Evening star., 1948-12-19
Produce Markets

United states Department OF Agriculture:
Apples-Market dull; bushel baskets and
snd Sushe u s Is Williams Wes He Ms5y v
ginia. Golden Delicious, fair quality, 2.15;
Romes, 2A-inch. 2.5O-75; -3-inch, 2.75i
Staymans. some pale, 3."o-5O; fair quail
ity. 2.G5-3.0O
Potatoes -. Market steady; 1oO-pouno
vania, Katahdins. used sacks, 3.0O-25
best, mostly 3.15-25.
swse, poasoe1Market nsIS1sad aoGat stesdS e!og
ity. 2.25 poorer and rough. Ioo-a5;
Puerto Ricans; 2;75-3oo; fair quality and
condition, 2.O0-5O.
Snap Beans Barely STEADY.
snar beans-MarAet barely steady
Valentines, slightly stronger; tender greens
80; few fine quality, 800; mostly tail
quality. I.75-2 90; some low as l.5O; ten.
der green's. 2.0O-2.25. few 1.75.
Beets - Pennsylvania, bushel baskets
topped, washed, 1.25; nearby, per bunch
Brussels sprouts--Market firm; slishtly
stronger; Long Island, l6-auart crates
storage holdings, 4.0O-4 so.
pound sacks North Carolina, domestic. 90
/ 90; New York Danish. ordinary quality
snd eqnstien SssN.s do5esse sSs 30 NpF'h
topped, washed, .OO-l 25: New Jersey, so
pound sacks. washed, l.00-l.lo' nearby
hrm ods Lsns e, island .o.
best Storage hoIdinss' :i.oo,3.5o.
cucSmse5M5sst barely HsIsd s'eady 05
and condition, 2 2.5O-3.O0:. Jumhos,- some
fair quality and condition l.75-a So
poS GnionS~5 80 pound sacks. yollows. U. s.
Is. New York, mostly medium: 30 %;
few medium to large. l.65-1.75; New Jer-
sey medium. 1iSS,l;7H; nI:v1y.r,. ba,,.bushe]
ba skets. washed, $3.50 cents.
Peppers-Market Arm; Florida. bushel
bunches red, .I5-I .a5:
bn.5. bssks sshy gsvoy
9Ednoo5y T. Srsna 1aL a@ss Norok ana
quality 20; prepackaged csrtons, twelve
1ossunes teophsne 6aI 1sSs' r1ogds s3 oushel
bssfets' white. fair quality, SO; yellow,
wide range in prices. 10000. -
pro.lmsssiy l;poSnd boxes +: 5S 80
bs'5 bsst qusslt'i fair 90 saalty IL nS's
MaryIand. fnSs busnei a baskets Washed. 75-1 90:
half -bushel baskets 1880 cents mostly
o. oRsaataatbSs;sas-Half- saatS; bush.l baskets. Mary
'an0' 'e" q Po9itry stRs' Quotations.
poultry.Market dull; trading trssrs slow; Re- r.
ssDts Ssyy szes some fowl
Weights Leghorns), .7-2s. mostly IS:
ducks, 3T-3s few 40; turkeys offerings
l5; heavy. So: medium size. 6O-75; mixed
6s-7o; few 3;....... z; N,rk.
steers 30 cents to i 90 lower; fun decline
on over 1,150-pound averages medium
and good slaughter steers, 24OO,2s .25.
including mostly good l,s16 pour Pounoe,fS ,n oa. a.
90 90; neifers scarce each day; odd low
good. $500; most common and medium; ne
e. .OO-24. 90; cutters down to $500 and
a.dsm toSe f2d sflSF e'%Ron
up; Gamers and cutters, l3.60-l7.00; odd
good beef bulls to $500; sooa serroa sausage age
bulls mainly oG 20 Cutters sSmdoW Down t to
II so; bulk, mediums and good 615-I 0oa- ~
pound stocker and feeder steers 2l.0o-
ssss E4sass oo s Rasy hshsE ohs2s
ssaaos Suk GOOD Geea and Choice, @ ooo-s5 90 prae.
calves 81 .O0-39.00 culls. IL. 2.OO-20. 90.
Hogs-Compared last Friday: Barrows,
sits and sows s55o cents Swsr sSn,rs thTee e
aeSos ne'ks msy SsrFovs n1 and s
23 50-23.15 today; bulk choice and good
l sO-225 pound trucked-in offerings, 22.25-
2275; 225-25O pounds. 21.75- 22,25;
s5S5d. Rss9aso So7? sGdsso &c ss2e poSnds
is.a5"ie.76; 35G-4oo pounds. 1926
1875; 100 pounds and heavier. ZOO
down; 12O-140 pounds, 19.25-l9;75; l40-
21 .75-22 .25; sows, 400 pounds and light
er, 17.25-17.75; 4OO-45O pounds. 1926
1873; heavier weights and odd stass'
sheep-Compared last Friday: wooled
sent; weeks and closing top wooled lambs
$500; bulk good and choice, 24.50-"6 90;
go soed ned" and Choice ewes man. sa
y s.00,1 90; common and medium.
rlour-ReceiDss, "s i'5is 1oo-pound
shipments. iss :sie bushels; stocks. 5. .i3s,-
CornWReceipts. 1886 bushels; ship
ments, $4,000 bushels; stocks. a,3o3,o31
0uenel uosts-Receipts, none; shipments. none;
stocks. ga .ess bushels. No quotations.
none; stocks ss'ss7 bushels. 's''
m.Rs nese Stocks s$SS seo15 sah ship
shipments, none: Stocks, iss.o47 bushels.
Millfeed-Escsipts: l52 tons.
on A large white, steady on others except
small dull; demand moderate: receipts
moderate; A white large. 57-60; mostly
mostly zs-47: B large. 50-b4; current re-
ceipts. ungraded large, 54-56; mediums,