Evening star., 1948-03-26
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations furnished BY the
United states Department of Agriculture
>, ApplssAoherings s. liberal; too few salss
Potatoes-oid. 100. pound sacks, Penn
sylyania, katahdins. U. S. Is, used sacks
a'?%; sGess so-bound botntd. paper sacks, l50-5b.
M and VtIsinia: including % Eastern MAfaione shors.
9ssnei ts.I baskets, m Goldens, fair quality ZOO
quality, 2.60-75; poorer lower; white yams.
fslr fsu to 70 generally good quality, 2;0o2b;
to generally GOOD quality. 2oo-sb; New
jersey. bushel hampers. Jerseys. U. s. Is,
Asparagus~Msfket about ABOUT steady; offer.
ings light. very few sales; California
pyramid. crates dozen punches, extra
Ianey, 14.O0; select. 1900.
Snap Beans Lower.
Snap beans-Weaker undertcne: Flor
ida, bushel hampers, stringless Black Val
entines, 3.00-3.25, few best $50. some low
ss ss,, @4S; f61, Penndersreens. few 276; Psnti-
Lima beans--Market about steady: Flor
nda ia, eushel o,I1si hampers fair to generally
!, celeryMcabbase. Florida. 1o-uuart bas-
cucumbers-Market about steady; Flor
3.50-4.b0, mostly $50.
,Egeplants-Market about steady; Flor
wrapped. a.Oo-3.2b. few best high a. 400:
ordinary to fair quality, 1.50-2 .25
Endive-Florida, 16-ouart baskets. 4. 90.
lards, 1:25-1 40, few l.5O; kale, fair quail
Hanover salad, 50; &atsl.nd SR ksl., fs1 e"
packsaed cartons, twelve 1O-ounce cello
Mushfooms-~ Pennsylvsni.. 3
quality and condition. 2b-1 LOO; pinA, 81 :
enlonsmaSssn: e.lons.s, nearby; per bunch: 81 4
half bushel hampers washed. 1oo-1 so,
"a Rsdishssrlorida Re- sa,ds. 10 sgers s.sk.ts
crates ~ punches. $50
RhnbarbIMehigan Ishnt G6! hothouse: 6'pound
% e0sfer per % dozen cent buneh.
fair condition. 1880
. ach-Nearby. bushels, Savoy, 17s-
eeiophsns Ho easDfsssa bass es5t0n' s6 1910 ounces
proximateiy i-pound boxes, 49,. %
g. nSn Il few s'? aoS RG'rSt eoor.f
,Turnipsm,Topped. washed; nearby and
according to quality.
| Poultry Quotations.
Poutry-Dull; receipts moderate. some
carried; demand light; roasters, Including
/ sNS
cents: fryers. 4 ~: few A.: fowl. colored
1896; few higher: lightweights Leghorns)
too few to quote.
Butter and Eggs.
Eess-Market firm on large whites about
steady on others demand moderate; re
ceipts heavy. Wholesale selling prices. in
cluolnR commissions, at Baltimore, grade A
extra large. very few 51-54 cents; grade
large. mostly around 30: some low as as;
few high as 81; grade A medium, 46-4s;
grade B large. 45-41; current receipts.
ungraded 49-43. some 43in
Receipts-Butter, 27,362 pounds: eggs.
2,131 cases.
Grain Market
NO trading in grains because OF Good
Friday holiday.
Livestock Market
Cattle 30; little early action. rominallv
unchanged; scattered common and me-
dunn beef cows, 1S.O0-21 90: Gamers and
cutters, 14.00-17.0O; few medium sausage
bulls. 21 ,0075.
Calves. 100; nominally UNCHANGED: good
and choice 160-250 pound weights, 26. 90
5000; mostly 1900 down; top, 30.OO;
common and medium, 12 25O-23.O 90: culls.
II 90 down.
Hogs, 900: slow but generally steady;
good and choice 1sO-226 pound barrows
and gifts ma inly $500. the top: 12O-14O
pounds. 1000: 14O-16O pounds, 81 20;
l60-lS0 pounds, 22.75; 225-2b0 pounds,
22.5o: 250275 pounds. 2lOo;, 275-3OO
pounds, 20 90; 30O-4OO pounds, 1900;
good and choice sows. 450 pounds and
lighter, 1880. heavier weights mainly
1900
Sheep. none: nominally steady; good
and choice wooled SLAUGHTER lambs quotsd
to $500 and comparable ewes to 1000.