Evening star., 1948-03-28
Produce Markets


Baltimore quotations furnished by ths
United States Department Of Agriculture:
Apples-Oferings LIBERAL too few sales
ssylyania, Katahdins, q. S: is. used sacks.
800: So-Iound paper sacks, 1;5o-15,
ferlngs liberal, very few sales; Maryland
bushel baskets, Goldens, fair quality, as. 30.
quality, S56-75: poorer lover; lover White s; yams. ms
few $50 poorer $50 SS Nancy saa'i Halls. ai far
Jersey bushel hammers, Jerseys d. s. Is.
mostly around $50; poorer, 1.25; proc.
essed, . .50-3 90; few higher.
Asparagus-Market about steady; Offer
lngs light, very few sales; California
pyramid crates dozen punches. extra
fancy, l4.00; select, 1900.
Snap Beans Lower.
Snap beans-Weaker undertone: Flor
IDA; bushel hampers. strinsless Black Val.
as aS,s 2+S; ~ Iendersreens. few 2.7si Plenti-
y Lima Ssans-Market about steady; Flor
good Quality, 3.50-5 90,
celery~cabbage. Florida, 16-uuart bas.
cucumbers---Msrket about steady; Flor
ida. bnshel baskets, medium, ZOO s 90,
feW S $40; fair quality 5.oo-6,oo: Jumbos,
- EssplanntTMarket nGs about steady; Flor
WRAPPED, 3.oo-3-a5. few best high as 400:
Endive-Florida, lt-ouart baskets. 90,
lsrds. 1;25-1 40, few ! 80; kale, fair quail
Hanover salad n' 5o RarSlsnd rSRs kais few few
l:7S; turnip tops, few 1,.5; kale, pre-
psckased s.na da cartons twelve lo-ounce cello
ushrooms-Maryland, Pennsylvania. a.
pound, pound baskets: s5-l 80; poor to tair
psIonia. onionSmessen: Ii, nearby per bunch, 81.
aseordlns asa Rqsntt 10 ea%RsrS aaasy washed
s4sis, sa;S is SSns6ss snssb.. South Carolina
/ Rhubarb-Mchigan hothouse, 5. pound
cartons, tons. Isl 90; poorer, 50 cents.
spinach-Nearby, bushels, Savoy, 75-
40, S,mo; prepscked cartons, 1910 ounces.
proximately l-pound boxes, As, 1i5-
30; few high es 80; poorer ,n0-l so;
5s 1.5o-1.15; few, 200; poorer, 1.00-
TurnIips--Topped, washed, nearby and
Pennsylvania, bushel baskets, 1.00-1.5O,
according to quality.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Dull: receipts moderate, some
carried demand light; roasters, including
pulets . pounds and UP, very few 3S-46
cents: fryerS, 4 ~: few ~; fowl, colored,
a4-35; few higher; lightweiahts tLeshornsJ
Livestock Market.
Cattle-none. Compared with week
ago Slaushter steers so cents to mostly
90 spots so lower; heifers unchanged;
bulls fully steady: ,stocker and Feeder
steers steady to 25 cents lower; few lots
Of high good to choice slaushter steers.
ages 29.0o down; bulk Of weeks run me-
mainly mainly 400 s4oo-21 50; few small lots low
medium to good at 1s.0O-25 90; good beef
COWS, %. 00-23.0n, including load at the
latter tsarv priee eo common nm and medium cows
IA. sol so; few strong weight cutters up
to $500 and a. odd shelly Gamers down to
aed osioT s99d ssef eaS
common and medium sausage. 17.5O-2l so:
odd lightweight cutters down to 1900:
pound stocker and and feeder % Steers, t0 245o. So
calyesEnone, YES 40 COMPARED with week
choice 16o-25O pound weights, "a 0O-31 90;
ate limited showing ,t sorted a choice lso-24o
very little above 1900 late: common and
medium grades largely -. :50-25 90; late
1900 down; culls downward from 100
Hogs--none. Compared with week ago:
market very slow but prices for all weights
good and choice 1s0-225 pound barrows
and gifts. at $500 the top; 120-l4O
pe1nds 5e9 81 1000; soG 1880 pounds, Pip;
pounds. 900; 30O-4oo pounds. 1900 1900;
sows 450 pounds and lighter. 1880, few
sheep---none, Compared with week
few small lots good and choice wooled
slaughter lambs at aqotable top Of $500;
shorn lambs with No; 3 peltS, ESQ;
good and choice wooled ewes, mainly
1000.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, 1913 10O-pound
Wheat-Receipts., 1so.2ao bushels. ship,
bushels; No: red winter sgssrlieky, spot
corn-Receipts, 3ai@52 bushels: ship.
ments, 1928 bushels; stocks, 311.566
'e5irts oats-Receipts. 14.7le bushels: ship
ments, none; stocks, -!.s34 bushels No.
> white oats .50-l.55.
Bar Bsrley.Receip,s Spn., none; shipments none;
''GsSe, RSe-Receipts, Ii so.sss bushels: ship.
ments none; stocks, 4s4 .434 bushels
sOy6eansmRecepts 13So3 3 bushels;
Millfeed-Receipts, 800 tons
Butter and EGGS.
Eses-~Market firm on large whites. about
steady on others demand moderate; re-
ceipts heavy. wholesale selling prices. in
cludlng commissions. at Baltimore. grade A
large. mostly around so; some low as As.
few high as 81; grade A medium, 464a:
grade B large. 4547; current receipts,
ungraded. 42-43; some 43l2