0 ID 16.50-l7 30.
few sows under $50 lbs Il .O0-14 so. $50
400 ID 13.75-l4 90. 400-500 Id IL So
1915. heavier weights absent
Sheep $50; run late in arriving. mainly
spring lambs 5O-l 90 lower than Monday
including few small lots choice and prime
S4-S6 ID averages at $500. the top quo
tation.
Grain Markt
Flour-Receipts, 17O9s 1OO-pound
sacks.
wheat-Reeeipts 3al.e4s bushels:
shipments. 10000 bushels: stocks,
594b. $50 bushels No. red winter
garlicky, spot. 2.l2 Oransit; 2.07 mon
transit.
Corn-Reeeipts none. shipments,
none: stocks, 1.423,546 bushels.
Oats-Receipts. none; shipments none
stocks. 1896 bushels.
Barley-Receipts, 1920 bushels: ship
ments, 23.333 bushels stocks, 335 OS5
bushels.
Rye-Receipts. 10000 bushels: ship
mentS, none; stocks. 1868 bushels
Soybeans--Receipts, J.64i bushels:
shipments. 1888 bushels; stocks.
l2l.lD6 bushels
Millfeed-Receipts 6es tons.
yesterdays QuOtatiOnS)
EeRs: Prices UNCHANGED to one cent
Lower on large. generally one cent
grades ample for the light TO fair de-
mand, some sizeable lots OF large eggs Of
undetermined quality were received att
~ cents. receipts moderate
Prices paid by hrst receivers, de-
lyered o b. Baltimore, cases included
l8-4a; brown and mixed. 45is.9s
Mediums, min 80 pct A quality. whites,
3S-42: brown and mixed. 3s-41.
Prices to retailers: Grade A large
mixed; s Sti56, mostly 81 Grade
and mixed 1880. mostly AZ. Grade B
large whites. 46-4s. mostly AS: brown
and mixed, 46-4S, mostly as Eggs in
cartons mostly. 3 cents higher. Graded
according to Maryland egR-grading Law
Receipts: Eess $500 cases by truck