Evening star., 1948-05-16
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations fufnisneq
Apples = Market about stssdy hasht
baskets and Eastern crates, q. 3. No. u
Myas nsf' nss: eh:fas. qlss and
sasI9 Sassn1' and fsa9ss eoaa.tion. r y.
Sooiiy Soclsf htsnsI Sa homes inih iso few '9
Quality. s;ss; few nish.f: stsym.rs,, fais,
sensEay yoss good q%Yisy % i.M sna bss sSnd1ti9g
various varieties. an districts. some n.
grade or size sng.sia marks Poe peer sd 70 ofdina7
Sweet potatoesmMsrket arm; Nex J.r
insisdng so,a 90; ,S9 North s.,T Gas Z.
seasas aspsr.sas@a tso1 S :Iishsly stsons..
crates Msrsi,na M .nar, fsney
choice, sacs @ $50: 6eN other @ Msryisnd coiesssi
Nsa so jsrssy s1sss tsaes coiess. f 1885, s1
fancy, 3.75-4 90, few higher; fancy. 500
400; PENNSYLVANIA. extras, 20: Colossal
graded. 3,50-4.50. r-v
Snap Beans Barely STEADY. 2
Snap beans-Market about steady: best
Florida. Pf,r1i strinsiess BLACK Valentines. 15s
soef os t.5 ssoantius ssa1tEi fof eS.ts sS
green's, 3.s5-4 90: south Caroline Bountt
tinss, tns als2 soS.s SG i Ionisisns. mixed v.rie
ties. generally fair quality. 3'oo-3'So; was
ICY Lima besnnns-Market about. steady
Florida, bushel hampers. 4.oo-4So: fes
Essplant-Market slightly weaker; Flor
creens-Market slightly stronger: cob
afss arsr ssay sashs sssssI ssss. k.s
95; collards, nearby. 1.00-1.25; poorer
So; Eastern Shore virginia. .oo:1,sS
1ass. iss' nearby l,0o-l'@'' mustard ns'fo'
Lettuce-Market about steady; Ea.ter1
400; Virginia. northern section, 4.00-4.2H
North Carolina. 5-peck hampers, $50
Mushrooms-Maryland. Pennsylvania. D
pound baskets, ;35-l so; pints, 20:
Beets-North Carolina; % S,peck hampers
type. bushel baskets. packed locally
North and South Carolina, mostly 100
quality and condition 5o-75 cents
Green oniSnsmNesr6g per bunch 4 a.
ida bashsl and Wonders
medium IN to large 2oo-soo' poorer los
RashssssFsy RhaSasdsssrsy PEE per ssnes saesh ss
sRsrea sa, t.sss md
sauash,I,MarEes slightly stronger: Of :
hampers sa aas whies 'a n' .eceTdn Tih
y, ,Tomatoss-Repaeks: carton. 10 .pprex.
few hisher; some poorer low a. 1 90: So
1.O0-1.25; few best. 1.50.
Poultry Quotations. q.
Poultry-Msrket dull. demand light. re.
CENTS light; ,fryers. 40-4s; mostly 4o-ili +"
fowl tcolored). few mostly 20: other sup
Plies insumcient to quote.
Livestock Market
Cattle-None. Compared with week gao
sshsn eows ese sG esn steav pt 1a mort
tone weak late; bulls. SOL 90 lower: stoch
cattle steady; bulk supply high cool and
medium 10 average good. 2sOO-30, 90; feS
low medium down to $3.50: some sood and
choice mixed steers and heifers. 3e2S
eHm foa oad foes iofs uB to s46o
and medium, 20.00-23 50 Gamers and
% .nsa p9 shelly S.., soT.
$500; good beef bulls with weight up Il
ZOO; most good SAUSAGE bulls. 1850.
sausage bulls 2O00-24 90: light cutters
1900; part load choice around 575-pound
oeks stoeker steers 30 90; most goos snd m shoiSa
common. is. IS. N' 'o ''''
CalVeS-None. Compared week ago.
loss on medium grades; weeks and ciosins
top, 81 90; bulk good and choice. 150-975;; ,
medium 16.0O-25 90, with calves selins
from 20 .00-25 90. showing weeks decfinei
Gull grades: 90O-l5'O0; weishty slaushtei
Hogs-Compared with week ago: Ear.
rows rows and gifts scaling lso pounds saS aS
- cents up; todays bulk good and choice,
1s0-225-pound barrows and gifts; sa 90,
lms pounds tGp 800 psuaSS pounds. m" a'N
300-3b0 pounds, 80; 350-4OO pounds,
1900; over 400 pounds averages. 16.25-5o;
Rc1sS' pounds soSs PGu9ad asd
down to 400 and under; odd stass. 1850
down.
Spring lambs mostly 100 higher; xooied
o'Os TOP spring rms lambs. si.oo; bulk g" good and
81 90; package closely sorted choice sooled
common. and medium, vooled ewes, 90.
Loo 10 90; few soSS and choice 1loo; top
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. 1882 1oo- pound
Wheat-Reeeipts, 22as1 bushels: ship.
bushels. No. 2 red winter sariicky, spot
doessaie, esnR.e.ips ssli May sssi ap1 bushels. ship
ments, 3746 bushels. stocks, 2os,432
bushels.
Oats-Receipts, 1O,93s bushels; ship.
ments $50 bushels: stocks, 12,5s2 bushels.
No. 2 white oats, 1.45-1.5O.
Bsrley-Receipts, none; shipments,
none: stocks, 1918 bushels.
Rye-Receipts, none; shipments. 1,200
bushels; stocks, 36SOS bushels
Soybeans-Receipts, 324 bushels; ship
ments, none: stocks, 1853 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts, 20 tons.
Butter and Eggs.
Esgs: Market steady: receipts light: de.
mand slow; offerings rather heavy, Whole.
sale selling prices-A large, 1-54; me
ceipts, ungraded, 42-44, few 45.
Receiptx--Butter. none: egss. - eases.