Evening star., 1948-05-23
Produce Markets

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BALTIMORE quotations furnished by III.
Apples3Market dull; demand Ilishs
Stated ss f. Msfyana nsh SRsss
Delicious. few tine ausiity. 800 CO.'S; some
5.35; poorer low as 1.25: Yorks. 1.4o-76:
various varieties; all districts some no
grade Or snndaon size MARKS poor 10 quail
North Carolina 100-pound sacks Cobblers
few G . 4ss; $50 South Carolina U. s. is, 500.
so; few high as 400.
stronger: omser New jersey bushei hampers 's Jer.
s!ss 81: mostly Nc II 400; Goidens. .. s, is. few.
Asoaragus-Market about steady: dozen
punches. crates Eastern Shore Maryland.
Colossal. 5.oo-5.5o: extra fancy, 400
1908 90; other Maryland Colossal, 800
500, nrostly around $50; extra fancy.
soms no 10y as 400 fancy 4eo:
extra fancy. 4.75-500; fancy, $50: Vir-
gina, ungraded, 4.oO-4.50, few high as
$50
SNAP besns-slightly. weaker on wax
pers, stringless Black Valentines, North
5 so, few SIS; Bountlfuis. North Carolina,
500: tender greens, North Carolina. 5 so;
wax. South Carolina, 3.5o-4.uo;
Lima beans-Market barely steady;
rorida. bnshel hampers, 1854 so.
Beets-Virginia, northern section. wire
bound crates; 3-3ts dozen, 3.75-4.O0.
Cabbage Prices Improve.
Cabbage-Market slightly stronger on
round, about steady on others; bushel bas-
kets. packed locally, North Carolina round,
65-I 90; pointed, 6o-75; Virginia, pointed,
cueumbers-Market slightly weaker;
hHFds a4 auay Ssshs Sesse5s msssm 9SS 9S
Essplants-M about steady; Flor
Wrapped. s.s5os.5o; few best. 500; some,
aIeensmMarket slightly stronger; ksl.,
nearby. kale, 1 1o0-l ,25; turnip. tops and
rape, .5-I 90; mustard; few, 90: pIs.
pSshs Sass cartons sS sSeve loounes eeh0
Lettuce~Market slightly stronger;
Eastern Eastern North Carolina; ca 5,peek hampsrs;
crates, . dozen, iceberg, i.i5- 100; tPig
Boston, ".uu-3.00; Romaine. 200; Mary
land, Eastern crates. dozen. Iceberg
Musnrooms-,Ma and -Pennsyl-
Va9,s aP0und 6asSe5s small
to medium. S.uo-lo.0u.
., Green onions-Nearby. per bunch. ga.
31g cents; few higher.
T. New Jersey. bushel basketa 400.
40: few. 4,15.
rtppeTS--MaTkeJ Hrnf flOFlQa, DuSnei
baskets and hampers, Wonders. medium to
Potatoes--New market slightly weaker:
y: S. No / and U. S. No, i size 4, 3.2s-
400: few. S4.25; South Carolina, U. s.
No !; !, 3oo-3;5o ~. .s few high h,a as 100
Rhubarb-Nearby, per bunch. 4-s.
baseets savoy Maryand sGan and bennsg
vania, SOL 90; prepackaged, cartons 2,
10 ounce cellophane bags, 10.
sales; South Carolina, bushel baskets and
hampers: fats, white, medium to small,
3.5o-4.eo; 80 I few best. 500; larger
Tomatoes - Repacks, cartons, 10 sp.
2! gFoxlmately nat, so 1-pound boxes As 1So-1sS;
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market Gull; demand light; re-
selpts fo1l nsnt. SONG earned n d.. iryers 40142;
horn), 3O-32, according to quality.
Livestock Market.
Cattle--None Compared to week ago:
Slaughter steers, 80 90, spots higher;
cows hieh-medium and good, fully steady;
others weak to 80 cents lower; beef bulls
bulls steady to so cents lower; stocker
and feeder cattle fully steady to strong;
hish m goof ia and ehGiGe steers mainly 81 3 s5-
25.5O-32. so: common, 24.OO average
good to- choice mixed y,earlngs, 30 00-
''u'p' hiCuiuLl W soOu LtHtISs
u .00-30.25; good cows mostly ~. 80.
2650: common and medium 19,00-2:3 90:
Gamers caner and and cutters; o i5.5O,ls5o; shelly
bulls, 27 .00-50; odd head to $500 good
SAUSAGE bulls, 24oo-26. 80; common and
most good stocker steers and stock calves.
60o-3l 90: few low medium grades.
down to 2lO0 oand and small lot choice
Calves-None. COMPARED week ago;
common and medium grades around LOO
i9wsr Lover. ether 9th grades n" steady weeks and
5o-275 pound averages. 6.00-:51 90; all
weights common and medium grades,
low good weighty SLAUGHTER calves in
hogs-None. Compared week ago all
GOOD and choice, iSo-a&5o pound barrows
aand and gifts, 2525. the top; 225c25o pounds,
paunds @91.5 5 5"Srso B0SnaS saa poa5ds S$9o 9os
3504oo pounds. ,2o,25: 400 pounds and
1esye5 1Ss bounds lS9ito g 10 R0und soS
ls75 lsna5: heavier aani weights at varying dis
sprins lambs. 100 fa hFhef: other efk elasss. ase
'hGss iew mosy anoi sood
grade, 5000; common and medium, 25 90
s9. 00;, few small lots good and choice
common wooled ewes. 500.
Grain Market.
Flour - ReceptS. Il,S97 100-pound
sacks
Wheat-Receipts. 29,775 bushels; ship
ments. l3,736 bushels; stocks, s66.675
bushels No. 2 red winter garlicky, spot.
= .5012: May, 250l2.
Corn-Receipts 25,6O6 bushels; ship
ments $500 bushels; stocks, l73,367
LuSnelS
Oats-Receipts. 1854 bushels; ship
mentS. nonc; stocks, 1921 bushels. No.
2 white oats. .40-l As.
Barley-Receipts. none; shipments.
none: stocks. none
Rye-Receipts S,091 bushels; ship
ments. S2S bushels stocks, 1858 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts, none shipments,
none: stocks. none.
Millfeed-Receipts 495 tons
Rufter and FEES.
EggS-Market easier on current receipts,
about steady on others; receipts moderate;
demand slow. Wholesale selling prices
large. 81 "a: A medium, $3.50: large.
i5-47; current receipts, ungraded. <1-44:
few lower. few higher.