Evening star., 1948-08-12
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations furnished by the
United States Department OF Agriculture
sna iSHSs isssss
up. m s.ooes5; few, $50: as..ineh up. 2.5s-
Weathss vea sneh ap nss N.s
inch up s.5o.soo; few higher.
cobblers (unless otherwise stated) Penn
sylyania, :.50-75; few higher.
baskets. Golden US is washed 4,50-5 90.
Snap Beans About Steady.
Snap Beans-Mafket about steady;
Maryland. including Eastern Shore.
6ushei. strineless Black valentines. 2. Is
sns1tv soG round nd st1inses'' 2'So-soo' fair
Shore Shore. holdovers. % .oo-i 50; few. best,
3.25-3.50; New Jersey. > .OO-3,00; mostly
2.25-2 5o' nearby half bushel hampers
Beets-Nearby and PENNSYLVANIA, per
ouch, As; bushel topped. washed. 1.25-
Cabbage - Market slightly W. Weaker; teP;
bushel baskets packed locally, round
mostly 5o-5S; New Ne YORK, fair Quality, 50 50;
100. mostly So IS; New York best Is;
'0c carrotsNew jersey 5ersey' and H Pennsylvania
bushel baskets, topped, washed, l,0o-l. 30.
celery.Market barely steady; very few
dozen ae % ioe$ 90; aSnsa mostly Ne a5i ItsS s9
pascal, 1,50-l.7b; few: 100; hearts, sos,
golden. and pascal, 2.50-3.00; New York,
SO dozen, golden and pascal. l.5o-l.75;
corn-Market about steady; sacks ap-
proSimMately M dozen, Maryland, yellow
yellow, I.75-2 90: white, $50; New Jer-
MARYLAND. sos, 5o-IS5: Delaware. i
dozen; dozen .25-i ~ 75; Pennsylvania 4os' yell
NV; ucumbersMMa,ket slightly strong:
bushel baskets, MARYLAND, 100; Pennsyl,
yanla. ".50,3.oo; nearby nall oushel
'S, Esspis is,nts@Bushel baskets, Maryland
AND seS Jsrsen ~ NEARBY half
Endives-ohio. l6-auart baskets, 90
Greens-Nearby. busheL broccoli, rs
baskets, $oS,2s5; Florida, bushel ham.
Green onions-ohio. baskets, 2 Dozen
onions-weaker undertone: 5o.pound
hisher, New jersey. mostly % 50; So? lew few
PsrslegymcuE;ly; nearby, per - bunch, 90! 2
New Jersey, bushel, 1.75; Ohio, baskets, 2
ParsnipsEIMaryland and Pennsylvania,
sP5' soPped' washed half Oushel' l'0o' Ousnei'
Peppers-Market about steady: Wonders
New jersey and Virginia, l .50.2 90; near
by, half bushel hampers, mostly LOO; few
Radishes-ohio baskets, 3 dozen
spinachSsavoy., nearby, half bushel
hampers. 100; Ohio, 24-auart baskets,
sauash-Nearby. half bushel hampers,
fiat. white, small DOL ,25: large, 50-75.
Tomatoes = Market slightly stronger'
shell hampers, .0O-2.O mostly. 1851 80;
la-quart climax; baskets, Marylando 100
New Jersey inGluding hod0ysrs 6oloo
Poultry-Market barely steady; demand
moderate; receins modersts feT esTPeo
values; fowl teoloredi. sss41 mostly as-
40; lishtweights Geghorns!, $780, ducks
'M0se0vie''' LivestceR tSw Seil Mari.t aniihsa S0
Cattle. 800; 400 holdovers; total sal
able. 1000; receipts included approx, approx
%aeK os heers S and Sa m.n
marx market Iaesaf sssady s5Ioas
shs bulls Dss sesdy
liz f.ie5- @ -pound f slaushter " steers M oo-ss 50.
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tered lots medium and good heifers, 2b.OO-
81 So few common, y .00-23. 90; common
seSG Sssr @sdum 70 .ood
$500 top sausage bulls eligible to $500;
few eommon and medium; med 2ooo;;a3,o 90 i.
suep Gsyes etsTne arm trading u s .esdy sse prees s
good and Choice. i5o-30o- pound weights
370o-3i 90 mainly 5000 downward;
common and medium. all weights, 1000
HOGS. 200: offerings good and choice
hogs light early 1Taae Is eents
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ssH55; sso o51soo ogoH1nas;
2675-27.25: l40-16O pounds, 2s00-5O:
Is0.iso pounds 2a 30 .5.ao25; ao. soWs 4eo
pounds, es5o-as 90; 45o pounds and up.
sheep, 100; receipts too measer to test
choice spring lambs steady at $500; light
weight shorn choice SLAUGHTER ewes eligible
Tlour.-Rsceipts, 7'7o4 10o-Pound sacks;
ss5; ;ss4 bushels: stock. 5sos..
sc; Corn ' @ Receipts. % none; shipments,
none STOCKS. $3.50 bushels; ~
ments. none; astocks, 4,6a3 bushels. No
quotations.
BRrley-Receipts. none: shipments,
none; stocks, 51,977 bushels.
Rye-Receipts, none; shipments, none;
stocks, 1895 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts, none; shipments,
none stocks. none.
Millfeed-Receipts. 122 tons.
Butter and EEks.
Eggs-Market about steady: receipts
light demand slow: Wholesale selling
prices: A large, 1862; mediums. 54-57;
5 large. 54-56; current receipts, un-
Receipts-Butter, 5,434 pounds: eggs
/ sos cases.