Evening star., 1948-07-25
Produce Markets

| Produce Markets
Baltimore markets complied by ii
United States Department of Agricultur
\, Appies~Market dull; few sales bush
o. s. Is 2A-inch minimum and 2X-inc
up, 3.00-25; poorer, 1.75-2 90; Others t,
few sales to quote.
washed, cobbers Maryland and VIRGIN
including Eastern Shore, 3.OO-25; q.
commercial. 1,5O-2.0o;, New Jersey, 2.7I
3.00-25; u. S. IS. 80. 30''' rennSsi'Shi
Sweet potatoes-New Jersey, bushel han
PoTds Pe5s bHsb.9 u s. Is
GoIdens, 'as. 4:5o.H5. Oh oaf0'iha 0ushei 0ask
Snap Bsans-Market firm; Maryland. i,
Guiding Eastern Shore. bushel hamper
sseS iaes' per 7esSd Peshs stflnsis orins
quality. 200 round stringless and tend
greens. greens, 2ca53 &C.; few best $50; bush
entines. $50: Pennsylvania, Bountiful
2.75-3.O0; New Jersey, $50, ~
Lima Beans-Weaker undertone; Mar
Iand bsmnerk neludIng 1Hg .o Eastern shore bush
SsW s'5ef; 5efsey Few s5e e" S7' poorer
~, ssee1tsasMarylsnd ss =. Mar and Pennsylvani
per bunch, As; small. 30 sU &c" Ii
Cabbage barley steady; roun Jun
bushel baskets, packed locally, Marylan
5Ooa5; PPennsylvanla: Pc mostly 75: few s.
e% Best ao 90 pGsnd as ssv sasfs
jersey, 90-1 90.
ssnts atst, topped xs:hss New jersey
washed Nss York h5% Goiden haf T. sEsts ao4.
2;O0-2 80; 6 dozen and smaller, / so; Ne
gal, 2 90 so: hearts Golden, dozel e.
200; sos. 1925 dozen IS cents; Pasca
8 dozen, 2.25-25
Corn-Market slightly stronger; Mar,
tano' fat' crates , approximately dozen, whit
dozen, Virginia yellow and white, 25(
300; bushel baskets. 4-5 dozen. Maryian,
white, fair. 1.75-2 90; Virginia. and Ne
Jersey yellow. 2.25-2.5O; Delaware. 2O(
Cucumbers--Market barely stead,
Mayland. including Eastern Shore, bush
baskets. pas, generally fair quality. 1871
few fair qualify $50; Delaware. 2. .oo1s. &
$50; nearby, hall bushel hamper per
Essplants@Near an Ss ifS rby. half-bush.1 hall h.mr
ers. 200: North Carolina, bushei hamper
some decayed. 200.
Endive-ohio, 16-auart baskets. :
Greens--Nearby, bushels, broccoli an
kals, 5o775 cents; poorer, rs cents; co
2ards. 6O,75 cents.
, rPeas-New York. bushel baskets. a.ot
Peppers-Market unsettled: New Jerse
Monaers sTss and IG4 other bull nose medium
1.25-l so; best, 15O.
y . Radishes-ohio, baskets, "a bunche
spnach-About steady; Savoy. bush
baskets, pennsylvania fair I
sEafes New Y9rko 9 x $50; Colorado, 1h-bush
s9ga;sh.MesFby Wn;sn Meal hslt-bushel 81 hamper
We LsttqsemMarket ICE slightly stronger; Ne
mostly 225; few $50; Big Boston, i 81
ba sfets ssS4 oe efsek larger. saas6t ssos Sa Gm'
onionsI,Market Barely Raiyco steady; 81
land. fair quality, i.5o. '0' ~" 81
=, Parsley-Curly: nearby, per bunc
TomstoesMarket eoAes slfht1S Iahshes stro5se o5ss
nearby, half bushel and Climax weake
Ulan5ed o1ners; sreen tu5ning and ripes, lus
ing, Eastern Shore. fair quality and co, col
dition. 6x6 and larger. 1.OO-1.25; fe,
pest 30; 12-auart Climax baskets, / %,
mostly = 100. few 2.e5 poorer. ! Sol :
nips-Pennsylvania, half-b s h
hampers, topped. washed, 65.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market easier on folw, bare
steady on others: receipts moderate d
mand LIGHT. few carried fryers. 39-4
mostly 40: broilers. too few sales to QUOT
fowl (coloredl, 362s; light weights Iee
hornsl, $3.50
Livestock Market.
rATTI ,.,oa,-
with full loss on common and mediu
grade grassy offerings. Common to goe
COWS COWS uneyenly. 100000 of; Gamers az
!, 90 lower late; bulls and stock cattle III
steers :, scaling around s40-a9o pound
seoa nd sfE sraass ese Seshs Senr top
ofrered Several loads and lots eoe
2O0-35. 90: very little above 1880 lat
32.75, mainly 81 80 down late: few hiel
medium aid good heifers. 29OO-32 o
including n load around $50 FOUNDERS :,
960: 80 &C. common odd to ayerage-medum
good cows on heifer order, 26.00-26.5
bulk good cows - % oo-25 90; common al
400 down. and medium. sI5o dow dow
1900; only strong weight cutters abo,
S5o bd,ds late shelly l Gamers dogn oo to
medium. 20 O0-:3.50: w good a5os.
pound stocker steers and calves. "7.7
medm s4 ODD 5ocs5o caHsS s ponnds 81 oo q
Calves-Compared with week agn-A
Grades. 90 to mostly zoo lower Week
top: 81 90 CLOSING top, 1900: bulk, zoo
% Oo-a 81 90. late % 90 down; few heavi
weights. 25.OO-27.0O; all weights. con
mon and medium, ls,0o-?7 90. most
s6Go 90 down Il iate. lat Odd lightweight cul
weights and grades mostly % lower. M
dunn grade and garbage fed hogs
YsstsrasSs yss SsIk sood sSd shoiee % 5s;
1000 prsstcal de 10 t9p' t0p' os 1899 2s5s;
$4,000 bounds ea.75He4 .e5 over Il
pounds: 22.75-1a %, 1a0-14o pound
9s isoiso So pounds aShs" oSonas SOW
40 0rs pounds. ~ 81 '5o-ae.S5: 45o poun,
down to 21.00 and below. Odd stag
lambs, 300 lower after 2 90 decline ye
terday: SLAUGHTER ewes steady. . Bulk W ,e sos .
g early top: aooo;; best quotation lat
lambs at widweek, $500; medium laml
large 25 00-27 90, with medium to choit
selling at 25 so. yesterday; most. good ar
choice shorn ewes. 500 90, top auots
ton, 1000.
Grain Market.
Flour-Paceipts. none.
Wheat-Receipts 2Oc .3SS bushels; shi,
ments 11S.0S5 bushels: stocks. 3 39S
900 bushels No . red winter, ga
licky. spot, domestic 231; july, %
Corn-Receipts. none; shipments, non
stocks. 9.436 bushels.
-, .oa oats-Rsceipts: i's7S oob bushels; shil
Barley Receipts, none; shipment
1000 bushels; stocks. 1O2.s51 bushel
Rye-Receipts, none; shipments. non
stocks. $3.50 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts, none: shipme ent
none: stocks. none.
Mlllfeed-Receipts. none.
Butter and EEgs.
Eggs-Market about steady; receip
moderate; demand moderate. wholesa
selling prices: large. $3.50; A medium
1884: B large. 50-53: current receipt
ungraded, 1880.
Commodity Prices
NEW YORK. July "a dP.-continuir
It's uninterrupted decline for the fifth Fr
wholesale prices reached 1888 yesterda
week ago the index stood at 1897 % ar
year ago at 1S345. The base year
1926 equals 100.