Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01
Produce Markets

baskets. Marylanu, pennsylvania Y .. NJ
Is Williams Red, 2l4-inch up 3.23;
inch UP, l.75: Rambos, 2ia-ineh up, $50
Gravensteins, 2l.-inch UP; 2.25: wealthy
s-ineh up. no srade marks So 90 o. G0ld as,
sweet, 91a-inch up, .ou-5oo' Reo SWEEP
PotatosI,-Market barely steady; 100
pound N sacks un ,E u s. No; Is an
including Eastern Shore, ..75-3.oo; pooreI
2G0-.5O' u. 8; Commsrciai l,S-59e
far quality, 2.50-2.15; U. s. eommereis
LIS.
pers Jerseys. U. S. No. IS. processed. 800
3.15; other supplies insufficient to quote.
Snap Beans Weaker.
Snap besnS-Market slightly wsakss
Maryland, including Eastern Shore, bushs
hampers, baskets and sacks. per bushei
stringless Valentines, 2.25-250; few best
. 100; round stringiess and tender green!
poor condition, 40 so.
Lima beans - Market about stsadS
bushel hampers. Maryland. including East
srn Shore, s.75-3.5o' poorer 2.6o-s.oa
Beets - Marylard Pennsylvania. .ps
bunch, 4-5; bushels topped. washed
Broccoli-Pennsylvania crates. IS, 200
Cabbage-Market about steady: round
5ushel baskets, packed locally. Marylano
5000; few, 90; poorer, 80; Pennsylvanis
sacks, round New Jersey. 55-1.o0; Grams
Cauliiower-New York, crates 12s. 2;55
100; few. s,a5; ordinary to fair aualit'
Celery : Market barely steady; hal
crates. washed. New York Golden, e
"a dozen, Golden and Pascal. l.50.l:1 -
few, 200: hearts, Golden, | dozen. 1873
cents: sos, 3.O0-a.25; 5 dozen. 3,25; Pas
corn--Market barely steady: sacks ap
proximately 5 dozen, MARYLAND. yellow
fair quality. 80; white $500 Wy
fair quality. I 00-1 90 white, 1.75-2.n0
few best. 2."5; nearby. per doSen' white
cuc;umbers - Market barely steady
bushel baskets, too lew sales to ESTABLISH
market Nearby, nalf-buhel hampers. 90
rs; few best, 9O-l 90; poorer. so.
nearby. half -bushel hampers, 1.50-l IS.
Greens-Nearbgy; bushels broeo' $3.50
A'f IettHese0Martet about steady; Ne,
York Eastern crates, Iceberg, . dozen best
2.0o-2.25; fair quality: 1s5-l 80; Boston
okra-New Jersey, 12-auart China
baskets, medium to small, 100000; large
:onions-Market about steady: bo-pouY
sacks, yellow mediums. New Jersey; 10
!p eSretc n Mafyap per bunch
Q; Pennsylvania. half bushels. l.0O-l.2b.
Peppers--Market slightly weaker; fet
bss. Ssskefs aP New other sersss
poorer. low as LOO. Virginia, 200-2.5O
nearby. half -bushel hampers. medium Il
Radishes-ohio baskets 80 punches
spinachm Abe, steady; Savoy; u. P oS,s
SQUASH Eby: nall 4 7bushei hampers
fat white, smslL :S.l 90; .,,.sr ,r..n
hampers. mostly around l.25; few, 40
l So poorer. LOO: Virginia. bushels. 2oo'
Turnips-Nearby. fau-bushel hampers
topped. washed. 65 cents.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Cattle eompsrsd h %esk , sHS , ss1sh'
strong: common and medium grade grass,
ers only steady: COW trade very uneven oul
20 about stesay , SICK s1.s
,hoice grained on grass and fed steers aie
steer yearlings, 35.00-36.5 80; most high.
medium to high.good steers 81 ioo-5S o ~,
,traight Erassers. 23OO-3O.OO. HeifeGi
scarce, low-medium to low-ssod: "a 90.
s6o few sond common eaRs ana nes1um incudn;
cad lots young cows at top ngure: com.
mon and medium cows mainly 6o 1 g 90 az
90 sannsrs ana e sntsrs above is5o
below; most good beef bulls, 27.QO-2SOui
lew granted yeaTlnE 5s 10 s soS
medium. 20OO-23 50; Gamers and CUTTERS
/ 5 .O0-I9.OO. Bulk medium and good
stocker and feeder steers and stock calves
IS oo-2e 90; common and low-msdium'
Calves: compared week ago: strong 70
week. ee se end closing s' top 1900 bulk sood
and choice 5O-aT5 pound averages, 27O0.
80 co.. few heavier WEIGHTS up to arolnd
and medium calves, Ip00-26. 90; few com-
mon early in period, 1900; odd culls down
TO 400 and below. ,.iI
and sows, 80 higher. Yesterdays sales
highest OF week and yesterdays top high.
est price on record locally. BULK good ana
81 .0O-a1 so; 225-250 pounds, 3O.50:s1 90
pounds. 5150-2s.00 30o-35Q pegnds.
7 Zoo 55 Soanas D099a4as 49,
~ pounds, 275O-2s 90; 140-I6Q pounds.
Is 75-2a,25: 16O-1s0 pounds, 80 b0-31 00i
$50 pounds, 23,25-23.75; few over go
s p9unss 5 "Ss5 down: Medium grade moss
ing discounts from the price paid for
weights good and choics
graders. -. .,rir.
lambs, 90 lower; ewes steady, Good and
choice spring lambs. 27.OO-as.00 weeks
end closing top, 70 90; most medium graus
lambs. o30O-26.00: latter price mostly
Tor lots including few good grade onerln }in
Good and cnoice shorn ewes mostly sOO-
i q 90, top, 1000. common ana mediums
D .00-1.0O. -
Poultry tations.
Poultry-Market Arm; receipts moderate
to light; flyers, 1874; mostly 40.4l;
broilers too few sales TO establish values
fowl tcoloredl, 3S-40: liRhtweighs Legs
hornS, $3.50.
Grain Market. ar
FTour-ReceiptS, none.
Wheat-Receipts, 263,222 busns6 snip.
ments 1853 bushels; stocks. 4.249,35S
9 9osnsIs No req JUN yn as5 sar'k' 'Do
CoerSnMRecsipts, none; shipments 2oa
bushels; stocks. 6.0l7 bushels.
Oats-Receipts, $40 bushels; shipments
none; stocks. 5.410 bushels. No quota"
oBsrley-Recelpts, none; shipments
Rye-Receipts, SIS bushels; shipmentA
81 bushels stocks. 1904 bushels;
Soybeans-Receipts, none; snipmenNs
none; stocks. none. s
Millfeed-Recetpts, none.
Butter and EEEs. -.
Eggs-Market about STEADY; reeeipts
isht. demand light; Whoiesae sshlns
Be large 1894; current receipts un-
Chicago Livestock 8
CHICAGO, July 81 R.-tUSDA Sal Z
HE hoss 500, total 1,500; compared week 4
40; ali weights and Grades kutehers snd
ogs COL 80 higher: top OF 31.O0 PAID
yesterday. was highest ever recorded A.