Evening star., 1948-11-21
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations furnished by the
onite6 ,ss states Department Of Agriculture;
q. S. Is: 212-inch up, Maryland. Pennsyl-
yania. Virginia. West Virginia, Golden De-
lieious' mostly 800; Winter Bananas y 9.
staymans, 2.75,3.00; fair quality. 900
so; Yorks. mostly around $50.
Potatoes - Market slightly stronger;
size A: Pennsylvania Katahdins, new sacks,
:: 1870; used sacks, 2.65-75. few 2S5;
u s. Commercials, 1.50; U. s. Is, size B,
;o0I2o; 5o-pound paper sacks. 1.30-50,
Sweet potatOes-Market frmer; Mary
land, virginia. bushel baskets, y. s. Is,
best higher, poorer 1.00-2 90; Puerto
Ricans' ordinary to fair quality; 1.75-2.25;
nearby 12-bushel hampers. Goldens, 1.26.
Snap Beans-Market slightly weaker:
buShel hampers, Florida. strinsless Black
;3:.225; few high as oo; Bountifuis. j Is
go mostly around 2,25; Florida. Bellies,
Beetsc@Nearby and Pennsylvania, Der
bunch; Go a.: = bushels topped. washed. most
Psnnsylssnias S. 1sSoir.5o;' r S'@S New srss Serses
baste backed oeay ffs ssaoy pan
mostly $3.50 Maitland, savoy. 1856;
crates round. 1880.
Lettuce-Market about steady; Eastern
berg. 2 dozen, l 125-1 so; few best. 175:
poorer. low as LOO; Eastern crates, :,
dozen, Big Boston. mostly holdovers, 100.
Onions-Green, nearby. per bunch, 2-3
cents.
onions1Market asout, steady, 5o-pound
$3.50 per cent 2 inches larger. j. .so-1.45;
poorer. j 40.
mpkns-Nearby. per bushel. ISL 90.
Rutabagas-Nearby. half-bushel ham
Tomatoes-Repacks, cartons, 10 approx
mately l-pound boxes, As 1902 90; 5s,
spinach--savoy. Maryland. bushel bas-
kets. 60-S5 cents: few 100: poorer, so
cents: Pennsylvania. few 90; New Jer-
sey 1886 cents; nearby, half-bushel ham
pers, oO-65 cents, few higher
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry--Market dull; demand light re-
$40; light weights UeghornS, mostly
20; ducks: 81; turkeys market dull with
easier undertone; demand light; offerings
6o-6?; few higher; toms. 1880; few
Livestock Market
Cattle-Compared week ago: SLAUGHTER
steers mostly 1;00-1 so, spots more lower:
heifers generally 80 lower, cows. Dol 90
lower bulls so down; stocker and feeder
mon to, low,medium, 1so05a3;oo; com
IilUil anu HeuIuN COWS. L 80 CHI
good sausage bulls, 2s.66-34 SO; common moi;
and 10 medium, e 1a:0Q-2l 30; light cutters;
stoess4 and fssssr MSs sss4 Rsdam apS s6sa
common and medium. "0.O0-24.OO
calvesMCompared week ago; STEADY.
Good and choice, vealers scarce, mainly
20 oO-a3 90 good and choice slaughter
around 2O.O0-22 80 on around 300 pounds
and heavier: culls down to 100:
gifts scaling 1So pounds and more and
mostly 90 lover Lighter welghts gbi
pounds: s@o6.ss 30; s75o3oG pounds,
oq SoGs5o PeTna1 ga 1:.vsi Ge
Ia75:3o.25; I4o-i6o pounds. u 80 % 90;
45o pounds. II 7'5o-is 90; heavier weights
and odd staEs, 1879 down sGarbsss fed
Fe Weirhts 'ns sraiRfed e o2erings esid of
sheep--Compared week ago: Wooled
wooled lambs mainly. 5.OO-26.Oo, week $
choice wooled ewes, .9,Oo-1O.OO; common
/ ana meOIuH q .UU-SON.
/ Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, S,1O6 10O-pound sacks
Wheat-Receipts, 192, ,o54 bushels: ship;
ments. 1000 bushels: stocks, 5.093.26s
bushels. No. 2 red winter garicky, spot
domestic, 2.41l2; November, - ".
Corn-Receipts. 226514 bushels: ship
ments, $1,000 bushels; stocks. 2.l43,6b3
Rye&Receipts. 10000 bushels; ship
ments, none; stocks, 1925 bushels.
Butter and EsgS.
F. Eggs--Market steady; demand good
receipts light on top grades, ample on
others: large, 1915; medium, 6O-64
small, 47-52; B large. 57-61; current
receipts unsraded, $3.50.