Evening star., 1948-12-12
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations Furnished By the
United States Department Of Adsrieqhisahhei hshsi
baskets and bushei boxes q: s. No; l
2la: inch up, MARYLAND. Pennsylvania. vir-
sinia. West virginis a. Golden Delici9us, 9v;
Quality. ,1Ii '5 as5 STA stsyssns Sans s.5o.4 90; fair
quality, 300: combinations U. s.. No. l
sIsh. and y utility ss6 90 Xorks SeS lew
PotatoeswMarket dull: 1oo-pound sacks
sysns 81 s. No. kashdns and 1 s sses No. SACKS sks
$,s5-4o; sebagoes y qsed ,,S sacks; 1862 90:
paped
sacks, Katahdins. 1OO-75; 10-pound paper
Sweet Potatoes1Market slightly weaker weaker
New Sqa steady SasEs
Giueas falr Quality. . loo,a.oo: Puerto Risans.
S.ne; SS; H. sq AGO. aus, sttE ass'' nesfSy Ge;
half-bushel hamper Goldens. 1.26.
Snap ss Be sansMMartet about steady:
viHsaa su'et s5eiqss snif
a9sIIity' 100 90; Rountifuls' few 200; Plen-
Sss;iMsisshf;o if9gg'd' nearby and
ssy ss f. 0fs S fss
{ sssslv. e ''' la-oune. eslioDhans packages
Market sshs,y .,ssa,
basSet o1eG 4h pafked same pOorer
Carrots - New jersey. pennsylvania.
nearby, topped. washed, bushel baskets
Greens-Bushel baskets, nearby and
Virginia and psnnsyvsnia nsy or0eSo so
boil n.Rn
Mushrooms N Maryland, Pennsylvania,
3.pound baskets, fancy. l.Oo-l.35; plains
onions-Fifty-p sacks yellows, U.
s. No. l, New York. 20. to so per cent 2
inches and larger 1s5-I76. few hithsr: cher,
RutsbasasSNearby, half buahel, eo,7s.
shallots-- Louisiana, per dozen punches,
Y Spinach fIs Market S slightly stronger;
Sn!bs1 X,rfinisi, 10 100 l.s6; nearby half
% sausshHMarket weaker; Florida. bushel
hampers, fiat white. wrapped. small to
me9ium; 2:oo-2;5o. ..o ~ -
proximately 1-pound boxes; 4s; OO.l 60
few higher, mostly around :25; poorer.
lower. IS. 75-1.Oo: few higher; poorer
toDpsa rasssd h.h fp' Du.hs
bushels, 90, .,.
Poultry-Market easy: demand nght
receipts light; fryers, mostly around 3S:
fowl tcoloredl, 39,4O; few Logger; iSnt
Livestock Market.
Cattle: Compared last Friday: slaushter
steers weak to so cents lower; heifers
mosy 50 eens oWef soefer ana
cattle steady to weak. Few lots and loads
average-go to low-choice slaughter steers
3S.oo-3o 90; bulk average-medium mainly aads
heifers 22.O0-25.OO; common down to
1900, cutters 1900 and Gamers as low as
100; few good cows = ,a 00.@30o; 20 90 common
and cutters 14.OO-17.OO; odd mainly can
ners down to 100. Good beef bulls q 90
$3.50: good sausage bulls ""00-24; 20.
1s.50-21 90: odd cutters down to 100;
steers and calves q 4se-a7 90; common
calves: Compared last Friday: Mostly
steady: undertone stronger on choice veal
ers. weak on common and medium grades;
sS,t goGd and eh0,Ge M mains msd ~
odd culls down to 1900.
Hogs: Compared last Friday: Generally
g s bsfrds. s.e1 .ns s00s ss snd shss:
lbs. 2O.Tb-21 rs: 30O.36U IDS. lS.7b-2U.Z5.
35O-400 lbs. Is.75-19.25; 400 lbs. and
heavier $500 down: 120-140 lbs. 1880
1000, 14o;le 81 lbs 2l;S5-TI; rs; 49, 80
l7.75-1S35: 4OO.450 lbs. 16.75-l7.25;
450 lbs and heavier and odd stays 1900
down.
Sheep: Compared last Friday: wooled
lambs and ewes steady. Medium to choice
wooled lambs mostly 22.00-2600. largely
$500 on good and choice: culls 1909
16 90. Good and choice wooled ewes bulked
at Q.00-1 90; common and medium 6.OO-
500.
Grain Market.
wSeRsesausi wSe.tFReeeipts. nSaa.ies bushels: ship
ments, none: stocks. 5,366.646 bushels,
. 43; December. 2.43.
Corn-Receipts. 36I 1885 bushels: ship
ments, $4,000 bushels; stocks. 3.314,177
oats-ReceiptA 145.7s1 bushels: ship
ments. 1S4.420 bushels: stocks, 156.121
stocks. ss,1S7 bushels.
Rye-Reeeipts. none; shipments, none;
stocks 1898 bushels.
none: stocks IIs.3g3 bushels
Millfeed-Receipts, 1877 tons.
Butter and Eggs.
Eggs-Market weaker: demand slow: re-
ceipts liberal. wholesale selling prices:
extra large, very few. S.. A large: 55-
SIS: few high as 63: mediums. 5o-54 !:
some low as AZ: B large. 50-54; current
receipts, unErAded, 60-b4.
Dividends Announced